From anti-racism protests in the US and the final relay of the International Army Games' Tank Biathlon in Russia, to the World Pipe Band Championships in Scotland and Independence Day celebrations in India, Pakistan and Indonesia — take a look at this week's events in Sputnik's photo gallery.
© REUTERS / StringerPigs are herded off a platform into water by breeders during a daily exercise at a pig farm in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China, on August 14, 2017.
Pigs are herded off a platform into water by breeders during a daily exercise at a pig farm in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China, on August 14, 2017.
© Sputnik / Anton Denisov / Go to the mediabankMedalists in the women's high jump contest at the 2017 IAAF World Championships during the awards ceremony on August 12, 2017, in London, Britain, (from left): Yulia Levchenko (Ukraine) - silver medal, Maria Lasitskene (Russia) - gold medal, Kamila Licwinko (Poland) - bronze medal.
Medalists in the women's high jump contest at the 2017 IAAF World Championships during the awards ceremony on August 12, 2017, in London, Britain, (from left): Yulia Levchenko (Ukraine) - silver medal, Maria Lasitskene (Russia) - gold medal, Kamila Licwinko (Poland) - bronze medal.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Vyatkin / Go to the mediabankParticipants of the Indian culture festival in Sokolniki Park, Moscow, Russia, held on August 12-13, 2017, as part of India's Independence Day celebrations.
Participants of the Indian culture festival in Sokolniki Park, Moscow, Russia, held on August 12-13, 2017, as part of India's Independence Day celebrations.
© AFP 2023 / Mladen AntonovModels display creations by Club Millinery during the 2017 Chapeau & Mosfur international fashion fair in Moscow, Russia, on August 17, 2017.
Models display creations by Club Millinery during the 2017 Chapeau & Mosfur international fashion fair in Moscow, Russia, on August 17, 2017.
© REUTERS / Joshua RobertsWhite supremacists shelter behind their shields after clashing with counter protesters at a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, US, on August 12, 2017.
White supremacists shelter behind their shields after clashing with counter protesters at a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, US, on August 12, 2017.
© REUTERS / Bassam KhabiehStudents play in a playground at a school in Douma, near Damascus, Syria, on August 16, 2017.
Students play in a playground at a school in Douma, near Damascus, Syria, on August 16, 2017.
© AFP 2023 / STRMen chill in a "chili bath" during a chili pepper eating competition in Ningxiang in central China's Hunan province on August 12, 2017. The winner of the contest consumed 15 chili peppers in one minute.
Men chill in a "chili bath" during a chili pepper eating competition in Ningxiang in central China's Hunan province on August 12, 2017. The winner of the contest consumed 15 chili peppers in one minute.
© Sputnik / Maksim Blinov / Go to the mediabankThe Russian team's tank during the final relay of the 2017 International Army Games’ Tank Biathlon competition at the Alabino range in Moscow Region, Russia, on August 12, 2017.
The Russian team's tank during the final relay of the 2017 International Army Games’ Tank Biathlon competition at the Alabino range in Moscow Region, Russia, on August 12, 2017.
© AFP 2023 / Mladen AntonovA lightning bolt strikes a Stalin-era skyscraper during a storm in Moscow, Russia, on August 14, 2017.
A lightning bolt strikes a Stalin-era skyscraper during a storm in Moscow, Russia, on August 14, 2017.
© Sputnik / Aleksandr Gal'perin / Go to the mediabank"Night of Lights in Gatchina. The Park of Dreams" festival held at the Gatchina museum reserve in St. Petersburg, Russia, on August 12, 2017.
"Night of Lights in Gatchina. The Park of Dreams" festival held at the Gatchina museum reserve in St. Petersburg, Russia, on August 12, 2017.
© AP Photo / Firdia LisnawatiA man tries to climb a greased pole to retrieve prizes as part of the Independence Day festivities in Bali, Indonesia, on August 17, 2017.
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A man tries to climb a greased pole to retrieve prizes as part of the Independence Day festivities in Bali, Indonesia, on August 17, 2017.
© REUTERS / Baz RatnerA protester, supporting opposition leader Raila Odinga, stands near burning tires during clashes in Kisumu, Kenya, on August 12, 2017.
