• The 'Full Buck' supermoon rises over St Mary's Lighthouse in Whitley Bay, on the North East coast of England on late Sunday, July 2, 2023. The July supermoon is arriving to its closest point to Earth at 224,895 miles (361,934km) - around 13,959 miles (22,466km) closer than usual. It appears 5. 8 per cent bigger and 12. 8 per cent brighter than an ordinary full moon. (Owen Humphreys / PA via AP)
    The 'Full Buck' supermoon rises over St Mary's Lighthouse in Whitley Bay, on the North East coast of England on late Sunday, July 2, 2023. The July supermoon is arriving to its closest point to Earth at 224,895 miles (361,934km) - around 13,959 miles (22,466km) closer than usual. It appears 5. 8 per cent bigger and 12. 8 per cent brighter than an ordinary full moon. (Owen Humphreys / PA via AP)
  • A boy plays in a paddy field in Nuwakot District, north of Kathmandu, during National Paddy Day, also called the Asar Pandra festival, which marks the commencement of rice crop planting in Nepal. AP
    A boy plays in a paddy field in Nuwakot District, north of Kathmandu, during National Paddy Day, also called the Asar Pandra festival, which marks the commencement of rice crop planting in Nepal. AP
  • French police officers use tear gas against demonstrators in Paris. AFP
    French police officers use tear gas against demonstrators in Paris. AFP
  • Victor Hugo Sosa, mayor of San Pedro Huamelula, Mexico, kisses a caiman called 'La Nina Princesa' before marrying the alligator-like reptile. AFP
    Victor Hugo Sosa, mayor of San Pedro Huamelula, Mexico, kisses a caiman called 'La Nina Princesa' before marrying the alligator-like reptile. AFP
  • Hummingbird carer Catia Lattouf de Arida in Mexico City. EPA
    Hummingbird carer Catia Lattouf de Arida in Mexico City. EPA
  • French tightrope walker Nathan Paulin walks above the Plaza de Catalunya square in Barcelona, as part of the GREC festival. AFP
    French tightrope walker Nathan Paulin walks above the Plaza de Catalunya square in Barcelona, as part of the GREC festival. AFP
  • Artists of Italy's Flower Sway Poles perform during the B-FIT in the Street international festival in Bucharest. AP Photo
    Artists of Italy's Flower Sway Poles perform during the B-FIT in the Street international festival in Bucharest. AP Photo
  • A worker removes the logo of the Wagner Group from the windows of the Sea Capital business centre in St Petersburg. EPA
    A worker removes the logo of the Wagner Group from the windows of the Sea Capital business centre in St Petersburg. EPA
  • A firefighter works outside of a building where an explosion and a fire broke out in Tokyo. AFP
    A firefighter works outside of a building where an explosion and a fire broke out in Tokyo. AFP
  • The flag of Turkmenistan sits in front of the State Museum of the State in the capital of Ashgabat. AFP
    The flag of Turkmenistan sits in front of the State Museum of the State in the capital of Ashgabat. AFP
  • Trees scorched by the Donnie Creek wildfire line a forest north of Fort St John in Canada. AP Photo
    Trees scorched by the Donnie Creek wildfire line a forest north of Fort St John in Canada. AP Photo
  • Local residents take part in aerobics exercise at a square in China’s northeastern Heilongjiang province. AFP
    Local residents take part in aerobics exercise at a square in China’s northeastern Heilongjiang province. AFP
  • The Piton de la Fournaise volcano erupts on France's Reunion island. AFP
    The Piton de la Fournaise volcano erupts on France's Reunion island. AFP
  • Police arrest demonstrator at Ben Gurion airport during protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial reforms. Reuters
    Police arrest demonstrator at Ben Gurion airport during protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial reforms. Reuters
  • Residents of the Jenin refugee camp flee their homes during an Israeli military operation in the area. AP
    Residents of the Jenin refugee camp flee their homes during an Israeli military operation in the area. AP
  • An Afghan child carries dried clay bowls at a traditionally run factory in Istalif district of Kabul province. AFP
    An Afghan child carries dried clay bowls at a traditionally run factory in Istalif district of Kabul province. AFP
  • Teenagers jump off a breakwater into the ocean during a US Independence Day celebration in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Reuters
    Teenagers jump off a breakwater into the ocean during a US Independence Day celebration in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Reuters
  • Spectators cheer Tour de France riders during stage 4 of the race, from Dax to Nogaro. Reuters
    Spectators cheer Tour de France riders during stage 4 of the race, from Dax to Nogaro. Reuters
  • Algerian scouts wave national flags during a parade in Algiers ahead of the country's Independence Day. EPA
    Algerian scouts wave national flags during a parade in Algiers ahead of the country's Independence Day. EPA
  • Children sit in a wrecked apartment in Jenin after Israeli forces withdrew from the West Bank city. AFP
    Children sit in a wrecked apartment in Jenin after Israeli forces withdrew from the West Bank city. AFP
  • People gather to watch Independence Day fireworks on South Beach, Miami, Florida. AFP
    People gather to watch Independence Day fireworks on South Beach, Miami, Florida. AFP
  • A model presents a creation by Spanish designer Juana Martin at the Women's Haute-Couture Fall/Winter 2023/24 Fashion Week in Paris. AFP
    A model presents a creation by Spanish designer Juana Martin at the Women's Haute-Couture Fall/Winter 2023/24 Fashion Week in Paris. AFP
  • Pitbull, a volunteer of Espanola special force unit, a detachment of Russian football hooligans, at a training field during a session in undisclosed location outside Mariupol, Ukraine. AFP
    Pitbull, a volunteer of Espanola special force unit, a detachment of Russian football hooligans, at a training field during a session in undisclosed location outside Mariupol, Ukraine. AFP
  • Sculptures at the exhibition Devouring Lovers by Spanish artist Eva Fabregas, at Hamburger Bahnhof Museum in Berlin. EPA
    Sculptures at the exhibition Devouring Lovers by Spanish artist Eva Fabregas, at Hamburger Bahnhof Museum in Berlin. EPA
  • A child walks under a spotlight at Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia Mosque in Istanbul. AP
    A child walks under a spotlight at Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia Mosque in Istanbul. AP
  • A colourful scene as Coldplay perform at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen. AFP
    A colourful scene as Coldplay perform at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen. AFP
  • Sparks fly during a fireworks show in Luanping county, in China's Hebei Province. EPA
    Sparks fly during a fireworks show in Luanping county, in China's Hebei Province. EPA
  • A youth walks past a prism exhibit at the Great Hall of the National Building Museum in Washington. EPA
    A youth walks past a prism exhibit at the Great Hall of the National Building Museum in Washington. EPA
  • Thrill-seekers take part in the first bull-run of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. AFP
    Thrill-seekers take part in the first bull-run of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. AFP
  • A parent and child play on a beach at sunset in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. AFP
    A parent and child play on a beach at sunset in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. AFP

Weekend

The best photos of the week: from a Full Buck Super Moon to an Indonesian sunset

Striking pictures from around the world

Charlotte Mayhew

July 07, 2023

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Updated: July 07, 2023, 6:01 PM
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