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This Week in Pictures: July 21 - 27

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Fashion shows, bizarre festivals and competitions, loud protests and sports competitions, natural disasters and political gatherings, conflicts and election campaigns — the last seven days have given the world a lot to keep up with and think about.

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Models walking on a runway in clothing designed by Spanish designer Custo Barcelona at the Architect show during Colombiamoda, as part of Colombia's Fashion Week in Medellin.
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Wildfires near Athens, Greece, killed 74 people, including small children, and devoured homes and forests. Terrified residents fled to the sea to escape, while firefighters and volunteers tried to extinguish wildfires, as can be seen in this photograph from the village of Kineta, near Athens.
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A cloudburst in Kashmir, India, triggered flash floods in Tailbal, on the outskirts of Srinagar, forcing families out of their homes. Women help a child cross over to another house on a wooden plank after flash floods on July 24, 2018.
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The Russian city of Kazan is hosting the Women's World Championship, which gathered the best handball players from around the world.
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The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa have gathered in South Africa to discuss trade, politics and economics during the 10th BRICS summit.
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Cadets and students of the Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations celebrated their graduation at the Red Square in Moscow.
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A police officer pepper sprays a protester as another protester stands in front of the race director's car during the renowned Tour de France.
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An explosion at Quneitra on the Syrian side of the Israeli-Syrian border.
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Diver Florid Gashi, jumping from the Ura e Fshejte bridge, won the 68th traditional annual high diving competition near the town of Gjakova, Kosovo.
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Azerbaijan's team member preparing his tank for the Tank Biathlon 2018 competition, which kicks off on July 28 in the Moscow region, Russia.
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Participants of July's World Santa Claus Congress having a good time at Bellevue Beach near Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Fedor Chudinov (Russia) and Nadjib Mohammedi (France) fought for the WBA Interim title before the WBSS final between Russian Murat Gassiev and Ukrainian Aleksander Usik.
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A man pushes a cart with fruits by a shop with a picture of the former Cuban President Raul Castro in Havana, Cuba.
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People looking for their names on the electoral list at a polling station in Bamako, Mali.
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A 32-meter-wide and 50-meter-deep karst hole on a farm in the Nizhny Novgorod region, Russia.
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A cosplayer passing by a Soviet-made Moskvich-403 before the vintage Gorkyclassic 2018 rally in Moscow.
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A supporter of Imran Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, listening to a campaign speech ahead of general elections in Islamabad, Pakistan.
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A Philippine woman paddling a boatload of piglets to safety at a village in metropolitan Manila, the Philippines, flooded after monsoon rains were brought about by a tropical storm.
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An artist called "Le Bourreau" ("The Headsman") during the "Statues en Marche" ("Statutes on March") festival in Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium.
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Beekeepers in a beer garden in one of the canyons in the Caucasian republic of Abkhazia.
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Ships of the Russian Navy Forces during a rehearsal before the Navy Day parade in the Baltic Sea near St. Petersburg.
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Activists burning an effigy of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte while he delivers his State of the Nation address at the House of Representatives in the country's capital, Manila.
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Stars and meteor trails above the mountains of Tien Shan, outside Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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Syrian first lady Asma Assad meeting the families of Russian officers killed in the military conflict in Syria.
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Visitors in the Sugar Republic pop-up museum dedicated to the celebration of desserts, candy and all things sweet, in Melbourne, Australia.
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A protestor burning flares in Barcelona, Spain, where taxi drivers had a 48-hour strike to protest against the growing number of cars operating under ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Cabify.
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A hippopotamus eating frozen watermelon to cool off at the "Bioparco" zoo during a heat wave in Rome.
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Participants of a beer drinking competition in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China.
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A model at the Maaji show during Colombiamoda, as part of Colombia's Fashion Week in Medellin.
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Skyscrapers in Russia's capital.
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