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Photos of the week: The G20 Summit in Osaka and a heatwave in Europe

Preparations and world leaders gather in Osaka for the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Japan and nations across Europe cope with an unprecedentedly hot June as a heatwave spreads --photos of the week from across the world.

Updated on: Jun 29, 2019 11:06 AM IST

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Japanese grannies perform hip-hop and dances to welcome G20 leaders ahead of the summit in Osaka, Japan. (Jorge Silva / REUTERS)

Updated on Jun 29, 2019 11:06 AM

Japanese grannies perform hip-hop and dances to welcome G20 leaders ahead of the summit in Osaka, Japan. (Jorge Silva / REUTERS)

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Mohammed Abubakar Bambado, the Sarkin Fulani of Lagos, poses for a portrait on his throne in his palace at the district of Surulere in Lagos, Nigeria. The prominent businessman was crowned as the Sarkin Fulani of Lagos, and Chairman of the Association of Fulani Chiefs in South West Nigeria and he advocates and protects the interest of pastoralist Fulani and Hausa-Fulani people. (Luis Tato / AFP)

Updated on Jun 29, 2019 11:06 AM

Mohammed Abubakar Bambado, the Sarkin Fulani of Lagos, poses for a portrait on his throne in his palace at the district of Surulere in Lagos, Nigeria. The prominent businessman was crowned as the Sarkin Fulani of Lagos, and Chairman of the Association of Fulani Chiefs in South West Nigeria and he advocates and protects the interest of pastoralist Fulani and Hausa-Fulani people. (Luis Tato / AFP)

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A girl lying on a grave in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Graveyards may traditionally be the eternal resting place for the dead, but one cemetery in Phnom Penh is increasingly becoming a place to stay for the living as land disputes plague the nation’s poor. (Tang Chhin Sothy / AFP)

Updated on Jun 29, 2019 11:06 AM

A girl lying on a grave in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Graveyards may traditionally be the eternal resting place for the dead, but one cemetery in Phnom Penh is increasingly becoming a place to stay for the living as land disputes plague the nation’s poor. (Tang Chhin Sothy / AFP)

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The “Colacho” jumps over babies lying on a mattress in the street during ‘El Salto del Colacho’ (The Devil's Jump) festival, in the village of Castrillo de Murcia, near Burgos, Spain. The traditional Spanish ritual dates back to 1620 during which men representing the Devil jump over babies born in the last twelve months of the year and takes place annually to celebrate the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi. (Cesar Manso / AFP)

Updated on Jun 29, 2019 11:06 AM

The “Colacho” jumps over babies lying on a mattress in the street during ‘El Salto del Colacho’ (The Devil's Jump) festival, in the village of Castrillo de Murcia, near Burgos, Spain. The traditional Spanish ritual dates back to 1620 during which men representing the Devil jump over babies born in the last twelve months of the year and takes place annually to celebrate the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi. (Cesar Manso / AFP)

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Russia’s Dina Averina competes in the Individual Multiple event of the Rhythmic Gymnastics at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus. (Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP)

Updated on Jun 29, 2019 11:06 AM

Russia’s Dina Averina competes in the Individual Multiple event of the Rhythmic Gymnastics at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus. (Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP)

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A man walks by as tourists take selfies on the French Riviera city of Nice, France as temperatures soar to 33 degrees Celsius. Forecasters say Europeans will feel sizzling heat this week with temperatures soaring as high as 40 degrees Celsius in an “unprecedented” June heatwave hitting much of Western Europe. (Valery Hache / AFP)

Updated on Jun 29, 2019 11:06 AM

A man walks by as tourists take selfies on the French Riviera city of Nice, France as temperatures soar to 33 degrees Celsius. Forecasters say Europeans will feel sizzling heat this week with temperatures soaring as high as 40 degrees Celsius in an “unprecedented” June heatwave hitting much of Western Europe. (Valery Hache / AFP)

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Representatives of Cambodia’s authorities prepare confiscated drugs for burning during a ceremony to mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Samrang Pring / REUTERS)

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Representatives of Cambodia’s authorities prepare confiscated drugs for burning during a ceremony to mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Samrang Pring / REUTERS)

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A festival goer dances during sunset at the stone circle during Glastonbury Festival at Worthy farm in Somerset, England. (Henry Nicholls / REUTERS)

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A festival goer dances during sunset at the stone circle during Glastonbury Festival at Worthy farm in Somerset, England. (Henry Nicholls / REUTERS)

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A long exposure photo made using the zoom effect shows France’s Pauline Ranvier (L) and Russia’s Inna Deriglasowa competeing in the 2019 Fencing European Championships in Duesseldorf, western Germany. (Marius Becker / dpa / AFP)

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A long exposure photo made using the zoom effect shows France’s Pauline Ranvier (L) and Russia’s Inna Deriglasowa competeing in the 2019 Fencing European Championships in Duesseldorf, western Germany. (Marius Becker / dpa / AFP)

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Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump walk off with fellow leaders after a family photo session at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan. (Kevin Lamarque / REUTERS)

