This Week in Pictures: August 18-24

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a meeting at the government residence in Munzenberg, Germany.

Visitors to the exhibition "The Army of Russia - Tomorrow" at the IV International Military Technical Forum "Army-2018" in Kubinka.

An Indian snake charmer poses with a snake during a festival marking Maa Mansa Puja at Dhalbhumgarh in the East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand.
Every year devotees catch poisonous snakes from paddy fields to celebrate Maa Mansa Puja.

Hurricane Lane in the early morning hours near Hawaii, US on a photo taken from the International Space Station and posted on social media by astronaut Ricky Arnold.

A dancer from the creative team "Banda Monumental" (Mexico) before the general rehearsal of the opening ceremony of the XI International Military Music Festival "Spasskaya Tower" in Moscow's Red Square.

Children play on the beach in Cabourg, northwestern France as part of the "Forgotten by the Holidays" campaign organized by the French NGO Secours Populaire for children whose families cannot afford to go on holidays.

Palestinian brides prepare prior to a mass wedding event in the West Bank city of Ramallah. 252 Palestinian couples participated in the ceremony.

Heavy flamethrower system TOS-1M during a dynamic exposition at the exhibition "The Army of Russia - Tomorrow" at the IV International Military Technical Forum "Army-2018" in Kubinka.

Russian President Vladimir Putin dances with Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl at her wedding to financier Wolfgang Meilinger.

MiG-29 fighters from the Strizhi (Swifts) aerobatic team during demonstration flights at the International Military Technical Forum "Army-2018" in Kubinka.

A man in a wartime uniform, poses for a photo on an abandoned tank at a beach, ahead of the 60th anniversary of the Second Taiwan Straits Crisis against China, in Kinmen, Taiwan.

Chinese gymnast Liu Tingting of China in action on the balance beam during 2018 Asian Games in Artistic Gymnastics

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un instructs the local government to prepare for the construction of the Ono Greenhouse in Kyongsong County, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea.

A lightning bolt strikes in Culiacan, Sinaloa State, Mexico, early on August 18, 2018.

Goats are pictured as their prices are being negotiated by vendors and buyers at a livestock market where people buy sacrificial animals ahead of the Eid al-Adha celebrations in Sanaa, Yemen.

Brigitte Macron dances with well-wishers after marking the 74th anniversary of the liberation of Bormes-les-Mimosas during World War II in Bormes-les-Mimosas, southern France.
The French president and his wife are spending their summer holidays at the "Fort de Bregancon", the French presidents' official summer retreat, in Bormes-les-Mimosas.

Tourists rest on the beach at the resort village of Simeiz in the Crimea.

American singer Cardi B. arrives at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards in Radio City Music Hall, New York.

Residents playing with water in a field next to their temporary shelter in the village of Sugian on Indonesia's Lombok island, after a series of recent earthquakes.
On August 21, Indonesian aid agencies and officials rushed to help survivors after the third quake disaster in less than a month on Lombok island, where some 500 people have died and hundreds of thousands have been left homeless.

Participants taking part in Panjat Pinang, a pole climbing contest, as part of the 2018 Asian Games festivities in Jakarta.
Panjat Pinang, a traditional game where people place prizes at the top of greasy poles, dates back to Dutch colonial days.