Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 30th week of 2024 from around RFE/RL's region. For more photo galleries, see our archive.
Photos Of The Week (July 22-28, 2024)
- By RFE/RL
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The sun sets behind a church near the Hungarian town of Tiszafoldvar.
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Afghan boys search for recyclable materials at a garbage dump on the outskirts of Mazar-i- Sharif.
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An explosion can be seen at a fireworks factory on the outskirts of the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, on July 25.
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Afghan vendors sell melons at a fruit market in Mazar-e Sharif.
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A gold medallist at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and a member of the Ukrainian Olympic wrestling team, Zhan Belenyuk (left), and teammate Parviz Nasibov say goodbye to friends and families as they board a train to the Paris 2024 Olympics in Kyiv on July 23.
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A tourist from Romania poses for a photograph on a sign along the oceanfront in Nice, France, ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics. Nice will host six soccer matches during the Summer Olympics.
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A man kneels in front of a makeshift memorial for fallen Ukrainian soldiers on Independence Square in Kyiv. Each flag brought by relatives bears the name of a soldier killed in battle with Russian troops.
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Iranian taxi drivers cool off during hot weather in Tehran on July 22, amid a heat wave with temperatures reaching 40 degrees Celsius.
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A full moon, also called a Buck Moon, rises behind a giant cross on a hill near Dracevo, Skopje, North Macedonia.
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Traditional Russian wooden Matryoshka nesting dolls depict Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin at a souvenir shop in downtown Moscow.
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Relatives of former Ukrainian legislator Iryna Farion carry her photo during her funeral procession in Lviv. A linguist and nationalist politician, Farion died on July 19 after an unknown person shot her earlier that day near her home.
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People enjoy a concert at the Atlas Festival in Kyiv.
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Swimmers start the annual 42nd Cross-Balaton Swim at Revfulop, Hungary.
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A downed Russian drone explodes amid an attack on the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson.
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Winner Oscar Piastri (right) of McLaren is sprayed with champagne by third-placed Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton on the podium after the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring race track in Mogyorod near Budapest on July 21.
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A woman in Kyiv walks past an advertising billboard for a Ukrainian organization that helps war veterans reintegrate into civilian life.
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People walk through a rain shower on Red Square in Moscow.
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A Ukrainian soldier on patrol as he walks past an apartment building destroyed by an air strike in the town of Chasiv Yar.
