The best photos of the week: from the Hajj pilgrimage to paragliding at sunset - in pictures

  • Pilgrims on Jabal Al Noor overlooking Makkah. One million Muslims, including 850,000 from abroad, are participating in Hajj this year. AFP
    Pilgrims on Jabal Al Noor overlooking Makkah. One million Muslims, including 850,000 from abroad, are participating in Hajj this year. AFP
  • A firework display over the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and the US Capitol building during Independence Day celebrations in Washington. AP Photo
    A firework display over the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and the US Capitol building during Independence Day celebrations in Washington. AP Photo
  • The Danish Royal Yacht 'Dannebrog' sails by as the peloton crosses the Great Belt Bridge during the second stage of the Tour de France between Roskilde and Nyborg, Denmark. Reuters
    The Danish Royal Yacht 'Dannebrog' sails by as the peloton crosses the Great Belt Bridge during the second stage of the Tour de France between Roskilde and Nyborg, Denmark. Reuters
  • Burning tyres block roads during overnight protests in the Libyan capital Tripoli. AFP
    Burning tyres block roads during overnight protests in the Libyan capital Tripoli. AFP
  • A metro train passes Kongens Nytorv station in Copenhagen, Denmark without stopping. Metro trains were used to transport people away from the Field's shopping mall where on July 3 several people were shot. Three of them died and four were critically injured. EPA
    A metro train passes Kongens Nytorv station in Copenhagen, Denmark without stopping. Metro trains were used to transport people away from the Field's shopping mall where on July 3 several people were shot. Three of them died and four were critically injured. EPA
  • Sunset in Frankfurt, Germany. Reuters
    Sunset in Frankfurt, Germany. Reuters
  • A peace activist dressed as a clown blows bubbles as Israeli contractors guarded by Israeli forces demolish a Palestinian house in Masafer Yatta, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
    A peace activist dressed as a clown blows bubbles as Israeli contractors guarded by Israeli forces demolish a Palestinian house in Masafer Yatta, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
  • Desharne Bent-Ashmeil and Amy Rollinson of Great Britain compete during the women's synchronised diving three-metre springboard final at the 19th Fina World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. AP Photo
    Desharne Bent-Ashmeil and Amy Rollinson of Great Britain compete during the women's synchronised diving three-metre springboard final at the 19th Fina World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. AP Photo
  • Dancers from Ballet Manguinhos School practise after a photo session at the Manguinhos favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The school, where classes are regularly interrupted by gunfire during during police operations, faces the possibility of closure owing to financial difficulties. AFP
    Dancers from Ballet Manguinhos School practise after a photo session at the Manguinhos favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The school, where classes are regularly interrupted by gunfire during during police operations, faces the possibility of closure owing to financial difficulties. AFP
  • Kester Vickery, co-founder of Conservation Solutions, attends to a tranquillised rhino during the relocation of the first 19 white rhinos from South Africa to Zinave National Park in Mozambique. Reuters
    Kester Vickery, co-founder of Conservation Solutions, attends to a tranquillised rhino during the relocation of the first 19 white rhinos from South Africa to Zinave National Park in Mozambique. Reuters
  • New York City Police Academy graduates take their oath during a graduation ceremony at Madison Square Garden. AP Photo
    New York City Police Academy graduates take their oath during a graduation ceremony at Madison Square Garden. AP Photo
  • Josue Serrano, a deported Mexican migrant, hangs wooden crosses on the border fence – part of a vigil for those who died migrating to the United States – in Baja California state, Mexico. AFP
    Josue Serrano, a deported Mexican migrant, hangs wooden crosses on the border fence – part of a vigil for those who died migrating to the United States – in Baja California state, Mexico. AFP
  • Abandoned chairs and bicycles after people fled the scene of a mass shooting at a July 4 celebration and parade in Highland Park, Illinois, USA. The gunman killed seven and injured dozens. EPA
    Abandoned chairs and bicycles after people fled the scene of a mass shooting at a July 4 celebration and parade in Highland Park, Illinois, USA. The gunman killed seven and injured dozens. EPA
  • Patient Maurizio Calorio and his wife Silivia Duca, third left, with medical staff after getting married in the intensive care unit at Le Molinette hospital in Turin, Italy. The hospital granted the dying man's wish to get married and a registrar performed the civil ceremony while he was on life support. A heart transplant opportunity opened while the ceremony was taking place, and the transplant surgery was performed later that night. EPA
    Patient Maurizio Calorio and his wife Silivia Duca, third left, with medical staff after getting married in the intensive care unit at Le Molinette hospital in Turin, Italy. The hospital granted the dying man's wish to get married and a registrar performed the civil ceremony while he was on life support. A heart transplant opportunity opened while the ceremony was taking place, and the transplant surgery was performed later that night. EPA
  • Soldiers from the Iskandar Muda military command singing after a military multi-task-force exercise in Jantho, Aceh province, Indonesia. AFP