Updated on Jun 29, 2019 11:06 AM

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump walk off with fellow leaders after a family photo session at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan. (Kevin Lamarque / REUTERS)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel was seen shaking due to unexplained causes as she met President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin, Germany. Thus was her second shaking bout within two weeks, raising concerns over her health. (Reuters TV / REUTERS)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel was seen shaking due to unexplained causes as she met President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin, Germany. Thus was her second shaking bout within two weeks, raising concerns over her health. (Reuters TV / REUTERS)

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Policemen secure a driveway of the Garzweiler brown coal mine in Garzweiler, Germany, where climate activists entered the grounds, during a weekend of massive protests in a growing “climate civil disobedience” movement. (Marcel Kusch / dpa / AFP)

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Policemen secure a driveway of the Garzweiler brown coal mine in Garzweiler, Germany, where climate activists entered the grounds, during a weekend of massive protests in a growing “climate civil disobedience” movement. (Marcel Kusch / dpa / AFP)

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Sudanese wrestlers fight during a traditional Nuba wrestling match at the Haj Youssef stadium in the district of Khartoum, Sudan. Originating in the Nuba mountains, the sport has become wildly popular country-wide in recent years. The Sudanese Nuba wrestling federation organizes matches every Friday that attract hundreds of people. (Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP)

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Sudanese wrestlers fight during a traditional Nuba wrestling match at the Haj Youssef stadium in the district of Khartoum, Sudan. Originating in the Nuba mountains, the sport has become wildly popular country-wide in recent years. The Sudanese Nuba wrestling federation organizes matches every Friday that attract hundreds of people. (Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP)

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Rascal Deux, a naturally hairless mix with a crooked face, two different coloured eyes and a loose tongue, walks the stage during the World’s Ugliest Dog Competition in Petaluma, California. (Josh Edelson / AFP)

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Rascal Deux, a naturally hairless mix with a crooked face, two different coloured eyes and a loose tongue, walks the stage during the World’s Ugliest Dog Competition in Petaluma, California. (Josh Edelson / AFP)

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A member of a charity organisation wearing a hazmat suit looks on during the funeral service of a person who died from H1N1 influenza virus at Yay Way cemetery in Yangon, Myanmar. Three people have died from the virus in Yangon and four others have been diagnosed, the Ministry of Health confirmed on June 19. (Sai Aung Main / AFP)

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A member of a charity organisation wearing a hazmat suit looks on during the funeral service of a person who died from H1N1 influenza virus at Yay Way cemetery in Yangon, Myanmar. Three people have died from the virus in Yangon and four others have been diagnosed, the Ministry of Health confirmed on June 19. (Sai Aung Main / AFP)

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Abul Bajandar , 28, dubbed ‘Tree Man’ for massive bark-like warts on his hands and feet, sits at Dhaka Medical College Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Frustrated by his worsening condition, Bajandar said on June 24 he wants to amputate his hands to get relief from “unbearable pain”. (Munir uz Zaman / AFP)

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Abul Bajandar , 28, dubbed ‘Tree Man’ for massive bark-like warts on his hands and feet, sits at Dhaka Medical College Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Frustrated by his worsening condition, Bajandar said on June 24 he wants to amputate his hands to get relief from “unbearable pain”. (Munir uz Zaman / AFP)

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A polar bear named Nanook jumps in the water at the zoo in Gelsenkirchen, western Germany as temperatures top 33 degrees Celsius. Europeans are set to bake in what forecasters are warning will likely be record-breaking temperatures for June with as summer kicks in on the back of a wave of hot air from North Africa. (Roland Weihrauch / dpa / AFP)

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A polar bear named Nanook jumps in the water at the zoo in Gelsenkirchen, western Germany as temperatures top 33 degrees Celsius. Europeans are set to bake in what forecasters are warning will likely be record-breaking temperatures for June with as summer kicks in on the back of a wave of hot air from North Africa. (Roland Weihrauch / dpa / AFP)

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US President Donald Trump signs with US Vice President Mike Pence (R) and US Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin at the White House, “hard-hitting sanctions” on Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other officials, blocking “literally billions” in Iranian assets, Mnuchin said. The sanctions target eight top military commanders as well. (Mandel Ngan / AFP)

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US President Donald Trump signs with US Vice President Mike Pence (R) and US Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin at the White House, “hard-hitting sanctions” on Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other officials, blocking “literally billions” in Iranian assets, Mnuchin said. The sanctions target eight top military commanders as well. (Mandel Ngan / AFP)

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Environmental activists wearing Pikachu costumes hold a rally in front of the Japanese embassy in Manila, Philippines. The group was challenging Japan to stop financing coal as it prepared to host the Group of 20 leaders summit. (Aaron Favila / AP)

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Environmental activists wearing Pikachu costumes hold a rally in front of the Japanese embassy in Manila, Philippines. The group was challenging Japan to stop financing coal as it prepared to host the Group of 20 leaders summit. (Aaron Favila / AP)

