The past week has been quite eventful, marked by festivals, sports competitions, military parades, and visits of top public officials, as well as by a wide range of other colourful highlights from various corners of our planet.
Sputnik has prepared a photo gallery especially for you so you can immerse yourselves in this week's most exciting events.
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© AP Photo / Lynne Sladky
Designer Monica Hansen clad in a beach outfit waves at the public during Miami Swim Week, Saturday, 13 July 2019
A bull race at the festival of San Fermín in Pamplona, Spain
The frigate "Poltava" sailing past the Dvortsovsky Bridge to take part in a military parade rehearsal in St Petersburg, Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin pays visit to Valaam Monastery in Russia's Karelia
Russian synchronised swimming team performing at 18th World Aquatics Championship in South Korea's Gwangju
French Army soldiers hold anti-drone guns during the traditional Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris, 14 July 2019.
Feeding racoons at a safari park in Russia's Primorsky region
A couple during riots at the Champs-Elysees in Paris
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© AP Photo / Charlie Riedel
Silhouettes of roller coaster riders at the Worlds of Fun amusement park in Kansas City on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon launch, 16 July 2019.
Revelers take part in the annual Diner En Blanc event in New York City
Women taking pictures on the "Siberian Maldives"
Dancers in traditional costumes perform at the "La Tirana" religious carnival, Chile
A man in a costume at the San Fermín festival in Spain
A woman in costume walks across the street in downtown San Diego during the pop culture festival Comic Con International
Indian women walk during a dust storm in Allahabad, India
Night bike fest in Moscow
A recortador jumps over a bull during a contest in a bullring at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain
The annual Kasada ceremony in Probolinggo, East Java province, Indonesia
Extinction Rebellion activists march through East London, England 13 July 2019
Sheep flocking near the Eiffel Tower in Paris
