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A world first life-size LEGO tram unveiled, and more from around the world

Moving, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, from the past three days.
World's first fixed-track LEGO tram constructed in Budapest The unveiling of the world's first fixed-track LEGO tram, the 'LEGO Vili,' before its presentation in Budapest, Hungary, 20 November 2024. The tram, made from 1.8 million LEGO bricks is 11.5 meters long, 2 meters tall, and 2 meters wide, with a total weight of 6 tons. Balazs Doczi designed the project, which was completed in about 6,800 hours by approximately 90 builders. EPA-EFE/ZOLTAN MATHE HUNGARY OUT
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A general view of the world's first fixed-track LEGO tram, the 'LEGO Vili,' after its presentation in Budapest, Hungary, 20 November 2024. The tram, made from 1.8 million LEGO bricks is 11.5 meters long, 2 meters tall, and 2 meters wide, with a total weight of 6 tons. Balazs Doczi designed the project, which was completed in about 6,800 hours by approximately 90 builders. EPA-EFE/ZOLTAN MATHE HUNGARY OUT
A general view of the world's first fixed-track LEGO tram, the 'LEGO Vili,' after its presentation in Budapest, Hungary, 20 November 2024. The tram, made from 1.8 million LEGO bricks is 11.5 meters long, 2 meters tall, and 2 meters wide, with a total weight of 6 tons. Balazs Doczi designed the project, which was completed in about 6,800 hours by approximately 90 builders. EPA-EFE/ZOLTAN MATHE
A general view of the world's first fixed-track LEGO tram, the 'LEGO Vili,' after its presentation in Budapest, Hungary, 20 November 2024. The tram, made from 1.8 million LEGO bricks is 11.5 meters long, 2 meters tall, and 2 meters wide, with a total weight of 6 tons. Balazs Doczi designed the project, which was completed in about 6,800 hours by approximately 90 builders. EPA-EFE/ZOLTAN MATHE HUNGARY OUT
A close-up view of the world's first fixed-track LEGO tram, the 'LEGO Vili,' after its presentation in Budapest, Hungary, 20 November 2024. The tram, made from 1.8 million LEGO bricks is 11.5 meters long, 2 meters tall, and 2 meters wide, with a total weight of 6 tons. Balazs Doczi designed the project, which was completed in about 6,800 hours by approximately 90 builders. EPA-EFE/ZOLTAN MATHE
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev inspects the honor guard ahead of his meeting with the Serbian president in Belgrade, Serbia, 19 November 2024. The Kazakh president is on an official state visit to Serbia. EPA-EFE/ANDREJ CUKIC
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev inspects the honor guard ahead of his meeting with the Serbian president in Belgrade, Serbia, 19 November 2024. The Kazakh president is on an official state visit to Serbia. EPA-EFE/ANDREJ CUKIC
Shadow Foreign Secretary Dame Priti Patel holds a placard as the Shadow Cabinet gathers in support of farmers in Westminster in central London, Britain, 19 November 2024. Farmers are protesting over the changes to inheritance tax (IHT) rules announced in the recent budget by the Labour government which will introduce new taxes on farms worth more than 1 million GBP. EPA-EFE/TOLGA AKMEN
Shadow Foreign Secretary Dame Priti Patel holds a placard as the Shadow Cabinet gathers in support of farmers in Westminster in central London, Britain, 19 November 2024. Farmers are protesting over the changes to inheritance tax (IHT) rules announced in the recent budget by the Labour government which will introduce new taxes on farms worth more than 1 million GBP. EPA-EFE/TOLGA AKMEN
Police arrest a protester after allegations of desecration of the holy Koran by a suspect in the Khazana area, on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, 19 November 2024. Police in Peshawar arrested a man amid rising tensions after he was accused of insulting the Koran, leading to a mob attempting to lynch him, police said. The incident occurred in Khazana, near Peshawar, where demonstrators blocked roads and threatened police while demanding the man's handover. The man allegedly made derogatory remarks during a family argument, prompting the violent reaction. Pakistan's blasphemy laws impose severe penalties, including the death penalty, for such offenses, although no executions have been carried out recently. This arrest follows a series of violent incidents related to blasphemy accusations in the region. EPA-EFE/ARSHAD ARBAB
Police arrest a protester after allegations of desecration of the holy Koran by a suspect in the Khazana area, on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, 19 November 2024. Police in Peshawar arrested a man amid rising tensions after he was accused of insulting the Koran, leading to a mob attempting to lynch him, police said. The incident occurred in Khazana, near Peshawar, where demonstrators blocked roads and threatened police while demanding the man's handover. The man allegedly made derogatory remarks during a family argument, prompting the violent reaction. Pakistan's blasphemy laws impose severe penalties, including the death penalty, for such offenses, although no executions have been carried out recently. This arrest follows a series of violent incidents related to blasphemy accusations in the region. EPA-EFE/ARSHAD ARBAB
