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.
© AFP 2023 / Joaquin Sarmiento
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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.
© AFP 2023 / Valerie Gache
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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.
© REUTERS / Danish Ismail
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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.
© Sputnik / Maxim Tumanov
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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.
© Sputnik / Alexey Nikolsky
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Cadets and students of the Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations celebrated their graduation at the Red Square in Moscow.
© Sputnik / Maxim Blinov
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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.
© REUTERS / Stephane Mahe
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An explosion at Quneitra on the Syrian side of the Israeli-Syrian border.
© REUTERS / Ronen Zvulun
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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.
© AP Photo / Visar Kryeziu
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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.
© Sputnik / Evgeny Odinokov
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Participants of July's World Santa Claus Congress having a good time at Bellevue Beach near Copenhagen, Denmark.
© REUTERS / Ritzau Scanpix/Mads Claus Rasmussen
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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.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Astapkovich
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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.
© REUTERS / Stringer
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People looking for their names on the electoral list at a polling station in Bamako, Mali.
© REUTERS / Luc Gnago
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A 32-meter-wide and 50-meter-deep karst hole on a farm in the Nizhny Novgorod region, Russia.
© Photo : Press service of MChS of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
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A cosplayer passing by a Soviet-made Moskvich-403 before the vintage Gorkyclassic 2018 rally in Moscow.
© Sputnik / Vitaliy Belousov
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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.
© REUTERS / Athit Perawongmetha
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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.
© AP Photo / Aaron Favila
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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.
© REUTERS / Yves Herman
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Beekeepers in a beer garden in one of the canyons in the Caucasian republic of Abkhazia.
© Sputnik / Tomas Tkhaytsuk
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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.
© Sputnik / Alexander Galperin
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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.
© REUTERS / Erik De Castro
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Stars and meteor trails above the mountains of Tien Shan, outside Almaty, Kazakhstan.
© REUTERS / Shamil Zhumatov
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Syrian first lady Asma Assad meeting the families of Russian officers killed in the military conflict in Syria.
© Sputnik / Mikhail Alaeddin
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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.
© AFP 2023 / William West
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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.
© AP Photo / Manu Fernandez
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A hippopotamus eating frozen watermelon to cool off at the "Bioparco" zoo during a heat wave in Rome.
© AFP 2023 / Tiziana Fabi
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Participants of a beer drinking competition in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China.
© REUTERS / Stringer
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A model at the Maaji show during Colombiamoda, as part of Colombia's Fashion Week in Medellin.
© AFP 2023 / Joaquin Sarmiento