Pictures Of The Week: These Are The Best Images From Around The World

A Week In Pictures From Around The World
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Pictures of the week brings you the best images over the past seven days from around the world, chosen by our very own photo editors, Elliot Wagland and Tahira Mirza.

Pictures of the Week
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Meet Roger. He's a 9-year-old red kangaroo that lives at the Kangaroo Sanctuary at Alice Springs in Australia's Northern Territory.The ripped 'roo measures more than 6 1/2 feet from head to tail and weighs almost 200 pounds. Chris "Brolga" Barnes, the sanctuary manager, told the Daily Mail that Roger's got a knack for crushing metal buckets and seems to enjoy sparring with other males.
(02 of30)
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FIFA President Sepp Blatter (L) leaves after a press conference at the headquarters of the world's football governing body in Zurich on June 2, 2015. Blatter resigned as president of FIFA as a mounting corruption scandal engulfed world football's governing body. The 79-year-old Swiss official, FIFA president for 17 years and only reelected days ago, said a special congress would be called to elect a successor. AFP PHOTO / VALERIANO DI DOMENICO (Photo credit should read VALERIANO DI DOMENICO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:VALERIANO DI DOMENICO via Getty Images)
(03 of30)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 04: Sophie, Countess of Wessex and Princess Anne, Princess Royal look on as Queen Elizabeth II cuts a Women's Institute Celebrating 100 Years cake at the Centenary Annual Meeting of The National Federation Of Women's Institute at Royal Albert Hall at the Royal Albert Hall on June 4, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
(04 of30)
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Indian performers dance during the state's formation day celebrations, marking one year since the formation of the new state in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad, on June 2, 2015.The 10 districts of the southern Indian state of Telangana was formed as India's 29th state on June 2, 2014 after it was carved out of Andhra Pradesh. AFP PHOTO/ Noah SEELAM (Photo credit should read NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:NOAH SEELAM via Getty Images)
(05 of30)
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An Indian Muslim places flowers as he offers prayers at a grave of a relative in a local graveyard on the occasion of Shab-e-Barat in Allahabad on June 2, 2015. Muslims across the country observe the holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune, gathering at mosques offer nightlong special prayers besides visiting graves of their near and dear ones, as they seek Allah's blessings for the departed souls. AFP PHOTO/ SANJAY KANOJIA (Photo credit should read Sanjay Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SANJAY KANOJIA via Getty Images)
(06 of30)
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British Divers Marine Life Rescue tend to stranded pilot whales on the rocks of Staffin Island on the Isle of Skye. (credit:Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)
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In this Sunday, May, 24, 2015 photo, a two month-old Black Howler Monkey named Gael by the zoo staff, is nursed in the Rescue Center at a National Zoo of Managua, Nicaragua. Gael was rescued by hunters before being brought to the center. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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MOTHERWELL, SCOTLAND - MAY 31: Bilel Mohsni of Rangers clashes with Lee Erwin of Motherwell during the Scottish Premiership play-off final 2nd leg between Motherwell and Rangers at Fir Park on May 31, 2015 in Motherwell, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff Holmes/Getty Images) (credit:Jeff Holmes via Getty Images)
(09 of30)
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Boys ride horses into the River Eden to wash them on the opening day of the annual Appleby Horse Fair, in the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland, North West England on June 4, 2015. The annual event attracts thousands of travellers from across Britain to gather and buy and sell horses. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 04: Victoria Beckham is seen in Soho on June 4, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Alo Ceballos/GC Images) (credit:Alo Ceballos via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 04: Actor Eddie Redmayne (R) and his wife Hannah Redmayne attend the OMEGA VIP dinner in honour of new international ambassador Eddie Redmayne at QuaglinoÂs on June 4, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage for OMEGA) (credit:Mike Marsland via Getty Images)
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People attend a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park in Hong Kong Thursday, June 4, 2015. Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers joined the candlelight vigil Thursday night marking the crushing of the 1989 student-led Tiananmen Square protests, an annual commemoration that takes on greater meaning for the city's young after last autumn's pro-democracy demonstrations sharpened their sense of unease with Beijing. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Rescuers on a boat watch a capsized ship being righted by cranes on the Yangtze River in Jianli county of southern Chinaâs Hubei province, as seen from across the river from Huarong county of southern Chinaâs Hunan province, Friday, June 5, 2015. The boat had been righted and teams would still try to lift the vessel even though the water inside it was weighing it down. Transport Ministry spokesman Xu Chengguang said earlier that the operation would involve divers putting steel bars underneath the ship, which would then be lifted by two 500-ton cranes. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Forcados of the Aposento da Moita group try to catch a bull during a traditional Portuguese bullfight at the Campo Pequeno bullring, in Lisbon, Portugal, Thursday, June 4, 2015. During the challenge a group of eight barehanded forcados stand in line and try to subdue the bull after one of them provokes it into charging. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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People demonstrate against gender violence outside the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, June 3, 2015. Every 30 hours a woman is murdered in Argentina due to gender violence, according to Ada Rico from La Casa del Encuentro, an NGO that councils abused women and called for the protest. