The week around the world in 20 pictures
War in Gaza, a failed coup in Bolivia, protests in Nairobi and Taylor Swift at Wembley: the last seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists
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La Paz, Bolivia
Military police officers stand guard outside Quemado palace. Bolivia’s president Luis Arce overcame an attempt to topple his leftwing government after heavily armed troops stormed the government palace before beating a retreat and seeing their alleged leader detainedPhotograph: Jorge Bernal/AFP/Getty Images
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La Paz, Bolivia
A demonstrator protests near Quemado palace. The former heads of Bolivia’s army and navy were among 17 people arrested for their alleged roles in a seemingly bungled military coup designed to topple the South American country’s leftwing president, Luis ArcePhotograph: Marcelo Perez del Carpio/Bloomberg/Getty Images
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Ruby, Arizona, US
Mexican migrant Mariano Marquez sleeps on the ground while waiting for his family to be apprehended by US Customs and Border protection officers after crossing into the USPhotograph: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
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Bint Jbeil, Lebanon
Civilians try to put out fires caused by multiple Israeli strikes. The US and France were leading diplomatic efforts to avert a wider conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, amid fears that escalating rhetoric and exchanges of fire across the border could lead to full-scale warPhotograph: Chris McGrath/Getty Images
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Bnei Brak, Israel
Israeli police officers disperse ultra-Orthodox Jews blocking a highway during a protest against army recruitment in Bnei Brak. Israel’s supreme court ruled that ultra-Orthodox Jewish men must be drafted into military service, a politically explosive decision that threatens the stability of Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition governmentPhotograph: Oded Balilty/AP
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Gaza
Children look on from inside a building that was damaged during Israeli bombardment at al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. Save the Children this week said: ‘It is nearly impossible to collect and verify information under the current conditions in Gaza.’ But based on the extent of the bombing and the density and demographics of Gaza, the British aid group estimates that 5,160 children are presumed dead beneath the rubblePhotograph: Eyad Baba/AFP/Getty Images
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Selydove, Ukraine
A woman cleans debris in an apartment at a heavily damaged residential building following a Russian aerial attackPhotograph: Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Images
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Kostyantynivka, Ukraine
A child plays as women rest on a bench in front of destroyed residential buildings. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, told EU leaders this week that Russia’s spring offensive in Kharkiv showed that international pressure on the Kremlin was ‘not enough’, as he signed a military agreement with the blocPhotograph: Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Images
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Kyiv, Ukraine
Ukraine fans react during a public screening of the Euro 2024 match between Ukraine and Belgium. Ukraine just didn’t have the energy or the guile to win the match and will feel unfortunate to have been eliminated from the Euros having picked up four points, the same as every other side in the groupPhotograph: Alex Babenko/AP
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Chasiv Yar, Ukraine
A Ukrainian serviceman of 24th mechanised brigade plays a piano in a damaged building in the frontline townPhotograph: Oleg Petrasiuk/Ukrainian Armed Forces/Reuters
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Nairobi, Kenya
Police officers and security personnel take positions to protect the Kenyan parliament during a nationwide strike to protest against tax hikes and the finance bill. Police opened fire on protesters when they attempted to storm the buildingPhotograph: Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images
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Nairobi, Kenya
Protesters try to help injured people outside parliament during the protest in downtown Nairobi. The Kenyan president, William Ruto, withdrew a bill to raise taxes a day after the violent protests erupted around the country following its approval by parliamentPhotograph: Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images
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Delhi, India
A firefighter stands on a truck outside burning textile shops at a market area in the old quarter. Temperatures in the Indian capital have hit record highs this year. Calls reporting fires between April and June more than doubled from a year ago to more than 9,000Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters
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Canberra, Australia
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange hugs his wife Stella at Canberra airport after he pleaded guilty at a US court in Saipan to a single count of conspiracy to obtain and disseminate US national defence information. In return he was sentenced to time served, with no supervisory period or financial penalty, due to time already spent in Belmarsh prison in LondonPhotograph: William West/AFP/Getty Images
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Yakutsk, Russia
Scientists perform an autopsy of an ancient wolf, frozen in permafrost for more than 44,000 years and found by locals, at the laboratory of the North-Eastern Federal University.Photograph: Michil Yakovlev/North-Eastern Federal University/Reuters
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Bitlis, Turkey
A shepherd leads his animals towards the foothills of Mount Nemrut, an extinct volcanic mountain, to prevent them from being affected by the hot weather.Photograph: Mustafa Kilic/Anadolu/Getty Images
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Walton-on-the-Naze, England
A man sunbathes in front of a row of beach huts. Brits are enjoying warmer temperatures this week, with highs reaching the low-30CsPhotograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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Paris, France
Canadian model Coco Rocha presents a creation by Iris van Herpen at the designer’s haute-couture fall/winter 2024 show during Paris fashion weekPhotograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images
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London, England
Taylor Swift is joined on stage by Travis Kelce during her Eras Tour at Wembley Stadium. Swift fans were expected to boost the London economy by £300m as the capital hosts more Eras tour shows than any other city in the world, with nearly 640,000 people expected to attend across eight datesPhotograph: Gareth Cattermole/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
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Glastonbury, England
Members of the Notting Hill Carnival perform at the Glastonbury festival on Worthy FarmPhotograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images
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