Photos of the week
A member of the Ukrainian National Guard jumps into a trench at a position near a front line, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine August 3, 2022. REUTERS/Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy
A child points a water pistol at a statue of Russian President Vladimir Putin riding a tank by French artist James Colomina in a playground in Central Park in Manhattan, New York City, August 2. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi gestures next to Legislative Yuan Vice President Tsai Chi-chang as she leaves the parliament in Taipei, Taiwan August 3. REUTERS/Ann Wang
A sinkhole is exposed at a mining zone close to Tierra Amarilla town, in Copiapo, Chile, August 1. REUTERS/Johan Godoy
A firefighter extinguishes a burning hospital building hit by a Russian missile strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Mykolaiv, Ukraine August 1. REUTERS/Stanislav Kozliuk
U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, stands inside a defendants' cage before a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia August 4....more
Bermuda's Sakari Famous in action during qualifying in the Women's High Jump at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Britain, August 4. REUTERS/Phil Noble
A man riding a motorcycle looks on as a wildfire burns in Bushat, Shkoder, Albania August 3. REUTERS/Florion Goga
Aircraft participate in Pyramids Air Show 2022 where Egyptian Air Forces' "Silver Stars" aerobatics perform along with the South Korean "Black Eagles" aerobatic team, at the Pyramids Plateau in Giza, Egypt August 3. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
A Palestinian woman fans her daughter with a tray amid a heatwave and lengthy power cuts in Gaza City August 1. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
A supporter withstands a gust of wind created by the helicopter carrying Kenya's Opposition leader and presidential candidate Raila Odinga of the Azimio la Umoja (Declaration of Unity) party, after a campaign rally ahead of the forthcoming general...more
Supporters of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr protest against corruption, in Baghdad, Iraq, July 30. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad
A person holds a protest sign as Pope Francis attends an event at Nakasuk School, in Iqaluit, Canada, July 29. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Asylum-seeking migrants cross the Rio Grande river from Mexico into the U.S., as seen from Piedras Negras, Mexico, July 28. REUTERS/Go Nakamura
A pro-China supporter steps on a defaced photo of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi during a protest against her visit to Taiwan outside the Consulate General of the United States in Hong Kong, China, August 3. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
A view shows the partially-collapsed Beirut grain silos, damaged in the August 2020 port blast, in Beirut Lebanon August 2, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
A woman activist sits on the shovel bucket of a piece of heavy machinery to stop it from being used in a construction zone while other activists participate in a protest to stop work on the Mayan Train because of the environmental impact and...more
A woman is rescued from flooding by the crew of a U.S. Army National Guard Blackhawk helicopter in eastern Kentucky, U.S. in a still image from video taken July 28-29. Staff Sgt. Shaun Morris/U.S. Army National Guard/Handout via REUTERS
Cameroon's Jeanne Gaelle Eyenga Mboosi in action during the final in Women's 76kg Weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Britain, August 2. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
A deer is seen dead by the side of a road after the McKinney Fire affected an area near Yreka, California, August 1. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
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