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This Week in Pictures: June 16-22

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Take a look at the pictures of this week (June 16-22), which has been marked by tense and surprising World Cup matches and the scandal, surrounding the separation of immigrant children from their parents in the United States.

From breathtaking World Cup 2018 matches and the second victory of the Russian national team at the tournament, Angelina Jolie's visit to the Iraqi city of Mosul and the International Yoga Day to pre-election rallies in Turkey, the earthquake in the Japanese prefecture of Osaka and the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr — Sputnik has gathered the most important and spectacular events of the last seven days in the following photo gallery.

© Sputnik / Alexey Filippov / Go to the mediabankFootball fans during the Argentina-Iceland match at the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia.
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Football fans during the Argentina-Iceland match at the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia.
© AP Photo / Ajit SolankiIndians performs yoga on a walk-way between two towers of an under construction high rise residential building as they mark International Yoga Day in Ahmadabad, India, Thursday, June 21, 2018.
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Indians performs yoga on a walk-way between two towers of an under construction high rise residential building as they mark International Yoga Day in Ahmadabad, India, Thursday, June 21, 2018.
© REUTERS / The National Oil CorporationSmoke and flame rise from an oil storage tank that was set on fire amid fighting between rival factions at Ras Lanuf terminal, Libya in this handout picture released on June 18, 2018.
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Smoke and flame rise from an oil storage tank that was set on fire amid fighting between rival factions at Ras Lanuf terminal, Libya in this handout picture released on June 18, 2018.
© Sputnik / Alexey Filippov / Go to the mediabankRussian footballers celebrate goal at the match against Egypt during the World Cup tournament.
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Russian footballers celebrate goal at the match against Egypt during the World Cup tournament.
© REUTERS / Amir CohenPeople enjoy themselves along the shore of the Mediterranean Sea during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr at a beach in Tel Aviv, Israel June 17, 2018.
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People enjoy themselves along the shore of the Mediterranean Sea during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr at a beach in Tel Aviv, Israel June 17, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Aris MessinisSupporters cheer as Turkey's President and leader of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), gives a speech during an AKP pre-election rally in Yenikapi Square in Istanbul on June 17, 2018.
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Supporters cheer as Turkey's President and leader of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), gives a speech during an AKP pre-election rally in Yenikapi Square in Istanbul on June 17, 2018.
© REUTERS / Mark MakelaLili Mitchell, 23, dances to Lil Xan on the second day of the Firefly Music Festival in Dover, Delaware, the US, June 16, 2018.
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Lili Mitchell, 23, dances to Lil Xan on the second day of the Firefly Music Festival in Dover, Delaware, the US, June 16, 2018.
© REUTERS / Luc Gnago People look at a car in a sewer after a flood in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, June 19, 2018.
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People look at a car in a sewer after a flood in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, June 19, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Marco BertorelloA model poses backstage before a show of fashion house Plein Sport during the men's Spring/Summer 2019 fashion shows in Milan late June 16, 2018.
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A model poses backstage before a show of fashion house Plein Sport during the men's Spring/Summer 2019 fashion shows in Milan late June 16, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Michal CizekParticipants take part in the Prague Color Run in Prague, Czech Republic on June 16, 2018.
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Participants take part in the Prague Color Run in Prague, Czech Republic on June 16, 2018.
© REUTERS / KCNANorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju walk upon arriving in Beijing, China, in this undated photo released June 20, 2018 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju walk upon arriving in Beijing, China, in this undated photo released June 20, 2018 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency.
© REUTERS / UNHCR/Andrew McConnellUNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie meets Falak, 8, during a visit to West Mosul, Iraq June 16, 2018.
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UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie meets Falak, 8, during a visit to West Mosul, Iraq June 16, 2018.
© REUTERS / KyodoWater flows out from cracks in a road damaged by an earthquake in Takatsuki, Osaka prefecture, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo June 18, 2018.
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Water flows out from cracks in a road damaged by an earthquake in Takatsuki, Osaka prefecture, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo June 18, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Jean-Christophe VerhaegenA hippopotamus looks on in an enclosure at Amneville Zoo in Amneville, eastern France on June 15, 2018.
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A hippopotamus looks on in an enclosure at Amneville Zoo in Amneville, eastern France on June 15, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Guillaume SouvantA woman looks at baby dolls hanging from the gates at the entrance of the Vierzon Hospital in central France on June 15, 2018, as part of a symbolic protest by striking employees against threats of units closure and lay-offs at the maternity ward.
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A woman looks at baby dolls hanging from the gates at the entrance of the Vierzon Hospital in central France on June 15, 2018, as part of a symbolic protest by striking employees against threats of units closure and lay-offs at the maternity ward.
© AFP 2023 / Sia KambouTwo Nigerian wrestlers fight during a traditional wrestling festival for the nationals of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on June 15, 2018 at the Treicville Sports Park, a popular neighborhood in Abidjan to mark the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
Muslims worldwide celebrate on June 14 the religious holiday Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the fasting holy month of Ramadan.
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Two Nigerian wrestlers fight during a traditional wrestling festival for the nationals of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on June 15, 2018 at the Treicville Sports Park, a popular neighborhood in Abidjan to mark the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
Muslims worldwide celebrate on June 14 the religious holiday Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the fasting holy month of Ramadan.
© REUTERS / Hannah McKayPeople take a selfie on the beach in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, a host city for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Russia June 17, 2018.
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People take a selfie on the beach in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, a host city for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Russia June 17, 2018.
© REUTERS / Oswaldo Rivas A demonstrator fires a homemade weapon against police during a protest against the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega in Masaya, Nicaragua June 19, 2018.
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A demonstrator fires a homemade weapon against police during a protest against the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega in Masaya, Nicaragua June 19, 2018.
© REUTERS / Mike Blake Immigrant children are led by staff in single file between tents at a detention facility next to the Mexican border in Tornillo, Texas, the US, June 18, 2018. Picture taken June 18, 2018
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Immigrant children are led by staff in single file between tents at a detention facility next to the Mexican border in Tornillo, Texas, the US, June 18, 2018. Picture taken June 18, 2018
© REUTERS / Red Bull Media HouseFrom paragliding in Chile to surfing in Fiji, check out this selection of last week’s editorial photos from the world of Red Bull. // Victor Carrera performs in Laguna Roja, near Iquique, Chile on May 8, 2018. //
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From paragliding in Chile to surfing in Fiji, check out this selection of last week’s editorial photos from the world of Red Bull. // Victor Carrera performs in Laguna Roja, near Iquique, Chile on May 8, 2018. //
© REUTERS / Tyrone Siu Taiwanese artist Hank Cheng poses with his miniature model of Taipei street scenes, in New Taipei City, Taiwan June 17, 2018. Picture taken June 17, 2018.
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Taiwanese artist Hank Cheng poses with his miniature model of Taipei street scenes, in New Taipei City, Taiwan June 17, 2018. Picture taken June 17, 2018.
© REUTERS / Yves HermanA sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Disney Sand Magic" in Ostend, Belgium June 21, 2018.
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A sand carver works on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Disney Sand Magic" in Ostend, Belgium June 21, 2018.
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