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Photos Of The Week (May 29-June 4, 2023)

Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 22nd week of 2023 from around RFE/RL's region. For more photo galleries, see our archive.

A Pakistani vendor arranges dates on his cart at a market in Rawalpindi. 
1 A Pakistani vendor arranges dates on his cart at a market in Rawalpindi. 
Romanian teachers are reflected into the waters of the Dabovita River as they march for better pay and conditions in Bucharest. 
2 Romanian teachers are reflected into the waters of the Dabovita River as they march for better pay and conditions in Bucharest. 
An Afghan man buys bread in downtown Herat.
3 An Afghan man buys bread in downtown Herat.
Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina in action during her first-round match against the Czech Republic's Brenda Fruhvirtova at the French Open in Paris. 
4 Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina in action during her first-round match against the Czech Republic's Brenda Fruhvirtova at the French Open in Paris. 
Britain's King Charles III (left) speaks to Romanian President Klaus Iohannis during a welcoming ceremony for the U.K. monarch on his visit to the Cotroceni Presidential Palace in Bucharest.
5 Britain's King Charles III (left) speaks to Romanian President Klaus Iohannis during a welcoming ceremony for the U.K. monarch on his visit to the Cotroceni Presidential Palace in Bucharest.
A dog holds a sign during a demonstration in Budapest calling for better pay and conditions for Hungary's teachers. 
6 A dog holds a sign during a demonstration in Budapest calling for better pay and conditions for Hungary's teachers. 
Girls walk past an EU flag installation in a park in Chisinau ahead of a summit of European leaders in the Moldovan capital. 
7 Girls walk past an EU flag installation in a park in Chisinau ahead of a summit of European leaders in the Moldovan capital. 
A relative sits next to the covered body of a 9-year-Ukrainian old girl, who was killed in a Russian missile strike on Kyiv. 
8 A relative sits next to the covered body of a 9-year-Ukrainian old girl, who was killed in a Russian missile strike on Kyiv. 
A man works in a brick factory in the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. 
9 A man works in a brick factory in the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. 
A damaged doll lies among debris at the site where a Russian drone strike hit a private building in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. 
10 A damaged doll lies among debris at the site where a Russian drone strike hit a private building in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. 
A monument to a Soviet soldier is vandalized with red paint in Sofia, Bulgaria
11 A monument to a Soviet soldier is vandalized with red paint in Sofia, Bulgaria
Soldiers of the NATO-led international peacekeeping Kosovo Force scuffle with ethnic Serbs in front of the municipal building in Zvecan, Kosovo.
12 Soldiers of the NATO-led international peacekeeping Kosovo Force scuffle with ethnic Serbs in front of the municipal building in Zvecan, Kosovo.
People take cover in a subway station during a Russian rocket attack on Kyiv. 
13 People take cover in a subway station during a Russian rocket attack on Kyiv. 
Afghan women wait to receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group in Kabul.
14 Afghan women wait to receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group in Kabul.
Security forces from the NATO-led international KFOR peacekeeping force prepare their gear in front of a municipal building in the restive Zvecan municipality in northern Kosovo. 
15 Security forces from the NATO-led international KFOR peacekeeping force prepare their gear in front of a municipal building in the restive Zvecan municipality in northern Kosovo. 
A Russian missile explodes after being intercepted by Ukrainian air defenses over Kyiv.  
16 A Russian missile explodes after being intercepted by Ukrainian air defenses over Kyiv.  
A man carrying his son removes stones from a road in Kabul so that bicycles and cars can travel better. 
17 A man carrying his son removes stones from a road in Kabul so that bicycles and cars can travel better. 
An Afghan boy rides his bicycle through rainwater along a road in the Tangi Valley of the Saydabad district in Maidan Wardak Province.
18 An Afghan boy rides his bicycle through rainwater along a road in the Tangi Valley of the Saydabad district in Maidan Wardak Province.
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