The Week in Pictures: August 24, 2018 - MSN.com

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Washington, D.C.
President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn at the White House on Aug. 17.




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Genoa, Italy
A woman mourns a victim of a collapsed highway bridge on Aug. 17 in Genoa, Italy, A state funeral for most of the victims will take place in Genoa on Saturday.




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New Delhi, India
From left, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah, BJP senior leader L.K. Advani, India's Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh watch the funeral pyre of former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee rise in flames on the banks of the River Yamuna on Aug. 17 in New Delhi, India.




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Ramallah
A Palestinian bride applies makeup during a mass wedding on Aug. 18 in Ramallah.




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Jakarta, Indonesia
A singer performs during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games on Aug. 18 in Jakarta, Indonesia.




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Kerala, India
People are airlifted by Navy personnel during a rescue operation at a flooded area in Paravoor near Kochi, on Aug. 18.




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Amboseli, Kenya
A whirlwind is seen as elephant and zebras walk through the Amboseli National Park, Kenya, on Aug. 19.




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Krasnoyarsk, Russia
A trace of the Perseid meteor is seen over telecommunication masts on Aug. 19, in Krasnoyarsk Region, Russia.




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Ramallah
Palestinians gather to block a road work by Jewish settlers, started allegedly on fields belonging to Palestinians on Aug. 19, in Ramallah, West Bank.




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Boston, Massachusetts
Simone Biles competes on the vault at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, on Aug. 19 in Boston, Massachusetts.

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New York City
Madonna delivered a tribute speech for Aretha Franklin during the MTV Video Music Awards, on Aug. 20, in New York.




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Santiago, Chile
People light candles during a vigil for the victims of sexual abuse by priests outside the Cathedral on Aug. 20 in Santiago, Chile. Chilean authorities raided the headquarters of the Catholic Church's Episcopal Conference last week as part of a widespread investigation into sex abuse committed by members of the Marist Brothers order in the South American country, prosecutors said.




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Budapest, Hungry
Fireworks burst by the Hungarian Parliament building and the oldest Hungarian Bridge the "Lanchid" (Chain Bridge) crossing the Danube River on Aug. 20 in Budapest during the celebration of Hungary's national day.




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Jakarta, Indonesia
Jeon Hee Sook of South Korea in action with Sera Azuma of Japan during their women's Individual Foil semifinals at the Asian Games, on Aug. 20, in Jakarta, Indonesia.




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Ipiales, Colombia
A Venezuelan woman waits outside the Colombian migration office along the Rumichaca international bridge before crossing from Ipiales in Colombia, to Tulcan in Ecuador, on Aug. 20.




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Mount Kumgang, North Korea
South Korean Lee Geum-Sum, 92, (L) meets with her North Korean son Lee Sung-Chul, 71, during a separated family reunion meeting on Aug. 20 in Mount Kumgang, North Korea. Almost a hundred South Koreans crossed the heavily armed border to meet their separated families for the first time since the 1950-53 Korean War, during a family reunion at North Korea.




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Charleston, West Virginia
President Trump salutes his supporters at a political rally at Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia, on Aug. 21.




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London, UK
Yulia Stepanova and Kimin Kim perform Swan Lake, with the St Petersburg Ballet Theatre, at the London Coliseum, on Aug. 21, in London.




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Alexandria, Virginia
Cassie Semyon, 21, an intern for NBC News, runs from the courthouse with results outside of federal court as jury deliberations are announced in the trial of the former Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on Aug. 21 in Alexandria, Va.




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Buenos Aires, Argentina
Thousands of protesters gather in front of the National Congress in Buenos Aires on Aug. 21 to demand senators to strip former Argentine president Cristina Kirchner of her parliamentary immunity and approve a search order to investigate her as part of a massive anti-corruption case.

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson, top, leaps to avoid Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder Gregory Polanco (25) after a force out at second base to end the sixth inning on Aug. 21, Pittsburgh, PA.




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Thailand
ABC News Foreign Correspondent James Longman speaks exclusively with the Thai soccer team and their assistant coach, on Aug. 22, after their miraculous cave rescue, in Thailand.




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Hawaii
A photo taken from International Space Station shows Hurricane Lane near Hawaii on Aug. 22.




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Lombok, Indonesia
Muslims attend a prayer service to celebrate Eid al-Adha in Labuhan Lombok village, on Indonesia's Lombok island on Aug. 22.




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Dublin, Ireland
Tourists pose for photos with a newly unveiled wax work of Pope Francis ahead of the Popes' visit to Ireland, in Dublin, Ireland, on Aug. 23.




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London, UK
A penguin reacts with a zoo keeper as it stands on weighing scales for an annual weigh-in on Aug. 23.




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Mecca, Saudi Arabia
A picture taken on Aug. 23, shows the walkway leading to the pillars where Muslim pilgrims partake in the symbolic stoning of the devil at the Jamarat Bridge in Mina, near Mecca, which marks the final major rite of the Hajj pilgrimage.