The week in pictures: Trump-Xi talks, Hurricane Melissa and Mexico’s Day of the Dead

November 2, 2025

US President Donald Trump hails an “amazing” meeting with China’s Xi Jinping, Hurricane Melissa leaves a trail of destruction in the Caribbean, and Mexicans don colourful skeleton costumes as they celebrate El Dia de los Muertos – the Day of the Dead. FRANCE 24 takes a look back at the week’s most striking images.

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