From the tragic Manchester Arena attack and protests in Ankara, Brasilia and Caracas to the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas and Russian folklore festival in Tatarstan — take a look at this week's events in Sputnik's photo gallery.
© REUTERS / Darren StaplesA woman lays flowers for the victims of the Manchester Arena attack in central Manchester, Great Britain, on May 23.
A woman lays flowers for the victims of the Manchester Arena attack in central Manchester, Great Britain, on May 23.
© Sputnik / Vitaliy AnkovA participant of the final stage of the "Masters of Reconnaissance" competition, which is part of the International Army Games (ArMI-2017), overcomes obstacles on a "scout path" at the Sergeevsky range in Primorsky Krai, Russia, on May 24.
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A participant of the final stage of the "Masters of Reconnaissance" competition, which is part of the International Army Games (ArMI-2017), overcomes obstacles on a "scout path" at the Sergeevsky range in Primorsky Krai, Russia, on May 24.
© AFP 2023 / Juan BarettoAn opposition demonstrator argues with a National Guard riot policeman during protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 22.
An opposition demonstrator argues with a National Guard riot policeman during protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 22.
© Sputnik / Vladimir SergeevThe Moscow International Business Center at dawn, Moscow, Russia, May 25.
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The Moscow International Business Center at dawn, Moscow, Russia, May 25.
© REUTERS / Michael Dalder LivepicManchester United's Wayne Rooney and teammates celebrate with the trophy after winning the UEFA Europa League final at Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 24.
Manchester United's Wayne Rooney and teammates celebrate with the trophy after winning the UEFA Europa League final at Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 24.
© Sputnik / Asatur YesayantsVictoria’s Secret model Elsa Hosk at the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 24 in Cannes, France.
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Victoria’s Secret model Elsa Hosk at the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 24 in Cannes, France.
© Sputnik / Alexei DruzhininRussian President Vladimir Putin and Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill at the consecration ceremony of a new church in Moscow’s ancient Sretensky Monastery on May 25. During the ceremony, Putin presented a 19th-century icon of St. John the Baptist to the new Church of the Resurrection of Christ and the New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill at the consecration ceremony of a new church in Moscow’s ancient Sretensky Monastery on May 25. During the ceremony, Putin presented a 19th-century icon of St. John the Baptist to the new Church of the Resurrection of Christ and the New Martyrs and Confessors of the Russian Church.
© REUTERS / David W Cerny A participant covered with colored powder at the Get Rainbowed Run in Prague, Czech Republic, on May 20.
A participant covered with colored powder at the Get Rainbowed Run in Prague, Czech Republic, on May 20.
© REUTERS / StringerRiot police detain a demonstrator during a protest against the detention of two hunger-striking teachers in Ankara, Turkey, on May 22.
Riot police detain a demonstrator during a protest against the detention of two hunger-striking teachers in Ankara, Turkey, on May 22.
© REUTERS / Osservatore RomanoPope Francis poses with US President Donald Trump (center), his wife Melania (right), Jared Kushner (left) and Ivanka Trump during a private audience at the Vatican on May 24.
Pope Francis poses with US President Donald Trump (center), his wife Melania (right), Jared Kushner (left) and Ivanka Trump during a private audience at the Vatican on May 24.
© REUTERS / Sivaram V A fisherman stitches nets as his child sleeps beside him along the sea coast on the outskirts of Kochi, India, on May 23.
A fisherman stitches nets as his child sleeps beside him along the sea coast on the outskirts of Kochi, India, on May 23.
© AP Photo / Chris PizzelloCamila Cabello performs at the Billboard Music Awards at the T-Mobile Arena on May 21 in Las Vegas, US.
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Camila Cabello performs at the Billboard Music Awards at the T-Mobile Arena on May 21 in Las Vegas, US.
© REUTERS / Ueslei MarcelinA demonstrator runs near a burning barricade during a protest against President Michel Temer and the latest corruption scandal in Brasilia, Brazil, on May 24.
A demonstrator runs near a burning barricade during a protest against President Michel Temer and the latest corruption scandal in Brasilia, Brazil, on May 24.
© Sputnik / HHOF-IIHF Images/ Matt ZamboninThe 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship semifinal game between Canada and Russia at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, on May 20.
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The 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship semifinal game between Canada and Russia at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, on May 20.
© Sputnik / Mikhail VoskresenskiyA woman works at a state electrical cable plant in a southern suburb of Damascus, Syria, on May 21.
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A woman works at a state electrical cable plant in a southern suburb of Damascus, Syria, on May 21.
© Sputnik / Maksim BogodvidThe Ak-Mechet (White Mosque) in the town of Bolgar, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, on May 20, the annual Muslim gathering Izge Bolgar Zhyeny that celebrates the 1128th anniversary of the Islamization of the Volga Bulgarians, ancestors of the modern Tatars.
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The Ak-Mechet (White Mosque) in the town of Bolgar, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, on May 20, the annual Muslim gathering Izge Bolgar Zhyeny that celebrates the 1128th anniversary of the Islamization of the Volga Bulgarians, ancestors of the modern Tatars.
© Sputnik / Maksim BogodvidA participant of the 15th Russian folklore Karavon festival 2017 in the village of Russkoe Nikolskoe, the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, on May 21.
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A participant of the 15th Russian folklore Karavon festival 2017 in the village of Russkoe Nikolskoe, the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, on May 21.
© Sputnik / Viktor TolochkoThe Caiman armored reconnaissance vehicle at Milex 2017, the 8th exhibition of arms and military equipment held in Minsk, Belarus, on May 20-22.
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The Caiman armored reconnaissance vehicle at Milex 2017, the 8th exhibition of arms and military equipment held in Minsk, Belarus, on May 20-22.