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A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.
Image source, Carl Court / Getty Images
Kevin Spacey arrives at Westminster magistrates' court in London, to face allegations of sexual assault against three men. His lawyer told the court the Hollywood actor and former London theatre director strenuously denied "all and any criminality".
Image source, Paula Bronstein / Getty Images
Image caption,Ballet dancers have returned to the stage at Lviv National Opera House, for a performance of Giselle. Performances resumed last month but tickets are limited due to the continuing conflict in Ukraine.
Image source, Celestino Arce / Getty Images
Image caption,A Ukrainian soldier walks inside a barn destroyed by Russian shelling near the front line of the Zaporizhzhia province. Harvest cannot be collected in the area because of the continuing war.
Image source, Adam Davy / PA
Image caption,Racegoers line up for photos during day three of the traditional English summer horseracing event at Royal Ascot.
Image source, Gagan Nayar / AFP
Image caption,A worker burns stubble after harvesting pulses in a field in Hoshangabad district in India's Madhya Pradesh state.
Image source, Lauren DeCicca / Getty Images
Image caption,The Thai government handed out 1,000 cannabis plants to people in Buriram, a province in eastern Thailand, at its marijuana legalisation event. The country has officially decriminalised marijuana cultivation and possession.
Image source, Behcet Alkan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Image caption,Hot-air balloons glide over Cappadocia. The Turkish region is arguably the most popular location in the world for the activity.
Image source, ADREES LATIF / Reuters
Image caption,Asylum seekers from Central and South America are registered by border patrol agents after they crossed the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico in Roma, Texas.
Image source, Andrew Matthews / PA
Image caption,People flocked to Bournemouth beach as temperatures climbed to year highs in the south of England for the third day in a row. When Friday's temperature surpassed the previous day's maximum of 29.5C (85.1F), it triggered an official heatwave.
Image source, DIVYAKANT SOLANKI / EPA
Image caption,Hindu women perform rituals around a banyan tree during the Vat Savitri, or Vat Purnima, festival in Bhayander, Mumbai.
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