International Military Technical Forum "Army-2018," dancing presidents, pole climbing contests and biting snakes — the last seven days have given the world a... 24.08.2018, Sputnik International
International Military Technical Forum "Army-2018," dancing presidents, pole climbing contests and biting snakes — the last seven days have given the world a lot to keep up with. Take a look at the most colorful pictures of this week.
From the International Military Technical Forum "Army-2018" in Kubinka and the International Military Music Festival "Spasskaya Tower" to Vladimir Putin dancing, Brigitte Macron and pastoral Kim Jong-un — take a look at this week's (August 18-24) events in Sputnik's photo gallery.
An Indian snake charmer poses with a snake during a festival marking Maa Mansa Puja at Dhalbhumgarh in the East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand. Every year devotees catch poisonous snakes from paddy fields to celebrate Maa Mansa Puja.
Hurricane Lane in the early morning hours near Hawaii, US on a photo taken from the International Space Station and posted on social media by astronaut Ricky Arnold.
A dancer from the creative team "Banda Monumental" (Mexico) before the general rehearsal of the opening ceremony of the XI International Military Music Festival "Spasskaya Tower" in Moscow's Red Square.
Children play on the beach in Cabourg, northwestern France as part of the "Forgotten by the Holidays" campaign organized by the French NGO Secours Populaire for children whose families cannot afford to go on holidays.
Heavy flamethrower system TOS-1M during a dynamic exposition at the exhibition "The Army of Russia - Tomorrow" at the IV International Military Technical Forum "Army-2018" in Kubinka.
MiG-29 fighters from the Strizhi (Swifts) aerobatic team during demonstration flights at the International Military Technical Forum "Army-2018" in Kubinka.
A man in a wartime uniform, poses for a photo on an abandoned tank at a beach, ahead of the 60th anniversary of the Second Taiwan Straits Crisis against China, in Kinmen, Taiwan.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un instructs the local government to prepare for the construction of the Ono Greenhouse in Kyongsong County, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea.
Goats are pictured as their prices are being negotiated by vendors and buyers at a livestock market where people buy sacrificial animals ahead of the Eid al-Adha celebrations in Sanaa, Yemen.
Brigitte Macron dances with well-wishers after marking the 74th anniversary of the liberation of Bormes-les-Mimosas during World War II in Bormes-les-Mimosas, southern France. The French president and his wife are spending their summer holidays at the "Fort de Bregancon", the French presidents' official summer retreat, in Bormes-les-Mimosas.
Residents playing with water in a field next to their temporary shelter in the village of Sugian on Indonesia's Lombok island, after a series of recent earthquakes. On August 21, Indonesian aid agencies and officials rushed to help survivors after the third quake disaster in less than a month on Lombok island, where some 500 people have died and hundreds of thousands have been left homeless.
Participants taking part in Panjat Pinang, a pole climbing contest, as part of the 2018 Asian Games festivities in Jakarta. Panjat Pinang, a traditional game where people place prizes at the top of greasy poles, dates back to Dutch colonial days.
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