Massive sinkhole in Bangkok, baleen whale carcass in Singapore, and more pictures from around the world in this week’s selection.

Sept 24

A massive sinkhole in Thailand’s Dusit district near Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River, damaging nearby utilities and posing risks to commuters.

PHOTO: REUTERS

Sept 26

A baleen whale carcass found off Tanjong Pagar, Singapore, on Sept 6 will be preserved, with its bones eventually moved to a museum.

ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI

Sept 28

Participants riding a boat made from recycled plastic bottles during the “Love the Environment” festival on Jakarta’s Ciliwung River.

PHOTO: REUTERS

Sept 27

A performer from French aerial theatre company Gratte Ciel balancing on stilts at the 10th FAB International Arts Festival in Bordeaux, France.

PHOTO: AFP

Sept 25

A parody sculpture inspired by Mount Rushmore, featuring the leaders of Russia, China, North Korea and the US, on display at Seacon Square shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand.

PHOTO: EPA

Sept 28

Peruvian police guarding Congress in Lima as protesters demand stronger security, anti-corruption measures and action on rising crime.

PHOTO: EPA

Sept 23

A barber cuts a customer's hair amid a flood at his barbershop following heavy rain intensified by Super Typhoon Ragasa, in Apalit, Pampanga province, Philippines.

PHOTO: REUTERS

Sept 28

Clergy attending the Holy Mass for the Jubilee of Catechists, led by Pope Leo XIV, at St Peter’s Square in Vatican City.

PHOTO: EPA

Sept 28

Police looking at residential buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine, that were destroyed overnight during Russian drone and missile strikes.

PHOTO: REUTERS

Sept 28

Countryfile presenter and British sheep farmer Adam Henson exercising an ancient right to drive sheep over Southwark Bridge as he takes part in the Woolmen Sheep Drive in London, Britain.

PHOTO: REUTERS