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Week in pictures: 8-14 July 2023

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

Ben Stansall / AFP US President Joe Biden and Britain's King Charles inspect the Guard of Honour formed by the Welsh Guards, during a ceremonial welcome in the Quadrangle at Windsor CastleBen Stansall / AFP
US President Joe Biden and the UK's King Charles inspect a Guard of Honour formed by the Welsh Guards, at Windsor Castle. President Biden met the King for tea and climate talks, before setting off to Lithuania for a Nato summit.
Ludovic Marin / AFP Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) and his wife Olena Zelenska are seen with France's President Emmanuel Macron and his wife wife BrigitteLudovic Marin / AFP
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife Olena are seen with France's President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte, at the Nato summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Jose Luis Gonzalez / Reuters Girls from the Rodriguez family play in their homeJose Luis Gonzalez / Reuters
Children play at home in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, after the end of the school year was brought forward due to high temperatures.
Wikus De Wet / AFP Gabriel Sussman gestures as snow falls in Zoo Lake Park in JohannesburgWikus De Wet / AFP
Gabriel Sussman reacts as snow falls in Zoo Lake Park in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the first time in more than a decade.
AFP Workers inspect solar panels at the fishing-solar complementary photovoltaic power generation base in TaizhouAFP
Workers inspect solar panels at the fishing-solar complementary photovoltaic power generation base in Taizhou, China.
Clodagh Kilcoyne / Reuters A handler holds Doonreaghan MillyClodagh Kilcoyne / Reuters
A handler holds Doonreaghan Milly at the Roundstone Connemara Pony Show, in the County Galway village of Roundstone, Ireland.
Michael Buckner / Variety via Getty Images Margot Robbie and Nicki MinajMichael Buckner / Variety via Getty Images
Margot Robbie and Nicki Minaj at the premiere of Robbie's latest film Barbie, at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles, California.
R Satish Babu / AFP People wave flags as an Indian Space Research Organisation rocket blasts offR Satish Babu / AFP
People wave flags as an Indian Space Research Organisation rocket, carrying the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft, lifts off from Sriharikota. If successful, India will be only the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the Moon - following the US, the former Soviet Union and China.
Ludovic Marin / AFP The French Air Force elite acrobatic flying team Patrouille de France during Bastille Day Ludovic Marin / AFP
The French Air Force's elite acrobatic team, Patrouille de France, flies over the Champs-Elysees on Bastille Day.
Danny Lawson / PA Media Tracy Seven with a Beef ShorthornDanny Lawson / PA Media
Tracy Seven with a Beef Shorthorn, as she prepares her cattle ahead of the Great Yorkshire Show at the Showground in Harrogate.

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