Thongpin Kiatchanasiri, mother of Siriporn 'Koy' Khanwong, holds a picture of her daughter while talking to the media outside the Criminal Court in Bangkok, Thailand, 20 November 2024. The Criminal Court of Thailand sentenced to death Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, dubbed 'Am Cyanide', a Thai woman accused of poisoning 15 people, including Khanwong, with cyanide in April 2023. Rangsiwuthaporn's ex-husband and her lawyer were sentenced to prison and ordered to pay compensation to the mother of the deceased. EPA-EFE/NARONG SANGNAK
Thongpin Kiatchanasiri, mother of Siriporn 'Koy' Khanwong, holds a picture of her daughter while talking to the media outside the Criminal Court in Bangkok, Thailand, 20 November 2024. The Criminal Court of Thailand sentenced to death Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, dubbed 'Am Cyanide', a Thai woman accused of poisoning 15 people, including Khanwong, with cyanide in April 2023. Rangsiwuthaporn's ex-husband and her lawyer were sentenced to prison and ordered to pay compensation to the mother of the deceased. EPA-EFE/NARONG SANGNAK
An aerial photograph taken by drone of Sefton Park Palm House surrounded by snow in Liverpool, Britain, 19 November 2024. The Met Office has issued yellow severe weather warnings for snow and ice across much of northern England, Scotland and Ireland as a low pressure system moves in from the Atlantic. EPA-EFE/ADAM VAUGHAN
An aerial photograph taken by drone of Sefton Park Palm House surrounded by snow in Liverpool, Britain, 19 November 2024. The Met Office has issued yellow severe weather warnings for snow and ice across much of northern England, Scotland and Ireland as a low pressure system moves in from the Atlantic. EPA-EFE/ADAM VAUGHAN
Israeli military vehicles during the second day of an operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, 20 November 2024, in which at least five people were killed and ten wounded according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Since 07 October 2023, nearly 750 Palestinians have been killed and around 6,500 have been injured across the West Bank and Jerusalem, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). EPA-EFE/ALAA BADARNEH
Israeli military vehicles during the second day of an operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, 20 November 2024, in which at least five people were killed and ten wounded according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Since 07 October 2023, nearly 750 Palestinians have been killed and around 6,500 have been injured across the West Bank and Jerusalem, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). EPA-EFE/ALAA BADARNEH
People clean mud and debris from a supermarket damaged by the floods in the municipality of Catarroja, in Valencia province, Spain, 20 November 2024. Search and cleaning operations continue after floods in Valencia and neighboring provinces, triggered by the DANA (high-altitude isolated depression) weather phenomenon, hit the east of the country on 29 October 2024, causing at least 227 fatalities and 11 people still missing, according to the latest report from the Data Integration Centre (CID). EPA-EFE/KAI FORSTERLING
People clean mud and debris from a supermarket damaged by the floods in the municipality of Catarroja, in Valencia province, Spain, 20 November 2024. Search and cleaning operations continue after floods in Valencia and neighboring provinces, triggered by the DANA (high-altitude isolated depression) weather phenomenon, hit the east of the country on 29 October 2024, causing at least 227 fatalities and 11 people still missing, according to the latest report from the Data Integration Centre (CID). EPA-EFE/KAI FORSTERLING
Police officers detain an environmental activist at a protest camp in the forest near the Tesla Gigafactory, in Gruenheide, near Berlin, Germany, 20 November 2024. Police continued for a second day to clear the camp set up by environmental activists in the forest near the Tesla Gigafactory. The activists have been protesting in the camp since February 2024 against the planned expansion of the plant that would involve felling trees. EPA-EFE/FILIP SINGER
Police officers detain an environmental activist at a protest camp in the forest near the Tesla Gigafactory, in Gruenheide, near Berlin, Germany, 20 November 2024. Police continued for a second day to clear the camp set up by environmental activists in the forest near the Tesla Gigafactory. The activists have been protesting in the camp since February 2024 against the planned expansion of the plant that would involve felling trees. EPA-EFE/FILIP SINGER
Internally displaced Palestinians ride donkey carts instead of taxis due to fuel shortages in the steets of Deir Al Balah, central Gaza Strip, 20 November 2024. More than 43,800 Palestinians, including over 13,000 children, have been killed according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health and over 1,400 Israelis have been killed according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), since Hamas militants launched an attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip on 07 October 2023, and the Israeli operations in Gaza and the West Bank which followed it. EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED SABER
