From Madrid bullfight to UK elections: 24 best pictures of the week

Updated On Jun 11, 2017 01:50 pm IST

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French rejoneadora Lea Vicens prtoectsher head after being hurled into the air by a bull during the San Isidro Feria at Las Ventas bullring in Madrid. (ALBERTO SIMON / AFP)

Updated on Jun 11, 2017 01:50 pm IST

French rejoneadora Lea Vicens prtoectsher head after being hurled into the air by a bull during the San Isidro Feria at Las Ventas bullring in Madrid. (ALBERTO SIMON / AFP)

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Bangladeshi volunteers prepare plates of Iftar foods for residents to break their fast at a shrine in Dhaka. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar during which Muslims fast from dawn until dusk.

Updated on Jun 11, 2017 01:50 pm IST

Bangladeshi volunteers prepare plates of Iftar foods for residents to break their fast at a shrine in Dhaka. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar during which Muslims fast from dawn until dusk.

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Acquanetta Warren (L), Mayor of Fontana, California, reacts after U.S. President Donald Trump introduced himself before the Infrastructure Summit with Governors and Mayors at the White House in Washington, U.S. (Yuri Gripas / REUTERS)

Updated on Jun 11, 2017 01:50 pm IST

Acquanetta Warren (L), Mayor of Fontana, California, reacts after U.S. President Donald Trump introduced himself before the Infrastructure Summit with Governors and Mayors at the White House in Washington, U.S. (Yuri Gripas / REUTERS)

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A performer practices ‘Malkhamb’ (traditional Indian gymnastics) during a rehearsal for the upcoming annual Rath Yatra, or chariot procession, in Ahmedabad, India. (Amit Dave / REUTERS)

Updated on Jun 11, 2017 01:50 pm IST

A performer practices ‘Malkhamb’ (traditional Indian gymnastics) during a rehearsal for the upcoming annual Rath Yatra, or chariot procession, in Ahmedabad, India. (Amit Dave / REUTERS)

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An elderly Iraqi woman is carried off in a wheelbarrow as civilians displaced by fighting between the Iraqi forces and Islamic State flee the al-Zanjili district in Mosul, Iraq. (Alkis Konstantinidis / REUTERS)

Updated on Jun 11, 2017 01:50 pm IST

An elderly Iraqi woman is carried off in a wheelbarrow as civilians displaced by fighting between the Iraqi forces and Islamic State flee the al-Zanjili district in Mosul, Iraq. (Alkis Konstantinidis / REUTERS)

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A shark fin activist (2nd R) puts a shark suit on to protest Maxim's flag ship restaurant 'Maxim's Palace', the largest Chinese restaurant group, for selling threatened and endangered shark species in Hong Kong. Dozens of activists dressed in bloody shark costumes laid in front of the entrance of one of Hong Kong's most popular restaurants to protest against the finning of the marine predators. (ISAAC LAWRENCE/ AFP)

Updated on Jun 11, 2017 01:50 pm IST

A shark fin activist (2nd R) puts a shark suit on to protest Maxim's flag ship restaurant 'Maxim's Palace', the largest Chinese restaurant group, for selling threatened and endangered shark species in Hong Kong. Dozens of activists dressed in bloody shark costumes laid in front of the entrance of one of Hong Kong's most popular restaurants to protest against the finning of the marine predators. (ISAAC LAWRENCE/ AFP)

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Repsol Honda Team's Spanish rider Dani Pedrosa competes during the MotoGP qualifying session of the Moto Grand Prix de Catalunya at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmelo on the outskirts of Barcelona. (Josep LAGO / AFP)

Updated on Jun 11, 2017 01:50 pm IST

Repsol Honda Team's Spanish rider Dani Pedrosa competes during the MotoGP qualifying session of the Moto Grand Prix de Catalunya at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmelo on the outskirts of Barcelona. (Josep LAGO / AFP)

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Dancers perform during a general rehearsal of ‘Kreatur’ (creature) by German choreographer Sasha Waltz in collaboration with artist and fashion designer Iris van Herpen and light designer Urs Schoenebaum in Berlin, Germany. (Stefanie Loos / REUTERS)

