The best photos of the week: from a newborn panda to Barbie premiere in London

Striking pictures from around the world

This handout photo taken on July 7, 2023 and provided on July 12 by Everland shows giant panda mother Ai Bao and one of her newly born female twin pandas at Everland Amusement and Animal Park in Yongin. A South Korean zoo has announced the birth of two giant panda twins -- the first to be born in the country -- triggering an outpouring of excitement online. (Photo by Handout / Everland / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Everland" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS == NO ARCHIVE

A girl in traditional costume at the Forbidden City in Beijing. AP

A boy jumps into the Treska river to cool off in the hot weather near Skopje, North Macedonia. Reuters

Britain's Kate Shortman competes in the women's solo technical artistic swimming event at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. AFP

The newest member of Shedd Aquarium's penguin population, a southern rockhopper chick who hatched on June 16, is weighed in Chicago. AP

Singer Skye Edwards from British band Morcheeba performs at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. EPA

Panama's midfielder Adalberto Carrasquilla celebrates with goalkeeper Orlando Mosquera after scoring the winning penalty in the Concacaf Gold Cup semi-final against the USA in San Diego. AFP

Palestinian Jihad Marie, 3, with his dead pet chick after an Israeli military operation in Jenin camp, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters

Ukrainian cadets in new uniforms designed especially for women, have their hair braided as they take part in training. AFP

Buddhist novice monks at a monastery in Yangon, Myanmar. AFP

The peleton passes a field of sunflowers during the 11th stage of the Tour de France, to Moulins. AP

Aretha Franklin's granddaughter Grace Franklin, 17, embraces relatives after a Michigan jury's decision in a dispute over the singer's will. AP

A police officer fires tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in Nairobi, Kenya. AFP

A foundry worker restores the lead on Apollo's Chariot Fountain from the Palace of Versailles, near Paris. AFP

Volunteers search for missing two-year-old Emile, in Le Vernet, in the French southern Alps. AFP

Spectators ignore warnings to stay away from an erupting volcano near Litli Hrutur, Iceland. AFP

The Meira Paibis women's group protest in Imphal for peace in India's north-eastern Manipur state. AFP

A football pitch inside the crater of the Teoca volcano in Santa Cecilia Tepetlapa, Mexico. AFP

A brown bear looks for food in eastern Finland near the Russian border. AFP

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and President Joe Biden in the garden of 10 Downing Street during their meeting. AFP

The MSG Sphere is lit up as a basketball to celebrate the 2023 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. AFP

A warm summer day on the shores of Lake Geneva beside the Alps in Vevey, Switzerland. EPA

A man steers his motorbike through a flooded street after heavy rain in New Delhi. Reuters

People take a dip in Wehrheim near Frankfurt. AP

A man tries to control a horse at the traditional Rapa Das festival in Sabucedo, Pontevedra region, Spain. EPA

A commuter's reflection on a subway train in New York City. Reuters

People at the beach escaping the heat in Kuwait City. AFP

Thrill seekers running with the bulls during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain. AP

A girl holds the hand of a Leju Robotics humanoid robot at the World AI Conference in Shanghai. Bloomberg

Margot Robbie on the pink carpet at the European premiere of 'Barbie' in central London. AFP

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