Week in pictures: 12-18 August 2023 - BBC News

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Flat track motorcycle racers in action
KIM LUDBROOK / EPA-EFE

Flat track motorcycle racers in action during the Stofskop race meeting at the Randfontein Raceway, Johannesburg. The annual event sees motorcycles of all types race around an oval dirt track. Their motto being "In dust we trust", the racers compete to the rule that there are no rules.

Rapper Snoop Dogg performs during a celebration of hip-hop
EDUARDO MUNOZ / REUTERS

Rapper Snoop Dogg performs during a celebration of hip-hop at Yankee Stadium in New York, as the music genre turns 50.

England fans celebrate victory over Australia
JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP

Fans celebrate England's third goal in their victory over Australia, as they watch a screen showing the Women's World Cup semi-final football match. England will now face Spain in the final on Sunday.

Dinghies pass in front of a tanker
SEM VAN DER WAL / AFP

Athletes compete in small single-handed dinghies in the ILCA 7 World Cup 2023 in The Hague.

A soldier inspects a car and his driver
HENRY ROMERO / REUTERS

A soldier inspects a driver and his car at a military checkpoint in Quito ahead of the presidential election in Ecuador.

The INS Vindhyagiri is launched
DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFP

Employees of Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) celebrate as Indian President Droupadi Murmu (not pictured) launches the INS Vindhyagiri, the last in the series of three P17 frigates, for the Indian Navy at the dock in Kolkata.

Families watch a large projector screen at a beachfront café
MOHAMMED SALEM / REUTERS

Palestinian families watch a large projector screen at a beachfront café during a rare cinema event in Gaza City.

A cat looks out from a burned open field
MIKE BLAKE / REUTERS

A cat looks out from a burned open field as Hawaii's Maui island deals with the aftermath of multiple wildfires, in which at least 111 people have been declared dead. More than 1,000 people remain missing.

The Chiltern Hills Brass perform a lunchtime concert
JONATHAN BRADY / PA WIRE

The Chiltern Hills Brass perform a lunchtime concert in the College gardens of Westminster Abbey, London.

Robots mimic facial expressions during the World Robot Conference
MARK R CRISTINO / EPA-EFE

Robots mimic facial expressions during the World Robot Conference in Beijing, China.