Updated on Jun 11, 2017 01:50 pm IST

Dancers perform during a general rehearsal of ‘Kreatur’ (creature) by German choreographer Sasha Waltz in collaboration with artist and fashion designer Iris van Herpen and light designer Urs Schoenebaum in Berlin, Germany. (Stefanie Loos / REUTERS)

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A Hindu devotee performs a stunt with fire during the Jal Yatra procession ahead of the annual Rath Yatra, or chariot procession, which will be held on June 25, in Ahmedabad, India. (Amit Dave / REUTERS)

Updated on Jun 11, 2017 01:50 pm IST

A Hindu devotee performs a stunt with fire during the Jal Yatra procession ahead of the annual Rath Yatra, or chariot procession, which will be held on June 25, in Ahmedabad, India. (Amit Dave / REUTERS)

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A boy wets himself with water from a street fountain in Sevilla. (CRISTINA QUICLER / AFP)

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A boy wets himself with water from a street fountain in Sevilla. (CRISTINA QUICLER / AFP)

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Morenada dancers perform during the ‘Senor del Gran Poder’ (Lord of Great Power) parade in La Paz, Bolivia. (David Mercado / REUTERS)

Updated on Jun 11, 2017 01:50 pm IST

Morenada dancers perform during the ‘Senor del Gran Poder’ (Lord of Great Power) parade in La Paz, Bolivia. (David Mercado / REUTERS)

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A child smiles as he participates in a color run event in Beijing, China. (REUTERS)

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A child smiles as he participates in a color run event in Beijing, China. (REUTERS)

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A Palestinian Muslim worshipper attends the second Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in front of the Dome of the Rock at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque compound. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)

Updated on Jun 11, 2017 01:50 pm IST

A Palestinian Muslim worshipper attends the second Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in front of the Dome of the Rock at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque compound. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)

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Venezuelan students and other opposition demonstrators protest outside the National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL) to demand an end to media censorship in the country, in Caracas. Clashes at daily protests by demonstrators calling for Maduro to quit have left 66 people dead since April 1, prosecutors say. (FEDERICO PARRA /AFP)

Updated on Jun 11, 2017 01:50 pm IST

Venezuelan students and other opposition demonstrators protest outside the National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL) to demand an end to media censorship in the country, in Caracas. Clashes at daily protests by demonstrators calling for Maduro to quit have left 66 people dead since April 1, prosecutors say. (FEDERICO PARRA /AFP)

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A girl protects herself from garbage and dust, raised by a gust of wind, in a slum in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Caren Firouz / REUTERS)

Updated on Jun 11, 2017 01:50 pm IST

A girl protects herself from garbage and dust, raised by a gust of wind, in a slum in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Caren Firouz / REUTERS)

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A Pakistani man dries Seviiyan (thin vermicelli), which is used for the preparation of 'sheerkhurma', a traditional sweet dish prepared by the Muslim community during the holy month of Ramadan, at a factory in Lahore. (ARIF ALI / AFP)

Updated on Jun 11, 2017 01:50 pm IST

A Pakistani man dries Seviiyan (thin vermicelli), which is used for the preparation of 'sheerkhurma', a traditional sweet dish prepared by the Muslim community during the holy month of Ramadan, at a factory in Lahore. (ARIF ALI / AFP)

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A Yemeni man reacts on the rubble of houses destroyed in a suspected Saudi-led coalition air strike in Sanaa. Four civilians, including two teenagers, died ‘in a strike by the coalition that targeted a civilian house behind the presidential palace in the south of the capital’, a medical source said. (MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP)

Updated on Jun 11, 2017 01:50 pm IST

A Yemeni man reacts on the rubble of houses destroyed in a suspected Saudi-led coalition air strike in Sanaa. Four civilians, including two teenagers, died ‘in a strike by the coalition that targeted a civilian house behind the presidential palace in the south of the capital’, a medical source said. (MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP)

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Fishermen and their boats are seen, where a slight water recovery is observed at Poopo Lake, Oruro, Bolivia. (David Mercado / REUTERS)

Updated on Jun 11, 2017 01:50 pm IST

Fishermen and their boats are seen, where a slight water recovery is observed at Poopo Lake, Oruro, Bolivia. (David Mercado / REUTERS)

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An Indian rickshaw puller sleeps on his rickshaw in the old quarters of New Delhi. (MONEY SHARMA/ AFP)

