Through pictures: The world in 1 week

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Gaza

Photograph: Dawoud Abo Alkas/Anadolu/Getty Images

Family members of Abdullah al-Arair, a 70-year-old cancer patient whose relatives were killed during Israeli strikes, stand grieving over a burning car.

Rafah, Gaza

Photograph: Haitham Imad/EPA

Palestinians flee amid new Israeli attacks. Tanks arrived in the center of Rafah this week as protests against Israel and the lack of world support have begun to be more present. The UN called an emergency meeting to discuss the situation in Gaza, Israel deepened, with three European countries formally recognizing a Palestinian state, and the UN security council called an emergency meeting to discuss the situation in Gaza.

New York

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Donald Trump speaks to the media during his trial in criminal court. The former American president was declared guilty of 34 charges of falsifying his business records.

Durban, South Africa

Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

Priests enter the sea to perform baptisms.

Bnei Brak, Israel

Photograph: Oded Balilty/AP

Ultra-Orthodox Jews light bonfires during celebrations for the holiday of Lag Baomer, which marks the end of a plague said to have affected large numbers of Jews in Roman times.

Mexico City, Mexico

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Demonstrators clash with police during a pro-Palestinian rally held in front of the Israeli embassy.

Khan Younis, Gaza

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Palestinians fleeing Rafah arrive in the city.

Rafah, Gaza

Photograph: Jehad Alshrafi/AP

Displaced Palestinians see their tents destroyed. An Israeli airstrike caused a massive fire in a 'safe zone' for displaced persons this week, killing 45 Palestinians. Images of burned and dismembered children sparked an outcry from global leaders and jeopardized ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel.

Deir al-Balah, Gaza

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People mourn the bodies of relatives killed when an Israeli airstrike hit a house.

Eshowe, South Africa

Photograph: Sandile Ndlovu/EPA

A man leaves the polling station after voting in the country's general election.

Hopetown, South Africa

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Children of farm workers play in their backyard.

Badiana, Senegal

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A man in traditional dress performs a dance outside the home of Oumar Dieme (not pictured), who has been invited to take part in carrying the Olympic flame through France before the opening of the 2024 Olympic Games.

Tarbesbeyeh, Syria

Photograph: Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty Images

A Kurdish community defense force volunteer stands guard over the wheat fields.

El Bosque, Mexico

Photograph: Yuri Cortéz/AFP/Getty Images

Through a hole in the wall, debris caused by sea level rise and coastal erosion can be seen. Several houses in Mexico are submerged under water.

Eldorado do Sul, Brazil

Photograph: Amanda Perobelli/Reuters

Joao Engelmann, 54, farmer, empties his washing machine of muddy water after flooding in Integracao Gaucha.

Eldorado do Sul, Brazil

Photograph: Amanda Perobelli/Reuters

Vehicles sit in a flooded yard.

Grindavík, Iceland

Photograph: Marco di Marco/AP

Lava flows from a volcanic fissure during the latest eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula.

New York

Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters

A Donald Trump supporter waves a flag outside the criminal court during jury deliberations.

Annapolis, Maryland

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Navy cadets celebrate at the end of the graduation ceremony.

La Paz, Bolivia

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Women dance during the 'God of Great Power' parade, a mix of Catholic and Andean tradition held since the 1930s.