The Royal Air Force celebrates its centennial in London, World Cup emotions run high in Russia and around the world, a chili pepper eating contest takes place in China, the Running of the Bulls begins in Spain, a leopard gets a check-up in the Netherlands, Tour de France riders pass through stage six, flamingos stride through a lake in Turkey, and much more.
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A six-meter-high cartoon baby blimp of U.S. President Donald Trump is flown as a protest against his visit, in Parliament Square in London, England, on July 13, 2018. Trump was making his first trip to Britain as president after a tense summit with NATO leaders in Brussels and on the heels of ruptures in British Prime Minister Theresa May's government because of the crisis over Britain's exit from the European Union. #
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Revelers run alongside fighting bulls from the Victoriano del Rio ranch accompanied by steers during the 6th day of the running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, Spain, on July 12, 2018. #
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A statue of San Telmo is sailed around the harbor during the procession of the Virgen del Carmen, the patron saint of fishermen, at the Puerto de la Cruz on the Spanish Canary island of Tenerife, on July 10, 2018. Every year, local residents carry the statue of the Virgin from its chapel to a small beach, place it on a decorated boat and sail it along the coast. #
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Jimmie Johnson (48) goes low to avoid a multi-car crash involving, Alex Bowman (88), Denny Hamlin (11), Chase Elliott (9), Kurt Busch (41), Joey Logano (22), Daniel Suarez (19), Austin Dillon (3) and Kasey Kahne in the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, on July 7, 2018. #
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Horsemen ride in a choreographed cavalry charge during the 14th Tan-Tan Moussem Berber festival on July 8, 2018 in the western Moroccan desert town of Tan-Tan. The festival, which is recognized by UNESCO as a "Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity", is organized every year to promote local traditions and brings together nomadic tribes from northern Africa. #
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An "aloitador" struggles with a wild horse in the curro (arena) during the Rapa Das Bestas (Shearing of the Beasts) traditional event in the Spanish northwestern village of Sabucedo, on July 7, 2018. During the 400-year-old horse festival, hundreds of wild horses are rounded up from the mountains, trimmed and marked. #
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A feral cat walks past an honor guard awaiting the arrival of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the breakaway Turkish Cypriot part of Cyprus' divided capital Nicosia, on July 10, 2018. #
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This photo taken on July 8, 2018 shows a contestant taking part in a chili pepper eating competition in Ningxiang in China's central Hunan province. The winner of the contest ate 50 chili peppers in one minute. #
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A ballerina watches a broadcast of the World Cup quarter-final match between Russia and Croatia at the Mikhailovsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on July 7, 2018. #
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French soccer fans hug each other on the final whistle as they watch a live broadcast of the semifinal match between France and Belgium at the 2018 soccer World Cup, in Marseille, France, on July 10, 2018. France advanced to the World Cup final for the first time since 2006 with a 1-0 win over Belgium. #
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Croatia's forward Mario Mandzukic (right) celebrates with teammates after scoring his team's second goal during the 2018 World Cup semi-final football match between Croatia and England at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on July 11, 2018. The photographer, Yuri Cortez, was knocked over and entangled in the celebratory pile-up, but kept shooting the whole time. #
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England fans react as they watched England lose to Croatia at the Auto Trader World Cup semi-final screening in Castlefield Bowl on July 11, 2018 in Manchester, England. #
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Guests enjoy a sunny day on the terrace of a restaurant above Lake Lucerne on Mount Fronalpstock (1,921 m / 6,302 ft above sea level) near the village of Stoos, Switzerland, on July 12, 2018. #
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A model of the moon hangs above the Olympic swimming pool at the National Aquatics Center, known as the Water Cube, in Beijing, China, on July 11, 2018. The moon model is part of an exhibition about China's moon exploration technology and achievements. China landed its first rover on the moon in 2013 and plans to land a rover on the far side of the moon later in 2018. #
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Australian artist Nike Savvas adjusts her installation artwork piece, consisting of over 50,000 polystyrene balls, titled "Atomic: full of love full of wonder" as it is installed for the upcoming exhibition "Spacemakers and roomshakers: installations from the collection" at the New South Wales Art Gallery in Sydney, Australia, on July 12, 2018. #
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French artist and performer Abraham Poincheval wears a plate armor suit as he walks in Carnoet, western France, on July 9, 2018. Poincheval plans to walk 105 miles (170 km) across French Brittany wearing a plate armor suit like an "erring knight" of the 21st century. #
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An Iraqi firefighter stands before a blaze as comrades attempt to put out the fire that broke out due to extreme summer temperatures in a warehouses near Palestine Street in the capital of Baghdad on July 10, 2018. #
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Three F35 Lightning aircraft fly over the Queen Victoria Memorial and Buckingham Palace, to mark the centennial of the Royal Air Force in central London, England, on July 10, 2018. #
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