THIS WEEK IN PICTURES

Contestants pose for photographers at the Miss Philippines Earth beauty pageant in Manila, Philippines, on July 5.

© AP PHOTO/ BULLIT MARQUEZ

People watch the launch of the Long March-5 Y2 rocket from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in Wenchang, Hainan Province, China, on July 2.

© REUTERS/ STRINGER

A serviceman reunites with his family at a ceremony to welcome the Russian Black Sea Fleet's Admiral Essen frigate, which arrived in Sevastopol on July 5 after combat missions carried out from the coast of Syria against groups of terrorists within the country.

© SPUTNIK/ VASILY BATANOV

People participate in the Lake Zurich Swim, an annual public marathon race, in Zurich, Switzerland, on July 5.

© REUTERS/ ARND WIEGMANN

PETA animal rights activists protest against the use of leather in the fashion industry ahead of the Berlin Fashion Week in Berlin, Germany, on July 4.

© REUTERS/ AXEL SCHMIDT

A man walks past destroyed vehicles in a street in the Old City of Mosul on July 2, during the offensive to retake the city from Daesh fighters.

© AFP 2017/ FADEL SENNA

A demonstrator during a protest against bullfighting a day before the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, Spain, on July 5.

© AP PHOTO/ ALVARO BARRIENTOS

From right: professional boxers Alexander Povetkin (Russia) and Andriy Rudenko (Ukraine) during the bout for the WBO and WBA International titles at the Rossiya Concert Hall in Moscow, Russia, on July 1.

© SPUTNIK/ RAMIL SITDIKOV

Houses and a vehicle damaged by a swollen river after heavy rain hit Asakura, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, on July 6.

© REUTERS/ KYODO

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and DPRK Academy of Defense Science specialists react after the test-launch of the Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang on July 5.
© REUTERS/ KCNA

Belarussian tractors take part in a Minsk parade on the Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus, which is celebrated July 3.

© AFP 2017/ SERGEI GAPON

US model Bella Hadid presents a creation by Alexandre Vauthier during the Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2017-2018 collection show in Paris, France, on July 4.

© AFP 2017/ FRANCOIS GUILLOT

Participants of the artistic group 1000 GESTALTEN perform at a peaceful demonstration against the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 5.

© REUTERS/ HANNIBAL HANSCHKE

Students of the Damba Darzha Zayayev Dashi Choinkhorlin Buddhist University at Ivolginsky Datsan, the most important Buddhist monastery in Russia, located in East Siberia near Lake Baikal.

© SPUTNIK/ VALERIY MELNIKOV

Villagers use a boat to cross a flooded road in Asigarh, a village in the northeastern state of Assam, India, on July 4.

© REUTERS/ ANUWAR HAZARIKA

Models promote sunglasses and the outfits of various brands during an open air fashion walk in the central business district of Sydney, Australia, on July 4.

© AFP 2017/ SAEED KHAN

Soldiers shout as they march during a military parade to celebrate the 206th anniversary of Venezuela's independence in Caracas on July 5.

© REUTERS/ MARCO BELLO

Kurdish fighters from the People's Protection Units (YPG) run across a street in Raqqa, Syria, on July 3.

© REUTERS/ GORAN TOMASEVIC

Sri Lankan stilt fishermen work on their poles in the southern town of Galle on July 1.

© AFP 2017/ ISHARA S. KODIKARA

A derailed Amtrak passenger train lies on its side near the Chambers Bay Bridge on Puget Sound in Steilacoom, Washington, US, on July 2.

© REUTERS/ WEST PIERCE FIRE DEPARTMENT