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Our World in Pictures: Week 27 of 2022

Shocking, moving, terrifying, surprising... These are the images of some of this week’s events around the world.
Our World in Pictures: Week 27 of 2022 Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lies on the ground after being shot outside Yamato-Saidaiji Station in Nara, Japan 08 July 2022. He died of his injuries on 08 July 2022, hours after being shot. EPA-EFE/The Asahi Shimbun - Pixelation done at source
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epa10058891 Security police tackle a suspect who is believed to have shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe outside Yamato-Saidaiji Station in Nara, Japan, 08 July 2022. The suspect identified as Tetsuya Yamagami was arrested and taken into custody. According to Japan's national broadcaster, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died of his injuries on 08 July 2022, hours after being shot during an Upper House election campaign act to support a party candidate, outside Yamato-Saidaiji railway station in Nara, western Japan. EPA-EFE/The Asahi Shimbun - JAPAN OUT - EDITORIAL USE ONLY FOR ONE MONTH until 08 August 2022 - EDITORIAL USE ONLY
Security police tackle a suspect who is believed to have shot former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe outside Yamato-Saidaiji Station in Nara, Japan, 08 July 2022. The suspect identified as Tetsuya Yamagami was arrested and taken into custody. EPA-EFE/The Asahi Shimbun
epa10058551 People take extras of newspapers reporting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe being shot, in central Tokyo, Japan, 08 July 2022. Abe was shot outside Yamato-Saidaiji Station of Kintetsu Railway in Nara, western Japan, when he was speaking during an Upper House election campaign to support a his party's candidate, on 08 July 2022. EPA-EFE/KIMIMASA MAYAMA
People take extras of newspapers reporting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe being shot, in central Tokyo, Japan, 08 July 2022. EPA-EFE/KIMIMASA MAYAMA
HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS - JULY 04: Law enforcement escorts a family away from the scene of a shooting at a Fourth of July parade on July 4, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois. Police have detained Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, 22, in connection with the shooting in which six people were killed and 19 injured, according to published reports. (Photo by Mark Borenstein/Getty Images)
Law enforcement escorts a family away from the scene of a shooting at a Fourth of July parade on July 4, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois. Police have detained Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, 22, in connection with the shooting in which six people were killed and 19 injured, according to published reports. (Photo by Mark Borenstein/Getty Images)
HIGHLAND PARK, IL - JULY 06: Mourners react at a memorial site for the victims of a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade, on July 6, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois. Authorities have charged Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, 22, with seven counts of first-degree murder in the attack that also injured 47, according to published reports. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
Mourners react at a memorial site for the victims of a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade, on July 6, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
HIGHLAND PARK, IL - JULY 06: Mourners react at a memorial site for the victims of a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade, on July 6, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois. Authorities have charged Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, 22, with seven counts of first-degree murder in the attack that also injured 47, according to published reports. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
Mourners react at a memorial site for the victims of a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade, on July 6, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
HIGHLAND PARK, IL - JULY 05: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks, near the scene of a mass shooting yesterday during a Fourth of July parade, on July 5, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois. Authorities have charged Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, 22, with seven counts of first-degree murder in the attack that also injured 47, according to published reports. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks, near the scene of a mass shooting yesterday during a Fourth of July parade, on July 5, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
Law enforcement work the scene of a shooting at a Fourth of July parade in 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois, US. (Photo: Mark Borenstein / Getty Images)
Law enforcement work the scene of a shooting at a Fourth of July parade on July 4, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois.  (Photo by Mark Borenstein/Getty Images)
