• EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 02: Comedy dance act TUTUperform at the Underbelly Press Launch in the McEwan Hall the venue will host over 150 shows at Edinburgh Fringe on August 2, 2023 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Established in 2000 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Underbelly has since produced shows and events all around the world, from London to Hong Kong. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images)
    EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 02: Comedy dance act TUTUperform at the Underbelly Press Launch in the McEwan Hall the venue will host over 150 shows at Edinburgh Fringe on August 2, 2023 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Established in 2000 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Underbelly has since produced shows and events all around the world, from London to Hong Kong. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images)
  • Robin Steiner of Switzerland during the Freestyle Trampolining World Championships at Round Chapel in London, England. Getty Images
    Robin Steiner of Switzerland during the Freestyle Trampolining World Championships at Round Chapel in London, England. Getty Images
  • Pope Francis watches a dance group at Parque Eduardo VII in Lisbon, Portugal. Getty Images
    Pope Francis watches a dance group at Parque Eduardo VII in Lisbon, Portugal. Getty Images
  • Girls who fled the conflict in Geneina, in Sudan's Darfur region, queue up for water in Adre, Chad. Reuters
    Girls who fled the conflict in Geneina, in Sudan's Darfur region, queue up for water in Adre, Chad. Reuters
  • Workers remove a Soviet emblem from the Motherland monument in Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
    Workers remove a Soviet emblem from the Motherland monument in Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
  • Clouds envelop Salgo Castle during sunset near Salgotarjan, Hungary. EPA
    Clouds envelop Salgo Castle during sunset near Salgotarjan, Hungary. EPA
  • Palestinians play football in a neighbourhood in Gaza amid soaring temperatures and power cuts. AFP
    Palestinians play football in a neighbourhood in Gaza amid soaring temperatures and power cuts. AFP
  • Italian soprano Anna Pirozzi as Turandot before a performance of Giacomo Puccini's opera at the Teatro Real, in Madrid, Spain. AP
    Italian soprano Anna Pirozzi as Turandot before a performance of Giacomo Puccini's opera at the Teatro Real, in Madrid, Spain. AP
  • Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina clash with ruling Awami League supporters and police in Dhaka. EPA
    Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina clash with ruling Awami League supporters and police in Dhaka. EPA
  • A long-exposure photo shows Mount Merapi in Indonesia spewing lava onto its slopes during an eruption. AFP
    A long-exposure photo shows Mount Merapi in Indonesia spewing lava onto its slopes during an eruption. AFP
  • Soldiers use tear gas against demonstrators protesting over a deforestation project during clashes in Ikizkoy, south-western Turkey. AFP
    Soldiers use tear gas against demonstrators protesting over a deforestation project during clashes in Ikizkoy, south-western Turkey. AFP
  • Russia's Pacific Fleet warships parade off the coast of Vladivostok during Navy Day celebrations. AFP
    Russia's Pacific Fleet warships parade off the coast of Vladivostok during Navy Day celebrations. AFP
  • Shiite worshippers visit the holy shrine of Imam Abbas during Ashoura processions in Karbala, Iraq. AP
    Shiite worshippers visit the holy shrine of Imam Abbas during Ashoura processions in Karbala, Iraq. AP
  • American Maia Weintraub and Sera Azuma of Japan compete in the Women's Team Foil event bronze medal match at the FIE Fencing World Championships in Milan. AFP
    American Maia Weintraub and Sera Azuma of Japan compete in the Women's Team Foil event bronze medal match at the FIE Fencing World Championships in Milan. AFP
  • Inspectors at the construction site of the Samruddhi Expressway, where a crane collapsed, crushing at least 17 workers to death in Maharashtra state, India. AFP
    Inspectors at the construction site of the Samruddhi Expressway, where a crane collapsed, crushing at least 17 workers to death in Maharashtra state, India. AFP
  • Ryan McDuffie cries next to the Hollywood Star of Pee-wee Herman, a character played by actor Paul Reubens, who has died aged 70, in Los Angeles. EPA
    Ryan McDuffie cries next to the Hollywood Star of Pee-wee Herman, a character played by actor Paul Reubens, who has died aged 70, in Los Angeles. EPA
  • Migrants outside the Roosevelt Hotel, a makeshift reception centre for those trying to find temporary housing in New York City. AFP
    Migrants outside the Roosevelt Hotel, a makeshift reception centre for those trying to find temporary housing in New York City. AFP
  • The York Fire in Mojave National Preserve has burnt its way across the California-Nevada border. AFP
    The York Fire in Mojave National Preserve has burnt its way across the California-Nevada border. AFP
  • A building damaged by a Russian drone strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Reuters
    A building damaged by a Russian drone strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Reuters
  • Priests listen to the confessions of pilgrims at events held for World Youth Day at a park in Lisbon. AP
    Priests listen to the confessions of pilgrims at events held for World Youth Day at a park in Lisbon. AP
  • A funeral procession for victims of an explosion, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Reuters
    A funeral procession for victims of an explosion, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Reuters
  • A vet takes a sample from a cat at an animal shelter in Yeoju, south-east of Seoul, South Korea, amid an outbreak of bird flu. EPA
    A vet takes a sample from a cat at an animal shelter in Yeoju, south-east of Seoul, South Korea, amid an outbreak of bird flu. EPA
  • A before-and-after picture of a newly restored house, left, in Beirut's Gemmayzeh neighbourhood, three years after the massive port explosion in the Lebanese capital. AFP
    A before-and-after picture of a newly restored house, left, in Beirut's Gemmayzeh neighbourhood, three years after the massive port explosion in the Lebanese capital. AFP
  • A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. AP
    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. AP
  • A herd of sheep is driven through an ancient route in Navarra province, Spain. AP
    A herd of sheep is driven through an ancient route in Navarra province, Spain. AP
  • A flooded road after heavy rainfall in Zhuozhou, Hebei province, China. Reuters
    A flooded road after heavy rainfall in Zhuozhou, Hebei province, China. Reuters
  • A rough sleeper's makeshift camp outside a closed shop on Oxford Street, London. A report found that 3,272 people were sleeping rough in the city. AFP
    A rough sleeper's makeshift camp outside a closed shop on Oxford Street, London. A report found that 3,272 people were sleeping rough in the city. AFP
  • Goalmouth action from the Women's World Cup match between Argentina and Sweden. The match in Hamilton, New Zealand, was won 2-0 by Sweden. AP Photo
    Goalmouth action from the Women's World Cup match between Argentina and Sweden. The match in Hamilton, New Zealand, was won 2-0 by Sweden. AP Photo
  • Performers from Brainfools Luck Pigeons on Calton Hill preparing for their show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Getty Images
    Performers from Brainfools Luck Pigeons on Calton Hill preparing for their show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Getty Images
  • Competitors at the ninth Francophone Games in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. AFP
    Competitors at the ninth Francophone Games in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. AFP

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The best photos of the week: from the Edinburgh fringe to testing cats for avian flu

Striking pictures from around the world

Charlotte Mayhew

August 04, 2023

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Updated: August 04, 2023, 9:28 PM
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