The week around the world in 20 pictures
The Ebola outbreak, Israeli strikes in Gaza, Putin in Beijing and Arsenal win the Premier League – the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists
TL;DR
- Anti-immigration rally in London drew fewer crowds than expected.
- US soldiers participated in the annual Flags-In event at Arlington National Cemetery.
- The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo poses a 'very high' risk, with cases and deaths increasing rapidly.
- A US doctor exposed to Ebola in Uganda arrived at a hospital in Prague.
- Wedding dresses in Gaza are being reused due to soaring prices and shortages.
- A mass wedding ceremony for 'self-sacrificing' couples was organized by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- A 3D-printed face mask was developed for a child affected by war in Gaza.
- Funerals were held for individuals killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza City.
- An evacuation order was issued for Khan al-Ahmar in the West Bank.
- Protesters in Athens demonstrated over the interception of a Gaza aid flotilla, alleging abuse of activists.
- Wildfires in Simi Valley prompted evacuation orders in southern California.
- Protests and roadblocks occurred in Achica Arriba, with the Bolivian president opting to form a council rather than 'dialogue with vandals'.
- A nationwide transport strike in Kenya over rising fuel prices was ongoing.
- Hair extension workshops were active in Lagos, Nigeria.
- South Korean Buddhists celebrated the Lotus Lantern festival.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Beijing, condemning US foreign policy.
- A football match in Nantes was abandoned after supporters attempted to invade the pitch.
- Arsenal supporters celebrated their Premier League championship win.