Warriors, water and a white horse: Photos of the week

Luis Tato/AFP A Maasai jock leaps vertically portion taking portion successful the men's Maasai jumping competition, watched astatine adjacent quarters by a fig of spectators, immoderate of whom are holding the high-jump frame. Luis Tato/AFP

A Maasai warrior competes successful a accepted high-jump lawsuit astatine the Maasai Olympics successful Kajiado, Kenya.

Roberta Ciuccio/AFP People queue for h2o successful Johannesburg. One idiosyncratic is sitting astatine the roadside with a fig of containers, different stands, holding connected to a buying trolley containing vessels and besides covering her face; a 3rd stands with a fig of ample containers successful his hand. Roberta Ciuccio/AFP

Residents of Coronationville queue for h2o amid a continuing situation successful h2o supplies successful Johannesburg, South Africa.

Roman Pilipey/AFP Two women, some wearing hats and lukewarm coats, look retired from the model of a car Roman Pilipey/AFP

Anna and her parent hold to beryllium evacuated from Donetsk, Ukraine, arsenic Russian troops proceed to beforehand towards the city.

Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters A chopper from the French Gendarmerie flies implicit the Longoni colony successful the aftermath of Cyclone Chido successful Mayotte. Trees and buildings are flattened oregon severely damaged and fume rises from the ground, from wherever 2 radical inspect the damage. Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters

Tens of thousands of radical were near without entree to h2o and dozens person died successful Mayotte aft the French Indian Ocean territory was devastated by Cyclone Chido. French authorities accidental astatine slightest 31 radical are dead, but thousands are inactive missing and determination are fears the last decease toll could beryllium considerably higher.

Anatoly Maltsev/EPA-EFE A elephantine monument to explorer Admiral Ivan Kruzenshtern is silhouetted astatine sunset successful freezing-cold St Petersburg, successful Russia. Cranes and clouds are besides silhouetted against the orangish sky. Anatoly Maltsev/EPA-EFE

The monument to explorer Admiral Ivan Kruzenshtern stands illuminated by the mounting prima connected an embankment successful St Petersburg, Russia's 2nd largest city, wherever temperatures person dropped beneath -10C (14F).

Gareth Fuller/PA Media A presumption of the White Horse, carved into Cheriton Hill, adjacent Folkestone, Kent, but with a circular reddish nose, depicting the legendary Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer. Gareth Fuller/PA Media

The White Horse connected Cheriton Hill supra Folkestone, Kent, has been transformed into Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer successful the run-up to Christmas.

Stephane De Sakutin/AFP People skate connected the indoor crystal rink astatine the Grand Palais des Glaces, successful Paris. A ample reflective shot stands successful the centre, with lights shining connected to it from the walls and extortion of the building. Stephane De Sakutin/AFP

Skaters circulate astir the Grand Palais des Glaces, successful Paris, reputedly the world's largest indoor crystal rink.

Marcel van Hoorn/EPA-EFE Violinist Andre Rieu, dressed successful a achromatic suit with achromatic shirt, walks, smiling, arms wide apart, done a assemblage of people, immoderate taking photographs with mobile phones, successful Maastricht, successful the Netherlands. Marcel van Hoorn/EPA-EFE

Dutch violinist Andre Rieu performed with his Johann Strauss Orchestra, soloists, dancers and skaters for a bid of concerts successful Maastricht, Netherlands.

Leonhard Foeger/Reuters Skier Kyle Negomir is silhouetted against the scenery and bluish entity arsenic helium practises a skis tally astatine Val Gardena, successful Italy. He appears tiny beside a elephantine rock, which is besides successful silhouette, portion a achromatic vapour way stands successful the entity down them both. Leonhard Foeger/Reuters

Ahead of the Alpine Ski World Cup, Kyle Negomir, of the US, practises connected the downhill people astatine Val Gardena successful Italy.

Danny Lawson/PA Media A young pistillate wearing a crown of lighted candles and holding different candle with some hands, sings surrounded by different members of the pistillate choir, who are besides holding candles. Behind them astatine York Minster are 2 Christmas trees, decorated with lights. Danny Lawson/PA Media

Alida Freding wears a crown of candles symbolising Sicilian martyr, St Lucy, arsenic she leads the solemnisation of the Swedish tradition, Sankta Lucia: Festival of Light, astatine York Minster.