Fashion shows and religious observances, historical reenactments and natural disasters, police officers confronting rioters, troops rehearsing a major military celebration, the culmination of the world’s biggest football tournament and the mourning of a dead emperor and his family, as well as yacht races and a dog raising a baby leopard — the last week was anything but slow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump hold a joint press conference during their meeting in Helsinki.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, FIFA President Gianni Infantino and French President Emmanuel Macron attend the FIFA World Cup final match between France and Croatia, at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow.
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Models walk down the runway during the Montce swimwear show at Miami Swim Week, Sunday, July 15, 2018, in Miami Beach, Florida.
Palestinian children mourn at the al-Shifa hospital morgue on July 14, 2018 after two teenagers were killed in one of a series of Israeli raids.
Aged 15 and 16, two Palestinians were on a road west of Gaza City when an air strike struck a nearby empty building, the enclave's health ministry said. Israel unleashed a wave of strikes against Gaza on July 14, while scores of rockets were fired back across the border from the territory.
Aged 15 and 16, two Palestinians were on a road west of Gaza City when an air strike struck a nearby empty building, the enclave's health ministry said. Israel unleashed a wave of strikes against Gaza on July 14, while scores of rockets were fired back across the border from the territory.
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Rescuers work at the site of a collapsed building in Shahberi village, east of New Delhi, India, Wednesday, July 18, 2018. The six-story building under construction collapsed onto an adjacent building.
Participants of the Tavrida education forum in Crimea.
Cocker Spaniel Sheri and baby leopard Steffani in a Vladivostok zoo. After Steffani's mother displayed an alarming lack of maternal instinct, the zoo staff decided to let the dog raise the cub instead.
Hay harvesting in Novosibirsk region.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Irish MMA fighter Conor McGregor (R) seen at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow during the FIFA World Cup final match between Croatia and France.
Fireworks display during the FIFA World Cup 2018 awards ceremony in Moscow.
The retro vehicles expo in Moscow.
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus prays during the 100th anniversary of the execution of the Romanov family.
The participants of a procession in Yekaterinburg held on the 100th anniversary of the shooting of the former Russian emperor Nicholas II and his family.
Yacht race in Vladivostok.
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Iraqi riot police prevent protesters from storming the provincial council building during a demonstration in Basra, 340 miles (550 km) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 15, 2018. Iraqis demanding better public services and jobs took to the streets again on Sunday in the southern oil-rich province of Basra, as authorities put security forces on high alert and blocked Internet on the sixth day of protests in the country's Shiite heartland. (AP Photo)
The participants of the Great Stand on the Ugra River in a 1480 historic reenactment festival in Russia's Kaluga Region.
Model Corina painted by Carla Gouws from South Africa poses during the "World Bodypainting Festival 2018" in Klagenfurt, Austria, July 13.
A resident carries a woman on his back along a flooded street caused by monsoon rains and Tropical Storm Son-Tinh in Quezon city, Metro Manila, in the Philippines, July 17.
Officials record and examine cygnets and swans during the annual census of the Queen's swans, known as 'Swan Upping', along the River Thames near Chertsey, Britain, July 16.
A Chinese tourist takes a picture in a lavender field in Valensole, France, July 13.
Residents of Shorunja village during a purification prayer on Surem, a religious holiday.
A BTR-82A armored personnel carrier is deployed from the Peresvet troop transport ship during the rehearsal of the Russian Navy Day celebrations in Vladivostok.
Tourists covered with mud pose for a selfie during the 21th Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon beach in Boryeong on July 14, 2018.
The annual festival, which runs from July 13 to 22, aims to encourage the use of mud for cosmetic skin-care and to promote tourism in the region.
The annual festival, which runs from July 13 to 22, aims to encourage the use of mud for cosmetic skin-care and to promote tourism in the region.
Children play on a trampoline, near the electoral flag of a political party, with the under-construction buildings in the background, in a low-income neighborhood in Karachi, Pakistan July 18.
Dutch Actor Eelco Smits performs in the play " De Dingen Die Voorrbijgaan' " (Les choses qui passent) from Louis Couperus, directed by Belgian stage director Ivo Van Hove in Avignon on July 13 during the 72nd International Theater festival.
Croatian football fan is seen prior to the FIFA World Cup final match between Croatia and France.
The Balaklava Mining Administration near Sevastopol.
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A model walks down the runway during the Fashion Palette Miami Australian Swim Show during Miami Swim Week, Sunday, July 15, 2018, in Miami Beach, Fla.
The sail of the Vladikavkaz diesel-electric submarine seen during the rehearsal of a Russian Navy Day Parade in Kronstadt.
Boys jump into the Bourget Lake in Tresserve, France, July 16.
