The Week in Pictures - May 31 – June 7

Published
2024/06/07 11:26 (UTC)
People watch as a residential building is hit by an Israeli airstrike in Bureij refugee camp. Omar Naaman/dpa

From the ongoing Israeli war on Gaza, to the election of the first female president in Mexico, to the Normandy landings commemorations in France, and Real Madrid's 15th Champions League title, DPA International presents its Pictures of the Week.

Palestinians inspect damages after an Israeli airstrike on a school for displaced people run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Nuseirat refugee camp in the middle of the Gaza Strip. Omar Naaman/dpa
View of destroyed buildings after the Israeli army withdrew from the Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip. Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa
A girl suffering from malnutrition is pictured inside Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah. Saher Alghorra/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
Palestinian journalist Saif Kwasmi holds his head after Israeli right-wing activists attacked him during a march to commemorate Jerusalem Day. Ilia Yefimovich/dpa
Several National Police officers take away a protester during a demonstration by students camped out at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM. Students camped out at the Complutense University of Madrid have called for a demonstration in support of Palestine in front of the university's rectorate to call for a ceasefire and an end to arms shipments to Israel. Jesús Hellín/EUROPA PRESS/dpa
Houthi supporters chant slogans during a protest against the US and Israel, and in solidarity with Palestine. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea reported that airstrikes conducted by the United States and the United Kingdom targeted Houthi positions in Yemen, resulting in the deaths of at least 16 people and injuries to 35 others. Osamah Yahya/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
Israeli police officers move away Ultra-Orthodox protesters who are blocking a road in Bnei Brak, during a protest against possible changes in the laws exempt Ultra-Orthodox men from military conscription. Ilia Yefimovich/dpa
Mexican presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo gives a message to her supporters to celebrate her victory after receiving the preliminary election results of Mexico's general election. The 61-year-old led on 57.9% of the vote with around two-thirds of ballots counted, the national electoral institute said on Monday. Carlos Tischler/eyepix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
Nayib Bukele (L), re-elected President of El Salvador and First Lady Gabriela de Bukele stand on the balcony of the presidential palace, during Bukele's inauguration for a second term in office, in San Salvador. Bukele was sworn in for his second consecutive term as president of El Salvador. Juan Carlos/dpa
Former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad shows his identity document to the media before registering his candidacy for Iran's upcoming presidential election. Rouzbeh Fouladi/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
Police officers mourn their deceased colleague on the market square in Mannheim. A German police officer has died two days after being stabbed at an anti-Islam gathering in the western German city of Mannheim, authorities said Sunday, as police responded to demonstrations held in the wake of the attack. Boris Roessler/dpa
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier lays a wreath of mourning during a minute's silence for a police officer killed in a knife attack on the market square. A week earlier, a police officer was killed in a knife attack on the square. Bernd Weißbrod/dpa
British King Charles III wipes his eyes before the UK's national commemoration of the 80th anniversary of D-Day at the British Normandy Memorial in Normandy. Eddie Mulholland/The Telegraph/PA Wire/dpa
(L-R) David Cameron Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, Emmanuel Macron, President of France, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and US President Joe Biden pose together for a picture during the international commemoration ceremony on Omaha Beach to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Ludovic Marin/AFP/dpa
A beach landing by the Royal Marines of 47 Commando and civilians at Asnelles before their annual 'yomp' to Port-en-Bessin, in Normandy, France, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. With 150,000 soldiers, the Allies landed in Normandy in 1944 during the Second World War to liberate Western Europe from Nazi rule. Aaron Chown/PA Wire/dpa
Iranian acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani (R) and Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Rashid Bouhabib shake hands at the end of their joint press conference at the Lebanese Foreign Ministry in Beirut. Kani's visit is the first international trip since taking on the role after the death of Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. Marwan Naamani/dpa
Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) stands at the ESA stand during the opening tour of the International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA) on the grounds of Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER). Sebastian Christoph Gollnow/dpa
Yulia Navalnaya, widow of late Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, attends a memorial service in his honour, on his birthday at the Church of Saint Mary. Sebastian Christoph Gollnow/dpa
The word "climate crisis" can be read on a bridge over the Danube in the old town. The cathedral and the Stone Bridge can be seen in the background. Aid workers in Bavaria have been battling the flood and its consequences for days. Sven Hoppe/dpa
The high water of the Schussen river floods parts of Meckenbeuren. Felix Kästle/dpa
Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L), Bavarian Minister-President Markus Soeder (2nd L), Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann (L), Germany's Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (front L) stand behind a barrier of filled sandbags during a site inspection in Reichertshofen, Upper Bavaria, which was hit by flooding. Sven Hoppe/dpa
People stand near the wreckage of a school bus in the Orontes River in the city of Darkush. A bus carrying students of a Koranic memorization institute fell into the waters of the Orontes River killing at least six people, among them three children, activists and a war monitoring group said. Anas Alkharboutli/dpa
Soldiers relax in the shadow of a fighter jet as part of a large-scale exercise at the US airbase in Ramstein. The exercise is intended to strengthen the ability to cooperate within the air forces. Boris Roessler/dpa
Nancy Faeser (R), Germany's Minister of the Interior and Home Affairs, and Herbert Reul, Minister of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia, hold a press conference ten days before the start of the European Championships on the preparations of the federal and state governments for security and cohesion during the tournament. Kay Nietfeld/dpa
Fans gather at Hansaplatz in Dortmund's city centre for a public viewing of the UEFA Champions League final soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid CF at Wembley Stadium. Bernd Thissen/dpa
Madrid's Nacho Fernandez (R) and Dortmund's Niclas Fuellkrug battle for a header during the UEFA Champions League final soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid CF at Wembley Stadium. Robert Michael/dpa
(L-R) Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, Sebastien Haller and Marcel Sabitzer react in dejection after Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior scored his side's second goal during the UEFA Champions League final soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid CF at Wembley Stadium. Robert Michael/dpa
Real Madrid players celebrate with the trophy after winning the UEFA Champions League final soccer match against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium. Tom Weller/dpa
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti is thrown into the air by his players as they celebrate winning the UEFA Champions League final soccer match against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium. Robert Michael/dpa
US tennis player Coco Gauff in action against Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek during their women's semi-final match on the twelfth day of Roland-Garros 2024, French Open 2024, Grand Slam tennis tournament at the Roland-Garros Stadium. Matthieu Mirville/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
Lightning flashes across the landscape in the Oder-Spree district of East Brandenburg in the late evening. Patrick Pleul/dpa
Tapir Theo demonstrates how he will act as an oracle to predict the results of Germany's matches at Euro 2024, during a public training session for the press. Guido Kirchner/dpa
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