Updated on Jun 11, 2017 01:50 pm IST

An Indian rickshaw puller sleeps on his rickshaw in the old quarters of New Delhi. (MONEY SHARMA/ AFP)

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A skull seen amid volcanic stones in the area of El Playon, after the eruption of the San Salvador volcano, in Quezaltepeque, 21 km from San Salvador. Geologists and volcanologists mentioned in the 13th Congress of geologists in a hotel of San Salvador, which Central America throughout its history has lived with volcanoes, making it the only defence against danger is its monitoring. Currently ten volcanos remain active in Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and El Salvador. (Oscar RIVERA / AFP)

Updated on Jun 11, 2017 01:50 pm IST

A skull seen amid volcanic stones in the area of El Playon, after the eruption of the San Salvador volcano, in Quezaltepeque, 21 km from San Salvador. Geologists and volcanologists mentioned in the 13th Congress of geologists in a hotel of San Salvador, which Central America throughout its history has lived with volcanoes, making it the only defence against danger is its monitoring. Currently ten volcanos remain active in Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and El Salvador. (Oscar RIVERA / AFP)

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Belgian driver Thierry Neuville and co-driver Nicolas Gilsoul drive their Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC at ‘Arena motocross’ near Ittiri, during the first stage of the 2017 FIA World Rally Championship in Sardegna. (Andreas SOLARO/ AFP)

Updated on Jun 11, 2017 01:50 pm IST

Belgian driver Thierry Neuville and co-driver Nicolas Gilsoul drive their Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC at ‘Arena motocross’ near Ittiri, during the first stage of the 2017 FIA World Rally Championship in Sardegna. (Andreas SOLARO/ AFP)

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A model presents a creation at the MAN catwalk show at London Fashion Week Men's in London, Britain. (Neil Hall / REUTERS)

Updated on Jun 11, 2017 01:50 pm IST

A model presents a creation at the MAN catwalk show at London Fashion Week Men's in London, Britain. (Neil Hall / REUTERS)

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Employees of the administration headquarters of the Supreme Court of Justice try to put out the fire of a burning vehicle during a demo in Caracas. The head of the Venezuelan military, General Vladimir Padrino Lopez, who is also President Nicolas Maduro's defence minister, is warning his troops not to commit "atrocities" against protesters demonstrating in the country's deadly political crisis. Tuesday's warning came after more than two months of violent clashes between protesters and security forces. The opposition and a press rights group say security forces have run over, attacked and robbed protesters and journalists. (JUAN BARRETO / AFP)

Updated on Jun 11, 2017 01:50 pm IST

Employees of the administration headquarters of the Supreme Court of Justice try to put out the fire of a burning vehicle during a demo in Caracas. The head of the Venezuelan military, General Vladimir Padrino Lopez, who is also President Nicolas Maduro's defence minister, is warning his troops not to commit "atrocities" against protesters demonstrating in the country's deadly political crisis. Tuesday's warning came after more than two months of violent clashes between protesters and security forces. The opposition and a press rights group say security forces have run over, attacked and robbed protesters and journalists. (JUAN BARRETO / AFP)

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A demonstrator wears a mask depicting Britain's Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party Theresa May, poses with a mock gravestone bearing the words ‘Hard Brexit, RIP’, during a protest photocall near the entrance 10 Downing Street in central London on June 9, 2017 as results from a snap general election show the Conservatives have lost their majority. British Prime Minister Theresa May faced pressure to resign on June 9 after losing her parliamentary majority, plunging the country into uncertainty as Brexit talks loom. The pound fell sharply amid fears the Conservative leader will be unable to form a government and could even be forced out of office after a troubled campaign overshadowed by two terror attacks. (Adrian DENNIS / AFP)

Updated on Jun 11, 2017 01:50 pm IST

A demonstrator wears a mask depicting Britain's Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party Theresa May, poses with a mock gravestone bearing the words ‘Hard Brexit, RIP’, during a protest photocall near the entrance 10 Downing Street in central London on June 9, 2017 as results from a snap general election show the Conservatives have lost their majority. British Prime Minister Theresa May faced pressure to resign on June 9 after losing her parliamentary majority, plunging the country into uncertainty as Brexit talks loom. The pound fell sharply amid fears the Conservative leader will be unable to form a government and could even be forced out of office after a troubled campaign overshadowed by two terror attacks. (Adrian DENNIS / AFP)

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