Demonstrations in Turkey after the coup attempt, Putin's visit to a learning camp in Sochi and the summer heat wave that hit the world — take a look at this week's events in the following photo gallery.
A French Gendarmerie reservist attends a shooting training at the Camps de Beynes. July 19.
A swan is examined during Swan Upping, the annual census of the swan population on the River Thames, in a week long exercise where unmarked mute swans are now counted - rather than eaten - in a tradition exercised by the British Crown for nearly 900 years, at Sunbury, Southern England. July 18.
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City residents at the national Holi festival of colors held at Krasnaya Zvezda stadium in Omsk, Russia.
Workers collect the rubble of damaged buildings to be recycled and reused for reconstruction, under the supervision of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the government-controlled district of Wadi al-Sayeh in Homs, Syria. July 19.
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© Sputnik / Sergey Pyatakov
Courtyard of the St. Peter's Monastery in Moscow, July 19.
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Prostesters clash with the police outside the seized road police building in Yerevan. July 21.
A paramilitary policeman takes part in a training in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. July 18.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin visits 'Syrius' educational center for gifted children in Sochi. July 19.
Peugeot Sport team driver Cyril Despres and co-driver David Castera compete in the Gobi Desert during the 9th special stage of the Silkway Rally. July 18.
Investigators inspect a damaged car at the site where journalist Pavel Sheremet was killed by a car bomb in central Kiev, Ukraine. July 20.
Mount Bromo spews ash as Hindu villagers rest ahead of Kasada ceremony, when villagers and worshippers throw offerings such as livestock and other crops into the volcanic crater of Mount Bromo, in Probolinggo, Indonesia. July 20.
Dancers wearing new bikinis perform in front of passers-by and a line of photographers during a promotional flash mob event on a square outside Shinjuku station in Tokyo. July 18.
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A woman at the Pavlo-Ochakov spit at the Sea of Azov in the Rostov Region, Russia.
Supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan shout slogans and wave Turkish national flags during a pro-government demonstration in Sarachane park in Istanbul, Turkey. July 19.
People sunbathe on a hot and sunny day at Central Park in New York, US. July 17.
Tourists hold umbrellas as they stand in front of the Tiananmen Gate and a giant portrait of Chinese late Chairman Mao Zedong on a day of heavy rain in Beijing, China. July 20.
A newly born Mexican gray wolf cub, an endangered native species, interacts with his mother at its enclosure at the Museo del Desierto in Saltillo, Mexico. July 19.
People splash water on each other as they pose for the camera at Parliament Hill Lido on a sunny day in London, Britain. July 19.
Tourists ride on Segways through a street in central Prague, Czech Republic. July 19.
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Gabriela Gomez, 3, poses for a photo decked out in a military costume before the start of a military parade celebrating her country's 206th anniversary of independence from Spain, in Bogota, Colombia. July 20.
Two young women pose at the Trocadero fountains in front of the Eiffel tower in Paris as summer temperature raises. July 19.
A tourist plays with mud during the Boryeong Mud Festival at Daecheon beach in Boryeong, South Korea. July 16.
Yoga enthusiasts practice amid flowers in a park in Zhangye, Gansu Province, China.
