The week in pictures: French strikes, Gaza City ground assault and Trump's UK state visit

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Protests against a budget proposal bring much of France to a halt, Israel launches a ground assault on Gaza City, and giant images of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein greet US President Donald Trump upon his arrival for a state visit to Britain: here’s a look at the week’s most striking images.

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A protester lights flares in Marseille on September 18, 2025, during a day of nationwide strikes called by unions over a proposed national budget that critics say is too austere.

A photo taken from near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip shows Israeli troops deploying near the border fence on September 17, 2025. Israel launched a ground assault on Gaza City before dawn on Sep

This photograph shows shoes laid out on Place Kleber symbolising Palestinians killed during Israel's offensive on the Gaza strip, in Strasbourg, eastern France, on September 20, 2025, as part of a sym

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A huge image of US President Donald Trump alongside disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein was projected onto Windsor Castle by Led By Donkeys, a campaign group, to correspond with Trump's arrival on September 16, 2025, for a state visit to Britain.

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Guests attend a State Banquet during a State visit of President Donald Trump at Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025.

A protester lights flares in Marseille on September 18, 2025, during a day of nationwide strikes called by unions over a proposed national budget that critics say is too austere.

La parade annuelle de l'armée serbe, à Belgrade, le 20 septembre 2025.

Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole vault final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.

Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian defender Marquinhos scores first goal during the Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Atalanta at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris.

The rediscovered portrait of Dora Maar, signed Picasso, unveiled on September 18, 2025 at the Hôtel Drouot in Paris.

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