HIGHLAND PARK, IL - JULY 05: A man carries a cross and preaches around crowds gathered near the scene of a shooting at a Fourth of July parade on July 5, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois. Police have detained Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, 22, in connection with the shooting in which six people were killed and 19 injured, according to published reports. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
A man carries a cross and preaches around crowds gathered near the scene of a shooting at a Fourth of July parade on July 5, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois.  (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
HIGHLAND PARK, IL - JULY 05: A man holds a sign of solidarity near the scene of a mass shooting yesterday during a Fourth of July parade, on July 5, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois. Authorities have charged Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, 22, with seven counts of first-degree murder in the attack that also injured 47, according to published reports. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
A man holds a sign of solidarity near the scene of a mass shooting yesterday during a Fourth of July parade, on July 5, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois.  (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
HIGHLAND PARK, IL - JULY 04: A man looks outside of his front door near the home of the mother of the man detained in the mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade on July 4, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois. Police have detained Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, 22, in the shooting in which six people were killed and 19 injured, according to published reports. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
A man looks outside of his front door near the home of the mother of the man detained in the mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade on July 4, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
HIGHLAND PARK, IL - JULY 06: A woman visits a memorial for the victims of a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade, on July 6, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois. Authorities have charged Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, 22, with seven counts of first-degree murder in the attack that also injured 47, according to published reports. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
A woman visits a memorial for the victims of a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade, on July 6, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
HIGHLAND PARK, IL - JULY 05: A child draws a peace sign with chalk near the scene of a shooting at a Fourth of July parade on July 5, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois. Police have detained Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, 22, in connection with the shooting in which six people were killed and 19 injured, according to published reports. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
A child draws a peace sign with chalk near the scene of a shooting at a Fourth of July parade on July 5, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois. (Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)
An abortion rights demonstrator covered in fake blood during an "Abortion is Freedom" rally outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., US, on Monday, July 4, 2022. Last month the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and wiped out the constitutional right to abortion, leaving it to individual states to decide whether abortions are allowed. Photographer: Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images
An abortion-rights demonstrator covered in fake blood during an "Abortion is Freedom" rally outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., US, on Monday, July 4, 2022. Photographer: Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images
epa10059066 A Muslim man prays at Mount Arafat during the annual hajj pilgrimage, southeast of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 08 July 2022. Saudi Arabia this year is allowing one million Muslims, including some 850,000 from abroad, to make the annual Hajj pilgrimage, for the first time in two years since barring overseas pilgrims in 2020 as part of efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus. EPA-EFE/ASHRAF AMRA
A Muslim man prays at Mount Arafat during the annual hajj pilgrimage, southeast of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 08 July 2022. Saudi Arabia this year is allowing one million Muslims, including some 850,000 from abroad, to make the annual Hajj pilgrimage, for the first time in two years since barring overseas pilgrims in 2020 as part of efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus. EPA-EFE/ASHRAF AMRA
epa10059061 Muslim Hajj pilgrims pray as they gather at Mount Arafat during the annual hajj pilgrimage, southeast of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 08 July 2022. Saudi Arabia this year is allowing one million Muslims, including some 850,000 from abroad, to make the annual Hajj pilgrimage, for the first time in two years since barring overseas pilgrims in 2020 as part of efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus. EPA-EFE/ASHRAF AMRA
Muslim Hajj pilgrims pray as they gather at Mount Arafat during the annual hajj pilgrimage, southeast of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 08 July 2022. EPA-EFE/ASHRAF AMRA
