The best photos of the week: From an activist in Berlin to a view of New York

Striking pictures from around the world

Police officers remove a pro-Palestinian activist as protesters occupy a building at Humboldt University in Berlin. Reuters

Kenya's President William Ruto speaks before offering a toast during a state dinner with US President Joe Biden at the White House. AP

The statue of Christ the Redeemer is illuminated with an image of Pope Francis to mark the release of his biography 'Life: My Story Through History', in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. EPA

A person dressed as Michael Jackson poses on the red carpet before the screening of the film 'All We Imagine as Light' at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. Reuters

People gather before the inauguration of Chad's President-elect, Gen Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, at the Palace of Arts and Culture in N'Djamena. AFP

Vanessa Low of Australia competes in the Women's Long Jump T63 final, on day seven of the World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan. Getty images

Mourners pay their respects at the funeral procession of late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, in the eastern city of Birjand. AFP

Space telescope Euclid's new image of Messier 78, a nursery of star formation enveloped in a shroud of interstellar dust. AFP

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is applauded by MPs and members of government after delivering a speech to announce that Spain will recognise Palestine as a state. AFP

Smoke rises during protests in Noumea, New Caledonia. France imposed a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory to quell deadly unrest that erupted after protests over voting reforms. AP

A car crushed by bricks from a collapsed wall sits in a parking lot after a severe thunderstorm battered Houston, Texas. AP

Malians take part in the annual replastering of the Great Mosque of Djenne, the world's largest mud-brick building. AP

Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party legislator Chung Chia-pin grabs opposition Kuomintang MP Chen Ching-hui as Speaker Han Kuo-yu, second left, looks on during voting for a bill to reform parliament, in Taipei. AFP

A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner jet belonging to Air China passes the moon over the village of Podolye, 70km east of St Petersburg, Russia. AP

Paz Vega poses on the red carpet at the screening of Kinds of Kindness at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. Reuters

Participants carry a portable shrine on the second day of the annual Sanja Matsuri festival, in the Asakusa district of Tokyo. AFP

Riders from the Beni Arous tribe attend a traditional equestrian game of 'Mata' in Morocco's Larache province. AFP

A surfer rides a wave at the Cape Peninsula in Cape Town, South Africa. Reuters

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators light flares as they rally to mark the Nakba anniversary in New York. AFP

Oleksandr Usyk in action against Tyson Fury at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh. Reuters

A participant sleeps during the 2024 Power Nap contest in Seoul, South Korea. Reuters

Taiwan's new President Lai Ching-te and Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim at their inauguration ceremony in Taipei. Reuters

Rescue workers search near the crash site of a helicopter that was carrying Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi in Varzaghan, north-western Iran. All aboard were killed. AFP

Chelsea pensioners pose with a matching rose display at the Chelsea Flower Show in London. EPA

Pilgrims gather around an effigy of the Rocio Virgin during the annual pilgrimage near Huelva, in southern Spain. AFP

A partially submerged Second World War Nazi bunker from the Atlantic Wall defences, at the entrance of Arcachon Bay, near Cap Ferret, in south-western France. AFP

A woman stands inside The Network by Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota at the Museum of Tapestries, in Aix-en-Provence, France. Reuters

Mourners attend the funeral of victims of the helicopter crash that killed Iran's president Ebrahim Raisi and foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, in Tehran. Reuters

People cool off in water during a heatwave in Karachi, Pakistan. Temperatures could exceed 50°C in some parts of the country in late May or early June, according to forecasters. EPA

People look out at the city among 30,375 square feet of mirrors at the 73-story Summit One Vanderbilt building in New York. AFP

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