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Week in pictures: 4 - 10 June 2022

A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.

Chris Jackson / Getty Images The Queen smiles on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Colour alongside the Prince of Wales, Prince Louis (front, centre), the Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Charlotte during Trooping The Colour on 2 June 2022 in LondonChris Jackson / Getty Images
The Queen smiles on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during Trooping the Colour alongside the Prince of Wales, Prince Louis (front, centre), the Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Charlotte in London. The Queen said she was "humbled and deeply touched" by the Platinum Jubilee celebrations marking her 70-year reign.
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Christopher Furlong / Getty Images A destroyed Russian tank begins to rust in woodland near Kyiv, Ukraine, on 7 June 2022Christopher Furlong / Getty Images
A destroyed Russian tank begins to rust in woodland near Kyiv, Ukraine. On the front line, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky says his forces have made some gains in fighting in the south-eastern Zaporizhzhia region.
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Vladyslav Musiienko / Reuters Deminers demonstrate searching for explosive devices using an Ebinger large loop metal detector, outside the town of Ichnia, Ukraine on 7 June 2022Vladyslav Musiienko / Reuters
Deminers demonstrate searching for explosive devices using an Ebinger large loop metal detector, outside the town of Ichnia, Ukraine.
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Chung Sung-Jun / Getty Images South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife Kim Keon-hee salute during a ceremony marking Korean Memorial Day at the Seoul National cemetery on 6 June, 2022 in Seoul, South KoreaChung Sung-Jun / Getty Images
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife Kim Keon-hee salute during a ceremony marking Korean Memorial Day at the Seoul National cemetery in Seoul, in tribute to those who died during military service in the 1950-53 Korean War.
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Norfolk Historic Shipwrecks / PA Brothers Julian and Lincoln Barnwell measure a cannon that was found in the shipwreck of the 340-year-old Gloucester warshipNorfolk Historic Shipwrecks / PA
Brothers Julian and Lincoln Barnwell measure a cannon that was found in the shipwreck of the 340-year-old Gloucester warship, hailed as the most important maritime find since the Mary Rose. The Gloucester ran aground off the coast of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, in 1682, nearly killing the Duke of York, who went on to become King James II of England.
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Mario Anzuoni / Reuters Cast member Laura Dern attends the premiere for the film Jurassic World: Dominion in Los Angeles, California, US, on 6 June 2022Mario Anzuoni / Reuters
Cast member Laura Dern attends the premiere for the film Jurassic World: Dominion in Los Angeles, California, US.
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Jorge Silva / Reuters A 19-year-old partially blind tiger named Rambo looks on from inside a cage on a truck, after being rescued by a team of veterinarians and Wildlife Friends Foundation staff from a bankrupted Phuket Zoo in Thailand on 7 June 2022Jorge Silva / Reuters
A 19-year-old partially blind tiger named Rambo looks on from inside a cage, after being rescued by a team of veterinarians and Wildlife Friends Foundation staff from a bankrupted Phuket Zoo in Thailand.
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Hussein Faleh / AFP An aerial picture taken by drone shows young Iraqis swimming in the Shatt al-Arab waterway near a shipwreck in the southern city of Basra on 6 June 2022Hussein Faleh / AFP
An aerial picture taken by drone shows young Iraqis swimming in the Shatt al-Arab waterway near a shipwreck in the southern city of Basra.
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Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA Actor Matthew McConaughey holds a picture of Uvalde shooting victim Alithia Ramirez as he calls for gun responsibility in the USA, on 7 June 2022Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA
Actor Matthew McConaughey holds a picture of Uvalde shooting victim Alithia Ramirez as he calls for gun responsibility in the USA. The Texas primary school shooting claimed the lives of 21 people, including 19 young children, and has renewed the US debate over gun laws.
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Sikder Ahmed / Shutterstock Workers dry out golden rice in Manikganj, Bangladesh, on 6 June 2022Sikder Ahmed / Shutterstock
Workers dry out golden rice in Manikganj, Bangladesh.

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