A protester, supporting opposition leader Raila Odinga, stands near burning tires during clashes in Kisumu, Kenya, on August 12, 2017.
© Sputnik / Evgenya Novozhenina / Go to the mediabankPeople on the Koktebel beach during 15th Koktebel Jazz Party, an international music festival held in Crimea, Russia, on August 17, 2017.
People on the Koktebel beach during 15th Koktebel Jazz Party, an international music festival held in Crimea, Russia, on August 17, 2017.
© AFP 2023 / Andy BuchananCompetitors take part in the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on August 12, 2017.
Competitors take part in the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on August 12, 2017.
© AFP 2023 / Thomas KienzleGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a watering can she received as a gift during an election campaign rally of the Christian Democratic Union in Heilbronn, southern Germany, on August 16, 2017.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a watering can she received as a gift during an election campaign rally of the Christian Democratic Union in Heilbronn, southern Germany, on August 16, 2017.
© AFP 2023 / Aamir QureshiAn aerobatic team performs on August 14, 2017, in Islamabad, Pakistan, during celebrations to mark 70 years since British India became independent and split into two nations – Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan. Pakistan celebrates its independence on August 14, one day before India's Independence Day on August 15.
An aerobatic team performs on August 14, 2017, in Islamabad, Pakistan, during celebrations to mark 70 years since British India became independent and split into two nations – Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan. Pakistan celebrates its independence on August 14, one day before India's Independence Day on August 15.
© AFP 2023 / Ronaldo SchemidtVenezuelan militias demonstrate their support to the government of President Nicolas Maduro and against US President Donald Trump, in Caracas, Venezuela, on August 14, 2017.
Venezuelan militias demonstrate their support to the government of President Nicolas Maduro and against US President Donald Trump, in Caracas, Venezuela, on August 14, 2017.
© REUTERS / Kai Pfaffenbach US athlete Inika McPherson at the women's high jump final during World Athletics Championships in London, Britain, on August 12, 2017.
US athlete Inika McPherson at the women's high jump final during World Athletics Championships in London, Britain, on August 12, 2017.
© Sputnik / Alexey KudenkoParticipants of the Luzhniki half-marathon held in Moscow, Russia, on August 13, 2017.
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Participants of the Luzhniki half-marathon held in Moscow, Russia, on August 13, 2017.
© REUTERS / Jon NazcaPeruvian bullfighter Andres Roca Rey drives the sword into a bull during a bullfight at the Malagueta bullring in Malaga, southern Spain, on August 14, 2017.
Peruvian bullfighter Andres Roca Rey drives the sword into a bull during a bullfight at the Malagueta bullring in Malaga, southern Spain, on August 14, 2017.
© AP Photo / Noah BergerA group of several hundred protesters against racism march through Oakland, California, US, on August 12, 2017, in the wake of deadly violence that erupted at a white nationalist demonstration in Virginia.
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A group of several hundred protesters against racism march through Oakland, California, US, on August 12, 2017, in the wake of deadly violence that erupted at a white nationalist demonstration in Virginia.
© REUTERS / Neil HallWrestlers perform at an all-female professional wrestling event in London, Britain, on August 12, 2017.
Wrestlers perform at an all-female professional wrestling event in London, Britain, on August 12, 2017.
© AP Photo / Andreea AlexandruThe "Lettuce Ladies," a group of PETA activists, hold signs reading in Romanian and English “start fresh: become vegan” during an event promoting a vegan lifestyle in Bucharest, Romania, on August 14, 2017.
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The "Lettuce Ladies," a group of PETA activists, hold signs reading in Romanian and English “start fresh: become vegan” during an event promoting a vegan lifestyle in Bucharest, Romania, on August 14, 2017.
© REUTERS / KCNANorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits the Command of the Strategic Force of the Korean People's Army in an unknown location in North Korea in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on August 15, 2017.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits the Command of the Strategic Force of the Korean People's Army in an unknown location in North Korea in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on August 15, 2017.
© Sputnik / Denis Abramov / Go to the mediabankParticipants of the Russian Paragliding Championship in a settlement of Yutsa, Stavropol region, Russia, on August 12.
Participants of the Russian Paragliding Championship in a settlement of Yutsa, Stavropol region, Russia, on August 12.