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Pictures of the week 13 to 19 May 2017: Seven days of the world's best photojournalism

A selection of photographs, covering a variety of topics from current events to animals, weather and travel.

By David Sim David Sim
Published 19 May 2017, 3:15 PM BST
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17 May 2017: House Democrats set up a photo of President Donald Trump welcoming Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to the White House, during a news conference at the US Capitol Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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15 May 2017: US President Donald Trump is seen on a television news show in the West Wing of the White House Mark Wilson/Getty Images
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15 May 2017: Newly appointed French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe (R) embraces his predecessor Bernard Cazeneuve at the end of an official handover ceremony at the Hotel Matignon in Paris Thomas Samson/AFP
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14 May 2017: French President Emmanuel Macron kisses his wife Brigitte Trogneux during the handover ceremony in Paris Philippe Wojazer/Reuters
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14 May 2017: A horse rears as new French President Emmanuel Macron parades in a car on the Champs Elysees avenue after his formal inauguration ceremony Michael Euler/AFP
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15 May 2017: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron prepare to enter the chancellery after the welcoming ceremony in Berlin Tobias Schwarz/AFP
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18 May 2017: Prime Minister Theresa May launches the Conservative Party election manifesto in Halifax Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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18 May 2017: A police officer stands in front of demonstrators, including one in a Dalek costume, protesting against Prime Minister Theresa May's election manifesto launch in Halifax Phil Noble/Reuters
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15 May 2017: Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks to hundreds of supporters who attended an election rally in Hebden Bridge Leon Neal/Getty Images
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18 May 2017: Labour supporters use placards to shelter from the rain as they campaign in London Neil Hall/Reuters
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18 May 2017: A guest shelters from rain as the Queen inspects soldiers of the Scots Guards, ahead of presenting new colours to the regiment, at Buckingham Palace Peter Nicholls/Reuters
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18 May 2017: Students training to be flight attendants hold books on their heads, chopsticks in their mouths, and papers in between their knees at a vocational school in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, China Reuters
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17 May 2017: A member of the honour guard prepares for a welcoming ceremony for Argentina's President Mauricio Macri at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Damir Sagolj/Reuters
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17 May 2017: A motorcycle driver looks through a wet helmet visor during a rainy morning in Bangkok Roberto Schmidt/AFP
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16 May 2017: Imogen Anthony arrives at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Resort 18 Collections at Carriageworks in Sydney Ryan Pierse/Getty Images
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17 May 2017: Monica Bellucci and Alex Lutz kiss as they perform on stage during the opening ceremony of the 70th Cannes Film Festival Alberto Pizzoli/AFP
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18 May 2017: Actress Hanna Sugisaki shyly giggles as she arrives to attend the Blade Of The Immortal (Mugen No Junin) press conference during the Cannes Film Festival Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
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17 May 2017: Jury members Jessica Chastain and Will Smith pose at the Cannes Film Festival Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters
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17 May 2017: Julianne Moore and Susan Sarandon arrive for the screening of the film Ismael's Ghosts during the opening ceremony of the 70th edition of the Cannes Film Festival Valery Hache/AFP
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18 May 2017: German actor Meinhard Neumann and actress Veneta Fragnova arrive for the screening of the film Western at the Cannes Film Festival Alberto Pizzoli/AFP
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18 May 2017: Canadian model Winnie Harlow arrives for the screening of the film Loveless (Nelyubov) at the Cannes Film Festival Antonin Thuillier/AFP
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18 May 2017: Chelsea Manning, the transgender US Army soldier responsible for a massive leak of classified material, poses for the first time since she was released from prison Chelsea Manning/CC BY-SA/Reuters
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16 May 2017: Manchester City's Leroy Sane is pictured before their match against West Bromwich Albion at the Etihad Stadium Andrew Yates/Reuters
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15 May 2017: John Terry jumps in celebration after scoring the opening goal during the Premier League football match against Watford at Stamford Bridge Ben Stansall/AFP
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16 May 2017" Manchester City's Pablo Zabaleta gets final instructions from manager Pep Guardiola as he comes on as a substitute during a match against West Bromwich Albion at the Etihad Stadium Anthony Devlin/AFP
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14 May 2017: Feyenoord Rotterdam supporters celebrate their first goal against Heracles Almelo at De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands Michael Kooren/Reuters
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17 May 2017: A kangaroo watches on as a golfer plays a shot on the fairway of the first hole at Gold Creek Golf Club in Canberra AAP/Lukas Coch/Reuters
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17 May 2017: A woman looks at cows on the Mare e Sol beach in Coti-Chiavari, on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, where a herd of some 30 wild cattle take up their summer residence each year Pascal Pochard-Casabianca/AFP