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West Indies’ Sheldon Cottrell (R) celebrates with West Indies’ captain Jason Holder after the dismissal of New Zealand’s Colin Munro during the 2019 Cricket World Cup group stage match between West Indies and New Zealand at Old Trafford in Manchester, northwest England. (Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP)

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West Indies’ Sheldon Cottrell (R) celebrates with West Indies’ captain Jason Holder after the dismissal of New Zealand’s Colin Munro during the 2019 Cricket World Cup group stage match between West Indies and New Zealand at Old Trafford in Manchester, northwest England. (Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP)

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Supporters wait for the leader of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s political party Movement for the Liberation of the Congo (MLC) Jean-Pierre Bemba as he returns to DR Congo, in Kinshasa. Former Vice President Bemba spent ten years in the International Criminal Court (ICC) prison for crimes committed by his troops in Central African Republic. He was then cleared and released on appeal. (Alexis Huguet / AFP)

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Supporters wait for the leader of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s political party Movement for the Liberation of the Congo (MLC) Jean-Pierre Bemba as he returns to DR Congo, in Kinshasa. Former Vice President Bemba spent ten years in the International Criminal Court (ICC) prison for crimes committed by his troops in Central African Republic. He was then cleared and released on appeal. (Alexis Huguet / AFP)

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View of the bodies of Salvadoran migrant Oscar Martinez Ramirez and his daughter, who drowned while trying to cross the Rio Grande on their way to the US, in Matamoros, state of Tamaulipas, Mexico. Ramirez carried the little girl on his back, stowing her inside his t-shirt to keep her safe. but the pair were swept away by violent currents, drowning before her mother’s eyes, who survived the ordeal and arrived on shore. (AFP)

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View of the bodies of Salvadoran migrant Oscar Martinez Ramirez and his daughter, who drowned while trying to cross the Rio Grande on their way to the US, in Matamoros, state of Tamaulipas, Mexico. Ramirez carried the little girl on his back, stowing her inside his t-shirt to keep her safe. but the pair were swept away by violent currents, drowning before her mother’s eyes, who survived the ordeal and arrived on shore. (AFP)

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An aerial view shows a crater on a barley field near Ahlbach, Germany. Experts assume that an air bomb of the WWII probably exploded at a depth of several metres as a result of the triggering of the chemical detonator. (Boris Roessler / dpa / AFP)

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An aerial view shows a crater on a barley field near Ahlbach, Germany. Experts assume that an air bomb of the WWII probably exploded at a depth of several metres as a result of the triggering of the chemical detonator. (Boris Roessler / dpa / AFP)

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A scavenger paddles his wooden boat to collect plastic waste for recycling on the Citarum river choked with garbage and industrial waste, in Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia. The river, one of the world’s most polluted after decades of failed clean-up efforts, in 2018 was earmarked for revitalisation by Jakarta to make its water drinkable again by 2025. (Timur Matahari / AFP)

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A scavenger paddles his wooden boat to collect plastic waste for recycling on the Citarum river choked with garbage and industrial waste, in Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia. The river, one of the world’s most polluted after decades of failed clean-up efforts, in 2018 was earmarked for revitalisation by Jakarta to make its water drinkable again by 2025. (Timur Matahari / AFP)

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A general view of the United Nations Human Rights Council room during a debate on the report of (UN) special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Geneva, Switzerland. (Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)

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A general view of the United Nations Human Rights Council room during a debate on the report of (UN) special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Geneva, Switzerland. (Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)

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Re-enactors talk as they board the restored steam locomotive Metropolitan No.1 that pulls into Ealing Broadway underground station in London, England. (Simon Dawson / REUTERS)

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Re-enactors talk as they board the restored steam locomotive Metropolitan No.1 that pulls into Ealing Broadway underground station in London, England. (Simon Dawson / REUTERS)

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An internally displaced Congolese woman and her child sit inside a classroom used by victims of ethnic violence in Iga Barriere, Ituri province, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. (Olivia Acland / REUTERS)

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An internally displaced Congolese woman and her child sit inside a classroom used by victims of ethnic violence in Iga Barriere, Ituri province, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. (Olivia Acland / REUTERS)

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A relative mourns during the funeral ceremony of Ethiopian Army Chief of Staff, Seare Mekonnen who was killed by his bodyguard, in Mekele,Tigray Region, Ethiopia June 26, 2019. (Tiksa Negeri / REUTERS)

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A relative mourns during the funeral ceremony of Ethiopian Army Chief of Staff, Seare Mekonnen who was killed by his bodyguard, in Mekele,Tigray Region, Ethiopia June 26, 2019. (Tiksa Negeri / REUTERS)

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Lijana Wallenda walks a high wire over Times Square during the Highwire Live In Times Square With Nik Wallenda in New York City. (Johannes Eisele / AFP)

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Lijana Wallenda walks a high wire over Times Square during the Highwire Live In Times Square With Nik Wallenda in New York City. (Johannes Eisele / AFP)

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The moon rises over the Grand Camlica Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. (Murad Sezer / REUTERS)

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The moon rises over the Grand Camlica Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. (Murad Sezer / REUTERS)

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