In Pictures

Week in pictures: From Putin visiting North Korea to International Yoga Day

A roundup of some of last week’s events.

Palestinian women make their way past destroyed buildings in Khan Yunis on June 20 — Palestinian women make their way past destroyed buildings in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. Israeli attacks have killed more than 37,500 Palestinians since October 7. [Eyad Baba/AFP]

From a slice of life in the devastated Gaza Strip to Thailand legalising same-sex marriage, this is the week in pictures.

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (R) walk before a wreath-laying ceremony at the Liberation Monument in Pyongyang, on June 19 — Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (R) walk before a wreath-laying ceremony at the Liberation Monument in Pyongyang, North Korea. The two leaders signed a mutual defence agreement and Putin said that he may supply weapons to North Korea. [Gavriil Grigorov/Pool via AFP]

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A Ukrainian serviceman practices shooting at a training ground in the Donetsk region, on June 18 — A Ukrainian serviceman practices shooting at a training ground in the Donetsk region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. A Russian attack on June 22 killed three people in an apartment building in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. [Roman Pilipey/AFP]

A man sleeps in the river Ganges on a hot summer day in Varanasi on June 18 — A man sleeps in the river Ganges on a hot summer day in Varanasi, India. People are struggling to deal with extreme temperatures, with water shortages also reported. [Niharika Kulkarni/AFP]

South Africans cheer ahead of the inauguration of South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa as President at the Union Buildings South Lawns in Tshwane, South Africa, Wednesday, June 19 — South Africans cheer ahead of the inauguration of South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa as president at the Union Buildings' South Lawns in Tshwane, South Africa. [Jerome Delay/AP Photo]

Kenya police officers surround a protester during a demonstration against tax hikes as Members of the Parliament vote the Finance Bill 2024 in downtown Nairoibi, on June 20 — Kenya police officers surround a protester during a demonstration against tax hikes as members of the parliament vote the Finance Bill 2024 in downtown Nairoibi. Thousands of mostly young demonstrators took to the streets across Kenya to protest contentious tax hikes, with police deploying tear gas and water cannon in the capital. [Luis Tato/AFP]

A local resident holds bottles of water next to a wildfire burning in the village of Latas, in southern Greece, June 21 — A local resident holds bottles of water next to a wildfire burning in the village of Latas, in southern Greece. [Giorgos Moutafis/Reuters]

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A masked protester shouts to his colleagues as they block a street with burning tires as part of the national strike by the construction union, SUNTRACS, in Panama City, Thursday, June 20 — A masked protester shouts to his colleagues as they block a street with burning tires as part of the national strike by the construction union, SUNTRACS, in Panama City, Panama. [Matias Delacroix/AP Photo]

Heavy rain falls as Turkish fans sit in the stands ahead of a Group F match between Turkey and Georgia at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Dortmund, Germany, Tuesday, June 18 — Heavy rain falls as Turkish fans sit in the stands ahead of a Group F match between Turkey and Georgia at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Dortmund, Germany. [Andreea Alexandru/AP Photo]

A member of the LGBTQ community celebrates after the Thai parliament passed the final senatorial vote on the same sex marriage bill, at Government House in Bangkok on June 18 — A member of the LGBTQ community celebrates after the Thai parliament passed the final senatorial vote on the same-sex marriage bill, at Government House in Bangkok. Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, in a historic parliamentary vote hailed as a "victory" by campaigners. [Chanakarn Laosarakham/AFP]

People practice Yoga at the the ceremonial Kartavya Path boulevard to mark international Yoga Day in New Delhi, India, Friday, June 21 — People practice Yoga at the the ceremonial Kartavya Path boulevard to mark International Day of Yoga in New Delhi, India. [Manish Swarup/AP Photo]