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.
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(01 of22)
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 14: Actress Charlize Theron attends Premiere of 'Mad Max: Fury Road' during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2015 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Gisela Schober/Getty Images) (credit:Gisela Schober via Getty Images)
(02 of22)
RIO DE JANEIRO, RIO - MAY 12: Kelly Slater of the United States of America surfs during his Round 1 heat at the Oi Rio Pro on May 12, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Daniel Smorigo/WSL via Getty Images) (credit:Daniel Smorigo via Getty Images)
(03 of22)
Displaced boys who fled their home after a Saudi-led airstrike destroyed their houses, live in a school in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, May 14, 2015. The conflict in Yemen has killed more than 1,400 people many of them civilians since March 19, according to the U.N. The country of some 25 million people has endured shortages of food, water, medicine and electricity as a result of a Saudi-led blockade. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed) (credit:Hani Mohammed/AP)
(04 of22)
In this aerial view of the holy Muslim Shiite shrine of Imam Moussa al-Kazim, pilgrims gather to commemorate his death, in the Shiite district of Kazimiyah, Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, May 13, 2015. The anniversary of 8th century Shiite Imam Moussa al- Kazim drew tens of thousands of Shiites from all walks to converge on his golden-domed shrine in northern Baghdad. The pilgrims typically march to the shrine while hundreds of tents are erected to offer them free food, drinks and services. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) (credit:Hadi Mizban/AP)
(05 of22)
Prince Harry meets Pippa Judd (pink hat) and Archer Butterfield (both nine months old) and their mothers Hayley and Ali (right) during a walkabout in Christchurch on the latest leg of his tour of New Zealand. (credit:Tim Rooke/PA Wire)
(06 of22)
A US serviceman holds a pilot helmet for child posing on an Apache attack helicopter in Ploiesti, Romania, Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Members of the US military took part in an exercise dubbed the Cavalry March, a drive from southern Romania to a training range in the central region of Transylvania, involving 400 servicemen and 80 armored combat vehicles.(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) (credit:Vadim Ghirda/AP)
(07 of22)
Emergency personnel work at the scene of a deadly train derailment, Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Philadelphia. The Amtrak train, headed to New York City, derailed and crashed in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, killing at least six people and injuring dozens of others. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) (credit:Patrick Semansky/AP)
(08 of22)
David Duchovny and actress Gillian Anderson kiss during their performance of Neil Young's "Helpless" at The Cutting Room on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in New York. Duchovny performed songs from his debut album "Hell Or Highwater." (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) (credit:Evan Agostini/AP)
(09 of22)
People watch a light show by Dutch artist Daan Roosegaarde called Waterlicht, or Water Light, at Rijksmuseum, rear, in Amsterdam, which creates the impression of water and floods on Museumplein square in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Water Light is a dream landscape about the power and poetry of water and gives an impression of what the Netherlands would look like without the protection of it's waterworks, roughly 25 percent of the country lies below sea level and60 percent could be flooded. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) (credit:Peter Dejong/AP)
(10 of22)
Prime Minister David Cameron during a visit to the Tetley factory in Stockton-on-Tees, his first engagement outside London since the election. (credit:Scott Heppell/PA Wire)
(11 of22)
Kanye West receives an honorary doctorate degree from President Walter Massey of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago at the Auditorium Theatre during the school's commencement ceremony in Lake Forest, IL, USA. (credit:Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune/ABACA)
(12 of22)
Texas Rangers' Josh Hamilton signs his autograph on the of back 6-month-old Drew Hooker as his mother Melissa holds him before a baseball game against the Nashville Sounds, Monday, May 11, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn. Hamilton is playing for the Round Rock Express AAA minor league baseball team before rejoining the Rangers after a rehab stint. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski) (credit:Mark Zaleski/AP)
(13 of22)
Prime Minister David Cameron (centre) poses for a group photo with newly elected Conservative MPs, at the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London. (credit:Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
(14 of22)
FILLMORE, CA - MAY 14: The peloton descends Grimes Canyon Road during stage five of the 2015 Amgen Tour of California from Santa Barbara to Santa Clarita on May 14, 2015 in Fillmore, California. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) (credit:Doug Pensinger via Getty Images)
(15 of22)
CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 14: Actor Tom Hardy attends the 'Mad Max: Fury Road' press Conference during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2015 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Clemens Bilan/Getty Images) (credit:Clemens Bilan via Getty Images)
(16 of22)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 13: (EUROPE AND AUSTRALASIA OUT) Stunt performers at the Sydney Opera House during a special promotion ahead of the premiere of the film 'Mad Max: Fury Road' on May 13, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by John Appleyard/Newspix/Getty Images) (credit:Newspix via Getty Images)
(17 of22)
Indian Hindu devotees walk through a dust storm at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, in Allahabad on May 13, 2015. AFP PHOTO / SANJAY KANOJIA (Photo credit should read Sanjay Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SANJAY KANOJIA via Getty Images)
(18 of22)
WINDSOR, ENGLAND - MAY 13: Queen Elizabeth II and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attend the Royal Windsor Horse show in the private grounds of Windsor Castle on May 13, 2015 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Cuthbert via Getty Images)
(19 of22)
CHUZHOU, CHINA - MAY 13: (CHINA OUT) Special force members of Chuzhou Branches, Anhui Armed Police Corps conduct physical training on May 13, 2015 in Chuzhou, Anhui province of China. Armed soldiers of Chuzhou Branches, Anhui Armed Police Corps continued their fifth day's training of 'Hell Week' to temper their willpower and mental endurance. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
(20 of22)
STEWART ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND - MAY 11: Prince Harry sits with pupils at Halfmoon Bay School in Oban as he leaves on May 11, 2015 in Stewart Island, New Zealand. Prince Harry is in New Zealand from May 9 through to May 16 attending events in Wellington, Invercargill, Stewart Island, Christchurch, Linton, Whanganui and Auckland. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
(21 of22)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - MAY 09: Actress/singer Billie Piper attends day 3 of Wizard World Comic Con at Pennsylvania Convention Center on May 9, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty Images) (credit:Gilbert Carrasquillo via Getty Images)
(22 of22)
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 09: Samantha Cameron, wife of Prime Minister David Cameron is watched by an armed policeman as she rides a scooter at the back entrance to number 10 Downing Street as pollen falls on May 9, 2015 in London, England. Prime Minister David Cameron is spending the weekend appointing his first all Conservative cabinet the day after winning his second term in government. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)