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This Week in Pictures: August 11-17

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Protests, festivals and sporting events — the last seven days have given the world a lot to keep up with. Take a look at the most colorful pictures of this week.

From the tragic Genoa bridge collapse in Italy and protests on the eve of the second round of presidential elections in Mali to an attempt to break the Guinness record of the longest hot dog line and the 2018 European Championships — Sputnik's photo gallery offers you a glimpse at this week (August 11-17) seen through the lenses of cameras.

© Photo : Alexander Gerst/ESA Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Sergei Prokopyev in outer space.
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Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Sergei Prokopyev in outer space.
© Sputnik / Carlo Alberto Alessi / Go to the mediabankA section of the Morandi Bridge collapses in Genoa, Italy, August 14, 2018.
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A section of the Morandi Bridge collapses in Genoa, Italy, August 14, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Michele CattaniA girl poses with a metal bowl over her head on the sidelines of a protest against the incumbent Malian president in Bamako on August 11, 2018, on the eve of the second round of presidential elections in Mali.
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A girl poses with a metal bowl over her head on the sidelines of a protest against the incumbent Malian president in Bamako on August 11, 2018, on the eve of the second round of presidential elections in Mali.
© REUTERS / Oswaldo RivasA man runs with a "toro encuetado", a structure resembling a bull and emitting exploding firecrackers, during a celebration in honor of the Virgin Mary in Leon, Nicaragua August 14, 2018.
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A man runs with a "toro encuetado", a structure resembling a bull and emitting exploding firecrackers, during a celebration in honor of the Virgin Mary in Leon, Nicaragua August 14, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Miguel MedinaA Humpback whale jumps in the surface of the Pacific Ocean at the Uramba Bahia Malaga National Natural Park in Colombia, on August 12, 2018.
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A Humpback whale jumps in the surface of the Pacific Ocean at the Uramba Bahia Malaga National Natural Park in Colombia, on August 12, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Ulises RuizPeople prepare hundreds of Hot Dogs in an attempt to break the Guinness record of the longest hot dog line in Guadalajara, Jalisco State, on August 12, 2018.
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People prepare hundreds of Hot Dogs in an attempt to break the Guinness record of the longest hot dog line in Guadalajara, Jalisco State, on August 12, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Adrian CatuRiot police use water cannon against protesters in front of the Romanian Government headquarters in Bucharest, Romania on August 10, 2018.
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Riot police use water cannon against protesters in front of the Romanian Government headquarters in Bucharest, Romania on August 10, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Sanjay KanojiaIndian wrestlers take part in a bout of traditional wrestling at the Loknath Vyayamsala wrestling club to mark the Nag Panchami festival in Allahabad on August 15, 2018.
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Indian wrestlers take part in a bout of traditional wrestling at the Loknath Vyayamsala wrestling club to mark the Nag Panchami festival in Allahabad on August 15, 2018.
© REUTERS / Baz Ratner A girl peeks through a hole in the Kakuma refugee camp in northern Kenya, August 13, 2018. Picture taken August 13, 2018.
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A girl peeks through a hole in the Kakuma refugee camp in northern Kenya, August 13, 2018. Picture taken August 13, 2018.
© REUTERS / Peter Nicholls Britain's former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson offers cups of tea to journalists outside his home near Thame in Oxfordshire, August 12, 2018.
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Britain's former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson offers cups of tea to journalists outside his home near Thame in Oxfordshire, August 12, 2018.
© REUTERS / Carlos BarriaUS President Donald Trump observes a demonstration with US Army 10th Mountain Division troops, an attack helicopter and artillery as he visits Fort Drum, New York, US, August 13, 2018.
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US President Donald Trump observes a demonstration with US Army 10th Mountain Division troops, an attack helicopter and artillery as he visits Fort Drum, New York, US, August 13, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Jorge GuerreroFlamingos move around a pen at Fuente de Piedra lake, 70 kms from Malaga, on August 11, 2018 during a tagging and control operation of flamingo chicks to monitor the evolution of the species.
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Flamingos move around a pen at Fuente de Piedra lake, 70 kms from Malaga, on August 11, 2018 during a tagging and control operation of flamingo chicks to monitor the evolution of the species.
© REUTERS / Juan MedinaChuol, 17, from Sudan, takes shower on board Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms rescue boat in central Mediterranean Sea, August 3, 2018.
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Chuol, 17, from Sudan, takes shower on board Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms rescue boat in central Mediterranean Sea, August 3, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Fethi BelaidChinese dancers perform during the 54th session of the International Carthage Festival at the Roman theatre of Carthage on August 11, 2018 in Tunis.
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Chinese dancers perform during the 54th session of the International Carthage Festival at the Roman theatre of Carthage on August 11, 2018 in Tunis.
© REUTERS / Kai Pfaffenbach2018 European Championships - Women's 3000m Steeplechase, Final - Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany - August 12, 2018.
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2018 European Championships - Women's 3000m Steeplechase, Final - Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany - August 12, 2018.
© AP Photo / Ng Han GuanNorth Korean soldiers salute as others bow before the giant bronze statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong Il during the anniversary of the end of World War II and liberation from Japanese colonial rule in Pyongyang, North Korea, August 15, 2018.
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North Korean soldiers salute as others bow before the giant bronze statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong Il during the anniversary of the end of World War II and liberation from Japanese colonial rule in Pyongyang, North Korea, August 15, 2018.
© REUTERS / Marcos Brindicci A member of Paraguayan Army's Special Forces Cavalry with a snake around his neck marches in front of Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez (not pictured) during a military parade in Asuncion, Paraguay August 15, 2018.
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A member of Paraguayan Army's Special Forces Cavalry with a snake around his neck marches in front of Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez (not pictured) during a military parade in Asuncion, Paraguay August 15, 2018.
© AP Photo / Tony AvelarSan Francisco 49ers cheerleaders perform during the first half of an NFL preseason football game between the 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys in Santa Clara, California.
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San Francisco 49ers cheerleaders perform during the first half of an NFL preseason football game between the 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys in Santa Clara, California.
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