Pictures of the week: From lightning over the Eiffel Tower to the Cromwell current

Striking pictures from around the world

A lightning strikes is seen close to the Eiffel tower prior the men's 20km race walk of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Trocadero in Paris on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP)

Riot police carry an injured Filipino settler during a demolition raid at a shanty town in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. EPA

US Vice President Kamala Harris embraces National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan after welcoming home freed Americans following a prisoner exchange between Russia and the West, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. AFP

Poles light flares during a rally to mark the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising against the Nazi occupiers, in the Polish capital. AFP

Brazil's Gabriel Medina reacts after riding a large wave in the fifth heat of the third round of men's surfing at the Paris Olympics, in Teahupo'o, Tahiti. AFP

Former BBC news presenter Huw Edwards arriving at Westminster Magistrates' Court, in London, where he admitted three counts of making indecent images of children. PA

Spectators during the Argentina-Germany men's volleyball match at the Paris Olympics. Reuters

Firefighters and volunteers work to extinguish a wildfire in Krieza, on the island of Evia, Greece. Bloomberg

Supporters of former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump watch him speak at a campaign rally at the New Holland Arena in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. AFP

A girl turns her face to the rain during the funeral procession for Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Iran. Reuters

Rescuers try to make their way upstream as they search through mud and debris for a third day after landslides set off by torrential rains in Wayanad district, Kerala state, India. AP

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks behind a screen during a visit to the site of rocket attack that killed 12 children in the Druze-majority town of Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Residents protested against Netanyahu's visit while he vowed Israel would deliver a "severe" response. AFP

A man reacts after seeing the body of his father in the flooded area beside the Bagmati river following heavy rains in Kathmandu, Nepal. Reuters

A fisherman casts his line into the Mediterranean Sea from a rocky area along the Beirut coastline, on a sweltering day. AP

US gymnast Simone Biles competes in the balance beam event at the Paris Olympics, at the Bercy Arena. AFP

Druze elders and mourners surround the coffins of 10 of the 12 people killed in the rocket strike in Majdal Shams, during a mass funeral. AFP

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, centre, rides a motorcycle during his visit to his country's new capital city, Nusantara, in East Kalimantan. EPA

Flood waters surround and submerge homes in Ben Voi village, on the outskirts of Hanoi, Vietnam. AFP

Firefighters line the road alongside a wildfire, near Jonesville, California, US. Reuters

Snoop Dogg attends the artistic gymnastics women's qualification round at the Paris Olympics. Getty Images

Rescuers cross a river in Chooralmala, following the landslides in Wayanad district, Kerala, India. AP

Festivalgoers listen to Congolese singer and rapper Gims at the Paleo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland. EPA

Nicaraguan Miss Universe Sheynnis Palacios arrives at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City, Panama. EPA

Guilherme Schimidt and Edi Sherifovski compete during the men’s judo 81kg elimination round on day four of the Games in Paris. Getty Images

Palestinians return to the eastern side of Khan Younis after Israeli forces pulled out from the area, in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters

Demonstrators set a barricade on fire during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro's government in Valencia, Carabobo state, Venezuela. AFP

A viewer watches the news on multiple TV screens, most of them announcing the killing of senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters

Riot police hold back protesters after disorder broke out in Southport, England. Getty images

Cassandre Beaugrand of France wins gold in the women's individual triathlon at the Olympics, at Pont Alexandre III in Paris. Getty Images

Bigeye trevally fish swim against the current at Wolf Island, in the Galapagos, Ecuador. At this time of year, the Cromwell Current comes from the west and holds the most nutrients. AP