Palestinians battle hunger in Gaza; Penguins being weighed in the London Zoo; and more pictures from around the world in this week’s selection.
Aug 21
Palestinians waiting to receive food from a charity kitchen in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. The next day, the United Nations officially declared a famine in Gaza, the first in the Middle East.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Aug 20
Saja Hamad, trapped under the rubble of her family’s home in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, after an Israeli strike. Rescue workers pulled her out alive after hours of digging.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Aug 21
Students of the Don Cossack Cadet School of the Emperor Alexander III and members of the Cossack community undergoing military training in the Rostov region, Russia.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Aug 19
Texas Representative for District 95 Nicole Collier sleeping in the House chamber, where she has chosen to remain because she did not want to sign the required permission slip allowing lawmakers to leave the Capitol under escort by Department of Public Safety agents.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Aug 22
Israel's Daniela Munits performing during the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships’ individual all-around final at Barra Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Aug 20
A member of the Chinese military taking part in a rehearsal ahead of the parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, which will be held on Sept 3 in Beijing.
PHOTO: AFP
Aug 19
Penguins at the annual weigh-in photocall event at the London Zoo.
PHOTO: AFP
Aug 21
Members of the Central Military Band and the Central Ensemble of the National Military and Patriotic Centre of the Kazakhstan Armed Forces performing during the opening of the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival on the Red Square in Moscow, Russia.
PHOTO: EPA
Aug 19
An Indian child taking a dip in the flooded waters of Yamuna River at Yamuna Bazar in New Delhi, India.
PHOTO: EPA
Aug 20
Ships and boats in a sail-in parade during the 50th edition of the Sail Amsterdam festival, in the Netherlands.
PHOTO: AFP