EAST LONDON, SOUTH AFRICA
President Ramaphosa speaks at the mass symbolic funeral service for the 21 children who died at the Enyobeni Tavern in Scenery Park on July 06, 2022 in East London, South Africa. According to media reports, the cause of the deaths is still being investigated by police. (Photo by Gallo Images/Daily Maverick/Felix Dlangamandla)
epa10058633 A picture taken with a drone shows a giant biodegradable landart painting entitled 'Vers l'equilibre' (lit. Towards balance, in French) by French-Swiss artist Saype near the summit of the Grand Chamossaire mountain, above the alpine resort of Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland, 06 July 2022 (issued 08 July 2022). Extending over an area of 2,500 square meters, this fresco was created using biodegradable pigments made out of charcoal, chalk, water and milk proteins. EPA-EFE/VALENTIN FLAURAUD
A picture taken with a drone shows a giant biodegradable land art painting entitled 'Vers l'équilibre' (lit. Towards balance, in French) by French-Swiss artist Saype near the summit of the Grand Chamossaire mountain, above the alpine resort of Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland, 06 July 2022 (issued 08 July 2022). EPA-EFE/VALENTIN FLAURAUD
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 07: Prime Minister Boris Johnson addresses the nation as he announces his resignation outside 10 Downing Street, on July 7, 2022 in London, England. After a turbulent term in office, Boris Johnson will resign from his roles as Conservative Party Leader and Prime Minister today after coming under pressure from his party. Eton and Oxford-educated Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson, MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, was elected as Prime Minister in the 2019 General Election. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson addresses the nation as he announces his resignation outside 10 Downing Street, on July 7, 2022 in London, England.  (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 02: Major of London Sadiq Khan attends Pride in London 2022: The 50th Anniversary - Parade on July 02, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)
Major of London Sadiq Khan attends Pride in London 2022: The 50th Anniversary - Parade on July 02, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - JULY 08: Festival goers arrive on day one of the TRNSMT Festival at Glasgow Green on July 08, 2022 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Festival goers arrive on day one of the TRNSMT Festival at Glasgow Green on July 08, 2022 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
epa10058593 People fall as they take part in the traditional running of the bulls during the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, Navarra, Spain, 08 July 2022. Pamplona's Running of the Bulls, known locally as Sanfermines, resumed after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The bull-running fiesta is held annually from 06 to 14 July in commemoration of the city's patron saint. Visitors from all over the world attend the festival. Many of them physically participate in the highlight event - the running of the bulls, or encierro - where they attempt to outrun the animals along a route through the narrow streets of Pamplona's old city. EPA-EFE/J.P. URDIROZ
People fall as they take part in the traditional running of the bulls during the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, Navarra, Spain, 08 July 2022. Pamplona's Running of the Bulls, known locally as Sanfermines, resumed after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. EPA-EFE/J.P. URDIROZ
epaselect epa10058730 People take part in the traditional Running of the bulls during the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, Navarra, Spain, 08 July 2022. Pamplona's Running of the Bulls, known locally as Sanfermines, resumed after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The bull-running fiesta is held annually from 06 to 14 July in commemoration of the city's patron saint. Visitors from all over the world attend the festival. Many of them physically participate in the highlight event - the running of the bulls, or encierro - where they attempt to outrun the animals along a route through the narrow streets of Pamplona's old city. EPA-EFE/RODRIGO JIMENEZ
People take part in the traditional Running of the bulls during the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, Navarra, Spain, 08 July 2022. Pamplona's Running of the Bulls, known locally as Sanfermines, resumed after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  EPA-EFE/RODRIGO JIMENEZ
PAMPLONA, SPAIN - JULY 06: Revellers hold up their red handkerchiefs as they enjoy the atmosphere during the opening day or 'Chupinazo' of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls fiesta on July 06, 2022 in Pamplona, Spain. The iconic Spanish festival has resumed in earnest this year after being twice cancelled due to Covid-19. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
Revellers hold up their red handkerchiefs as they enjoy the atmosphere during the opening day or 'Chupinazo' of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls fiesta on July 06, 2022 in Pamplona, Spain. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
