From the 2018 Tank Biathlon in Russia and fire-fighting in California to anti-government protests in Kashmir, India, and a heatwave in Europe — take a look at this week's (August 4 — 10) events in Sputnik's photo gallery.
© AFP 2023 / Mahmoud ZayyatVolkswagen car enthusiasts gather at a beach on the southern Lebanese town of Naqoura near the border with Israel on August 5, 2018.
Volkswagen car enthusiasts gather at a beach on the southern Lebanese town of Naqoura near the border with Israel on August 5, 2018.
© REUTERS / Leicestershire FireA fire whirl develops from a blaze in the village of Woodville, Britain, on August 7.
A fire whirl develops from a blaze in the village of Woodville, Britain, on August 7.
© Sputnik / Vitaliy Belousov / Go to the mediabankParticipants of a night bicycle parade in Moscow. August 5.
Participants of a night bicycle parade in Moscow. August 5.
© Sputnik / Alexandr Kryazhev / Go to the mediabankA Su-34 aircraft performs during The Victory Is Where We Are aviation festival at the Mochishche airfield in the Novosibirsk region, held to mark the 105th birthday of Triple Hero of the Soviet Union Alexander Pokryshkin. August 5.
A Su-34 aircraft performs during The Victory Is Where We Are aviation festival at the Mochishche airfield in the Novosibirsk region, held to mark the 105th birthday of Triple Hero of the Soviet Union Alexander Pokryshkin. August 5.
© Photo : Melissa DelportBoats arrive at a shore to evacuate people on the island of Gili Trawangan, Lombok, Indonesia. August 6.
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Boats arrive at a shore to evacuate people on the island of Gili Trawangan, Lombok, Indonesia. August 6.
© REUTERS / Toru HanaiA woman using an umbrella struggles against heavy rain and wind as Typhoon Shanshan approaches Japan's mainland in Tokyo, Japan. August 8.
A woman using an umbrella struggles against heavy rain and wind as Typhoon Shanshan approaches Japan's mainland in Tokyo, Japan. August 8.
© REUTERS / Francis MascarenhasA girl with painted hands and face participates in a peace rally to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing in the Japanese city of Hiroshima during World War 2, in Mumbai, India. August 6.
A girl with painted hands and face participates in a peace rally to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing in the Japanese city of Hiroshima during World War 2, in Mumbai, India. August 6.
© AFP 2023 / Josh EdelsonThis photo shows burnt out cars after the Ranch Fire, part of the Mendocino Complex Fire, which hit Spring Valley near Clearlake Oaks, northern California, on August 7.
This photo shows burnt out cars after the Ranch Fire, part of the Mendocino Complex Fire, which hit Spring Valley near Clearlake Oaks, northern California, on August 7.
© REUTERS / Arnd WiegmannA woman jumps during hot summer weather from an old bunker into the Rhine River near Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland. August 6.
A woman jumps during hot summer weather from an old bunker into the Rhine River near Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland. August 6.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Astapkovich / Go to the mediabankAn Italian player and a Latvian player during a European Beach Rugby Championship match between the women's national teams of Italy and Latvia. August 5.
An Italian player and a Latvian player during a European Beach Rugby Championship match between the women's national teams of Italy and Latvia. August 5.
© REUTERS / Stringer People gather near the scene where two vehicles have fallen into a sinkhole on a street in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China. August 4.
People gather near the scene where two vehicles have fallen into a sinkhole on a street in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China. August 4.
© Sputnik / Mikhail Alaeddin / Go to the mediabankA man rides a cart in the largest refugee camp in northern Jordan, Zaatari. August 6.
A man rides a cart in the largest refugee camp in northern Jordan, Zaatari. August 6.
© AFP 2023 / Tauseef Mustafa Kashmiri government teachers shout anti-government slogans as the Indian police spray purple colored water during a protest in Srinagar on August 9.
Kashmiri government teachers shout anti-government slogans as the Indian police spray purple colored water during a protest in Srinagar on August 9.
© Sputnik / Eugene Odinokov / Go to the mediabankA tank of Team Iran in the first semi-final of the Tank Biathlon 2018 international competition held as part of the International Army Games at the Alabino training ground in the Moscow region. The teams of Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, China and Iran performed in the first semi-final. August 7.
A tank of Team Iran in the first semi-final of the Tank Biathlon 2018 international competition held as part of the International Army Games at the Alabino training ground in the Moscow region. The teams of Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, China and Iran performed in the first semi-final. August 7.
© Sputnik / Igor Onuchin / Go to the mediabankA cow and a dog on the shore of Putyatin Island, Primorskyi region, Russia. August 4.
A cow and a dog on the shore of Putyatin Island, Primorskyi region, Russia. August 4.
© REUTERS / Stefan Wermuth 2018 European Championships - Synchronised Swimming Team Free Routine Final - Scotstoun Sports Campus, Glasgow, Britain - August 4, 2018 - Team Israel competes.
2018 European Championships - Synchronised Swimming Team Free Routine Final - Scotstoun Sports Campus, Glasgow, Britain - August 4, 2018 - Team Israel competes.
© REUTERS / KCNANorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un smiles as he provides field guidance at a catfish plant in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on August 5.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un smiles as he provides field guidance at a catfish plant in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on August 5.
© AFP 2023 / Noah Berger An air tanker drops retardant on the Ranch Fire, part of the Mendocino Complex Fire, burning along High Valley Rd near Clearlake Oaks, California, on August 5.
An air tanker drops retardant on the Ranch Fire, part of the Mendocino Complex Fire, burning along High Valley Rd near Clearlake Oaks, California, on August 5.
© Sputnik / Maksim Blinov / Go to the mediabankA Sukhoi Superjet 100 plane painted in the Aeroflot Airlines livery in Ulyanovsk. August 7.
A Sukhoi Superjet 100 plane painted in the Aeroflot Airlines livery in Ulyanovsk. August 7.
© AP Photo / Frank AugsteinLondon Zoo's lionesses, sisters Heidi, Indi and Rubi, watch a ball in the water, a day ahead of World Lion Day in London. August 9.
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London Zoo's lionesses, sisters Heidi, Indi and Rubi, watch a ball in the water, a day ahead of World Lion Day in London. August 9.
© AP Photo / Matthias SchraderGermany's Arthur Abele cries as he celebrates after winning the gold medal in the decathlon at the European Athletics Championships at the Olympic stadium in Berlin, Germany. August 8.
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Germany's Arthur Abele cries as he celebrates after winning the gold medal in the decathlon at the European Athletics Championships at the Olympic stadium in Berlin, Germany. August 8.
© AFP 2023 / Ilyas AkenginA Turkish soldier stands guard as the Artuklu Hamam, a centuries-old bath house weighing 1,600 tons, is loaded onto a wheeled platform and moved down a specially constructed road from the southeastern town of Hasankeyf to a new location to avoid being engulfed under floodwaters by a controversial dam project. August 6.
A Turkish soldier stands guard as the Artuklu Hamam, a centuries-old bath house weighing 1,600 tons, is loaded onto a wheeled platform and moved down a specially constructed road from the southeastern town of Hasankeyf to a new location to avoid being engulfed under floodwaters by a controversial dam project. August 6.
© REUTERS / Toru HanaiA man looks at a street monitor showing an animation in Tokyo, Japan August 6.
A man looks at a street monitor showing an animation in Tokyo, Japan August 6.