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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Designer Monica Hansen clad in a beach outfit waves at the public during Miami Swim Week, Saturday, 13 July 2019
© AP Photo / Lynne Sladky
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A bull race at the festival of San Fermín in Pamplona, Spain
© Sputnik / Alejandro Martinez Velez
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The frigate "Poltava" sailing past the Dvortsovsky Bridge to take part in a military parade rehearsal in St Petersburg, Russia
© Sputnik / Aleksandr Galperin
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Russian President Vladimir Putin pays visit to Valaam Monastery in Russia's Karelia
© Sputnik / Mikhail Klimentyev
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Russian synchronised swimming team performing at 18th World Aquatics Championship in South Korea's Gwangju
© Sputnik / Alexandr Wilf
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French Army soldiers hold anti-drone guns during the traditional Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris, 14 July 2019.
© REUTERS / Charles Platiau
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Feeding racoons at a safari park in Russia's Primorsky region
© Sputnik / Vitaly Ankov
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A couple during riots at the Champs-Elysees in Paris
© Sputnik / Julien Mattia
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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.
© AP Photo / Charlie Riedel
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Revelers take part in the annual Diner En Blanc event in New York City
© AFP 2023 / Scott Heins
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Women taking pictures on the "Siberian Maldives"
© Sputnik / Alexander Kryazhev
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Dancers in traditional costumes perform at the "La Tirana" religious carnival, Chile
© AFP 2023 / Martin Bernetti
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A man in a costume at the San Fermín festival in Spain
© Sputnik / Alejandro Martínez Vélez
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A woman in costume walks across the street in downtown San Diego during the pop culture festival Comic Con International
© REUTERS / Mike Blake
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A recortador jumps over a bull during a contest in a bullring at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain
© REUTERS / Jon Nazca
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The annual Kasada ceremony in Probolinggo, East Java province, Indonesia
© REUTERS / Rizki Dwi Putra
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Extinction Rebellion activists march through East London, England 13 July 2019
© REUTERS / Henry Nicholls