The week around the world in 20 pictures
Russian airstrikes in Kyiv, the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl in Texas and Spain’s Lamine Yamal at Euro 2024: the last seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists
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Kyiv, Ukraine
People stand amid the rubble of Okhmatdyt children’s hospital after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv. Western and UN leaders condemned the daylight Russian missile barrage that left an unknown number trapped under the rubble of Ukraine’s largest children’s cancer hospital, as strikes across the country killed 36 people in one of the deadliest attacks this yearPhotograph: Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Images
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Kyiv, Ukraine
Young girls wait near the site of the children’s hospital after it was hit by Russian missiles. Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed retaliation as he said the hospital, which is the main treatment centre in the country for children with cancer, had taken a direct missile hit. The strike was part of one of the heaviest attacks on the capital since Russia’s February 2022 invasionPhotograph: Evgeniy Maloletka/AP
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Gaza
A Palestinian child looks out of the window of a building damaged in an Israeli strike on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. About 6,400 Palestinians reported as missing to the International Committee of the Red Cross since the outbreak of the war in Gaza on 7 October are yet to have been found, the group has saidPhotograph: Eyad Baba/AFP/Getty Images
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Khan Younis, Gaza
Palestinians weep next to the bodies of their loved ones who were killed after an Israeli strike hit a school housing displaced people in Khan Younis. The Israeli airstrike on the entrance of the school-turned-shelter killed at least 31 people as a stepped-up military offensive in the territory sent thousands fleeing in search of refugePhotograph: Haitham Imad/EPA
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West Bank
Jewish settlers pray at the Eviatar outpost in the Israeli-occupied West Bank during morning prayers. The settlers are calling for the legalisation of the outpost and the return of the hostages held in Gaza by HamasPhotograph: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP
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Bushey, UK
Members of the congregation console each other after a service and vigil at St James’s church in Bushey for Carol Hunt, the wife of the BBC racing commentator John Hunt, and two of their daughters, Hannah and Louise. The three women were killed in a crossbow attack at their home on Tuesday. A British army veteran wanted in connection with the deaths of the three women was captured after being found with injuriesPhotograph: Jonathan Brady/PA
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Nantes, France
Anti-riot police officers react after a molotov cocktail was thrown during a demonstration after the announcement of the second round of France’s elections. A leftwing alliance became the biggest force in the French parliament after tactical voting held back the far right, but the shape of the future government remained uncertain after no group won an absolute majorityPhotograph: Loïc Venance/AFP/Getty Images
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Paris, France
People gather in front of Le Monument à la République during an election night rally after the second round of France’s legislative election. Final results left the broad leftwing alliance as the biggest force in the French parliament, with the New Popular Front taking 182 seats. Emmanuel Macron’s centrist grouping, Ensemble, was in second place, with 163 seats, a stronger showing than expected. Marine Le Pen’s far-right, anti-immigration National Rally came third with 143 seatsPhotograph: Olympia de Maismont/AFP/Getty Images
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Washington DC, US
The US president, Joe Biden, watched by Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, speaks during the Nato summit. Biden accidentally introduced the Ukrainian president as ‘President Putin’ in a gaffe that fuelled further the concerns about his mental acuity that have threatened to scuttle his presidential re-election campaignPhotograph: Susan Walsh/AP
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Kyiv, Ukraine
A woman stands next to a building damaged in a missile attack in Kyiv. Russia launched more than 40 missiles at several cities across Ukraine on 8 July in an attack that killed at least 30 peoplePhotograph: Anatolii Stepanov/AFP/Getty Images
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Chornomorsk, Ukraine
A woman climbs over tetrapods used as barriers against Russian military landing ships on the beachPhotograph: Nina Liashonok/Reuters
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Rosenberg, US
A boy immerses himself in flood waters in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. The hurricane brought sustained winds of 80mph to coastal settlements in Texas, creating a deadly storm surge reaching 4-7ft (1.2m to 2.1m) in places and wreaking havoc in local areas, before moving inland towards Houston and other big citiesPhotograph: Daniel Becerril/Reuters
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El Paso, US
US border patrol confined space entry team agents search for people attempting to enter the US from Mexico via a storm drainage systemPhotograph: José Luis González/Reuters
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Mexicali, Mexico
A firefighter battles to control a fire at an industrial plant during a heatwavePhotograph: Victor Medina/Reuters
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Los Olivos, US
The Lake fire, a stubborn 14,000-hectare blaze, burning in Los Olivos. California’s top wildfire official said fires had already burned through five times the average amount of land for this time of yearPhotograph: David Swanson/AFP/Getty Images
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Los Olivos, US
A helicopter drops water on flames from the advancing Lake fire in Los Olivos as wildfires scorch hundreds and thousands of hectares of landPhotograph: Eric Thayer/AP
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Prague, Czech Republic
A polar bear rests on ice cubes as it cools down during a heatwave at Prague zooPhotograph: David W Černý/Reuters
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Col de Néronne, France
the Belgian rider Wout van Aert crashes during an ascent on the 11th stage of the Tour de FrancePhotograph: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images
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Pamplona, Spain
The Pamplonesa municipal music band perform during the Chupinazo opening ceremony to mark the start of the San Fermin bull festival in PamplonaPhotograph: Ander Gillenea/AFP/Getty Images
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Munich, Germany
Spain’s Lamine Yamal scores his side’s first goal during the Euro 2024 semi-final match against France in Munich. At 16 years and 362 days, he is the youngest player to score at a Euros or a World CupPhotograph: James Gill/Danehouse/Getty Images
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