Russia says NATO can't intercept hypersonic missiles, 1,000 days of conflict in Ukraine, Trump and billionaire Musk are close
Báo Quốc Tế•25/11/2024
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08:11 | 11/25/2024
Russia launches hypersonic missile, says NATO cannot intercept, 1,000 days of conflict in Ukraine, close relationship between US President-elect Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, China-Brazil upgrade relations, G20 Summit issues joint statement... are impressive photos of the week compiled by CNN, Reuters, The Guardian ...
Leaders attending the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, pose for a group photo on November 18. In a 22-page Joint Statement issued on November 19, G20 leaders reaffirmed their commitment to building a fair world and a sustainable planet, prioritizing the fight against inequality in all its aspects, leaving no one behind. (Source: Folha Press)
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva sign bilateral agreements in Brasilia on November 20. The two countries have upgraded their strategic partnership to a Community of Shared Future for a Fairer World and a More Sustainable Planet. The Chinese president said that Beijing is willing to work with Brasilia as a "golden partner" to help each other succeed. Brazil's presidential office announced that the two countries signed 37 agreements in various fields. In particular, the two countries decided to establish a connection between China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Brazil's development strategies. (Source: Reuters)
A photo taken from a clip of Russian President Vladimir Putin's special speech on television on November 21. Accordingly, Mr. Putin announced that the country was prepared to deal with any developments related to the Ukraine conflict. He clarified that Russia's decision to launch the Oreshnik missile was in response to the aggressive actions of members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) against Moscow. The Russian leader asserted that NATO members currently do not possess any means to intercept Russia's Oreshnik medium-range hypersonic ballistic missile. (Source: Reuters)
US President Joe Biden visits the Amazon rainforest in Manaus, Brazil, on November 17. As the first US president to set foot in the Amazon, Mr. Biden wants to draw attention to his efforts to curb carbon emissions and help the world fight global warming. (Source: AFP/Getty Images)
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk takes US President-elect Donald Trump and lawmakers in Brownsville, Texas, on a tour of the control room before the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on November 19. Billionaire Musk and Mr. Trump showed their close relationship when attending this rocket launch together. (Source: Reuters)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (front row, third from left) attends a concert at a military exhibition in Pyongyang on the evening of November 21. KCNA quoted Kim Jong Un as saying that international relations have "gone beyond the dangerous flashpoint and turned into extremely unjust and terrible conflicts and catastrophic disasters", caused by various discords and confrontations as well as the tactics of the United States. (Source: KCNA)
Ukrainian servicemen fire a howitzer toward Russian positions near Chasiv Yar, Ukraine, on November 18. The Russia-Ukraine conflict has been going on for nearly three years, and has become increasingly tense with no signs of abating. (Source: AP)
Ukrainian students and soldiers hold candles as they attend a ceremony in Kiev, Ukraine, marking the 1,000th day since Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, on November 19. (Source: AFP/Getty Images)
A delegation of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, headed by Deputy Minister, Brigadier General Anatolii Klochko, attended a meeting with senior representatives of NATO in the city of Bydgoszcz, Poland, on November 16. The meeting was aimed at discussing the implementation of the Joint Analytical Training and Education Center (JATEC). Deputy Minister Klochko emphasized that JATEC will help Ukraine integrate into the NATO structure, facilitate the sharing of experience between the two sides and contribute to finding solutions to improve the defense capabilities of both Ukraine and the transatlantic military alliance. Kiev noted that Ukraine is the first partner with whom NATO has established such a security system. (Source: Ministry of Defense of Ukraine)
People line up to buy fresh bread outside a bakery in Khan Younis, Gaza, on November 20. Bread is the number one staple food for Palestinians and has become an important basic need since the Israel-Hamas war began more than a year ago. (Source: AFP/Getty Images)
A car is seen stuck on a road damaged during an Israeli raid, in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, November 20. (Source: Reuters)
A bomb, launched from an Israeli jet, hits an apartment building in the Tayouneh neighborhood of Beirut, Lebanon, on Nov. 15. AP photographer Hassan Ammar captured the scene after the Israeli military issued an evacuation warning with a map marking the targeted building. The Israeli military said the building housed facilities belonging to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. There were no immediate reports of casualties in the attack, but much of the building was reduced to rubble. (Source: AP)
People register to vote in the parliamentary elections in Ndayane, Senegal, on November 17. Some 7.3 million Senegalese voters are registered to elect 165 members of parliament for a five-year term. Preliminary results show that President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's Pastef party has won in most polling stations. (Source: AFP/Getty Images)
Daniel Sandoval tries to shovel snow to get his truck out in Weed, California, on Nov. 20. Snow has fallen across Northern California and parts of the Pacific Northwest over the past week. (Source: AP)
Red lava flows from a volcano near the capital of Iceland, November 21. This is the seventh time the volcano has erupted in a year. (Source: AP)
Children play along a flooded street in Cabanatuan, Philippines, on November 18. Super Typhoon Man-yi, known locally as Pepito, has swept across the Philippines' largest island, destroying homes and forcing more than half a million people to seek emergency shelters. Man-yi is the fourth typhoon to hit the Philippines in less than two weeks. (Source: Reuters)
Women walk on a road near India Gate in New Delhi, on November 19, amid heavy air pollution due to smog. (Source: Reuters)
A general view of residential and commercial buildings covered in thick fog at night in Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China, November 20. (Source: VCG/Getty)
Country singer Megan Moroney performs at the 58th annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tennessee, on November 20. Singer Chris Stapleton won big at this year's awards, taking home three of his five nominations, including Male Vocalist of the Year, Single of the Year and Song of the Year for "White Horse." (Source: Reuters)
Miss Denmark Victoria Kjær Theilvig participates in the preliminary round of the 73rd Miss Universe pageant at Arena Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico, on November 14. In the final night held on the evening of November 17, Victoria Kjær Theilvig surpassed 129 other contestants to win the crown of this year's pageant. (Source: Getty)
Hot air balloons fly over Metropolitan Park in León, Mexico, during the International Balloon Fiesta, November 16. (Source: Reuters)
Regent Street in London, England is decorated with Christmas lights, November 20. (Source: Getty)
Red deer look out from under a fern in Richmond Park in London, Britain, November 17. (Source: AFP/Getty Images)
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