The 20 photographs of the week

Not strictly from this week but 'Signal' by US photographer John Stanmeyer was announced as the World Press Photo of the Year on Friday. The picture shows African migrants on the shore of Djibouti city at night, raising their phones in an attempt to capture an inexpensive signal from neighbouring Somalia. All the award-winning photographs can be viewed here. Photograph: John Stanmeyer/VII

Sara Naomi Lewkowicz was the winner of the 'contemporary issues stories' category of the World Press Photo awards with her series on domestic violence in Lancaster, US. All the award-winning photographs can be viewed here. Photograph: Sara Naomi Lewkowicz/Handout

And finally from the World Press Photo awards, the winner of the 'spot news stories' category is Goran Tomasevic with a series of pictures from Syria. In this image, rebel fighters take cover from flying debris and shrapnel after being hit by a tank shell in the Ain Tarma neighborhood of Damascus in January 2013. Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

This week Goran Tomasevic was covering the conflict in South Sudan. In this photograph, a rebel fighter walks in front of a bushfire in rebel-controlled territory, Upper Nile state Photograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters

Robert Capa Gold Medal winner Fabio Bucciarelli was also covering the unrest in South Sudan. Here, a man from the Dinka ethnic group stands among the cattle at a camp in the town of Yirol. Photograph: Fabio Bucciarelli/AFP

Ultra-orthodox Jews demonstrate at the site where Jewish graves are reported to be located in ancient tombs. They are protesting against the removal of the tombs due to construction plans in the city of Beit Shemesh. Photograph: Thomas Coex/AFP

Huge waves break over the Newhaven lighthouse on England's south coast as another Atlantic storm hits the UK. Photograph: David Goddard/Getty

Water floods a row of terrace houses along the banks of the river Severn in Worcester, England. Photograph: Rob Stothard/Getty

An aerial view shows cattle stranded by floods in José Ballivián province, Bolivia. Torrential rain and floods have killed 38 people as forecasters predicted more heavy rainfall, with the north of the Andean country again likely to be the worst affected. Photograph: David Mercado/Reuters

At the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Germany's Severin Freund lies on the snow after crashing during the first round of the men's ski jumping normal hill individual final. Photograph: Michael Dalder/Reuters

Austria's Reinhard Egger speeds down the track during the men's singles luge. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters

In Kenya, gay men, lesbians and others supporting their cause wear masks to preserve their anonymity as they stage a rare protest. They gathered outside the Uganda High Commission in Nairobi to protest the neighbouring country's increasingly tough stance against homosexuality Photograph: Ben Curtis/AP

Shia LaBeouf attends the Nymphomaniac: Volume I premiere during 64th Berlinale international film festival in Germany Photograph: Francois Berthier/Getty

A model presents a creation from the Felder Felder collection during the 2014 autumn/winter fashion week in London Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP

Jerome Delay, a regular contributor to this gallery, has been in Bangui, Central African Republic. Here, a Christian man carries a charred mannequin wearing a veil in front of looted Muslim stores Photograph: Jerome Delay/AP

Photographer Gleb Garanich has produced more strong work this week from the demonstrations in Kiev, Ukraine. In this image, an anti-government protester is reflected in a mirror as he surveys a cordon of riot police. Photograph: Gleb Garanich/Reuters

Here, an anti-government protester sings the Ukrainian national anthem at the barricades. Protesters kept up the pressure on President Viktor Yanukovich this week with a mass rally where opposition leaders called for an end to his 'dictatorial' powers. Photograph: Gleb Garanich/Reuters

A girl collecting dry grass observes the Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal. The month-long festival, dedicated to God Madhavnarayan and Goddess Swasthani, involves the recitation of folk tales about miraculous feats performed by them Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

A becak driver wearing a full helmet passes over the ash-covered ground of the Sultan's palace in Solo, central Java. Two people have been crushed to death after the Mount Kelud volcano erupted, blanketing rooftops with rocks and ash and causing homes to cave in. Photograph: AFP

A Free Syrian Army fighter looks through the scope of his gun in Deir al-Zor, Syria Photograph: Khalil Ashawi/Reuters