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The week in pictures

From anti-World Cup protests to illegal border crossings in Spain, Al Jazeera showcases the week in images.

A migrant from sub-Saharan Africa sits on top of a pole on a fence dividing Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Melilla. Several hundred African migrants have charged the fence. Many managed to get across, but dozens were beaten by Moroccan and Spanish police.
Published On 1 Jun 2014
French far-right National Front party president Marine Le Pen arrives to give a press conference in Brussels. Fresh from her victory in European elections on home turf, Le Pen launched a strong bid for leadership of the European Union.
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A Brazilian man kicks a tear gas grenade back at riot police blocking a group of people from approaching the Mane Garrincha football stadium in Brasilia.
Bob Bergdahl speaks about the release of his son Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl as his wife Jani Bergdahl and US President Barack Obama look on, following a statement by Obama regarding the release of Bergdahl by the Taliban. The Taliban has released a US soldier it held for nearly five years in exchange for the transfer to Qatar of five Afghan detainees at Guantanamo.
Armed with shields, Thai soldiers guard an overpass to prevent anti-coup demonstrations in the capital.
US Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki resigned after reports emerged of widespread, systemic delays in providing health care to veterans.
Indonesian authorities are carrying out tests on Cadbury chocolate after pig DNA was found in some of its products in Malaysia. Above, an Indonesian woman shops for chocolate bars at a supermarket in Jakarta. 
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A Google self-driving car goes on a test drive near the Computer History Museum in Mountain View in the US state of California. Google announced that the company is beginning to manufacture more such cars.