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Week in pictures: 21-28 June 2024

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Week in pictures: 21-28 June 2024
Week in pictures: 21-28 June 2024


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

LUIS TATO/AFP A man, wearing black, reacts on the floor as Kenya Police officers, wearing riot uniforms, arrest him while stopping people from gathering for a planned demonstration in downtown Nairobi, on June 27, 2024.LUIS TATO/AFP

A man struggles as Kenya police officers arrest him, as people take to the streets of Nairobi in protest against a controversial finance bill introduced by President William Ruto, which has now been withdrawn.

OLI SCARFF/AFP Festival-goers rest in the sunshine by the Carhenge art installation, which is composed of painted vehicles piled on to of each other, on the opening day of the Glastonbury festival at Worthy Farm in the village of Pilton in Somerset, southwest England, on June 26, 2024. OLI SCARFF/AFP

Early revellers at the Carhenge art installation at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, Somerset, England. 200,000 people will enjoy a weekend of music, comedy, poetry and theatre. Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA are among the headliners.

Lawrence Bryant/REUTERS A drone view shows a sinkhole, a large depression of brown soil with pieces of artificial turf hanging from the top edge into the hole, is seen in the middle of a multi purpose sports field at Gordon Moore Park in Alton, Illinois, USA, June 27 2024. Lawrence Bryant/REUTERS

A huge sinkhole opened up on a football field in Alton’s Gordon Moore Park, southern Illinois, USA, swallowing a light pole, benches and artificial turf. The hole was caused by subsidence from nearby underground limestone mining, and measures at least 100ft wide (30.5m) and up to 50ft deep (15m).

Luis Gandarillas/EPA Military police line up in front of a crowd of densely packed supporters of Bolivian President Luis Arce during a protest against military personnel trying to enter the government headquarters in La Paz, Bolivia, 26 June 2024Luis Gandarillas/EPA

Military police line up in front of supporters of Bolivian President Luis Arce during a protest against military personnel trying to enter the government headquarters in La Paz, in an apparent coup attempt. Just before his arrest on Wednesday, General Juan José Zúñiga said he had been ordered to stage the uprising by the president.

Stephanie Lecocq/REUTERS A model presents a creation of a black and white stripe jacket with puff sleeves, accentuated shoulders which a neck piece resembling a chess board, for the Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2024-2025 collection show for fashion house Viktor & Rolf in Paris, FranceStephanie Lecocq/REUTERS

A model presents a creation in Paris by designers Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren as part of their Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2024-2025 collection show.

MAURO PIMENTEL/AFP An aerial view shows people taking part in a yoga event at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 22 2024. People sit on the sand of a beach with buildings and mountains in the backgroundMAURO PIMENTEL/AFP

People take part in the Yoga ao Sol Nascer (Yoga at Sunrise), event at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images Visitors watch the sunrise at Stonehenge, on June 21, 2024 in Wiltshire, England, 21 June 2024. A crowd stands in the foregorund looking towards the sun which is visible between stones in the backgroundFinnbarr Webster/Getty Images

Visitors watch the sunrise at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England. On the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, the sun rises in perfect alignment with the Heel Stone and Altar Stone of Stonehenge’s 5,000-year-old circle.

Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Aerial photo showing a man sunbathing in front of a row of beach huts on June 26, 2024 in Walton-On-The-Naze, EnglandDan Kitwood/Getty Images

A man sunbathes in front of a row of beach huts in Walton-On-The-Naze, Essex, England. Warmer temperatures, with highs reaching the low 30sC, reached parts of the UK.

STR/AFP Three officials in uniform stand in front of a burning pile of seized illegal drugs behind a wire fence during a destruction ceremony in Yangon on June 26, 2024.STR/AFP

Officials stand in front of a burning pile of seized illegal drugs during a destruction ceremony to mark the UN’s International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, in Yangon, Myanmar.

Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock The retrieval site of the capsule of the Chang'e-6 probe in Siziwang Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia. China's flag is on the left of the probe capsule which appears on the ground on its side, with heat marks on the exterior. A man in red stand near a cordon tape in the backgroundXinhua/REX/Shutterstock

China’s lunar probe returned to Earth with the first samples from the Moon’s unexplored far side. The Chang’e-6 landed in the Inner Mongolia desert, after a mission lasting nearly two months.

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