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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GOTZIS, AUSTRIA - MAY 30: Jessica Ennis hill of Great Britain competes in the 100 metres hurdles in the women's heptathlon during the Hypomeeting Gotzis 2015 at the Mosle Stadiom on May 30, 2015 in Gotzis, Austria. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images) (credit:Ian Walton via Getty Images)
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One of three rare eight week old Amur tiger cubs takes one of their first steps in daylight at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster. (credit:Lynne Cameron/PA Wire)
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Srinath Mahankali, 11, of New York, N.Y., stands onstage before correctly spelling "sphenogram" during the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 28, 2015, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (credit:Andrew Harnik/AP)
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This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image presents the Arches Cluster, the densest known star cluster in the Milky Way. It is located about 25,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Sagittarius (The Archer), close to the heart of our galaxy, the Milky Way. It is, like its neighbor the Quintuplet Cluster, a fairly young astronomical object at between two and four million years old.
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A man stands on a breakwater along the Beirut coastline as the sun sets over the Mediterranean Sea in Lebanon, Thursday, May 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) (credit:Hassan Ammar/AP)
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (centre) and Presiding Officer Tricia Marwick(second left) join Scottish Labour leader in the Scottish Parliament Kezia Dugdale(far left) Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson(third right), Scottish Green Party leader Patrick Harvie (second right) and Scottish Liberal democrat leader Willie Rennie, as they launch, Holyrood Rocks, a nationwide music competition which aims to find the best new musical talent in Scotland, whilst encouraging young people to use their vote in the 2016 Holyrood election. (credit:Andrew Milligan/PA Wire)
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A wingsuit skydiver in flight above clouds as he takes part in the first FAI (The World Air Sports Federation) recognised Wingsuit World Cup at Netheravon airfield near Salisbury, Wiltshire. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
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Pixie Lott, Trent Whiddon and Gordana Grandosek on stage performing Puttin' On The Ritz at the New Wimbledon Theatre in London. (credit:David Jensen/EMPICS Entertainment)
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Caryn Mitman (left) and Clare Galvin put the finishing touches on a refresh of Prime Minister David Cameron's wax figure, at Madame Tussauds in London, five years after its original inclusion and ahead of the Queen's speech. (credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire)
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Britain's Andy Murray serves the ball to Argentina's Facundo Arguello during their first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, Monday, May 25, 2015 in Paris. Murray won 6-3, 6-3, 6-1. (AP Photo/David Vincent) (credit:David Vincent/AP)
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Participants tumble after the Double Gloucester cheese as it hurtles down Coopers Hill, Gloucestershire, in the annual Cheese Rolling competition, which is being held unofficially this year. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (L) delivers the Queen's Speech from the throne in the House of Lords next to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (R) during the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London on May 27, 2015. The State Opening of Parliament marks the formal start of the parliamentary year and the Queen's Speech sets out the governments agenda for the coming session. AFP PHOTO / POOL / ALASTAIR GRANT (Photo credit should read ALASTAIR GRANT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ALASTAIR GRANT via Getty Images)
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This Monday, May 25, 2015, aerial photo shows an illuminated cityscape of Chicago at night. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Chelsea's Didier Drogba and manager Jose Mourinho celebrate with the trophy after the Barclays Premier League match at Stamford Bridge, London. (credit:Nick Potts/PA Wire)
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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 29: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) talks to members of the news media in the Oval Office at the White House May 29, 2015 in Washington, DC. Calling it an essential piece of legislation for fighting terrorism, Obama demanded that the U.S. Senate pass the USA Freedom Act, a piece of legislation that would end bulk collection of Americans' metadata, improve the FISA court and other security reforms. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (credit:Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images)
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CHICAGO, IL - MAY 29: Fans in the left field bleachers try to catch a home run ball hit by Jorge Soler of the Chicago Cubs in the 6th inning at Wrigley Field on May 29, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) (credit:Jonathan Daniel via Getty Images)
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) kisses British Prime Minister David Cameron prior to a meeting on May 29, 2015, in front of the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany. Cameron is on a two-day tour of European capitals in a bid to secure EU reforms as his government published a law paving the way for a vote on whether Britain should leave. AFP PHOTO / JOHN MACDOUGALL (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOHN MACDOUGALL via Getty Images)