    Soldiers from the Iskandar Muda military command singing after a military multi-task-force exercise in Jantho, Aceh province, Indonesia. AFP
  • Participants wave red scarves during the opening ceremony to mark the start of the San Fermin Festival outside Pamplona town hall in northern Spain. AFP
    Participants wave red scarves during the opening ceremony to mark the start of the San Fermin Festival outside Pamplona town hall in northern Spain. AFP
  • Breeder Mohammad Narejo shows off the ears of kid goat Simba in Karachi. The goat's extraordinarily long ears have made it something of a media star in Pakistan, with its owner claiming a world record that may or may not exist. AFP
    Breeder Mohammad Narejo shows off the ears of kid goat Simba in Karachi. The goat's extraordinarily long ears have made it something of a media star in Pakistan, with its owner claiming a world record that may or may not exist. AFP
  • Karyn Larson watches an air tanker drop retardant as the Electra Fire burns towards her home in the Pine Acres community of Amador County, California. AP Photo
    Karyn Larson watches an air tanker drop retardant as the Electra Fire burns towards her home in the Pine Acres community of Amador County, California. AP Photo
  • A livestock market on the outskirts of the rebel-held town of Dana, in Idlib province near the Turkish-Syrian border, during preparations for the Muslim festival of Eid Al Adha. AFP
    A livestock market on the outskirts of the rebel-held town of Dana, in Idlib province near the Turkish-Syrian border, during preparations for the Muslim festival of Eid Al Adha. AFP
  • A giant biodegradable landart painting entitled 'Vers l'equilibre' (Towards balance) by French-Swiss artist Saype near the summit of the Grand Chamossaire mountain, above the alpine resort of Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland. The 2,500-square-metre fresco was created using biodegradable pigments made from charcoal, chalk, water and milk proteins. AP
    A giant biodegradable landart painting entitled 'Vers l'equilibre' (Towards balance) by French-Swiss artist Saype near the summit of the Grand Chamossaire mountain, above the alpine resort of Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland. The 2,500-square-metre fresco was created using biodegradable pigments made from charcoal, chalk, water and milk proteins. AP
  • Sunset over the Galata bridge in Istanbul, Turkey. AP Photo
    Sunset over the Galata bridge in Istanbul, Turkey. AP Photo
  • Bahraini jockey Ebrahim Nader at Andrew Balding's stables in Kingsclere, Newbury. Rob Greig for The National
    Bahraini jockey Ebrahim Nader at Andrew Balding's stables in Kingsclere, Newbury. Rob Greig for The National
  • Ukrainian service members raise the national flag on Zmiinyi, or Snake Island, in the Odesa region as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues. Reuters
    Ukrainian service members raise the national flag on Zmiinyi, or Snake Island, in the Odesa region as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues. Reuters
  • Protesters outside the prime minister's office during an anti-government rally in Tirana, Albania. Demonstrators are calling for the government to go, blaming it for corruption and inflicting poverty. AP Photo
    Protesters outside the prime minister's office during an anti-government rally in Tirana, Albania. Demonstrators are calling for the government to go, blaming it for corruption and inflicting poverty. AP Photo
  • Prime Minister Boris Johnson with his son Wilfred at No10 after announcing from Downing Street that he would resign as leader of the Conservative Party. Photo: Andrew Parsons
    Prime Minister Boris Johnson with his son Wilfred at No10 after announcing from Downing Street that he would resign as leader of the Conservative Party. Photo: Andrew Parsons
  • Fishermen in Kwale county, Gazi Bay, Kenya, where artisanal fisheries say climate change, overfishing by large foreign vessels and a lack of other job opportunities for coastal communities is draining the Indian Ocean of its yellowfin tuna stocks. AP Photo
    Fishermen in Kwale county, Gazi Bay, Kenya, where artisanal fisheries say climate change, overfishing by large foreign vessels and a lack of other job opportunities for coastal communities is draining the Indian Ocean of its yellowfin tuna stocks. AP Photo
  • A man suspected of shooting former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is tackled to the ground by police at Yamato Saidaiji Station in the city of Nara. Abe was pronounced dead on July 8. AFP
    A man suspected of shooting former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is tackled to the ground by police at Yamato Saidaiji Station in the city of Nara. Abe was pronounced dead on July 8. AFP
  • Ons Jabeur of Tunisia during her semi-final match against Tatjana Maria of Germany at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London. Getty Images
    Ons Jabeur of Tunisia during her semi-final match against Tatjana Maria of Germany at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London. Getty Images
  • Former Uefa president Michel Platini faces the media after being cleared of corruption charges at the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland. Reuters
    Former Uefa president Michel Platini faces the media after being cleared of corruption charges at the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland. Reuters
  • A member of the local paragliding team after a launch from Mount Azmar near Iraq's north-eastern city of Sulaymaniyah in the autonomous Kurdistan region. AFP
    A member of the local paragliding team after a launch from Mount Azmar near Iraq's north-eastern city of Sulaymaniyah in the autonomous Kurdistan region. AFP