The week around the world in 20 pictures

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  • Residents leave the site of a Russian airstrike in Kharkiv
  • Chasiv Yar, Ukraine

    The ruins of destroyed buildings in Chasiv Yar. Russia has waged a long-running campaign on the city whose capture could allow it to advance deeper into the Donetsk region. Russia and Ukraine discussed further prisoner swaps this week at a brief session of peace talks in Istanbul, but the sides remained far apart on ceasefire terms and a possible meeting of their leaders

    The ruins of destroyed buildings in Chasiv Yar. Russia has waged a long-running campaign on the city whose capture could allow Russia to advance deeper into the Donetsk region
  • Donetsk, Ukraine

    A woman removes broken glass in a damaged apartment building after shelling, which local Russian-installed authorities called a Ukrainian military strike, in Donetsk

    A woman removes broken glass in a damaged apartment building after shelling, which local Russian-installed authorities called a Ukrainian military strike, in Donetsk
  • Kyiv, Ukraine

    A man holds a poster with the images of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the former pro-Russian Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, during a protest against a new bill curtailing anti-corruption agencies in Kyiv. Zelenskyy promised a new bill to strengthen the rule of law in Ukraine in an apparent attempt to assuage popular anger at his decision to weaken the powers of two independent anti-corruption agencies

    A man holds the poster with the images of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and former pro-Russian Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovich, during a protest against a new bill curtailing anti-corruption agencies in Kyiv
  • Gaza

    Palestinians mourn their relatives killed in an Israeli bombardment of Gaza at al-Shifa hospital. At least 32 people were killed and more than 100 injured last Saturday morning when Israeli troops opened fire on crowds of Palestinians seeking food from two aid distribution hubs in southern Gaza, according to witnesses and hospital officials

    Palestinians mourn their relatives killed from an Israeli bombardment of Gaza at al-Shifa hospital
  • Gaza

    Yazan Abu Foul, 2, is cared for by his mother, Naima, in al-Shati refugee camp as he suffers from severe malnutrition due to the acute shortage of food caused by the blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip and the closure of border crossings. Gaza is suffering human-made mass starvation caused by the blockade of aid into the territory, the head of the World Health Organization has said, as more than 100 agencies urged Israel to let supplies in to alleviate the crisis

    Palestinian child Yazan Abu Foul, aged two, is cared for by his mother Naima as he suffers from severe malnutrition due to the acute shortage of food caused by the blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip and the closure of border crossings, in al-Shati refugee camp
  • Palestinians wait to receive food from a charity kitchen in Gaza City
  • Injured Palestinian children are moved away from the site of an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip
  • A Bedouin fighter walks on the streets of Sweid
  • Quezon, Philippines

    Children swim in floodwater after Typhoon Wipha caused intensified monsoon rains in Quezon

    Children swim in floodwater after Tropical Storm Wipha caused intensified monsoon rains in Quezon
  • Malolos, Philippines

    A bride, Jamaica Aguilar, prepares to enter the flooded Barasoain church for her wedding in Malolos.

    Bride Jamaica Aguilar prepares to enter the flooded Barasoain church for her wedding in Malolos
  • Mele, Vanuatu

    Children play with swings on an uprooted tree along a beach in Mele, which was once lined with vegetation, now largely lost to storms, erosion and other environmental pressures

    Children play with swings on an uprooted tree along a beach in Mele, that was once lined with vegetation, now largely lost to storms, erosion and other environmental pressures
  • A wildfire blazes at a forest in Bilecik
  • Panama City

    Fumigation smoke engulfs a toy horse as health workers spray residential areas to kill mosquitos and combat the spread of dengue in Panama City

    Fumigation smoke engulfs a toy horse as health workers spray residential areas to kill mosquitos and combat the spread of dengue in Panama City
  • Kenscoff, Haiti

    A worker pounds rock to make gravel and sand in Kenscoff, a neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince

    A worker pounds rock to make gravel and sand in Kenscoff, a neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince
  • Santee, California, US

    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a payload of 24 Starlink internet satellites soars into space after launching from Vandenberg space force base as seen from Santee

    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a payload of 24 Starlink internet satellites soars into space after launching from Vandenberg space force base as seen from Santee
  • Xico, Mexico

    Groups of traditional dancers perform during the Santa Maria Magdalena patron festival in Xico

    Groups of traditional dancers perform during the Santa Maria Magdalena patron festival in Xico
  • Portrush, Northern Ireland

    Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy plays out of the rough on the 17th hole during the final round of the British Open at Royal Portrush

    Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy plays out of the rough on the 17th hole during the final round of the British Open at Royal Portrush
  • Alps, France

    A photograph taken with a tilt-shift lens shows the peloton during the 18th stage of the Tour de France between Vif and Courchevel Col de la Loze in the Alps

    A photograph taken with a tilt-shift lens shows the peloton during the 18th stage of the Tour de France between Vif and Courchevel Col de la Loze in the Alps
  • Singapore

    Colombia’s Manuel Gil Juan competes during the men’s 27m high diving at the world aquatics championships in Singapore

    Colombia’s Manuel Gil Juan competes during the men’s 27m high diving at the world aquatics championships in Singapore
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