The week in pictures: Lula's victory, Israeli elections and Spain train crash

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The week in pictures: Lula's victory, Israeli elections and Spain train crash

From Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's reelection in Brazil's presidential polls, to razor-sharp margins in the Israeli general elections, to a deadly high-speed train collision in Spain, FRANCE 24 looks back at some of the most striking images from the past week.

Issued on: 01/11/2026 - 12:14Modified: 01/11/2026 - 12:24

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!An aerial view shows a campaign billboard depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the Likud party and US President Donald Trump in Tel Aviv on October 26, 2026.

*Aerial shot of a campaign billboard depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump taken in Tel Aviv on October 26, 2026, on the eve of the Israel's legislative elections. © Jack Guez, AFP*

!The shattered window of a jewelry store in Frankfurt, Germany, on November 1, 2026, a day after Gen Z protests

*The shattered window of a jewelry store in Frankfurt, Germany, on November 1, 2026, a day after Gen Z protests. © Michael Probst, AP*

!Protesters dressed in Halloween costumes pose in front of the French national flag during a demonstration in Lyon, in central-eastern France, on October 31, 2026.

*Demonstrators dressed in Halloween costumes at a protest in Lyon, one of many nationwide protests in France, on October 31, 2026. © Jeff Pachoud, AFP*

!Emergency services work at the site of a train crash between two high-speed units, a Renfe AVE train and an Iryo train around 150km south of Madrid.

*Emergency services work at the site of a train crash between two high-speed units, a Renfe AVE train and an Iryo train, around 150km south of Madrid between Urda and Los Yebenes in the province of Toledo, on October 28, 2026. © Javier Soriano, AFP*

!Brazilian lawmaker Andre Janones embraces President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as he delivers a victory speech after winning a fourth term in the presidential runoff in Brazil on Oct. 25, 2026

*A Brazilian lawmaker embraces President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as he delivers a victory speech after winning a fourth term in the presidential runoff in Brazil, on October 25, 2026. © Andre Penner, AP*

!Mount Semeru spews volcanic ash as thick clouds cover the area as seen from Lumajang, East Java, on October 29, 2026

*Mount Semeru spews volcanic ash as thick clouds cover the area as seen from Lumajang, East Java, on October 29, 2026. © Hayu Yudha, AFP*

!An aerial view shows a campaign billboard depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the Likud party and US President Donald Trump in Tel Aviv on October 26, 2026.

*An aerial view shows a campaign billboard depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the Likud party and US President Donald Trump in Tel Aviv on October 26, 2026, on the eve of the Israel's legislative elections. © Jack Guez, AFP*

!Tamer al-Qirnawy, 8, searches for his toys amid the rubble of his home, destroyed in an overnight Israeli air strike, in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Oct. 30, 2026.

*Tamer al-Qirnawy, 8, searches for his toys amid the rubble of his home, destroyed in an overnight Israeli air strike, in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, October 30, 2026. © Abdel Kareem Hana, AP*

!India's opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, standing in a vehicle with other opposition leaders, leads a protest in New Delhi, November 1, 2026

*India's opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi, standing in a vehicle with other opposition leaders, leads a protest in New Delhi on November 1, 2026. © Vipin, AP*

!US President Donald Trump tosses hats into the crowd at a campaign rally at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, in Lubbock, Texas

*US President Donald Trump tosses hats into the crowd at a campaign rally at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center on October 27, 2026, in Lubbock, Texas. © Alex Brandon, AP*

!A Komodo dragon approaches a pumpkin stuffed with meat at the zoo in Cali, Colombia, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, as zookeepers feed animals pumpkins filled with food to celebrate Halloween.

*A Komodo dragon approaches a pumpkin stuffed with meat at the zoo in Cali, Colombia, October 27, 2026, as zookeepers feed animals pumpkins filled with food to celebrate the upcoming Halloween holiday. © Santiago Saldarriaga, AFP*

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