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Scott Mc Kiernan presents “The Pictures Of the Week” released every Friday afternoon, highlighting the best images from around the world by ZUMA Press contributors, curated by ZUMA Editor-at-large Jim Colton.

Enjoy The Pictures Of the Week 28, showcasing images from July 5-11, 2025 “The best two minutes you’ll spend on the internet today!” thepicturesoftheweek.com #zumapress #photojournalism

ZUMA Photography Credits:
Ruben Albarran * Omar Ashtawy * Po3 Cheyenne Basurto * Alex Brandon * Michael Brochstein * Chrysler Cailaud * Jerome Domine * Michel Fortier * Ahmed Ibrahim * Vincent Kalut * Christopher Lee * Robin Loznak * Richard Morgano * Sam Owens * James Petermeier * Stefanos Repanis * Julien Reynaud * Stefan Rousseau * Alexis Schiard * Mathias Schulz * Abaca * APA Images * CNP * Imago * IP3 * Live Media-IPA * PA Wire * Planet Pix * PSnewZ * San Antonio Express-News * US Coast * Xinhua

Scott Mc Kiernan Presents zReportage.com Issue #995 Story of the Week: Published: TUESDAY July 8, 2024: ‘Ukraine’s DARK SUMMER’ by ZUMA Press photographer in Ukraine Andreas Stroh: During the last weekend of June alone, Russia carried out its most intense aerial bombardment since its invasion of Ukraine which started more than three years ago: a total of 537 drones, missiles and other explosive devices rained down on the country in the space of just a few hours. Anti-aircraft defenses destroyed half of them, while the rest fell on Ukrainian cities, including the capital, Kyiv, where the population spent hours in shelters and in the underground metro. In June, the pace of drone and missile attacks was three times that of the same month last year. Still the most worrying reality right now for Ukrainians is the looming Russian summer offensive. Welcome to ‘Ukraine’s DARK SUMMER’
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June 25, 2025, Paris, USA: The Basilica of Sacrü©-Coeur on Montmartre in Paris, France Wednesday June 25, 2025. (Credit Image: © Mark Hertzberg/ZUMA Press Wire)

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February 22, 2025: Several thousands of dancers perform traditional Jhumur dance, as they rehearse for the upcoming ‘Jhumoir Binandini’ event at the Sarusajai Stadium in Guwahati, India on February 22, 2025. Jhumur is a traditional folk dance of Assam, mainly performed by the Adivasi (Tea Tribe) community working in the tea gardens of the state. (Credit Image: © David Talukdar/ZUMA Press Wire)

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July 4, 2025, London, England, United Kingdom: Supporters gather outside the Royal Courts of Justice as Palestine Action launch a legal challenge against the government’s decision to ban the activist group.

Video Credit © Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press

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July 4, 2025: Carson, California: Fans in the stands display a huge banner in support of immigrants prior to the regular season MLS match between the LA Galaxy and the Vancouver Whitecaps on Friday July 4, 2025 at Dignity Health Sports Park Stadium in Carson, California. LA Galaxy defeat Whitecaps, 3-0.

Video Credit © JAVIER ROJAS/PI/ZUMA Press

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July 5, 2025, Berlin, Germany: More than 1,000 people gathered Saturday, July 5, 2025, on Kluckstrasse near the Egyptian Embassy in Berlin for a Gaza solidarity protest led by radical Islamist groups, with participants waving black-and-white Shahada flags and chanting anti-Israel slogans under heavy police presence. The demonstration, part of what organizers called a ”Protection Campaign for Gaza,” was spearheaded by Ahmad Tamim, a well-known Islamist figure in Germany linked to the group ”Generation Islam.” German intelligence services monitor the group for its ties to the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir movement. Tamim has previously gained attention for public prayers in Berlin calling for the destruction of Israel. The rally was called to demand action from Egypt to open its Rafah border crossing with Gaza. ”Who protects Gaza?” asked banners and placards at the event, which circulated widely on YouTube and Instagram in the days before the protest. Tamim and others argued that Egypt could alleviate the suffering in Gaza by easing border restrictions. Security agencies have long warned that groups like Generation Islam use such public gatherings to radicalize young Muslims in Germany and promote an anti-Western, anti-Israel agenda rooted in the goal of establishing a global Islamic caliphate governed by sharia law. Protesters also held up signs with slogans such as ”Stop the Genocide,” ”Sicherheit durch ein Kalifat im Nahen Osten” (Security through a caliphate in the Middle East), ”Nieder mit Sykes-Picot” (Down with Sykes-Picot), ”Armeen bewegt euch” (Armies, take action), and ”Schuetzt Gazas Kinder’.

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June 5, 2025, Puerto Cabello, Carabobo, Venezuela: A man participates in clearing dried palms from a coconut grove, in the beach of Patanemo. Officials carry out a cleaning operation coordinated by the ministry of ecosocialism and environment. (Credit Image: © Juan Carlos Hernandez/ZUMA Press Wire)

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June 30, 2025: It’s fawn season for the black-tailed deer along the Umpqua River in southwestern Oregon. This footage captures peaceful moments in the life of one of the Pacific Northwest’s most iconic animals. Black-tailed deer are a subspecies of mule deer, found primarily in the coastal regions of northern California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. Unlike their mule deer relatives of the interior West, black-tails thrive in dense forested habitats and are especially active at dawn and dusk.

Video Credit © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press

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