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Topshots of the Week (8-14 July, 2023)
Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (8-14 July, 2023).
A person walks inside the Grotte de Glace (Ice Cave) of the Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice) in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, in the French Alps on July 11, 2023.
© Olivier CHASSIGNOLE / AFP
Female Ukrainian cadets, wearing new military uniforms designed specially for women, take part in a training during the "Uniform matters" event organised to present the outfit and test it under military training conditions, on the outskirts of Kyiv on July 12, 2023.
© Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP
Traditional performers and lights are seen inside the Tham Luang Cave in Mae Sai district in the northern province of Chiang Rai on July 10, 2023, during an event to mark the five-year anniversary of the "Wild Boars" youth football team's rescue from inside the flooded cave. Five years after twelve young footballers trapped in a Thai cave were dramatically pulled to safety in a rescue watched around the world, local officials re-opened more of the site on July 10.
© Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP
Badger Face Welsh Mountain Sheep are judged on the first day of the Great Yorkshire Show in Harrogate, northern England on July 11, 2023. The agricultural show, which was first held in 1838, showcases all aspects of country life. Organised by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society (YAS), it is held each July and attracts around 140,000 visitors over the four days.
© Oli SCARFF / AFP
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and US President Joe Biden drink ffrom mugs as they sit in the garden of 10 Downing Street in central London on July 10, 2023, during their meeting. US President Joe Biden was in Britain on Monday for a brief visit to his key ally during which he met with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak before meeting King Charles III, and going on to a NATO summit in Lithuania.
© Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP
Fireworks explode next to the Eiffel Tower and the Seine river as part of the annual Bastille Day celebrations in Paris, on July 14, 2023.
© Bertrand GUAY / AFP
Spectators line the race route alongside a Citroen 2CV classic car during the 10th stage of the 110th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 167,5 km between Vulcania and Issoire, in the Massif Central highlands in central France, on July 11, 2023.
© Marco BERTORELLO / AFP
US actor Brad Pitt arrives for the Formula One British Grand Prix at the Silverstone motor racing circuit in Silverstone, central England on July 9, 2023.
© Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP