From Lake Zurich swimming marathon and Haute Couture Shows in Paris to the Emergency Response Division's offensive in Mosul and Protests of PETA activists in Berlin — take a look at this week's events in Sputnik's photo gallery.
© AP Photo / Bullit MarquezContestants pose for photographers at the Miss Philippines Earth beauty pageant in Manila, Philippines, on July 5.
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Contestants pose for photographers at the Miss Philippines Earth beauty pageant in Manila, Philippines, on July 5.
© REUTERS / StringerPeople watch the launch of the Long March-5 Y2 rocket from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in Wenchang, Hainan Province, China, on July 2.
People watch the launch of the Long March-5 Y2 rocket from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in Wenchang, Hainan Province, China, on July 2.
© Sputnik / Vasily Batanov / Go to the mediabankA serviceman reunites with his family at a ceremony to welcome the Russian Black Sea Fleet's Admiral Essen frigate, which arrived in Sevastopol on July 5 after combat missions carried out from the coast of Syria against groups of terrorists within the country.
A serviceman reunites with his family at a ceremony to welcome the Russian Black Sea Fleet's Admiral Essen frigate, which arrived in Sevastopol on July 5 after combat missions carried out from the coast of Syria against groups of terrorists within the country.
© REUTERS / Arnd WiegmannPeople participate in the Lake Zurich Swim, an annual public marathon race, in Zurich, Switzerland, on July 5.
People participate in the Lake Zurich Swim, an annual public marathon race, in Zurich, Switzerland, on July 5.
© Sputnik / Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation / Go to the mediabankRussian Tu-95MS bomber launches a Kh-101 cruise missile at Daesh targets in Syria on July 5.
Russian Tu-95MS bomber launches a Kh-101 cruise missile at Daesh targets in Syria on July 5.
© REUTERS / Axel SchmidtPETA animal rights activists protest against the use of leather in the fashion industry ahead of the Berlin Fashion Week in Berlin, Germany, on July 4.
PETA animal rights activists protest against the use of leather in the fashion industry ahead of the Berlin Fashion Week in Berlin, Germany, on July 4.
© AFP 2023 / Fadel SennaA man walks past destroyed vehicles in a street in the Old City of Mosul on July 2, during the offensive to retake the city from Daesh fighters.
A man walks past destroyed vehicles in a street in the Old City of Mosul on July 2, during the offensive to retake the city from Daesh fighters.
© AP Photo / Alvaro BarrientosA demonstrator during a protest against bullfighting a day before the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, Spain, on July 5.
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A demonstrator during a protest against bullfighting a day before the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, Spain, on July 5.
© REUTERS / Alaa Al-MarjaniA tank of the Emergency Response Division fires at Daesh militants in the old city of Mosul, Iraq, on July 5.
A tank of the Emergency Response Division fires at Daesh militants in the old city of Mosul, Iraq, on July 5.
© Sputnik / Ramil Sitdikov / Go to the mediabankFrom right: professional boxers Alexander Povetkin (Russia) and Andriy Rudenko (Ukraine) during the bout for the WBO and WBA International titles at the Rossiya Concert Hall in Moscow, Russia, on July 1.
From right: professional boxers Alexander Povetkin (Russia) and Andriy Rudenko (Ukraine) during the bout for the WBO and WBA International titles at the Rossiya Concert Hall in Moscow, Russia, on July 1.
© REUTERS / KyodoHouses and a vehicle damaged by a swollen river after heavy rain hit Asakura, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, on July 6.
Houses and a vehicle damaged by a swollen river after heavy rain hit Asakura, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, on July 6.
© REUTERS / KCNANorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un and DPRK Academy of Defense Science specialists react after the test-launch of the Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on July 5.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and DPRK Academy of Defense Science specialists react after the test-launch of the Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on July 5.
© AFP 2023 / Sergei GaponBelarussian tractors take part in a Minsk parade on the Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus, which is celebrated on July 3.
Belarussian tractors take part in a Minsk parade on the Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus, which is celebrated on July 3.
© AFP 2023 / Francois GuillotUS model Bella Hadid presents a creation by Alexandre Vauthier during the Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2017-2018 collection show in Paris, France, on July 4.
US model Bella Hadid presents a creation by Alexandre Vauthier during the Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2017-2018 collection show in Paris, France, on July 4.
© REUTERS / Hannibal HanschkeParticipants of the artistic group 1000 GESTALTEN perform at a peaceful demonstration against the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 5.
Participants of the artistic group 1000 GESTALTEN perform at a peaceful demonstration against the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 5.
© Sputnik / Valeriy Melnikov / Go to the mediabankStudents of the Damba Darzha Zayayev Dashi Choinkhorlin Buddhist University at Ivolginsky Datsan, the most important Buddhist monastery in Russia, located in East Siberia near Lake Baikal.
Students of the Damba Darzha Zayayev Dashi Choinkhorlin Buddhist University at Ivolginsky Datsan, the most important Buddhist monastery in Russia, located in East Siberia near Lake Baikal.
© REUTERS / Anuwar HazarikaVillagers use a boat to cross a flooded road in Asigarh, a village in the northeastern state of Assam, India, on July 4.
Villagers use a boat to cross a flooded road in Asigarh, a village in the northeastern state of Assam, India, on July 4.
© AFP 2023 / Saeed KhanModels promote sunglasses and the outfits of various brands during an open air fashion walk in the central business district of Sydney, Australia, on July 4.
Models promote sunglasses and the outfits of various brands during an open air fashion walk in the central business district of Sydney, Australia, on July 4.
© REUTERS / Marco BelloSoldiers shout as they march during a military parade to celebrate the 206th anniversary of Venezuela's independence in Caracas on July 5.
Soldiers shout as they march during a military parade to celebrate the 206th anniversary of Venezuela's independence in Caracas on July 5.
© REUTERS / Goran Tomasevic Kurdish fighters from the People's Protection Units (YPG) run across a street in Raqqa, Syria, on July 3.
Kurdish fighters from the People's Protection Units (YPG) run across a street in Raqqa, Syria, on July 3.
© AP Photo / Francois MoriA model wears a creation for Elie Saab's Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2017-2018 fashion collection presented in Paris, France, on July 5.
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A model wears a creation for Elie Saab's Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2017-2018 fashion collection presented in Paris, France, on July 5.
© AFP 2023 / Ishara S. KodikaraSri Lankan stilt fishermen work on their poles in the southern town of Galle on July 1.
Sri Lankan stilt fishermen work on their poles in the southern town of Galle on July 1.
© Valeriy Melnikov / Go to the mediabankA bulldozer sets up an obstacle to extinguish a forest fire near Bichura, a village in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, on July 1.
A bulldozer sets up an obstacle to extinguish a forest fire near Bichura, a village in the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, on July 1.
© Sputnik / Evgenya Novozhenina / Go to the mediabankVisitors of the Usadba Jazz Festival, the biggest Russian open-air festival of jazz, funk, lounge, blues and other styles of contemporary improvised music, held at the Arkhangelskoye Estate and Museum in Moscow Region, Russia, on July 1.
Visitors of the Usadba Jazz Festival, the biggest Russian open-air festival of jazz, funk, lounge, blues and other styles of contemporary improvised music, held at the Arkhangelskoye Estate and Museum in Moscow Region, Russia, on July 1.
© REUTERS / West Pierce Fire DepartmenA derailed Amtrak passenger train lies on its side near the Chambers Bay Bridge on Puget Sound in Steilacoom, Washington, US, on July 2.
A derailed Amtrak passenger train lies on its side near the Chambers Bay Bridge on Puget Sound in Steilacoom, Washington, US, on July 2.