Week in pictures: 22-28 July 2023
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A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.
A man reacts as a fire burns in the village of Gennadi on the Greek Aegean island of Rhodes. Wildfires have been raging in Greece amid scorching temperatures, forcing mass evacuations in several tourist spots, including on the islands of Rhodes and Corfu.
Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey has been found not guilty of nine sex offences at London's Southwark Crown Court. Speaking afterwards, he said he was humbled by the outcome, and that there was a lot to process.
Israeli police clashed with protesters in Jerusalem after parliament adopted a controversial law to limit the Supreme Court's powers. The planned reforms have triggered some of the biggest protests in Israel's history. On Monday, at least 22 people were arrested, police said.
Evangelia Platanioti of Greece competes in the Artistic Swimming Women's Solo Free Final at the Fukuoka 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Japan.
More than 50 pilot whales died as wildlife officers raced to save dozens more, after a mass stranding at Cheynes Beach, Western Australia. Once the whales had began beaching themselves on the shore, authorities launched an emergency response, in a bid to save them.
Wildfires have raged through large areas of Algeria in recent days, killing at least 34 people and displacing thousands. Some families are returning to areas charred by the flames to find their homes, belongings and livestock lost to the fires.
A picture of late singer Sinead O'Connor, who has died at the age of 56, is placed with floral tributes outside her former home in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. Her best-known hit was the Prince song, Nothing Compares 2 U.
Twitter's rebranding of its San Francisco headquarters was left hanging, after police were called. Five letters had been taken down from the office's large vertical sign before work was interrupted. The Elon Musk-owned platform is changing its name to X, and attempted to remove the outgoing company name from the offices on Monday.
Sudanese women, who fled the conflict in Murnei, in Sudan's Darfur region, wait beside their belongings after crossing the border between Sudan and Chad. At least 3,000 people have been killed, and more than three million displaced, by the conflict.
A medic speaks to an injured Ukrainian serviceman inside a front-line medical stabilisation point. Ukraine's military says it has had success on one of the front lines in south-east Ukraine, as its forces press ahead with their counter-offensive against Russian troops.
Children react during a daytime screening at an outdoor cinema in Peckham, South London.
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