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SRINAGAR, KASHMIR, INDIA - MAY 28: Indian police fire a water cannon of purple dyed chemical water at Kashmiri daily wage employees during a protest against the government on May 28, 2015 in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Administered Kashmir, Indian. Hundreds of Kashmiri casual and daily wage employees of state government assembled in Srinagar to march towards the civil secretariat, which houses the office of the Chief Minister , in protest to press for their demands. Indian police used purple dyed chemical water canons and resorted to baton charge to disperse them. The employees were demanding the regularization of daily wagers, casual labourers, seasonal and temporary workers who have been working in many government departments for the past many years as well as release of pending salaries.(Photo by Yawar Nazir/ Getty Images) (credit:Yawar Nazir via Getty Images)
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This stunning shot show the Milky Way and star filled sky above Pembrokeshire in Wales. Award winning landscape and wildlife photographer Drew Buckley captured the striking images near Castlemartin on the Pembrokeshire coastline. He comments: "Just using a standard dSLR and long exposure techniques can give a breathtaking insight into what can be seen in the skies at night. Benefiting from being a dark sky area, Pembrokeshire is starting to become a stargazing hotspot in Wales". (credit:Drew Buckley/REX)
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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND - MAY 28: FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter talks during the 65th FIFA Congress Opening Ceremony at Theatre 11 of the Hallenstadion on May 28, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Mike Hewitt - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images) (credit:Mike Hewitt - FIFA via Getty Images)
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YUEYANG, CHINA - MAY 27: (CHINA OUT) A visitor experiences a 180-meter long and 300-meter high musical glass plank road at Shiniuzhai scenic spot in Pingjiang County on May 27, 2015 in Yueyang, Hunan province of China. The plank road contains electronic components which produce sounds and different notes according to visitor's footsteps. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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A flash of lightning during a thunderstorm at night over the city of Cali, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia, on May 27, 2015. AFP PHOTO / LUIS ROBAYO (Photo credit should read LUIS ROBAYO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LUIS ROBAYO via Getty Images)
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ALLAHABAD, INDIA - 2015/05/27: Buffaloes cooling in the River Yamuna on a hot summer day. Hundreds of people have died in southern India since the middle of April as soaring summer temperatures scorch the country, officials said Tuesday. (Photo by Prabhat Kumar Verma/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:Pacific Press via Getty Images)
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FIFA President Sepp Blatter gestures as he speaks after being re-elected following a vote to decide on the FIFA presidency in Zurich on May 29, 2015. Sepp Blatter won the FIFA presidency for a fifth time after his challenger Prince Ali bin al Hussein withdrew just before a scheduled second round. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:FABRICE COFFRINI via Getty Images)
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KAYSERI, TURKEY - MAY 29 : A Bengal tiger cub plays with ball as an exercise after having an operation from his paws at Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality Wonderland Zoo in Kayseri, Turkey on May 29, 2015. (Photo by Mustafa Onal/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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SHEPTON MALLET, ENGLAND - MAY 27: Kooky the clown performs in the Village Green area on the opening day of the Royal Bath and West Show at the Royal Bath and West Showground near Shepton Mallet on May 27, 2015 in Somerset, England. The Royal Bath and West Show which features livestock, agricultural machinery, trade-stands and locally produced food and drink, was first held in 1852 and is one of the oldest surviving agricultural shows in England. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Matt Cardy via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 27: Prime Minister David Cameron, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne and acting leader of the Labour Party, Harriet Harman, process though the central lobby during the State Opening of Parliament at the Houses of Parliament on May 27, 2015 in London, England. The Queen's Speech is the centrepiece of the State Opening and is expected to see promise of an EU referendum, tax cuts and an extension of Right to Buy in the in the first all-Conservative Queen's Speech since 1996. (Photo by Dan Kitwood - WPA Pool /Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
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A US para-trooper of the Army's 4th 25 Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), part of the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo (KFOR) packs his parachute during a military drill near the village of Ramjan on May 27, 2015. AFP PHOTO / ARMEND NIMANI (Photo credit should read ARMEND NIMANI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ARMEND NIMANI via Getty Images)
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Afghan migrants arrive on a beach on the Greek island of Kos, after crossing a part of the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Greece, on May 27, 2015. AFP PHOTO / Angelos Tzortzinis (Photo credit should read ANGELOS TZORTZINIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ANGELOS TZORTZINIS via Getty Images)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 26: People explore Affinity during Vivid Sydney 2015 at Circular Quay on May 26, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Sullivan/WireImage) (credit:Mark Sullivan via Getty Images)
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A participant of the traditional dirty pig festival wearing a Homer Spimpson mask wallows in a slough near Hergisdorf, Germany, on May 25, 2015. AFP PHOTO / DPA / PETER ENDIG +++ GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read PETER ENDIG/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PETER ENDIG via Getty Images)