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Week in pictures: From Kabul attacks to US elections

From a massive suicide attack in Afghanistan to the US Democratic National Convention, here is the week in pictures.

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Afghan men wait to bury victims of a suicide attack in Kabul. Afghanistan held a national day of mourning on Sunday, a day after a suicide bomber killed at least 80 people who were taking part in a peaceful demonstration in the capital. The attack was later claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). [Rahmat Gul/AP]
Published On 29 Jul 2016
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Soldiers take part in an army exercise against possible chemical attack at the Mane Garrincha National Stadium, one of the venues for Olympic football, ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympics in Brasilia, Brazil. [Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters]
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An installation titled ''A wall of lifejackets and their stories'', by Andrew Wakeford and Fred George, is on display at Johanneskirche in Saarbruecken, Germany. The installation is made of original lifejackets found on the beaches of Greece along with interviews and portraits of those who have fled across the Mediterranean Sea to Europe. The exhibition runs from 15 July to 26 August. [Oliver Dietze/EPA]
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A pro-government fighter walks past a mosque, destroyed during fighting between pro-government forces and Houthi militia in the al-Sarari area of Taiz province, Yemen. [Anees Mahyoub/Reuters]
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A supporter of former Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders sits in the the media centre after walking out in protest at Hillary Clinton's nomination during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Charles Mostoller/Reuters]
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A man holds a flower while visiting the long marble wall inscribed with names of the 1976 earthquake victims in Tangshan City of Hebei province, China. The 40th anniversary of the deadly earthquake that killed 248,211 people is marked on July 28. [EPA]
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A Palestinian girl prepares to fire at a target during a training session for the families of Hamas officials, organised by the Hamas-run Security and Protection Service in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. [Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters]
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Worshippers attend a mass led by Pope Francis at the Jasna Gora shrine in Czestochowa, Poland. [Stefano Rellandini/Reuters]
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Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton hugs US President Barack Obama as she arrives onstage at the end of his speech on the third night of the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [Jim Young/Reuters]
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A woman cradles the body of her husband, who was killed on a street by a vigilante group, according to police, in a spate of drug related killings in Pasay city, Metro Manila, Philippines. A message written on cardboard found near the body reads: "Pusher Ako", which translates to "I am a drug pusher". [Czar Dancel/Reuters]