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The week in pictures: Protests across France, wildfires in Indonesia and Brazilian elections

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From student protests across France over the weekend and presidential elections in Brazil pitting leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva against right-wing challenger Flavio Bolsonaro to wildfires in Indonesia, FRANCE 24 looks back at some of the most striking images from the past week.

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Supporters of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hold masks depicting Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg with red horns during a demonstration in front of Meta's headquarters in Sao Paulo.
Supporters of Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hold masks depicting Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg with red horns during a demonstration in front of Meta's headquarters in Sao Paulo on October 19, 2026. © Nelson Almeida, AFP
A man uses a tree branch to try to extinguish a peatland fire in Palangkaraya on October 22, 2026
A man uses a tree branch to try to extinguish a peatland fire in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, on October 22, 2026. © Reina, AFP
Two customers sit on the terrace of a cafe on a street covered in debris a day after nationwide protests against the "high cost of living", in Marseille on October 18, 2026.
Two customers sit on the terrace of a cafe on a street covered in debris a day after nationwide protests against the cost of living, in Marseille on October 18, 2026. © Thibaud Moritz, AFP
People look at a crater after a Russian missile strike in a residential neighborhood in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026.
People look at a crater after a Russian missile strike in a residential neighborhood in Kyiv on October 21, 2026. © Evgeniy Maloletka, AP
A worker hangs an election campaign billboard for the Democrats party on October 19, 2026.
A worker hangs an election campaign billboard for the Democrats party featuring its leader, Yair Golan alongside an image of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv on October 19, 2026. © Ariel Schalit, AP
This image distributed by the 'Bergerlebnis Berchtesgaden' shows a building known as the Eagle's Nest built for Adolf Hitler in the Bavarian Alps on fire early Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026.
This image distributed by the 'Bergerlebnis Berchtesgaden' shows a building known as the Eagle's Nest built for Adolf Hitler in the Bavarian Alps on fire on October 24, 2026. © Bergerlebnis Berchtesgaden via AP
A water cannon sprays a protester during an anti-government protest by students in Tirana, Albania, October 24, 2026.
A water cannon sprays a protester during an anti-government protest by students in Tirana on October 24, 2026. © Florion Goga, Reuters
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