Pictures of the week: Football, fire and flights
- 1/14
Atmosphere builds in Moscow as England take on Croatia in the World Cup semi-final
An England and a Croatian football fan pose in Red Square ahead of tonight’s World Cup semi-final game between England and Croatia in Moscow, Russia. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
- 2/14
Battle of the Boyne commemorations
People attend an 11th night Bonfire in the Sandy Row area of Belfast. (PA)
- 3/14
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visit Ireland
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex visit Croke Park, home of Ireland’s largest sporting organisation, the Gaelic Athletic Association in Dublin, Ireland. (Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage)
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- 4/14
New Zealand nurses strike over pay dispute
Nurses protest up Queen Street in Auckland, New Zealand. Thousands of nurses voted to walk off the job for the first time in 30 years, after rejecting the latest pay offer from the District Health Boards. Some 30,000 NZ Nurses Organisation members will strike around the country from 7am for 24 hours, although some will work to ensure life preserving services continue. (Hannah Peters/Getty Images)
- 5/14
Thailand cave rescue for trapped football team
Onlookers watch and cheer as ambulances transport some of the rescued schoolboys from a helipad to Chiangrai Prachanukroh Hospital in Chiang Rai, Thailand. Thai Navy SEALs confirmed on Tuesday that the 12 boys, aged 11 to 16, and their 25-year-old coach have now all been extracted safely 17 days after they got trapped underground alive in a cave in northern Thailand. The boys of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach are to spend at least a week in a hospital in Chiang Rai Province and remain under observation due to a risk of rare infections. (Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)
- 6/14
German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets Li Keqiang
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and Li Keqiang, Prime Minister of China (L) are pictured in Berlin, Germany. The two governments are holding consultations that will include discussions on economic cooperation and trade. (Florian Gaertner/Photothek via Getty Images)
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- 7/14
Centenary parade and flypast to commemorate the Royal Air Force’s 100th birthday
Members of the Royal Air Force watch the Red Arrows flypast over Horse Guards Parade during RAF 100 celebrations in London, England. A centenary parade and a flypast of up to 100 aircraft over Buckingham Palace takes place today to mark the Royal Air Forces’ 100th birthday. (Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
- 8/14
Christening of Prince Louis of Cambridge at St James’s Palace
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge carries Prince Louis as they arrive for his christening service at St James’s Palace in London, England. (Dominic Lipinski – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
- 9/14
Tourists and Locals enjoy summer on New York’s High Line
Hats stand for sale under the High Line, an old rail line that was converted to an elevated park and greenway on a warm July day in New York City. The High Line, along the water on Manhattan’s West Side, has become one of the top destinations for native New Yorkers and tourists alike. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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- 10/14
Historic heavy rain and landslides hit Japan
A woman is seen in front of ruined goods stacked up at a garbage collection point following heavy flooding in Kurashiki, Japan. More than 112 people have died and 78 are missing following floods and landslides triggered by ‘historic’ levels of heavy rain across central and western parts of Japan while more than 73,000 rescuers are racing to find survivors as temperatures rise. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned on Sunday of a ‘race against time’ to rescue flood victims as almost 2 million people are subject to evacuation orders and tens of thousands remain without electricity and water. (Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)
- 11/14
Trump Baby Blimp
The Trump Baby Blimp is inflated during a practice test, at Bingfield Park in north London. (PA)
- 12/14
French victory
People celebrate France’s victory in front of The Arc de Triomphe on the Champs Elysees in Paris after the final whistle of the Russia 2018 World Cup semi-final football match between France and Belgium. (Lucas Barioulet/AFP/Getty Images)
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- 13/14
Success for Croatia
Croatia’s goalkeeper Danijel Subasic concedes from a free-kick during the Russia 2018 World Cup semi-final football match between Croatia and England at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. (Francois-Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty Images)
- 14/14
Day Eight: The Championships – Wimbledon 2018
Serena Williams of the United States celebrates winning her Ladies’ Singles Quarter-Finals match against Camila Giorgi of Italy on day eight of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England. (Michael Steele/Getty Images)
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