Week in pictures: 8 - 14 July 2017 - BBC News

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At Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, women in casual summer kimonos, known as yukatas, take a selfie. The shrine commemorates the 2.4 million war dead of Japan.




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A cow leaps over a pile of revellers on its way into the bullring at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain.




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German politicians want Europe to set up a database to keep track of leftist militants, following clashes that left nearly 500 police officers injured during the G20 summit in Hamburg.




AMOS GUMULIRA / AFP
Madonna took her four adopted Malawian children to the opening of a paediatric hospital wing that her charity has built in their home country.




JOSH EDELSON/ AFP
Three firefighters rescue the Stars and Stripes from a luxury home in Oroville, California, where wildfires are still uncontained, forcing thousands of people to be evacuated. A combination of high temperatures and parched land has added to the difficulties of firefighters.




DARREN STAPLES / REUTERS
To mark the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Prince William met pilots who flew for the RAF during World War Two. The memorial flight was formed to honour those involved in the Battle of Britain and has taken part in thousands of events over the years.




CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP
In New Delhi, a labourer rests inside his van.




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At a naval base in Hong Kong, People's Liberation Army soldiers perform during an open day.




PHILIPPE WOJAZER / REUTERS
In Paris, the US Air Force Thunderbirds display team flew over the Arc de Triomphe during the traditional Bastille Day military parade, which took place during President Trump's visit to France.