epa10058982 People board special trains to return to their home towns ahead of the Muslim festivity of Eid al-Adha, in Lahore, Pakistan, 07 July 2022 (issued 08 July 2022). Eid al-Adha is one of the holiest Muslims holidays of the year. It marks the yearly Muslim pilgrimage, known as Hajj, to visit Mecca. During Eid al-Adha Muslims will slaughter an animal and split the meat into three parts; one for family, one for friends and relatives, and one for the needy. EPA-EFE/RAHAT DAR
People board special trains to return to their home towns ahead of the Muslim festivity of Eid al-Adha, in Lahore, Pakistan, 07 July 2022 (issued 08 July 2022). EPA-EFE/RAHAT DAR
epaselect epa10057695 A local man kisses the hand of a woman, which body lays in a plastic bag near a damaged residential building, after she was killed following a Russian rocket strike hitting Kharkiv, Ukraine, 07 July 2022. At least three people were killed and six injured in the attack, according to Oleg Sinegubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration. Kharkiv and surrounding areas have been the target of heavy shelling since February 2022, when Russian troops entered Ukraine starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. EPA-EFE/SERGEY KOZLOV
A local man kisses the hand of a woman, which body lays in a plastic bag near a damaged residential building after she was killed following a Russian rocket strike hitting Kharkiv, Ukraine, 07 July 2022. At least three people were killed and six injured in the attack, according to Oleg Sinegubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration. EPA-EFE/SERGEY KOZLOV
epa10059092 Ukrainian serviceman Vladyslav (26) with his bride Valentyna (24) during their wedding ceremony at a wedding palace, in Kyiv, Ukraine, 08 July 2022. Still being under the danger of shelling, life in Ukraine's capital Kyiv is slowly returning to normal, after towns and villages in the northern part of the Kyiv region, became battlefields, heavily shelled, causing death and damage when Russian troops tried to reach Kyiv in February and March 2022. Russian troops on 24 February entered Ukrainian territory, starting the conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. EPA-EFE/ROMAN PILIPEY
Ukrainian serviceman Vladyslav (26) with his bride Valentyna (24) during their wedding ceremony at a wedding palace, in Kyiv, Ukraine, 08 July 2022. Still being under the danger of shelling, life in Ukraine's capital Kyiv is slowly returning to normal, after towns and villages in the northern part of the Kyiv region, became battlefields, heavily shelled, causing death and damage when Russian troops tried to reach Kyiv in February and March 2022. EPA-EFE/ROMAN PILIPEY
A handout photo made available via the official Telegram channel of the President of Ukraine on 8 July 2022 shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (right) during a visit to advanced positions in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine. (Photo: EPA-EFE / TELEGRAM / V_Zelenskiy_official)
A handout photo made available by via the official Telegram channel of the President of Ukraine on 08 July 2022 shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) during a visit to advanced positions in the Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine.  EPA-EFE/TELEGRAM/V_Zelenskiy_official
epa10056608 A woman walks around a damaged school for visually impaired children, following a Russian rocket strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine, 07 July 2022. Kharkiv and surrounding areas have been the target of heavy shelling since February 2022, when Russian troops entered Ukraine starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. EPA-EFE/SERGEY KOZLOV
A woman walks around a damaged school for visually impaired children, following a Russian rocket strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine, 07 July 2022.  EPA-EFE/SERGEY KOZLOV
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 01: Botanical artist Lucy Smith (L) and Kew Gardens' scientific and botanical research horticulturalist Carlos Magdalena (R) pose for photographs with the "Victoria Boliviana", a new botanical discovery, at Kew Gardens on July 01, 2022 in London, England. Despite specimens sitting in Kew's Herbarium for 177 years, new expertise has revealed that the waterlily is a previously unrecognised species. Until now, there were only two known species of giant waterlily. Waterlily House at Kew was built to showcase the giant species of waterlily. Today the newly-named species of Victoria boliviana is on display. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Botanical artist Lucy Smith (L) and Kew Gardens' scientific and botanical research horticulturalist Carlos Magdalena (R) pose for photographs with the "Victoria Boliviana", a new botanical discovery, at Kew Gardens on July 01, 2022 in London, England. Despite specimens sitting in Kew's Herbarium for 177 years, new expertise has revealed that the waterlily is a previously unrecognised species. Until now, there were only two known species of giant waterlily. Waterlily House at Kew was built to showcase the giant species of waterlily. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) DM/ ML

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