Photos of the Week: June 23-28

PRECIOUS CARGO: Soldiers helped evacuate residents Sunday in Uttarakhand, India, where monsoon flooding and landslides have killed hundreds of people.
PRECIOUS CARGO: Soldiers helped evacuate residents Sunday in Uttarakhand, India, where monsoon flooding and landslides have killed hundreds of people.
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INJURED: Medics transported an injured Lebanese soldier amid clashes between followers of Sunni cleric Ahmad al-Assir and Shiite gunmen in Sidon, Lebanon, Sunday. A security official said the clashes erupted between factions supporting and opposing the Syrian civil war.
INJURED: Medics transported an injured Lebanese soldier amid clashes between followers of Sunni cleric Ahmad al-Assir and Shiite gunmen in Sidon, Lebanon, Sunday. A security official said the clashes erupted between factions supporting and opposing the Syrian civil war.
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ANONYMOUS: A protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask stood in front of a gate that police secured amid a protest Sunday in Bangkok, Thailand, against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the current government, which is led by his sister, Yingluck Shinawatra.
ANONYMOUS: A protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask stood in front of a gate that police secured amid a protest Sunday in Bangkok, Thailand, against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the current government, which is led by his sister, Yingluck Shinawatra.
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FLOCKING TO PROTEST: Shepherds brought their animals to a rally in Paris Sunday. The country’s two main farmers’ unions wanted to highlight the difficulties that farmers encounter.
FLOCKING TO PROTEST: Shepherds brought their animals to a rally in Paris Sunday. The country’s two main farmers’ unions wanted to highlight the difficulties that farmers encounter.
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BIGGER AND BRIGHTER: The so-called supermoon hung in the skies above San Salvador, El Salvador, Sunday. The moon appeared up to 14% larger than normal as it swung closer to Earth, reaching its closest distance early Sunday morning.
BIGGER AND BRIGHTER: The so-called supermoon hung in the skies above San Salvador, El Salvador, Sunday. The moon appeared up to 14% larger than normal as it swung closer to Earth, reaching its closest distance early Sunday morning.
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MAKING NOODLES: A worker prepared noodles at his workshop in Karachi, Pakistan.
MAKING NOODLES: A worker prepared noodles at his workshop in Karachi, Pakistan.
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HORSE PARADE: A horse reared in a crowd during a traditional parade of the San Juan festival in the Spanish town of Ciutadella, on the Balearic island of Minorca, Sunday.
HORSE PARADE: A horse reared in a crowd during a traditional parade of the San Juan festival in the Spanish town of Ciutadella, on the Balearic island of Minorca, Sunday.
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GOLD RUSH: Miners worked at a site believed to contain gold in Minna, Niger, Sunday.
GOLD RUSH: Miners worked at a site believed to contain gold in Minna, Niger, Sunday.
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HIT! Toronto Blue Jays Rajai Davis got hit by a pitch as his team won its 10th straight game Saturday, beating the Baltimore Orioles 4-2.
HIT! Toronto Blue Jays Rajai Davis got hit by a pitch as his team won its 10th straight game Saturday, beating the Baltimore Orioles 4-2.
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STUNNED: Lebanese soldiers helped injured comrades after clashes between followers of Sunni cleric Sheik Ahmad al-Assir and Shiite gunmen in Sidon, Lebanon, Monday. At least 16 soldiers have been killed in two days of fighting.
STUNNED: Lebanese soldiers helped injured comrades after clashes between followers of Sunni cleric Sheik Ahmad al-Assir and Shiite gunmen in Sidon, Lebanon, Monday. At least 16 soldiers have been killed in two days of fighting.
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TOPLESS PROTEST: A security guard tackled to the ground a Femen activist Tuesday in Brussels. Bare-breasted members of the feminist group Femen targeted the motorcade of Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Larayedh to protest the jailing of group members in Tunis.
TOPLESS PROTEST: A security guard tackled to the ground a Femen activist Tuesday in Brussels. Bare-breasted members of the feminist group Femen targeted the motorcade of Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Larayedh to protest the jailing of group members in Tunis.
