Surfing, dancing and a robot: Photos of the week

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

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A volcano erupts in Iceland's south-western Reykjanes peninsula. The eruption led to the evacuation of the nearby Blue Lagoon, Iceland's largest tourist attraction

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Britain's Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer met Labour supporters while campaigning in the West Midlands for the General Election on 4 July

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Sir Ed Davey, the Liberal Party leader, took a dive into Lake Windermere during the election campaign, to highlight his party's policy on water company accountability

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meeting lambs during a visit to Rowlinson's Farm in Gawsworth, Macclesfield, England, while on the General Election campaign trail

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Scottish National Party leader John Swinney looks around the Barrowfield Community Centre in Glasgow while on the General Election campaign trail. He called on the next UK Government to commit to an emergency budget immediately following the election

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Women dance during the Fiesta del Gran Poder (Festival Of The Great Power) parade in La Paz, Bolivia. The festival, which has been held since 1930, mixes Catholicism, local traditions and folklore from the Andean region

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Pope Francis met Thai Buddhist monks from the Wat Phra Cetuphon Temple, Bangkok, at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. The Pope encouraged them to continue fostering dialogue and co-operation "for a more inclusive world"

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USA surfer Barron Mamiya competes in the men's Shiseido Tahiti Pro surfing competition in Teahupo'o, on the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti. Teahupo'o will host the surfing event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

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Former US President Donald Trump speaks after being convicted in his trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City. He was accused of falsifying business records linked to a hush-money payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels

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Residents carry water containers after filling them from a municipal tank in Delhi. Parts of northern and central India are sweltering under a severe heatwave, with a provisional record temperature of 52.3C (126.1F) registered in Delhi

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Former South African President Jacob Zuma gestures after voting during elections, in Nkandla. The ANC vote share is on course to drop below 50% for the first time in three decades

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A man watches Ai-Da, the the world’s first AI robot artist, during the International Telecommunication Union AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland

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