World: A week in photos (Nov. 23-Nov. 29)
Updated 13:55, 30-Nov-2020
Iranian senior nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated in an ambush near Iran's capital, Tehran, November 27, 2020. /CFP

Iranian senior nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated in an ambush near Iran's capital, Tehran, November 27, 2020. /CFP

Fans pay tributes to football legend Diego Armando Maradona outside of the San Paolo Stadium from November 26, 2020, to November 28, 2020. After Maradona's death was confirmed, many people mourn the champion. /CFP

Fans pay tributes to football legend Diego Armando Maradona outside of the San Paolo Stadium from November 26, 2020, to November 28, 2020. After Maradona's death was confirmed, many people mourn the champion. /CFP

A lion appears to take life a little less seriously than the rest of the group on November 27, 2020, in Kenya. The photographer Min said: "Another group had hunted down a wildebeest for their breakfast, and this group was waiting to get the taste of the scraps. One of them looked impatient, laying on the ground cutely as the others seriously watching." /CFP

A lion appears to take life a little less seriously than the rest of the group on November 27, 2020, in Kenya. The photographer Min said: "Another group had hunted down a wildebeest for their breakfast, and this group was waiting to get the taste of the scraps. One of them looked impatient, laying on the ground cutely as the others seriously watching." /CFP

England hit with a tough new regional lockdown. Manchester and Birmingham, among areas facing harshest tier 3 restrictions, while London will be in tier 2 announced by the government on November 26, 2020. /CFP

England hit with a tough new regional lockdown. Manchester and Birmingham, among areas facing harshest tier 3 restrictions, while London will be in tier 2 announced by the government on November 26, 2020. /CFP

On November 25, 2020, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women was celebrated around the world, and Colombian women went on the streets to have their voices heard. /CFP

On November 25, 2020, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women was celebrated around the world, and Colombian women went on the streets to have their voices heard. /CFP

Armenian forces recently handed over a swathe of the territory to Azerbaijani control as part of a peace deal ending six weeks of fighting in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijani soldiers carry out demining work amid damaged historical buildings in Agdam on November 25, 2020. /CFP

Armenian forces recently handed over a swathe of the territory to Azerbaijani control as part of a peace deal ending six weeks of fighting in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijani soldiers carry out demining work amid damaged historical buildings in Agdam on November 25, 2020. /CFP

A total of 450 people, including women and children, arriving in 16 boats near Gran Canaria island,one person died, Spanish rescue services said on November 23, 2020. Migrants are waiting to be settled. /CFP

A total of 450 people, including women and children, arriving in 16 boats near Gran Canaria island,one person died, Spanish rescue services said on November 23, 2020. Migrants are waiting to be settled. /CFP