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Humanitarian Crises
Week in Pictures: From Turkey to Trump
From a failed coup in Turkey to Trump formally accepting his nomination, here is the week in pictures.
Libyan forces allied with the UN-backed government fire their weapons during a battle with ISIL fighters in Sirte, Libya. [Goran Tomasevic/Reuters]
Published On 22 Jul 2016
22 Jul 2016
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People gather at a pro-government rally in central Istanbul's Taksim Square. Forces loyal to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan quashed a coup attempt in a night of explosions, air battles and gunfire that left hundreds dead and scores wounded. [Emrah Gurel/AP]
A wounded man waits to receive treatment inside a field hospital after shelling in the rebel-held Douma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria. [Bassam Khabieh/Reuters]
Delegates fill the floor during the second-day session of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. [Matt Rourke/AP]
Mourners carry the body of Muhey al-Tabakhi, 12, during his funeral in the West Bank town of Al-Ram, near Jerusalem. A Palestinian hospital official said the boy was killed after clashes erupted between Israeli forces and protesters in the West Bank. Ramallah hospital director Ahmad Bitawi said he was killed by a bullet to the chest. Israeli police deny live fire was used against protesters. [Nasser Shiyoukhi/AP]
People from Eritrea, Mali, Bangladesh and other countries wait on board a dinghy to be rescued in the Mediterranean Sea, 27 kilometres (17 miles) north of Sabratha, Libya. [Santi Palacios/AP]
Demonstrators wave the Palestinian flag and chant slogans during a march by various groups, including Black Lives Matter and Shut Down Trump and the RNC, ahead of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, US. [Adrees Latif/Reuters]
Tens of thousands of supporters of Zimbabwe's ruling party march in the capital in response to a series of recent protests against the government of 92-year-old President Robert Mugabe. The supporters sang and chanted slogans on Wednesday in support of Mugabe, who has been in power for 36 years. [Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP]
Hundreds of truckers clash with police on Wednesday in Bogota, Colombia, on the 41st day of a strike that has made food scarce in some areas of the country. Truckers are demanding a higher price for freight, lower fuel prices and fewer licence regulations for cargo. [Fernando Vergara/AP]
A man shows his tooth to an Indian policeman as he seeks permission to see a doctor after he was stopped during a curfew in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir. [Danish Ismail/Reuters]