Smuggled weapons arrive in Russia from Ukraine, a European country says it will stop military aid to Kiev, the US House of Representatives has a new speaker

The Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Israel-Hamas war, the US House of Representatives has a new Speaker, the Australian Prime Minister visits Washington, Slovakia announces it will stop military aid to Kiev... are impressive photos of the week compiled by CNN, Reuters, The Guardian...

Ảnh ấn tượng (23-29/10): Vũ khí lậu tới Nga từ Ukraine, một nước châu Âu nói sẽ dừng viện trợ quân sự cho Kiev, Hạ viện Mỹ có tân Chủ tịch

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a video conference with members of the National Security Council at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on October 27. “It is necessary to understand how weapons and ammunition are illegally brought into Russia, including from the territory of Ukraine,” Putin said. “It is necessary to consider all channels, consider how to conduct monitoring measures, consider what needs to be done to further strengthen the legal basis. This issue is always important, I will not go into details now, but it is especially important,” Putin said. (Source: Sputnik/Reuters)

US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden pose for a photo with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his wife Jodie Haydon at a reception held at the White House in Washington, DC, on October 25. During their talks earlier in the day, the two sides emphasized their strong alliance and discussed bilateral and international issues of mutual concern. (Source: Getty)

New US House Speaker Mike Johnson was sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on October 25. Johnson's victory ended three weeks of tension in the US House of Representatives since Kevin McCarthy was removed from office and the Republican Party, which holds the majority in the House, had to elect a representative candidate for the fourth time. According to NBC News (USA), the new US House Speaker recently said that he would agree to support Ukraine, but "under certain conditions". (Source: Getty)

Mr. Robert Fico was appointed Prime Minister of Slovakia at the Presidential Palace on October 25. A day later, the new Prime Minister Fico announced that he would stop military aid to Ukraine and only provide support at the level of "humanitarian and civil aid". (Source: Reuters)

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left) and his US counterpart Antony Blinken during a meeting in Washington on October 27. Mr. Wang Yi said that to warm up China-US relations, the two sides need to do "five things" including: promoting the common understanding reached by the two countries' heads of state, stabilizing bilateral relations, maintaining and always opening communication channels, properly resolving disagreements, disputes, and frictions, and promoting mutually beneficial cooperation. (Source: AFP)

Members of the Siberian Battalion of the International Corps of the Armed Forces of Ukraine take part in military exercises at an undisclosed location in the Kiev region, Ukraine, on October 24. (Source: Reuters)

Andriy, a member of the police commando unit, conducts a mine clearance operation near the city of Kharkov, Ukraine. This unit is tasked with the most complex mine clearance operations. (Source: EPA)

Palestinians search for survivors after an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, October 22. (Source: AP)

The first trucks carrying humanitarian aid enter Gaza from Egypt at the Rafah border crossing on October 21. International leaders say more aid is needed amid a 'humanitarian catastrophe' in the enclave of more than 2 million people. (Source: Getty)

The lights at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on October 24. Hospitals in Gaza are at risk of closing due to power shortages. (Source: EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

Israeli hostages Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz, who were captured by Hamas on October 7, arrive at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv after being released on October 23. (Source: Getty)

Authorities stand guard at Lisbon High School in the early hours of October 26 as the search for a suspect in a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, USA continues. At least 18 people were killed and 13 injured after the incident. On October 27, US police confirmed that the suspect in the shooting, Robert Card, had died, possibly by suicide. (Source: Getty)

Spanish Air Force soldiers watch a Eurofighter EF-2000 fighter jet fly during the Ocean Sky 2023 military exercise over the southern Canary Islands, Spain, on October 25. (Source: Reuters)

Protesters clash with riot police during the fifth day of protests against a contract with Canadian mining company FQM in Panama City, Panama, October 25. (Source: Getty)

Satellite imagery shows Hurricane Otis approaching Mexico's Pacific coast near Acapulco on Oct. 24. At least 27 people were killed in Acapulco after the storm made landfall. (Source: NOAA/AP)

Lightning strikes the Sakurajima volcano as it erupts in Kagoshima, Japan, on October 24. (Source: The Asahi Shimbun/Getty)

A rainbow is seen over the Ladybower Reservoir's dam after heavy rains from Storm Babet, in Castleton, England, on October 22. (Source: Reuters)

Boats submerged in the water at the port of Rodvig after Storm Babet hit Denmark, October 22. (Photo: Ritzau Scanpix) 17/

Authorities at the scene of a pileup involving at least 168 vehicles on Interstate 55 in Manchac, Louisiana, on October 23. According to Louisiana State Police, the accident killed eight people and injured at least 63 others. The cause of the incident is believed to be a “super fog” that obstructed drivers’ visibility. (Source: AP)

Canada's Nyl Yakura and Xingyu Dong celebrate winning the men's doubles gold medal match at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Oct. 25. (Source: Reuters)

People row inside a giant hollowed-out pumpkin during the pumpkin race in Kasterlee, Belgium, on October 22. (Source: Getty)

The antler sits on the site of the former Svea coal mine (operated from 1917-2020), in Van Mijenfjord, Norway. Most traces of human settlement in the area have been erased following the government’s decision to turn the area into a nature reserve. (Source: Getty)

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