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BROKEN GLASS: A man broke the glass of his damaged vehicle Tuesday in Sidon, Lebanon, near the mosque where extremist Sunni cleric Ahmed al-Assir preached. Fighting in Sidon erupted Sunday between soldiers and supporters of Mr. al-Assir, after months of mounting tensions between…
BROKEN GLASS: A man broke the glass of his damaged vehicle Tuesday in Sidon, Lebanon, near the mosque where extremist Sunni cleric Ahmed al-Assir preached. Fighting in Sidon erupted Sunday between soldiers and supporters of Mr. al-Assir, after months of mounting tensions between Sunnis and Shiites in Lebanon, largely over the Syrian war.
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CHEERS: Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks celebrated in the locker room after his team defeated the Boston Bruins on Monday night and won their second Stanley Cup championship in four years.
CHEERS: Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks celebrated in the locker room after his team defeated the Boston Bruins on Monday night and won their second Stanley Cup championship in four years.
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UNITED: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People interns held signs as NAACP leaders spoke to reporters Tuesday in Washington, D.C., after the Supreme Court struck down part of the 1965 Voting rights Act, which was designed to protect minority voters.
UNITED: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People interns held signs as NAACP leaders spoke to reporters Tuesday in Washington, D.C., after the Supreme Court struck down part of the 1965 Voting rights Act, which was designed to protect minority voters.
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DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE: People interacted with the art installation ‘Dalston House,’ by Argentine Leandro Erlich, in London Tuesday. The replica facade of a Victorian-terraced house lying on the ground has a large mirror angled above it, giving the illusion of people hanging from it.
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE: People interacted with the art installation ‘Dalston House,’ by Argentine Leandro Erlich, in London Tuesday. The replica facade of a Victorian-terraced house lying on the ground has a large mirror angled above it, giving the illusion of people hanging from it.
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RICE SEASON: A farmer wore a traditional rain covering in Jitpur village, on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal’s capital, Wednesday.
RICE SEASON: A farmer wore a traditional rain covering in Jitpur village, on the outskirts of Katmandu, Nepal’s capital, Wednesday.
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DECISION TIME: Michael Knaapen, left, and his husband, John Becker, embraced outside the Supreme Court Wednesday after hearing that the court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act.
DECISION TIME: Michael Knaapen, left, and his husband, John Becker, embraced outside the Supreme Court Wednesday after hearing that the court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act.
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HONEY, I’M HOME! Astronauts, from left, Zhang Xiaoguang, Nie Haisheng and Wang Yaping saluted after the Chinese space capsule Shenzhou 10′s descent module landed safely Wednesday in the country’s Inner Mongolia territory early Wednesday.
HONEY, I’M HOME! Astronauts, from left, Zhang Xiaoguang, Nie Haisheng and Wang Yaping saluted after the Chinese space capsule Shenzhou 10′s descent module landed safely Wednesday in the country’s Inner Mongolia territory early Wednesday.
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DAY AGAINST DRUGS: A man ran after setting ablaze 50 tons of drugs seized in recent months in eastern Tehran Wednesday, to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
DAY AGAINST DRUGS: A man ran after setting ablaze 50 tons of drugs seized in recent months in eastern Tehran Wednesday, to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
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ONE-WOMAN MARATHON: Texas Sen. Wendy Davis (D., Fort Worth) ran out the clock on a special session of the state legislature to kill a bill that would have closed nearly every abortion clinic in the nation’s second-largest state.
ONE-WOMAN MARATHON: Texas Sen. Wendy Davis (D., Fort Worth) ran out the clock on a special session of the state legislature to kill a bill that would have closed nearly every abortion clinic in the nation’s second-largest state.
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SECURED: Prospective plebes followed an order to place copies of ‘Reef Points,’ a book containing information on the U.S. Naval Academy, into their pockets at the academy’s induction day in Annapolis, Md., Thursday. More than 1,200 men and women reported for the first day.
