Photos of the week: 10/16 - 10/23

This past week in news saw headlines including the Benghazi hearing on Capitol Hill, severe weather in the western United States, Fashion Week in Tel Aviv, and the ongoing migrant crisis in Europe and the Middle East. We also saw Jim Webb drop out of the Democratic race for President, and the aftermath of a United States airstrike destroying a hospital in Afghanistan.

Click through the slideshow above for photos from these stories and more, and be sure to check back next weekend for the best photography from the next seven days.

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