Photos this week: November 20-27, 2025 - CNN

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A man reacts as firefighters battle a massive blaze that had spread across multiple high-rise apartment buildings in a Hong Kong housing complex on Wednesday, November 26. The man said his wife was trapped inside. Tyrone Siu/Reuters

A horse takes part in the SICAB International Horse Show in Seville, Spain, on Thursday, November 20. The annual event is based around the purebred Spanish horse. Cristina Quicler/AFP/Getty Images

US President Donald Trump gestures to New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani as they speak to reporters in the White House Oval Office on Friday, November 21. Trump heaped praise on Mamdani, suggesting he and the man he often falsely referred to as a “communist” actually had quite a bit in common. It was a surprisingly positive ending to a high-stakes meeting between two diametrically opposed politicians who have spent several months trading barbs. Eric Lee/The New York Times/Redux

Snow falls in central Paris early on Sunday, November 23. The city was experiencing its first wintry storm of the season. Ditmar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images

Displaced Palestinians wait for food at a shelter in Nuseirat, Gaza, on Sunday, November 23. Eyad Baba/AFP/Getty Images

In this photo, taken with a long exposure, Formula One driver Charles Leclerc speeds down the track during a practice lap in Las Vegas on Thursday, November 20. Hector Vivas/Getty Images

A “Bluey” balloon floats past New Yorkers during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, November 27. Jeenah Moon/Reuters

Ukrainian servicemen fire a self-propelled howitzer toward Russian troops near the front-line town of Pokrovsk, Ukraine, on Sunday, November 23. Despite a recent flurry of diplomacy to end the war in Ukraine and officials touting promising developments, it’s hard to say if an agreement is actually close to the finish line. Anatolii Stepanov/Reuters

Cars and houses are submerged in floodwaters in Thailand’s Songkhla province on Wednesday, November 26. A “once in 300 year” storm has battered southern Thailand, bringing floodwaters more than 8 feet high. Arnun Chonmahatrakool/AP

Praveenar Singh of Thailand and Fatima Bosch of Mexico hold hands as they wait for the announcement of the winner of the Miss Universe pageant in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, November 21. Bosch was named the winner. She had emerged as a fan favorite after she was berated by a Thai pageant director during a pre-pageant meeting, triggering a walkout by contestants. Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters

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People visit the Blue Mosque in Istanbul on Friday, November 21, ahead of the visit of Pope Leo XIV. Francisco Seco/AP

Nicholas, the son of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, crouches next to Waddle the turkey inside the White House press briefing room in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, November 25. Waddle was one of the two turkeys pardoned by President Donald Trump as part of an annual Thanksgiving tradition. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP

A room in Waddesdon Manor is decorated with German traditions, including the legend of the Krampus, as the manor launches its Grand Festive Tour in Aylesbury, England, on Sunday, November 23. The tour explores unique holiday traditions from across Europe. Jim Dyson/Getty Images

St. John’s forward Zuby Ejiofor, top, attempts a shot against Baylor during a college basketball game in Las Vegas on Tuesday, November 25. Katelyn Mulcahy/Players Era/Getty Images

Birds glide over calm waters of the Black Sea at sunrise off the coast of Yevpatoriya, Crimea, on Thursday, November 27. Alexey Pavlishak/Reuters

Revelers take part in the LGBTQ+ Pride Parade at Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach on Sunday, November 23. Tita Barros/Reuters

A body is covered at the site of an air attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Thursday, November 20. Darya Nazarova/AFP/Getty Images

French President Emmanuel Macron, left, shakes hands with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during a meeting ahead of the G20 summit in Sandton, South Africa, on Friday, November 21. Ludovic Marin/Pool/AFP/Getty Images

A woman from Sudan carries her sick child at a refugee camp in eastern Chad on Friday, November 21. Sudan’s civil war has forced millions to flee their homes. Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters

A rainbow forms behind a grey seal pup at the Donna Nook National Nature Reserve in Lincolnshire, England, on Tuesday, November 25. Danny Lawson/PA/AP

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Vilma Perez cries next to the coffin of her daughter Maria Florinda Rios Perez De Velasquez at an airport in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on Sunday, November 23. An Indiana homeowner was charged with involuntary manslaughter after fatally shooting Rios, a Guatemalan immigrant who authorities say was part of a cleaning crew that went to the wrong house just before 7 a.m. on November 5. Moises Castillo/AP

A Boeing 737 Max plane is seen during final assembly at the company's factory in Renton, Washington, on Thursday, November 20. Grant Hindsley/The New York Times/Redux

Emergency personnel work near the White House after two National Guard members from West Virginia were shot during what officials called an “ambush-style” shooting in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, November 26. Mark Schiefelbein/AP

The Portland Trail Blazers’ Robert Williams III battles several Golden State Warriors for a rebound during an NBA game in San Francisco on Friday, November 21. Eakin Howard/Getty Images

Water steam rises at dusk from a coal-fired power station in Datteln, Germany, on Friday, November 21. See last week in 30 photos. Ina Fassbender/AFP/Getty Images