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16 May 2017: Newborn white Siberian tiger cubs are presented to the media at San Jorge zoo in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters
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17 May 2017: A giant panda sits on a rocking chair at Beijing Zoo, in Beijing Reuters
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A dog sitting on half a barrel floats along a flooded area of Cali after heavy rains caused the Cauca river to overflow Luis Robayo/AFP
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A man watches TV at his flooded house in Cali, Colombia, after the Cauca river burst its banks Luis Robayo/AFP
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15 May 2017: A diver takes wine bottles from an underwater trunk in the Mediterranean sea off Saint-Mandrier, southern France, as part of an experiment conducted to determine the effects on the maturing process of Bandol wines when stored under the sea for a period of one year Boris Horvat/AFP
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19 May 2017: People enjoy the warm sunny weather in the Badeschiff (Pool ship) on the Spree river in Berlin Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters
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16 May 2017: The interior of a flat in an old five-storey apartment building that is demolished in Moscow Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters
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16 May 2017: Australia's naval ship HMAS Canberra forms a backdrop as Sydney's Andrew 'Boy' Charlton swimming pool hosts a men's fashion show for the Katama label by American designer Garrett Neff during Fashion Week Australia Sydney Jason Reed/Reuters
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18 May 2017: A small wooden boat used by refugees and migrants is set alight after its passengers were rescued by crews from the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) vessel Phoenix Chris McGrath/Getty Images
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18 May 2017: Refugees and migrants floating on an overcrowded rubber boat fight over life jackets distributed by the crew from the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) Phoenix during a rescue at sea Chris McGrath/Getty Images
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18 May 2017: A child sleeps at Gasr Garabulli port after he was rescued by Libyan Coast Guard, east of Tripoli Ismail Zitouny/Reuters
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15 May 2017: An opposition supporter wears a home-made gas mask on his head during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela Christian Veron/Reuters
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18 May 2017: Venezuelan opposition activists clash with riot police during a rally against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas Juan Barreto/AFP
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17 May 2017: Opposition activists place candles to protest against the deaths of 43 people in clashes with the police during weeks of demonstrations against the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas Juan Barreto/AFP
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18 May 2017: Police clash with a protesters in front of the Greek Parliament during a rally against new austerity measures in Athens Milos Bicanski/Getty Images
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18 May 2017: Demonstrators protest against President Michel Temer in Porto Alegre, Brazil Diego Vara/Reuters
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15 May 2017: Palestinian school girls run for cover from tear gas fired by Israeli troops during clashes at a protest marking the 69th anniversary of Nakba, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem Ammar Awad/Reuters
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17 May 2017: Two Indonesian men arrive for their trials at a shariah court in Banda Aceh, where they were sentenced to be publicly caned for gay sex Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP
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18 May 2017: A man dressed as former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff carries a sign that says "I warned you" during a protest in Brasilia after a recording of President Temer was released in which he allegedly condoned bribery payments Igo Estrela/Getty Images
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18 May 2017: A vehicle that struck pedestrians and later crashed is seen on the pavement in Times Square, New York Mike Segar/Reuters
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17 May 2017: Women stand at the doorway of their destroyed home at the scene of a car bomb attack in Mogadishu, Somalia Mohamed Abdiwahab/AFP
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16 May 2017: Protesters demonstrate as a construction crew removes a monument of Confederate General PGT Beauregard at the entrance to City Park in New Orleans, Louisiana Cheryl Gerber/Reuters
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16 May 2017: Cameras and pictures of journalists recently murdered in different Mexican states are placed at Independence Angel square during a protest by journalists in Mexico City Yuri Cortez/AFP
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16 May 2017: Deckchairs await the arrival of celebrities and movie fans as the finishing touches to the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival are applied Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
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14 May 2017: A man uses a bucket to help put out the fire in the Mercado Oriental, one of the largest markets in Central America, in Managua, Nicaragua AFP
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17 May 2017: A grocer waits for customers next to his stand at a food market in Madrid Susana Vera/Reuters
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18 May 2017: Gallery employees pose with works from Canaletto's views of Venice painted between 1723-1724 at The Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace Jack Taylor/Getty Images
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A displaced Iraqi boy drinks water as he flees with his family during a fight between Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) forces and Isis in western Mosul Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
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