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Week in Pictures: From Trump-Putin meeting to flash floods in Pakistan

A global roundup of some of last week’s events.

Palestinians pray over the bodies of journalists, including Al Jazeera correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohamed Qreiqeh, who were killed in an Israeli airstrike, during their funeral outside Gaza City's Shifa hospital complex, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. [Jehad Alshrafi/AP]
Palestinians gather in prayer over the bodies of journalists, including Al Jazeera correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh, who were killed in a targeted Israeli air strike. The solemn funeral ceremony took place outside Gaza City's al-Shifa Hospital complex [Jehad Alshrafi/AP Photo]
Published On 17 Aug 2025

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From the murder of Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza by the Israeli army to Afghans gathering for celebrations marking the fourth anniversary of the US withdrawal and Taliban rule in Kabul, here is a look at the week in photos.

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Afghans gather to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the US withdrawal and the start of Taliban rule in Kabul, Afghanistan. [Siddiqullah Alizai/AP Photo]
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US President Donald Trump stands alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, US. The talks ended without a ceasefire deal for Ukraine, but Trump said they were a 'success'. [Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]
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Mourners gather for funeral prayers honouring victims of the cloudburst tragedy in Salarzai, Pakistan. The disaster authority reports that the death toll has climbed to at least 321 people following heavy monsoon rains that unleashed landslides and flash floods across northern Pakistan. [Anwarullah Khan/AP Photo]
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A supporter of presidential candidate Samuel Doria Medina applies lipstick to another supporter during a campaign rally in La Paz, Bolivia, five days before the presidential elections. Voting will start at about 12:00 GMT in the elections that will likely see the return of the right wing after almost two decades of leftist rule. [Natacha Pisarenko/AP Photo]
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Enaam al-Majdoub bathes her 3-year-old granddaughter, Jourieh, using water gathered from a distribution point, while her son Zaki prepares a meal with some of the same water inside their family tent in Gaza City. [Jehad Alshrafi/AP Photo]
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A woman desperately battles flames with a garden hose during a wildfire in Santa Baia de Montes, northwestern Spain. Since the beginning of the year, more than 157,000 hectares (about 400,000 acres) have been reduced to ashes across Spain, according to the real-time monitoring of the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS). [Lalo R. Villar/AP Photo]
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Shia pilgrims gather in Karbala, Iraq, to observe Arbaeen, which commemorates the conclusion of the 40-day mourning period after Ashoura. [Ammar Khalil/AP Photo]
Service members of the 127th Separate Heavy Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
Service members of the 127th Separate Heavy Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces undergo training as recruits in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine. [Sofiia Gatilova/Reuters]
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Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions rally in Seoul, South Korea, commemorating the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule. Their signs read "Preventing American economic exploitation and threats to the Korean Peninsula". [Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo]