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Photos of the Week: Funding fight, Zelensky and Pet Night

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) addresses reporters about funding the government for FY 2024 as he arrives to the Capitol on Sept. 20.

Bavarian musicians sit in a subway Sept. 17 on their way to a traditional costume and riflemen’s parade on the second day of the 188th Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, Germany. Associated Press/Matthias Schrader
Climate activists march to protest energy policies and the use of fossil fuels Sept. 17 in New York. Associated Press/Bryan Woolston
Baltimore Orioles outfielder Heston Kjerstad drinks from the “Homer Hose” while being sprayed by teammates during a Sept. 17 locker room celebration after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 in 11 innings to clinch a postseason spot, in Baltimore. Associated Press/Julio Cortez
People take a selfie inside a tunnel made with red peppers Sept. 18 during the H.O.T Festival at Seoul Plaza in Seoul, South Korea. Associated Press/Ahn Young-joon
Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford dives in vain as Nottingham Forest’s Callum Hudson-Odoi scores during their Sept. 18 English Premier League match at City Ground in Nottingham, England, on Sept. 18. Tim Goode/PA via AP
A family member embraces freed American Siamak Namazi upon his Sept. 19 arrival at Davison Army Airfield at Fort Belvoir, Va., after he and four other detainees were released in a prisoner swap deal between the U.S. and Iran. Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP
Workers begin a refurbishing project of the State of Freedom atop the Capitol on Sept. 19 in Washington. Greg Nash
Israel’s Ambassador to the U.N. Gilad Erdan holds up a sign stating “Iranian Women Deserve Freedom Now!” seconds after Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi began addressing world leaders Sept. 19 during the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
On the eve of the U.N. Climate Ambition Summit, Oxfam’s Rishi Sunak “big head” staged a Sept. 19 protest on top of a giant oil barrel, amongst dozens of real oil drums, outside the Parliament in London. The protest was in support of the Make Polluters Pay campaign and to call for oil and gas giants, such as BP and Shell, to pay more taxes to raise critical funds to help communities devastated by climate change. Associated Press/Kin Cheung
A photo display of held-up military appointments is seen on Sept. 19 outside the Capitol in Washington. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) continues to hold all military appointments over the Department of Defense abortion policy. Greg Nash
A damaged residential apartment building following shelling is seen Sept. 19 in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan declared that it started what it called an “anti-terrorist operation” targeting Armenian military positions in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, and officials in that region said there was heavy artillery firing around its capital. Associated Press/Siranush Sargsyan
A bullet hole is seen in a shop window following a Sept. 20 Israeli military raid in the Jenin refugee camp in West Bank. Palestinian health officials say the death toll over a day of fighting between Israel and the Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip has risen to six — four from Jenin. The army said forces carried out a rare strike Tuesday with a suicide drone during the operation and exchanged fire with gunmen in Jenin. Associated Press/Majdi Mohammed
Attorney General Merrick Garland arrives for a Sept. 20 House Oversight and Accountability Committee oversight hearing in Washington. Mattie Neretin
Puppies for adoption are seen during the Sept. 20 Pet Night on Capitol Hill, which was hosted by the Human Animal Bond Research Institute, the Pet Food Institute and the Pet Advocacy Network, in Washington. Greg Nash
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets with all 100 senators on Sept. 21 in the Old Senate Chamber of the Capitol in Washington. Zelensky was in Washington to meet with members of Congress, the Pentagon and President Biden to make a case for further military aid. Shawn Thew/EPA-EFE/Pool
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky leaves a Sept. 21 all-senators meeting with Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), left, and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), front right, where Zelensky discussed funding for the war effort in Ukraine. Greg Nash
Britain’s King Charles III addresses lawmakers from the upper and the lower house of Parliament on Sept. 21 at the Senate in Paris. Charles was set to meet with sports groups in the northern suburbs of Paris and pay a visit to the fire-damaged Notre Dame Cathedral during his state visit to France. Associated Press/Christophe Ena
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife Olena Zelenska to the White House on Sept. 21 in Washington. Zelensky was in the nation’s capital to meet with President Biden and Congressional lawmakers after attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Photos curated by: Greg Nash and Valerie Morris