Fancy hats at the Royal Ascot, a ring-tailed lemur in Chile, a derailed train in Mexico, a rocket launch in China, military exercises in Morocco, rhythmic gymnastics in Bulgaria, a sea lion in California, protests at the G7 summit in England, and much more
Photos of the Week: Mouse Hunter, Lake Jumper, Sunset Hiker
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Extinction Rebellion "Blackbirds XR" activists stage a "Wake-up Call" theatrical action during the G7 summit in St Ives, Cornwall, England, on June 11, 2021. Environmental protest groups gathered in Cornwall as the U.K. prime minister, Boris Johnson, hosted leaders from the U.S., Japan, Germany, France, Italy, and Canada at the G7 Summit in Carbis Bay. #
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A demonstrator falls after being hit by a water cannon during clashes with riot police amid ongoing protests against the government of Colombian President Ivan Duque in Bogota, Colombia, on June 12, 2021. #
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Caeleb Dressel of the United States competes in a preliminary heat for the men's 200-meter freestyle during day two of the 2021 U.S. Olympic team swimming trials at CHI Health Center on June 14, 2021, in Omaha, Nebraska. #
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Protesters wearing giant heads portraying G7 leaders swim in the water during a demonstration outside the G7 meeting in St. Ives, Cornwall, England, on June 13, 2021. #
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Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece plays a backhand in his match against Novak Djokovic of Serbia during the Men's singles final match on day 15 of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris, France, on June 13, 2021. #
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A Scotland fan reacts in the fan zone outside the stadium in Glasgow, Scotland, on June 14, 2021. Scotland took on the Czech Republic in their first major tournament game in 23 years. The UEFA European Football Championship was meant to be held last year before being postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. #
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U.S. President Joe Biden gestures while speaking to the media before boarding Air Force One at the Geneva airport, as he left Geneva, Switzerland, after the U.S.-Russia summit, on June 16, 2021. #
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Israel's Linoy Ashram, photographed during the Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual Ball Final at the 2021 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, taking place in the Palace of Culture and Sports in Varna, Bulgaria, on June 12, 2021. #
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Members of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces Rescue and Relief Unit take part in a biochemical simulation organized by the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency as part of the "African Lion" military exercise, in the port of Agadir, Morocco, on June 15, 2021. #
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Chinese astronauts from China's Manned Space Agency (from left) Tang Hongbo, Nie Haisheng, and Liu Boming, wave at a departure ceremony before the launch of the Senzhou-12 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China, on June 17, 2021. The crew soon launched to the space station that China is building, marking the country's first manned mission in nearly five years. #
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Visitors enjoy a ride on a roller coaster at Cinecitta World amusement park in the outskirts of Rome on the day of its reopening, June 17, 2021. Amusement parks in Italy had been closed since October 25, 2020, when the country's second national lockdown started. #
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A man with a bicycle passes by a train that had derailed in the community of San Isidro Mazatepec in Tala, State of Jalisco, Mexico, on June 15, 2021. The freight train derailed and toppled onto houses alongside the tracks on Tuesday, killing one resident and injuring three others, emergency services said. #
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Yoga practitioners attend a class on the Edge Observation Deck, billed as the "highest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere," in New York City, on June 17, 2021. #
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A serviceman of the Russian Ministry for Civil Defense, Emergencies, and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters, wearing protective gear, disinfects Moscow's Belorussky railway station next to a statue on June 11, 2021. #
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Wasabi, the Pekingese, poses for the media on the windy observation deck of the Empire State building in New York on June 14, 2021, following his win at the 145th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. #
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Achille the cat, one of the State Hermitage Museum mouse hunters, poses for pictures next to the Italian national flag after attempting to predict the result of the first UEFA Euro 2020 football match between Turkey and Italy, during a ceremony in Saint Petersburg, on June 11, 2021. #
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