Photos of the week: From Nawaz Sharif’s disqualification to wildfire along France’s Mediterranean coast

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Updated on: Jul 31, 2017 4:11 PM IST

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A supporter of Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif loses consciousness after the Supreme Court's decision to disqualify Sharif in Lahore, Pakistan. (REUTERS/Mohsin Raza)

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Firefighters stand on a bridge that leads to Nisa as a wildfire rages near Vila Velha de Rodao, central Portugal. Forest fires raged in the early hours of Thursday in central Portugal, cutting off roads and forcing thousands to flee just a month after deadly blazes left more than 60 people dead. (AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA)

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Tourists evacuate the beach as smoke fills the sky above a burning hillside in Bormes-les-Mimosas in the Var department, France. (REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissie)

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China's Zhang Yufei competes in a women's 200m butterfly semi-final during the swimming competition at the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest. (AFP PHOTO / Martin BUREAU)

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Soldiers of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) take part in a military parade to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the foundation of the army at the Zhurihe military training base in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. (REUTERS)

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People queue to collect drinking water from a municipal tanker at a flooded residential colony in Ahmedabad. (REUTERS/Amit Dave )

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A Russian serviceman stands with a girl on top of a T-72 tank on display during the opening ceremony of the International Army Games 2017 in Alabino outside Moscow, Russia (REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov )

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Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Hwasong-14 during its second test-fire in Pyongyang. (REUTERS)

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A flamingo is seen in a corral before being fitted with an identity ring at a lagoon in the Fuente de Piedra natural reserve, near Malaga, southern Spain. (REUTERS/Jon Nazca)

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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks about his proposed U.S. government effort against the street gang Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, to a gathering of federal, state and local law enforcement officials in Brentwood, New York. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst )

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People walk at the Atocha rail station during a partial train strike in Madrid, Spain. (REUTERS/Susana Vera )

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A Palestinian protester hurls stones at Israeli troops during clashes near the border between Israel and Central Gaza Strip. (REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa )

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Demonstrators walk past a graffiti that reads ‘Murderer Maduro’ during a strike called to protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, Venezuela . (REUTERS/Marco Bello)

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Firefighters work to put out a fire in Biguglia, on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica. (AFP)

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Dancers take part in a Festival of Choreographers in the Santiago's Municipal Theater in Santiago, Chile. (REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado )

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U.S. President Donald Trump waves after delivering remarks at the 2017 National Scout Jamboree in Summit Bechtel National Scout Reserve, West Virginia, U.S. (REUTERS)