Internally displaced Palestinians ride donkey carts instead of taxis due to fuel shortages in the streets of Deir Al Balah, central Gaza Strip, 20 November 2024. More than 43,800 Palestinians, including over 13,000 children, have been killed according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health and over 1,400 Israelis have been killed according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), since Hamas militants launched an attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip on 07 October 2023, and the Israeli operations in Gaza and the West Bank which followed it. EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED SABER
Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado walks past a projection of an indigenous tribe member during a media preview of his major exhibition, Amazonia, at the National Museum of Singapore, 20 November 2024. The Amazonia exhibition, running from 22 November 2024 to 02 March 2025, showcases over 200 black-and-white photographs by acclaimed documentary photographer Sebastiao Salgado, the culmination of his decades-long work in the Amazon region. Curated and designed by his partner, Lelia Wanick Salgado, the exhibition highlights the Amazon's breathtaking landscapes, Indigenous communities, and the urgent need to address threats from deforestation and climate change. EPA-EFE/HOW HWEE YOUNG
Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado walks past a projection of an indigenous tribe member during a media preview of his major exhibition, Amazonia, at the National Museum of Singapore, 20 November 2024. The Amazonia exhibition, running from 22 November 2024 to 02 March 2025, showcases over 200 black-and-white photographs by acclaimed documentary photographer Sebastiao Salgado, the culmination of his decades-long work in the Amazon region. Curated and designed by his partner, Lelia Wanick Salgado, the exhibition highlights the Amazon's breathtaking landscapes, Indigenous communities, and the urgent need to address threats from deforestation and climate change. EPA-EFE/HOW HWEE YOUNG
Zohra Noori, a passionate painter from Afghanistan, displays her paintings and artwork at her home in Kabul, Afghanistan, 13 November 2024 (Issued 20 November 2024). Zohra has turned to her love for art after being deprived of education due to the Taliban government's ban on girls' schooling. For over a year, she has been painting and believes that art can effectively highlight societal issues. Zohra aims to establish a painting training center in Kabul to empower other girls through this creative outlet. Despite painting being part of the school curriculum, limited resources hinder students' ability to engage fully with the subject. Zohra requests the Taliban caretaker government to reopen schools and universities for girls and enhance art education, highlighting the importance of artistic expression among youth in a country where such opportunities have been stifled. EPA-EFE/SAMIULLAH POPAL
Zohra Noori, a passionate painter from Afghanistan, displays her paintings and artwork at her home in Kabul, Afghanistan, 13 November 2024 (Issued 20 November 2024). Zohra has turned to her love for art after being deprived of education due to the Taliban government's ban on girls' schooling. For over a year, she has been painting and believes that art can effectively highlight societal issues. Zohra aims to establish a painting training center in Kabul to empower other girls through this creative outlet. Despite painting being part of the school curriculum, limited resources hinder students' ability to engage fully with the subject. Zohra requests the Taliban caretaker government to reopen schools and universities for girls and enhance art education, highlighting the importance of artistic expression among youth in a country where such opportunities have been stifled. EPA-EFE/SAMIULLAH POPAL
Two birds perched on top of a streetlamp on a rainy, cloudy day in Berlin, Germany, 19 November 2024. EPA-EFE/HANNIBAL HANSCHKE
Two birds perched on top of a streetlamp on a rainy, cloudy day in Berlin, Germany, 19 November 2024. EPA-EFE/HANNIBAL HANSCHKE
An official, accompanied by dogs, searches for victims and missing people in the Poio ravine in the flood-affected municipality of Catarroja, in Valencia province, Spain, 20 November 2024. Search and cleaning operations continue after floods in Valencia and neighboring provinces, triggered by the DANA (high-altitude isolated depression) weather phenomenon, hit the east of the country on 29 October 2024, causing at least 227 fatalities and 11 people still missing, according to the latest report from the Data Integration Centre (CID). EPA-EFE/KAI FORSTERLING
An official, accompanied by dogs, searches for victims and missing people in the Poio ravine in the flood-affected municipality of Catarroja, in Valencia province, Spain, 20 November 2024. Search and cleaning operations continue after floods in Valencia and neighboring provinces, triggered by the DANA (high-altitude isolated depression) weather phenomenon, hit the east of the country on 29 October 2024, causing at least 227 fatalities and 11 people still missing, according to the latest report from the Data Integration Centre (CID). EPA-EFE/KAI FORSTERLING