SECURED: Prospective plebes followed an order to place copies of ‘Reef Points,’ a book containing information on the U.S. Naval Academy, into their pockets at the academy’s induction day in Annapolis, Md., Thursday. More than 1,200 men and women reported for the first day.
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PRISTINA PROTEST: Police officers were splashed with paint by demonstrators during clashes Thursday in Pristina, Kosovo, as lawmakers approved a deal on creating better ties with Serbia, which refused to recognize Kosovo’s independence.
PRISTINA PROTEST: Police officers were splashed with paint by demonstrators during clashes Thursday in Pristina, Kosovo, as lawmakers approved a deal on creating better ties with Serbia, which refused to recognize Kosovo’s independence.
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PROTESTING: A woman in Cairo’s Tahrir Square held a card that reads in Arabic, ‘Morsi, leave,’ as she watched President Mohammed Morsi’s televised speech Wednesday. An opposition coalition rejected the Islamist president’s offer for reconciliation talks and called for early…
PROTESTING: A woman in Cairo’s Tahrir Square held a card that reads in Arabic, ‘Morsi, leave,’ as she watched President Mohammed Morsi’s televised speech Wednesday. An opposition coalition rejected the Islamist president’s offer for reconciliation talks and called for early elections.
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CRAMPED QUARTERS: A train passed through a food market in Mae Klong, Thailand, Tuesday. Several times a day, shopkeepers swiftly pack up their stalls and pull back their canopies to let trains pass.
CRAMPED QUARTERS: A train passed through a food market in Mae Klong, Thailand, Tuesday. Several times a day, shopkeepers swiftly pack up their stalls and pull back their canopies to let trains pass.
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FORCEFUL SPRAY: A water cannon sprayed a student on a fence at an antigovernment protest in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday. Students have been protesting what they say is profiteering in the public-education system.
FORCEFUL SPRAY: A water cannon sprayed a student on a fence at an antigovernment protest in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday. Students have been protesting what they say is profiteering in the public-education system.
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DANCES WITH LIONS: Alexei Pinko performed with one of his lions in Kiev on Thursday. Mr. Pinko and his wife, Veronica, are animal trainers for the National Circus of Ukraine, and perform with seven lions.
DANCES WITH LIONS: Alexei Pinko performed with one of his lions in Kiev on Thursday. Mr. Pinko and his wife, Veronica, are animal trainers for the National Circus of Ukraine, and perform with seven lions.
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KEEPING VIGIL: People held candles as they gathered Friday outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital, where Nelson Mandela is being treated, in Pretoria, South Africa. Mr. Mandela, a revered champion of peace and racial equality who became South Africa’s first black, freely elected…
KEEPING VIGIL: People held candles as they gathered Friday outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital, where Nelson Mandela is being treated, in Pretoria, South Africa. Mr. Mandela, a revered champion of peace and racial equality who became South Africa’s first black, freely elected president in 1994, has been hospitalized four times since December.
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KEEPING WATCH: A worker secured a giant portrait of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey, at the top of the Ataturk Cultural Center Friday in Istanbul’s Taksim Square, the epicenter of recent demonstrations.
KEEPING WATCH: A worker secured a giant portrait of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey, at the top of the Ataturk Cultural Center Friday in Istanbul’s Taksim Square, the epicenter of recent demonstrations.
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FIGHTING FIRE: Firemen worked to extinguish a fire that broke out in the city hall in La Rochelle, France. The fire swept through the roof, destroying a part of the 15th-century building.
FIGHTING FIRE: Firemen worked to extinguish a fire that broke out in the city hall in La Rochelle, France. The fire swept through the roof, destroying a part of the 15th-century building.
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HOLY ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT! A man who dressed as the superhero character ‘Batman’ in order to make money by posing for pictures with tourists stood in the street in Times Square in New York Friday.
HOLY ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT! A man who dressed as the superhero character ‘Batman’ in order to make money by posing for pictures with tourists stood in the street in Times Square in New York Friday.
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