Wildfires in Arizona and California, scenes from Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, fancy hats at the Royal Ascot in England, a display of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in San Francisco, anti-government protests in Ecuador, heavy rainfall and flooding in India, BMX racing in the Netherlands, a ballet performance in Ukraine, lightning over Kansas City, and much more
Photos of the Week: Paddle Steamer, Floating Restaurant, Glass Bridge
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A dog from France's Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale takes part in a demonstration at the Eurosatory defense and security trade fair, in Villepinte, a northern suburb of Paris, France, on June 12, 2022. #
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A ballet dancer is seen onstage during a performance of "Giselle" in Lviv, Ukraine, on June 10, 2022. The Lviv National Opera resumed performances last month for both ballet and opera. The theater's bomb shelter can hold only 300 people, so tickets are limited in case a siren goes off during a performance. #
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Carter Bajoit of Texas A&M competes in the high jump during the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, on June 10, 2022. #
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Dutch rider Jay Schippers (right) competes ahead of Britain's Kye Whyte (left) and Britain's Paddy Sharrock (center) during the fourth BMX World Cup competition near Arnhem, Netherlands, on June 12, 2022. #
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A bird flies above the Chinese imperial-style Jumbo Floating Restaurant as it is towed out of a typhoon shelter in Aberdeen, in Hong Kong, China, on June 14, 2022. The iconic restaurant was set to depart the city amid a lack of funds to maintain it following months of COVID-19 restrictions. #
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Mick Schumacher, a driver for Haas, makes a turn during the second practice session ahead of the Formula One Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan, on June 10, 2022. #
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Anti-government protesters ride in trucks during demonstrations against the government of Guillermo Lasso, called mainly by Indigenous organizations, in Quito, Ecuador, on June 16, 2022. #
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An aerial view of more than 3,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, displayed on the lawn at Robin Williams Meadow in Golden Gate Park on June 11, 2022, in San Francisco, California. The National AIDS Memorial was marking the 35th anniversary of the AIDS Memorial Quilt—the largest display of the Quilt in San Francisco history. #
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Players perform at the Aspendos Antique Theater before the championship, held by the International Fencing Federation and the European Fencing Confederation, at Antalya Sports Hall in Antalya, Turkey, on June 16, 2022. #
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A photograph of a noose is displayed as Representative Bennie Thompson, chair of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, delivers opening remarks during the third hearing on the January 6 investigation in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C., on June 16, 2022. #
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An animal keeper examines one of the three female lynx kittens born on May 18, 2022, after their first medical examination and an electronic tagging, at the Sainte-Croix animal park in Rhodes, France, on June 15, 2022. #
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Ozzie Albies of the Atlanta Braves reacts as he has a bucket of bubblegum dumped on his head following a grand slam during the seventh inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 11, 2022. #
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A ruined tank remains on a road in Lypivka, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 14, 2022. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is leaving a deadly litter of mines, bombs, and other explosive devices that will endanger civilian lives and limbs long after the fighting stops. #
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The moon is seen behind a utility worker as they extinguish flames on a wooden utility pole that had caught fire during the Sheep Fire in Wrightwood, California, on June 12, 2022. #
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