Wildfires in Europe, Afghanistan earthquake and the Oslo mass shooting | This week in pictures


Extreme levels of fire were reported in Spain, Cyprus, and Turkey during this week’s heat wave across Europe.

In Oslo, a gunman opened fire on two bars, killing two and injuring dozens. Norwegian intelligence services are treating the suspect’s mental health as a terrorist act.

A powerful earthquake in Afghanistan has claimed thousands of lives.

Here’s how this and other stories of the week were captured by photographers around the world

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Police in riot gear storm a rally on Friday, June 21, 2022 in Kito, Ecuador.Dolores Ochoa / Copyright 2022 Associated Press. all rights reserved
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Flood-hit home in Silte, Bangladesh, Monday, June 20, 2022.Mahmoud Hossain O. Copyright 2022 Associated Press. all rights reserved.
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The Japanese team will compete in the team’s first preliminary free art competition at the 19th FIFA World Cup in Budapest, Hungary, on Wednesday, June 22, 2022.Anna Szilagyi / Copyright 2022 Associated Press. all rights reserved
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Protesters gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, June 24, 2022.Jose Louis Managan / Copyright 2022 Associated Press. all rights reserved.
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Afghanistan stands next to the bodies of relatives killed in an earthquake on Thursday, June 23, 2022, in the village of Gian in Pakistan.Ibrahim Norozi / Copyright 2022 Associated Press. all rights reserved.
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Dog will take part in the 26th Gay Pride Parade in São Paulo, Brazil on June 19, 2022, “Vote with Pride – for the policy you represent.Nelson Almeida / AFP or Licensers
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June 18, 2022 June 18, 2022 Firefighters set fire to the Pumarejo de Terra, near Zamora, in northern Spain.CESAR MANSO / AFP or licensors
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In central Oslo, Norway, on Saturday, June 25, 2022, people responded by placing flowers at the scene of the shooting.Sergei Grits / Copyright 2022 Associated Press. all rights reserved

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