Photos this week: August 31-September 7, 2023

At least 17 people we killed and 32 were wounded after a Russian missile struck a market in Kostiantynivka, Ukraine, on Wednesday, September 6.

It was one of the worst attacks in months. Russian missiles regularly hit civilian areas, but tolls this high are unusual.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky branded the attack as “utter inhumanity."

“When someone in the world still attempts to deal with anything Russian, it means turning a blind eye to this reality. The audacity of evil,” he wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “The brazenness of wickedness. Utter inhumanity.”

Here are some of the stories that made headlines over the past week, as well as some photos that caught our eye.

Vehicles leave the Burning Man festival in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert on Monday, September 4. Thousands of Burning Man attendees <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/05/us/burning-man-storms-shelter-exodus-tuesday/index.html">made their mass exodus</a> after intense rain over the weekend flooded camp sites and filled them with thick mud. More than 70,000 people were stranded as they waited for the area to dry out.

Vehicles leave the Burning Man festival in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert on Monday, September 4. Thousands of Burning Man attendees made their mass exodus after intense rain over the weekend flooded camp sites and filled them with thick mud. More than 70,000 people were stranded as they waited for the area to dry out.

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People in New York City participate in J'Ouvert, a street festival signaling the start of Carnival, on Monday, September 4.

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American tennis player Madison Keys serves to Markéta Vondroušová during their US Open quarterfinal match on Wednesday, September 6. Keys won 6-1, 6-4 to advance to the semifinals.

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Actor Tony Leung receives the Golden Lion lifetime achievement award during the Venice Film Festival in Italy on Saturday, September 2.

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Workers clean up around a fallen tree in Hong Kong on Saturday, September 2. The tree was downed by <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/31/asia/hong-kong-china-macau-typhoon-saola-intl-hnk/index.html">Typhoon Saola</a>, the strongest typhoon Hong Kong has seen in five years.

Workers clean up around a fallen tree in Hong Kong on Saturday, September 2. The tree was downed by Typhoon Saola, the strongest typhoon Hong Kong has seen in five years.

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Attorney Manny Arora, representing Kenneth Chesebro, argues before Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee during a hearing in Atlanta on Wednesday, September 6. McAfee, the state judge presiding over the election subversion case involving former President Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants, denied a motion for pro-Trump lawyers Chesebro and Sidney Powell to sever their cases from the other defendants. All 19 defendants have pleaded not guilty.

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People look out a window in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, as they wait for <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/02/asia/pope-francis-mongolia-trip-intl/index.html">Pope Francis</a> to leave the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral on Saturday, September 2.

People look out a window in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, as they wait for Pope Francis to leave the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral on Saturday, September 2.

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Cincinnati Reds infielder Noelvi Marté is doused by teammate Will Benson after his RBI single won a Major League Baseball game against the Chicago Cubs on Friday, September 1.

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Supporters of the military junta in Niger protest outside an airbase in Niamey, Niger, demanding the departure of the French soldiers stationed there on Saturday, September 2. In July, the junta overthrew Mohamed Bazoum, the democratically elected president of the African country.

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A bee collects pollen inside a courgette flower in Bristol, England, on Monday, September 4.

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A Ukrainian soldier is seen inside an armored personnel carrier near Bakhmut, Ukraine, on Monday, September 4. Ukraine began a counteroffensive in June to recapture territory seized by Russia. But gains have been hard won and there have been no captures of major settlements.

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From left, Ronnie Wood, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones pose for photos in London at the launch of the band’s new album “Hackney Diamonds” on Wednesday, September 6. It’s their first new music in 18 years.

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A Kashmiri fisherman casts his net on the Dal Lake in Srinagar, India, on Friday, September 1.

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The mother of Giovanbattista "Giogiò" Cutolo lies on his coffin during his funeral in Naples, Italy, on Wednesday, September 6. Cutolo, 24, was fatally shot last month.

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks during an event at the Munich Auto Show on Tuesday, September 5. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/09/05/exp-olaf-scholz-eyepatch-090501aseg2-world.cnn">Scholz is wearing an eye patch</a> after he was injured from a fall while jogging.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks during an event at the Munich Auto Show on Tuesday, September 5. Scholz is wearing an eye patch after he was injured from a fall while jogging.

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Floodwaters surround houses in Lajeado, Brazil, on Wednesday, September 6. More than 30 people are dead after an <a href="https://www.cnn.com/videos/weather/2023/09/07/exp-brazil-cyclone-pozzebon-090710aseg1-cnni-weather.cnn-brasil">extratropical cyclone</a> hit southern Brazil.

Floodwaters surround houses in Lajeado, Brazil, on Wednesday, September 6. More than 30 people are dead after an extratropical cyclone hit southern Brazil.

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Montenegro center Marko Simonović competes for a rebound during a World Cup game against Greece on Sunday, September 3.

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, second from left, leaves with french fries after eating at a McDonald’s in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday, September 6. It was Blinken’s third trip to the capital since the start of Russia’s invasion. He doubled down on US support for Kyiv’s counteroffensive and announced more than $1 billion of additional US aid.

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Panagiotis Arabatzis hugs his son Stamatis as they watch smoke rising from a wildfire near the Greek village of Lefkimi on Saturday, September 2. Greece has had a devastating wildfire season this year.

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The bat of Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo breaks during a Major League Baseball game in Kansas City, Missouri, on Friday, September 1.

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Festivalgoers attend the INOTA music and visual arts festival at an abandoned thermal power plant in Várpalota, Hungary, on Thursday, August 31.

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US President Joe Biden <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/05/politics/medal-of-honor-larry-taylor-vietnam/index.html">awards the Medal of Honor</a>, the nation’s highest military award, to Capt. Larry Taylor on Tuesday, September 5. Taylor was an Army pilot who, during the Vietnam War, risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy.

US President Joe Biden awards the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military award, to Capt. Larry Taylor on Tuesday, September 5. Taylor was an Army pilot who, during the Vietnam War, risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy.

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An athlete is seen in Chamonix, France, while competing in the Ultra Trail du Mont-Blanc, a mountain ultramarathon, on Saturday, September 2.

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Children, with their faces painted as the Hindu goddess Kali, take part in a cultural event ahead of the Janmashtami festival in Mumbai, India, on Monday, September 4.

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Triathletes take part in the swimming portion of the Ironman race in Pembroke, Wales, on Sunday, September 3.

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A woman hugs her Highland cow during judging at the Dorset County Show in Dorchester, England, on Saturday, September 2.

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American tennis player Coco Gauff celebrates after she defeated Caroline Wozniacki in the fourth round of the US Open on Sunday, September 3.

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A child prepares before a performance during an official tour for media and other guests in Mongolia’s Gorkhi-Terelj National Park on Friday, September 1. Pope Francis was visiting the country the next day.

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Muslim worshippers kiss and touch the Hajar al-Aswad ("Black Stone"), a rock set into the eastern corner of the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, September 6. The rock is believed to be the only piece remaining from an altar built by the patriarch Abraham.

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Atlanta Braves center fielder Michael Harris II makes a catch against the St. Louis Cardinals during a Major League Baseball game in Atlanta on Tuesday, September 5.

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