Portrait of an infantry fighting vehicle driver as the 141st Separate Infantry Brigade operates on November 20, 2024 in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Ukraine has been anticipating that Russian forces are preparing assault operations at the Zaporizhzhia front, in Ukraine's southeast. (Photo by Nikoletta Stoyanova/Getty Images)
Portrait of an infantry fighting vehicle driver as the 141st Separate Infantry Brigade operates on November 20, 2024 in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Ukraine has been anticipating that Russian forces are preparing assault operations at the Zaporizhzhia front, in Ukraine's southeast. (Photo by Nikoletta Stoyanova/Getty Images)
Russian policemen walk at the Red Square outside the Kremlin during a cloudy day in Moscow, Russia, 20 November 2024. EPA-EFE/MAXIM SHIPENKOV
Russian policemen walk at the Red Square outside the Kremlin during a cloudy day in Moscow, Russia, 20 November 2024. EPA-EFE/MAXIM SHIPENKOV
Denis Shapovalov of Canada reacts during the match against Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany in the Davis Cup quarterfinal tie between Germany and Canada at the Jose Maria Martin Carpena Sports Palace in Malaga, Spain, 20 November 2024. EPA-EFE/JORGE ZAPATA
Denis Shapovalov of Canada reacts during the match against Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany in the Davis Cup quarterfinal tie between Germany and Canada at the Jose Maria Martin Carpena Sports Palace in Malaga, Spain, 20 November 2024. EPA-EFE/JORGE ZAPATA
Taiwan Military Police personnel maneuver with 'Indian Challenger' motorcycles during the Quick Reaction Force training session in Taipei, Taiwan, 19 November 2024. The Quick Reaction Company serves as a reconnaissance force, conducting battlefield reconnaissance, anti-aircraft operations, and counter-assault missions. It features modular organization, rapid mobility, and strong firepower, enabling quick deployment for central safety. The unit participates in national events and state duties and is uniquely equipped with 'Indian Challenger' motorcycles and short-range anti-armor missiles. EPA-EFE/RITCHIE B. TONGO
Taiwan Military Police personnel maneuver with 'Indian Challenger' motorcycles during the Quick Reaction Force training session in Taipei, Taiwan, 19 November 2024. The Quick Reaction Company serves as a reconnaissance force, conducting battlefield reconnaissance, anti-aircraft operations, and counter-assault missions. It features modular organization, rapid mobility, and strong firepower, enabling quick deployment for central safety. The unit participates in national events and state duties and is uniquely equipped with 'Indian Challenger' motorcycles and short-range anti-armor missiles. EPA-EFE/RITCHIE B. TONGO
Atlanta Hawks guard Kobe Bufkin (R) shoots while drawing a foul by Sacramento Kings forward Trey Lyles (L) during the first half of the NBA game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Sacramento Kings in Sacramento, California, USA, 18 November 2024. EPA-EFE/JOHN G. MABANGLO SHUTTERSTOCK OUT
Atlanta Hawks guard Kobe Bufkin (R) shoots while drawing a foul by Sacramento Kings forward Trey Lyles (L) during the first half of the NBA game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Sacramento Kings in Sacramento, California, USA, 18 November 2024. EPA-EFE/JOHN G. MABANGLO
Spanish MotoGP rider Marc Marquez of Ducati team in action during the training session of the Official Barcelona Test for the 2025 season, at Montmelo racetrack in Barcelona, Spain, 19 November 2024. EPA-EFE/Alejandro Garcia
Spanish MotoGP rider Marc Marquez of Ducati team in action during the training session of the Official Barcelona Test for the 2025 season, at Montmelo racetrack in Barcelona, Spain, 19 November 2024. EPA-EFE/Alejandro Garcia
Rachel and Jon Goldberg-Polin, the parents of an Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin killed in captivity, join hundreds of women dressed in white with umbrellas; mothers, sisters and family members of Israeli hostages held in by Hamas in Gaza, block a road outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence during a quiet protest calling for the release of hostages, in Jerusalem, 20 November 2024. According to the Israeli army (IDF) spokesperson, around 100 Israeli hostages remain in captivity in the Gaza Strip, including the bodies of 33 confirmed dead. EPA-EFE/ABIR SULTAN
Rachel and Jon Goldberg-Polin, the parents of an Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin killed in captivity, join hundreds of women dressed in white with umbrellas; mothers, sisters and family members of Israeli hostages held in by Hamas in Gaza, block a road outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence during a quiet protest calling for the release of hostages, in Jerusalem, 20 November 2024. According to the Israeli army (IDF) spokesperson, around 100 Israeli hostages remain in captivity in the Gaza Strip, including the bodies of 33 confirmed dead. EPA-EFE/ABIR SULTAN. DM

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