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Minnesota Twins left fielder Shane Robinson leaps but can't make the catch on a double by Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz during the third inning in the first baseball game of a doubleheader at Fenway Park in Boston, Wednesday, June 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Texas Rangers' Joey Gallo, right, is doused by Elvis Andrus, left, following the Rangers' 15-2 win over the Chicago White Sox in a baseball game, Tuesday, June 2, 2015, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Jim Cowsert) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Kim Kardashian, left, and Kanye West arrive at the 2015 CFDA Fashion Awards at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, on Monday, June 1, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) (credit:Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
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The ' Frecce Tricolori ' Italian Air Force acrobatic squad fly over the Colosseum, right, and the Roman Forum, in Rome, Tuesday, June 2, 2015 during the Republic Day parade celebrating the anniversary of the birth of the Italian Republic in 1946. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Britain's Andy Murray clenches his fist after scoring a point in the fourth round match of the French Open tennis tournament against France's Jeremy Chardy at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France, Monday, June 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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WATERGATE BAY, ENGLAND - JUNE 02: Polo players Andy Burgess (wearing the No2 shirt) riding Tonka and Daniel Loe (wearing the No1 shirt) and riding brown horse La Sophia practice for the annual beach polo competition being held on the beach at Watergate Bay, near Newquay later this month on June 2, 2015 in Cornwall, England. The players were practicing ahead of this month's 9th annual GWR Polo on the Beach competition which attracts thousands of spectators to the beach and features some of England's top international players competing in a series of matches taking place on the weekend of June 26-28. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Matt Cardy via Getty Images)
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - MAY 31: Actress Allison Janney (R, holding award) kisses comedian/TV personality James Corden while accepting the Best Supporting Actress award for 'Mom' onstage at the 5th Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on May 31, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen/WireImage) (credit:Lester Cohen via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 01: A woman photographs Duane Hanson's 1990/1994 sculpture 'Flea Market Lady' during a press preview at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery on June 1, 2015 in London, England. The American artist's lifelike sculptures of working-class Americans are part of the Serpentine Galleries summer exhibitions which run from June 2 until September 13. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) (credit:Rob Stothard via Getty Images)
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KOS, GREECE - JUNE 03: Lightning strikes over the Greek Island of Pserimos on June 03, 2015 in Kos, Greece. Migrants are continuing to arrive on the Greek Island of Kos from Turkey who's shoreline lies approximately 5 Km away. Around 30,000 migrants have entered Greece so far in 2015, with the country calling for more help from its European Union counterparts. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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Irana Jackson and her son Finley lay flowers at the scene in Westfield Lane, Mansfield, where a body was found last night during the search for missing 13-year-old girl Amber Peat. (credit:Joe Giddens/PA Wire)
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The new head-coach of Real Madrid football team, Rafael Benitez gets excited as he gives a press conference at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on June 3, 2015. The hiring of Rafael Benitez as Real Madrid boss today makes the Spaniard the 10th coach to serve under Florentino Perez during his two spells as the club's president between June 2000-February 2006 and since June 2009. AFP PHOTO / PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU (Photo credit should read PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU via Getty Images)
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MURNAU, GERMANY - JUNE 04: Participants dressed in traditional Bavarian folk clothes attend the annual Corpus Christi procession on June 4, 2015 at Seehausen, Germany. In the annual event that only takes place during good weather a barge carrying the local priest, religious effigies and the choir leads the procession to an island located in the middle of Staffelsee Lake, where participants hold mass at the Chapel of St. Simpert in a Catholic tradition dating back to 1935. (Photo by Carsten Koall/Getty Images) (credit:Carsten Koall via Getty Images)
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HIMEJI, JAPAN - JUNE 04: Kiboko, a 31 year old Hippopotamus, opens her mouth for tooth cleaning by a zoo keeper with a new 5-foot (1.5 meter) toothbrush at the Himeji Zoo on June 4, 2015 in Himeji, Japan. Kiboko's teeth are annually cleaned by zoo keepers and elementary school children as part of tooth cleaning education for children. June 4th is the national cavity prevention awareness day in Japan. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Buddhika Weerasinghe via Getty Images)
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An Indian boy looks at coloured chicks for sale at 10 Indian rupees (15 US cents) each at a roadside stall in Amritsar on June 3, 2015. Stall-owner Raja earns approximately 200 - 300 Indian rupees (3 - 4.50 dollars) per day selling chicks. AFP PHOTO/ NARINDER NANU (Photo credit should read NARINDER NANU/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:NARINDER NANU via Getty Images)
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Race-goers arrive during a summer rainshower for Ladies Day at the Investec Derby Festival on June 5, 2015 in Epsom, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)

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