Fans, flames and fish: Photos of the week

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A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.

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Former President Donald Trump was rushed off stage during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, after a gunman opened fire from a nearby building. The Republican candidate for president dropped to the ground and was seen with blood on the side of his face.

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As the stage was swarmed by Secret Service agents, Trump held up his fist and mouthed the words "fight, fight, fight" to supporters as he was rushed off stage, bleeding from his ear.

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A panda cub is measured at the Guangzhou Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, China. Mengmeng, the eldest of the world's only giant panda triplets, gave birth to the female cub on 18 June.

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King Charles III, wearing the Imperial State Crown and the Robe of State, sits alongside Queen Camilla, wearing the George IV State Diadem, before reading the King's Speech from the Sovereign's Throne in the House of Lords chamber, during the State Opening of Parliament in London.

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Colombian fans watch the 2024 Copa America final football match between Argentina and Colombia, on a screen in Medellin. Argentina beat Colombia to win a record 16th Copa America. The game was marred by trouble outside the ground in Miami, Florida, with the kick-off being delayed by 80 minutes.

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Shia Muslims at a ceremony in Tehran, Iran, to mark Ashura, a major religious commemoration of the martyrdom at Karbala of Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.

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The collapsed minaret of Abdullah Azzam Mosque after the building was hit by an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip.

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A protester gestures at Kenyan riot police during anti-government protests in Nairobi. The city centre has been the heart of the youth-led protests, which have spread across the country. They began as demonstrations against unpopular tax rises, but after those were withdrawn, the protests broadened out to include demands for President William Ruto to resign.

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Spain's Carlos Alcaraz powered to victory over an out-of-sorts Novak Djokovic to retain his men's singles tennis title at Wimbledon. The result continues the four-time major winner's 100% record in Grand Slam finals, while he becomes the youngest man to win at Wimbledon and the French Open in the same year.

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Thousands of dead fish float in the Piracicaba River after the water was contaminated in the protected area of Tanqua in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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