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12 Striking Photos You Missed This Week

A shaving cream fight in Scotland, a ski competition in Austria and protests in Chile are featured in some of this week's most memorable images.

Photo Editor, HuffPost

With the ever-changing news cycle, it’s easy to miss captivating images that fly under the radar. Fortunately, we’ve got you covered.

We’re highlighting exceptional photos from around the world this past week.

Check them out:

Above: Members of the media attend a press preview to experience the Summit observation deck ahead of the grand opening of the skyline-defining One Vanderbilt tower, in New York, on Oct. 18.

A protester spits fire during a protest to mark the second anniversary of an uprising against social inequality, in Santiago, Chile, on Oct.18.
A protester spits fire during a protest to mark the second anniversary of an uprising against social inequality, in Santiago, Chile, on Oct.18.
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Samaritan worshippers hold a Torah scroll during a traditional pilgrimage marking the holiday of Sukkot, or Feast of Tabernacles, on top of Mount Gerizim, near the northern city of Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Oct. 20.
Samaritan worshippers hold a Torah scroll during a traditional pilgrimage marking the holiday of Sukkot, or Feast of Tabernacles, on top of Mount Gerizim, near the northern city of Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Oct. 20.
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The remains of a member of the Mayan community of Pomuch during a private ritual in which relatives clean their loved ones' body parts preceding the celebrations of the Day of the Dead in Campeche State, Mexico, on Oct. 19.
The remains of a member of the Mayan community of Pomuch during a private ritual in which relatives clean their loved ones' body parts preceding the celebrations of the Day of the Dead in Campeche State, Mexico, on Oct. 19.
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First year students at the University of St. Andrews participate in the annual Raisin Monday shaving foam fight, on Oct. 18. The Raisin Monday costumed foam fight is the culmination of a week of mentoring to welcome first year students.
First year students at the University of St. Andrews participate in the annual Raisin Monday shaving foam fight, on Oct. 18. The Raisin Monday costumed foam fight is the culmination of a week of mentoring to welcome first year students.
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A competitor takes her practice run for the giant slalom event on the eve of the Women's FIS Ski Alpine World Cup in Soelden, Austria, on Oct. 22.
A competitor takes her practice run for the giant slalom event on the eve of the Women's FIS Ski Alpine World Cup in Soelden, Austria, on Oct. 22.
JOE KLAMAR/AFP via Getty Images
Actor Johnny Depp arrives to deliver a master class at the Auditorium della Conciliazione venue at the 16th Rome Film Festival, on Oct. 17.
Actor Johnny Depp arrives to deliver a master class at the Auditorium della Conciliazione venue at the 16th Rome Film Festival, on Oct. 17.
TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images
A man pushes a bicycle past an art installation titled "Out of Tune" featuring a 16th-century tenor bell from Scraptoft Church in Leicestershire, by Norwegian artist A K Dolven, on the beachfront in Folkestone, England, on Oct. 19.
A man pushes a bicycle past an art installation titled "Out of Tune" featuring a 16th-century tenor bell from Scraptoft Church in Leicestershire, by Norwegian artist A K Dolven, on the beachfront in Folkestone, England, on Oct. 19.
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Staff members disinfect the rings as a preventive measure against the coronavirus during the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at the Kitakyushu City Gymnasium in Japan, on Oct. 20.
Staff members disinfect the rings as a preventive measure against the coronavirus during the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at the Kitakyushu City Gymnasium in Japan, on Oct. 20.
PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images
Visitors give carrots to a giraffe at the Xenpal Zoo in Garcia, on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico, on Oct. 21.
Visitors give carrots to a giraffe at the Xenpal Zoo in Garcia, on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico, on Oct. 21.
Daniel Becerril via Reuters
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) is stopped short of the goal line by Tennessee Titans safety Amani Hooker in the second half of an NFL game in Nashville, Tennessee, on Oct. 18.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) is stopped short of the goal line by Tennessee Titans safety Amani Hooker in the second half of an NFL game in Nashville, Tennessee, on Oct. 18.
Mark Zaleski/AP
The sun sets while people enjoy a ride at an amusement park in Baghdad, Iraq, on Oct. 21.
The sun sets while people enjoy a ride at an amusement park in Baghdad, Iraq, on Oct. 21.
Hadi Mizban/AP
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