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The Photographs of the Week as selected by our Visual Media team. 30/11/2024 A selection of images chosen by the Irish Examiner picture desk

“I recommend, as a first step, that you go on this chat [platform] – it’s run by trained volunteer police officers and gendarmes who will answer your questions. They’ll help you through the process and tell you which police station to go to,” explained Cécile, with a calm and reassuring voice. The victim, an incest rape victim was speaking to her: She had decided to file a complaint, several years after being raped by her father. She wrote down the details of the victim support platform that Cécile, a helpline worker for Rapes Women Information (in France), had just provided.…

France’s hardline interior minister, Bruno Retailleau, on Friday, said Britain could no longer “sub-contract” Channel border security out to Paris. With no end in sight to the flows of migrants heading across the waterway. Retailleau is set to meet with his British counterpart on December 9 as tensions rise between the two countries over migration and border security. At least 72 people have died trying to reach Britain from northern France across the Channel this year, making 2024 the deadliest year since migrant crossings began in earnest in 2018. “The relationship between France and the United Kingdom can no longer…

Frustration took over the PP after elections in which everything was blowing in its favour against a worn-out Government. The resistance of the socialists went beyond what could be expected. Against the odds, they managed to stay in power. But his euphoria faded within months. The PP did not give up and raised the volume of the opposition. The far right had powerful ammunition: the party in power began to grow scandals every day, and the courts took a leading role in the political battle. The PSOE faced an ordeal. More than governing, all his time was spent defending himself…

Those from Feijóo ask for sanctions of up to 600,000 euros for mayors who facilitate commemorations. Read The PP amends the Gag Law so that those who provide tributes to ETA members are punished

An exciting affair can cloud the senses. But how do you distinguish the rush of emotions from real closeness and solidarity? How do you recognize emotional manipulation by narcissists? Our author gives tips for finding great love. Love and partnership: “He stopped sleeping with me. I thought it was me.”

The Maldives, Bali, Greece: Plastic is increasingly polluting the landscape, and not just in many holiday destinations. More than 170 countries are currently negotiating countermeasures. These pictures show how necessary they are. How plastic litters the world – global pollution

In this edition, we meet the Oprah Winfrey of China. Born a man and once crowned the country’s best male dancer, Jin Xing has gone on to become China’s first transgender icon and a star TV host. Now in Paris for her upcoming show, she shares her life story with FRANCE 24’s Yuka Royer. From Chinese army dancer to transgender icon: Jin Xing's extraordinary journey

An explosion damaged a canal supplying water to Kosovo’s two main coal-fired power plants on Friday, leading Prime Minister Albin Kurti to accuse neighbor and rival Serbiaof being behind what he called a “terrorist act.” “This is a criminal and terrorist attack aimed at damaging our critical infrastructure”, Kurti said in a press conference. “The attack was carried out by professionals. We believe it comes from gangs directed by Serbia,” Kurti said, without giving more details. Serbian officials are yet to publicly comment on the allegations. What do we know about the blast? The explosion occurred in Kosovo’s troubled northern region…

When it was built, in 1851, the Crystal Palace in London was a true pride of Victorian civilization, a prodigy of iron architecture. Completed in a few months of work in Hyde Park – and inaugurated by the Queen herself. After hosting the Great exhibition of 1851, (it was the reason why it was built) it was dismantled and reassembled in a park a little outside the city, in Sydenham Hill, around which an elegant neighborhood arose. For decades it continued to host exhibitions, events and concerts (under its glass vaults, for example, the first exhibition on dinosaurs took place).…