From the World Robot Conference in Beijing and the Koktebel Jazz Party 2017 in Crimea, to the Free Speech Rally in Boston and the Iraqi forces' operation to retake the town of Tal Afar — take a look at this week's events in Sputnik's photo gallery.
Polina Dibrova, the winner of the Mrs. Russia 2017 nationwide beauty pageant held in Moscow on August 19, 2017.
Russian State Flag Day celebrations in Krasnodar, Russia, on August 22, 2017.
Guests attend the annual New York City Diner en Blanc held at the plaza of Lincoln Center on August 22, 2017.
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Workers repair the track near the upturned coaches of the Kalinga-Utkal Express after an accident near Khatauli in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on August 20, 2017.
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Transgender girls Josefa, 13 (left), and Selenna, 8, pose for a picture as they twirl in traditional Chilean dance costumes before an event marking Transgender Children Day in Santiago, Chile, on August 19, 2017.
A member of Joe Lastie’s New Orleans Sound, jazz musicians from US, performs at the Koktebel Jazz Party 2017 festival held in Crimea on August 19, 2017.
Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers rappel from UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters during an annual training session near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji training field in Gotemba, Japan, on August 24, 2017.
People stand next to flowers, candles and other items set up on the Las Ramblas boulevard in Barcelona as they pay tribute to the victims of the Barcelona attack, three days after a van ploughed into the crowd, killing 13 persons and injuring over 100 on August 20, 2017.
A woman walks through a flooded village in Motihari, Bihar State, India, on August 23, 2017.
Participants of Zhi-Fest, Russia’s second nationwide Zhiguli car festival held in Moscow Region on August 19, 2017.
A T-90 tank during the demonstration of modern armament, combat vehicles and specialized machinery at the ARMY-2017 International Military-Technical Forum at the Alabino training field on August 23, 2017.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the annual Tavrida National Youth Educational Forum at Bakalskaya Spit in Crimea on August 20, 2017.
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A child watches a smart self-learning robot during the World Robot Conference at the Yichuang International Conference and Exhibition Centre in Beijing, China, on August 23, 2017.
Models display creations during a lingerie fashion show in the Lebanese town of Dbayeh on August 18, 2017.
"Doll" model Lulu Hashimoto poses for a photographer on the street in Tokyo, Japan, on August 23, 2017.
Russian Emergencies Ministry employees exercise a plane crash drill held in Sevastopol, Crimea, on August 24, 2017.
A crowd of counter-protesters during clashes with Boston Police outside of the Boston Commons and the Boston Free Speech Rally in Boston, Massachusetts, US, on August 19, 2017.
A participant of ‘Fun Jumping,’ a tournament held among cyclists jumping in water in Ivanovo, Russia, on August 20, 2017.
Members of the ‘Almighty Don Host’ Cossack military community perform during a Cossack Festival horse contest in Starocherkasskaya village, Rostov Region, Russia, on August 19, 2017.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during a visit to the Chemical Material Institute of the Academy of Defense Science in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang on August 23, 2017.
People at the ROSTEC International Fireworks Festival held in Moscow, Russia, for the third time on August 19, 2017.
Iraqi forces backed by the Hashed Al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization units) advance towards the town of Tal Afar, west of Mosul, after the Iraqi government announced the beginning of the operation to retake it from the control of the Daesh group on August 22, 2017.
Malinovoye (Raspberry) salt lake in the Mikhailovsky District, Altai Territory, Russia.
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The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders perform during a preseason NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Arlington, Texas, US, on August 19, 2017.
Technicians work on an electricity pylon in the mountains near Mengda village in Shannan Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, on August 19, 2017.
