The 20 photographs of the week
Suicide bombs at Atatürk airport, the Somme centenary commemorations, England crashing out of Euro 2016, the recapture of the city of Falluja – the best photography in news, culture and sport from around the world this week
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Istanbul, Turkey
Passengers embrace each other as they wait outside Atatürk airport following their evacuation after a triple suicide bombing. Turkish authorities, including the president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, believe Isis was responsible for the attack on Europe’s third-busiest airport, the deadliest in a string of killings and explosions that have shaken the country this yearPhotograph: Emrah Gurel/AP
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Thiepval, France
Soldiers take part in a vigil at Thiepval Memorial during the Somme centenary commemorations. Click here to view an interactive of the Somme then and nowPhotograph: Chris Jackson/Getty Images
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Florence, Italy
Supporters of the Santa Croce Azzuri team cheer on their players before the final match of the Calcio Storico. The Calcio Storico – ‘historic football’ – is an ancient form of football from the 16th century, which originated from the ancient roman ‘harpastum’, and is played in teams of 27, using both feet and hands. Kicks to the head are prohibited but headbutting, punching, elbowing, and choking are all allowedPhotograph: Matej Divizna/Getty Images
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Alexandria, Egypt
Fans of Egypt’s Al Ahly celebrate a goal against Ivory Coast’s ASEC Mimosas in the African Champions LeaguePhotograph: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters
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Lille, France
Sam Vokes celebrates after scoring the third goal for Wales in a 3-1 win against Belgium in the Euro 2016 quarter-final. Wales reached the quarter-finals of the 1958 World Cup but had never been in the semi-finals of a major tournament and the challenge in Lille was to surpass those sepia-tinted images. How they answered it on a night that will surely go down as their finest on a football fieldPhotograph: Darren Staples/Reuters
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Nice, France
England’s Joe Hart, Dele Alli and Gary Cahill fall to the ground at the final whistle after England are beaten by outsiders Iceland. Iceland played with courage, skill and togetherness. England, in stark contrast, dramatically lost their way once their lead had been wiped out and manager Roy Hodgson resigned straight after the Euro 2016 match because he knew there was no way his contract would be renewed. Hodgson’s reign will be defined by a result comparable to losing to the United States in the 1950 World CupPhotograph: Yves Herman/Reuters
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Falluja, Iraq
A member of the Iraqi government forces celebrates after they recaptured the city of Falluja from Islamic State militants. Lieutenant General Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi, a senior Iraqi commander, declared that Islamic State has been entirely routed from Falluja, one of the jihadi group’s two major Iraqi strongholds, marking the end of a month-long operation during which tens of thousands of people fled the cityPhotograph: Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters
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Fallujah, Iraq
Sergeant Malik Jaber wears green cloth from the revered Imam Abbas shrine on his body armour at a frontline position on the southern edge of the city. He credits the holy object with saving his life when fighting the Islamic State militants in Beiji, the central Iraqi town that is also home to a key oil refinery. ‘This time it will keep me safe again,’ Jaber said, ‘God willing.’Photograph: Maya Alleruzzo/AP
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Maaret al-Numan, Syria
A defaced image of Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad is pictured on a wall inside ‘Syria, The Hope’ school on the outskirts of the rebel-controlled area of Maaret al-Numan in the province of Idlib. The school is partially occupied. The building is heavily damaged and was used by government forces as a base before the rebel fighters took control of the areaPhotograph: Khalil Ashawi/Reuters
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Mediterranean Sea
Migrants sleep on the deck of the Aquarius ship after more than 600 were rescued. The Italian coastguard said that over 7,000 refugees have been rescued from overcrowded boats in the Mediterranean in just two days after people-smugglers stepped up operations following improved weatherPhotograph: Bram Janssen/AP
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Yancheng, China
A rescue worker works on a damaged high-voltage tower after a tornado struckPhotograph: Aly Song/Reuters
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California, US
The aftermath of the deadly blaze dubbed the ‘Erskine Fire’ is seen at Kelso Creek. The wildfire killed two people and destroyed at least 200 homes after rapidly spreading to more than 56 square miles. It moved so quickly that some residents barely had time to escape. An elderly couple was apparently overcome by smoke as they tried to flee, county sheriff Donny Youngblood said. Their bodies were found but their names were not immediately releasedPhotograph: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bears roam inside their enclosed environment at the former zoo in Buenos Aires. The city government announced last week it will transform the zoo into an ecological park for a limited number of species, and will begin with the transfer of birds of prey to natural reserves. Their plan to transform the site into a conservation and research facility will take years while veterinarians decide which animals can be transferred to local reserves and abroad. Those who stay at the ecological park will live in what officials describe as much better conditionsPhotograph: Natacha Pisarenko/AP
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Mount Victoria, Australia
A sign displaying the level of bushfire danger is dusted in snow after it fell in the Blue MountainsPhotograph: David Gray/Reuters
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Glastonbury, England
Two revellers roll in the mud at the Glastonbury festival. The festival suffered the worst rain and mud since it began 46 years ago. Founder Michael Eavis said he will not consider moving the festival to later in the summer to avoid wet weather, and blamed the torrential rain on global warming. He said he was amazed at how the 180,000 festivalgoers remained cheery despite the weather.Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images
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Weston-super-Mare, England
United Jack flags fly in the wind as people walk around the Grand Pier. Rain and wind battered Britain’s western coastline in the week in which Britain’s referendum result left the public and political leaders reeling. Click here to view the picture essay Brexit and beyond: seven days that shook the UKPhotograph: Ben Birchall/PA
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Berlin, Germany
A model presents a design by Anja Gockel during Mercedes-Benz fashion week in BerlinPhotograph: Sophia Kembowski/EPA
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London, England
Spectators are led into the Wimbledon grounds by security ahead of the start of day four of the tennis tournament. Wimbledon attendance hit a nine-year low in its opening week as miserable weather deterred ticket holders from turning up. The first four days of the tournament were attended by 155,845 tennis fans – the lowest turnout since 2007, when 148,986 attendedPhotograph: Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images
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Guangzhou, China
Mosquito larvae are photographed at the mass production facility in the laboratory at the Sun Yat-Sen University-Michigan University Joint Centre of Vector Control for Tropical Disease. The laboratory raises millions of male mosquitos for research that could prove key to the race to prevent the spread of Zika virusPhotograph: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
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Guangzhou, China
A Chinese farmer loads his melons on to a cart in Shezai Island where the Sun Yat-Sen University-Michigan University Joint Centre of Vector Control for Tropical Disease is locatedPhotograph: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
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