Week in pictures: 12 - 18 November 2022 - BBC News

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The American space agency Nasa launched its most powerful ever rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Wednesday's flight followed two previous launch attempts - in August and September - which were aborted during countdown because of technical problems.

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A Ukrainian serviceman fires a mortar on the front line in the Zaporizhzhia region, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues.
Galina Shevtsova outside the apartment building where she lives in the basement with her husband Pavel, after their flat was destroyed in March 2022 in the

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Galina Shevtsova outside the apartment building in Mariupol, where she lives in the basement with her husband Pavel after their flat was destroyed in March 2022, during the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

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Former US President Donald Trump has launched his third bid for the White House, declaring: "America's comeback starts right now." Speaking to an invited crowd from the ballroom of his Mar-a-Lago private club in Palm Beach, Mr Trump said: "We are a nation in decline."

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UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt leaves Downing Street to present the Autumn Statement to the House of Commons in London. Mr Hunt announced ￡55 billion in tax rises and a squeeze on public spending, which he said would tackle spiralling inflation.

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The sails of the Sydney Opera House in Australia are illuminated by a projection of poppies during a Remembrance Day Dawn Service.

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France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks to Muay Thai fighters at the Rajadamnern Muay Thai Stadium in Bangkok, during his visit to Thailand for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.

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A member of the Argentine football delegation looks out of a window of the team aircraft on arrival in Doha for the FIFA World Cup. The tournament begins on Sunday, with hosts Qatar taking on Ecuador.

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The Villarrica volcano in southern Chile is seen at night. The 2,840m-high Villarrica is an active volcano with a lava lake in its crater.

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Displaced people flee towards the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo. There has been heavy fighting between the army and M23 rebels 20km (12.4 miles) from the city. The rebels already hold a substantial swathe of territory bordering Uganda and Rwanda.