Jim Powell 

The 20 photographs of the week

The continuing crisis in Ukraine, Gareth Bale and the Champions League final, Pope Francis in Jerusalem – the best photography in news, culture and sport from around the world this week
  
  


20 photos: Real Madrid's Gareth Bale celebrates after scoring against Atletico Madrid
Real Madrid's Gareth Bale celebrates with team mates after scoring his side's second goal against Atletico Madrid. Real Madrid won 4-1 in extra time Photograph: Manu Fernandez/AP
20 photos: Family members mourn at the funeral of Belgium shooting victims in Tel Aviv
Family members hold hands at the funeral of the Belgium shooting victims, Israeli couple Emmanuel and Miriam Riva, at Kiryat Shaul cemetery in Tel Aviv. They were shot dead in an attack at the Brussels Jewish Museum Photograph: Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters
20 photos: A bloodstained icon of Jesus atop a wrecked truck near the Donetsk airport
Photojournalist Yannis Behrakis continued his strong reportage from Donetsk in Ukraine. Here, a bloodstained icon of Jesus is photographed on top of a truck near Donetsk airport. The truck used to ferry fighters was wrecked and completely riddled with bullets on the airport road. More than 50 pro-Russian rebels were killed in an unprecedented assault by Ukrainian government forces Photograph: Yannis Behrakis/Reuters
20 photos: A Ukrainian man stands in front of a destroyed truck in Donetsk
Here, in a photograph by Fabio Bucciarelli, a recipient of the Robert Capa gold medal award, a Ukrainian man stands in front of the destroyed truck in Donetsk. It was reported that the Ukrainian authorities had regained control of the airport after fierce fighting with pro-Moscow separatist gunmen Photograph: Fabio Bucciarelli/AFP
20 photos: Youths angered by an attack on a church in Bangui
Youths, angered by an attack on a church in central Bangui, erect a barricade of burning tyres in the Bea-Rex district of Bangui. At least 15 people, including a priest, were killed and several others wounded in clashes in the capital of the strife-torn Central African Republic Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP
20 photos: Relatives react as two bodies are prepared at a morgue in Bangui
In another photograph from Bangui by Marco Longari, a regular contributor to this gallery, relatives react as two bodies are prepared in the morgue of the general hospital Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP
20 photos: Kim Kardashian walks behind her partner Kanye West in Paris
Kim Kardashian and her mother Kris Jenner walk behind Kanye West as they leave their hotel in Paris. Kanye West and Kim Kardashian married this week in Florence Photograph: Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP
20 photos: Rafael Nadal hits a return to Dominic Thiem at the Roland Garros stadium
At the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Rafael Nadal of Spain stretches out to hit a return to Dominic Thiem of Austria during their match at the French Open. Nadal won the second round match in straight sets Photograph: Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters
20 photos: A storm gathers above the Saint-Bruno des Chartreux church in Lyon, France
A storm gathers above the Saint-Bruno des Chartreux church in Lyon, France Photograph: Jeff Pachoud/AFP
20 photos: Pope Francis prays at the Western Wall with a Rabbi in Jerusalem, Israel
Pope Francis prays at the Western Wall with Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitz in the old city of Jerusalem, Israel Photograph: Vincenzo Pinto/AP
20 photos: A soldier of Caracal battalion after marching in Israel's Negev desert
An Israeli soldier of the Caracal battalion stands next to backpacks after finishing a 20km march in the Negev desert which marked the end of their training. The main purpose of the Caracal is patrolling Israel's border with Egypt to intercept infiltrators and smugglers from the Sinai desert Photograph: Amir Cohen/Reuters
20 photos: Local Afghan children stand near a Czech soldier on patrol in Parwan
Local Afghan children stand near a Czech soldier on patrol near Bagram Airfield in Parwan. The Czech Army, who are part of the Nato presence in Afghanistan, conducted a 24-hour patrol to counter potential rocket attacks on the airfield Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP
20 photos: The Soyuz TMA-13M space ship blasts off from the Baikonur cosmodrome,
The Soyuz-FG rocket booster with the Soyuz TMA-13M space ship, which is carrying a new crew to the International Space Station, blasts off from the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan Photograph: Dmitry Lovetsky/AP
20 photos: An anti-government protester throws back a tear-gas canister in Bahrain
An anti-government protester throws back a teargas canister fired by the police as they clash during a funeral procession in the village of Sitra, Bahrain Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters
20 photos: A South Sudanese child displaced by the fighting in Malakal is washed
A South Sudanese child, displaced by the fighting in Malakal, and suffering from malnutrition, cries as he is washed by a nurse at a feeding centre run by Médicins Sans Frontières in Kodok Photograph: Andreea Campeanu/Reuters
20 photos: A homeless man rests near his wife and daughter under a flyover in Manila
Homeless Richard Alcantara rests near his wife and daughter under a flyover in Manila. The Philippines' booming economy cooled in the first quarter of the year as the impacts of super typhoon Haiyan and other natural disasters hit harder than expected Photograph: Noel Celis/AFP
20 photos: Sub-Saharan migrants scale a metallic fence dividing Morocco and Melilla
Sub-Saharan migrants scale a metallic fence that divides Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla. Several hundred African migrants charged the barbed-wire border fence with many managing to cross while dozens of others were beaten back by Moroccan and Spanish police Photograph: Santi Palacios/AP
20 photos: Spanish bullfighter Uceda Leal performs at the San Isidro fair in Madrid
Spanish bullfighter Uceda Leal performs with a Fuente Ymbro's fighting bull at the San Isidro fair in Madrid, Spain Photograph: Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP
20 photos: Cheerleaders perform at the national stadium in Tokyo
Cheerleaders perform before the rugby match between Japan and Hong Kong at the national stadium in Tokyo. The stadium, which was the centrepiece of the 1964 Summer Olympics, hosted its final sporting event before being demolished to make way for a new 80,000-seat structure that will be the main venue of the 2020 Olympics Photograph: Eugene Hoshiko/AP
20 photos: A white peacock opens its plumage at the
And in the final photograph, a white peacock opens its plumage at the Nogeyama zoo in Tokyo, Japan Photograph: Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP
 

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