Last week in pictures: volcano eruption, continuous heatwave and wildfires in Europe
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Last week in pictures: volcano eruption, continuous heatwave and wildfires in Europe
Last week Iceland witnessed a massive volcano eruption, Spain continued battling its wildfires while Europe suffered from another heatwave, and residential areas were once again hit in different parts of Ukraine amid the Russian invasion of the country.
This is how these and other stories last week were captured by photojournalists around the world.
Lava flowing from Fagradalsfjall volcano 32 kilometres southwest of the capital of Reykjavik, Iceland. August 3, 2022 - Marco Di Marco/AP Photo
Burnt cars are seen after a wildfire near the village of Verin, northwestern Spain. August 4, 2022 - Miguel Riopa/AFP
Nina Grandova visits her disabled husband, Yurii, in the basement of their building where he has been living since the Russian invasion began on February 24, in Kramatorsk - Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine. August 2, 2022 David Goldman/AP Photo
Rescuers putting out a fire caused by shelling in a wheat field in Donetsk region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. - Ukrainian emergency service via AFP
A couple reacts after Russian shelling in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. According to local media, a supermarket, high-rise buildings and a pharmacy were damaged. - Kostiantyn Liberov/AP Photo
A woman places a bouquet of flowers where Nigerian street vendor Alika Ogorchukwu was murdered, in Civitanova Marche, Italy, July 30, 2022 - Chiara Gabrielli/AP Photo
A large sinkhole that appeared over the weekend near the mining town of Tierra Amarilla, Copiapo Province, in the Atacama Desert in Chile. August 1, 2022 - Johan Godoy/AFP
Tightrope walker Nathan Paulin walks on a slackline between the right and left banks of the city during an event marking the Swiss National Day on August 1, 2022. - Gabrial Monnet/AFP
A woman cools off on Sant Pere Pescador beach, Girona, Spain. August 1, 2022 - Emilio Morenatti/AP Photo
People enjoy the hot summer weather at the 'Isar' river banks in Munich, Germany. August 3, 2022 - Matthias Schrader/AP Photo
The aerobatic team perform during the Pyramids Air Show 2022 at the Giza Pyramids Necropolis on the southwestern outskirts of the Egyptian capital on August 3, 2022 - Mahmoud Khaled/AFP
Seaweed covers the Atlantic shore in Frigate Bay, St. Kitts and Nevis. August 3, 2022. - Ricardo Mazalan/AP Photo
The crescent moon is seen next to the Christ The Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. August 1, 2022. - Mauro Pimentel/AFP
Victoria Beckham looked incredible on Instagram wearing a gold, see-through dress to advertise her perfume, Portofino 97 - from her Victoria Beckham Beauty brand.
Roy Keane has been a prominent figure in the ITV studio throughout Euro 2024 and he was at it again with a hilarious quip in the build-up to England's last 16 clash
Formula One legend and former Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher, 55, has lived a reclusive life with his family away from the glare of the spotlight since his skiing accident in 2013…
TikTok user TT has shared a video of her gym buddy Austin desperately trying not to 'get caught' admiring her physique when the pair hit the gym – and people have been left giggling over the awkward situation
The mother of U.S. soldier and former NFL star Pat Tillman said she was “shocked” to hear Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, would be the recipient of an annual award made in the name of her son, who was killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan in 2004. Mary Tillman, the mother of the Pat Tillman,…
Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer have savaged England’s “rotten” European Championship displays as they hailed Jude Bellingham for rescuing the country from “one of the most miserable, humiliating performances in English football history”.
Lady Kitty Spencer has finally revealed the unique name she's chosen for her baby daughter in a sweet new post on Instagram, as royal fans gush over the 'beautiful' moniker
When someone tried – and failed – to burn down a bus garage in Prague earlier this month, the unsuccessful arson attack didn’t draw much attention. Until, that is, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala revealed it was “very likely” that Moscow was behind it.
East Preston feels an unlikely stronghold of benefits dependency. The genteel village on the West Sussex coast might be the closest thing that Britain has to a moneyed pensioner utopia.
Good Morning Britain fans were left fuming as they said they'd 'switch off' the ITV show just minutes in, as they branded the show 'awful' and 'ME ME ME'