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Topshots of the Week (29 June - 5 July 2024)

 

A selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists from 29th June to 5th July 2024.

Law enforcement members watch as the Thompson fire burns over Lake Oroville in Oroville, California on July 2, 2024. A heatwave is sending temperatures soaring resulting in red flag fire warnings throughout the state.
© Josh EDELSON / AFP

Protesters gesture at Kenya anti-riot police around a burning barricade during an anti-government demonstration called following nationwide deadly protests over tax hikes and a controversial now-withdrawn tax bill in downtown Nairobi, on July 2, 2024. Kenyan police fired tear gas to scatter small crowds in the capital Nairobi on Tuesday, AFP reporters saw, after youth activists called for fresh protests following deadly violence during anti-tax hike demonstrations last month.​
© Tony KARUMBA / AFP

An aerial view of a tree being removed from the avenue by city hall workers after a storm that left approximately 200 trees down, as reported by the municipality in the metropolitan area in Zapopan, Jalisco State, Mexico, taken on July 3, 2024.
© Ulises RUIZ / AFP

Cambodian environmental activists cry outside Phnom Penh municipal court after other activists are arrested following a verdict in Phnom Penh on July 2, 2024. A Cambodian court on July 2 sentenced 10 environmentalists to between six and eight years in jail for plotting to commit crimes in their activism -- the latest legal crackdown on the country's green campaigners.
© Tang Chhin SOTHY / AFP

An air tanker drops fire retardant over a house during the Toll fire in Calistoga, California on July 2, 2024. A heatwave is sending temperatures soaring resulting in red flag fire warnings throughout the state.
© Josh EDELSON / AFP

A wounded man is led away by police after he was detained on suspicion of being a looter during an anti-government demonstration called following nationwide deadly protests over tax hikes and a controversial now-withdrawn tax bill in downtown Nairobi, on July 2, 2024. Kenyan police fired tear gas to scatter small crowds in the capital Nairobi on Tuesday, AFP reporters saw, after youth activists called for fresh protests following deadly violence during anti-tax hike demonstrations last month.
© Tony KARUMBA / AFP

Demonstrators in Marianne attire take part in a rally against the far-right at Place de la Republique in Paris on July 3, 2024, ahead of the second round of France's legislative elections.
© Olympia DE MAISMONT / AFP

Turkey's defender #03 Merih Demiral makes a controversial hand gesture as he celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the UEFA Euro 2024 round of 16 football match between Austria and Turkey at the Leipzig Stadium in Leipzig on July 2, 2024. UEFA said on July 3, 2024 it had opened a probe into Turkey defender Merih Demiral for celebrating a goal in the team's 2-1 win against Austria at Euro 2024 with an allegedly ultra-nationalist salute. The tournament organiser said in a statement it was investigating the player for "inappropriate behaviour" during the knockout game in Leipzig. The gesture, which Demiral made to the crowd after scoring his second goal of the game, is associated with Turkish ultra-nationalist group Grey Wolves.​
© Ronny HARTMANN / AFP