Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 30th week of 2024 from around RFE/RL's region. For more photo galleries, see our archive.
Photos Of The Week (July 22-28, 2024)
- By RFE/RL
![The sun sets behind a church near the Hungarian town of Tiszafoldvar. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-27e9-08dcad547a61_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The sun sets behind a church near the Hungarian town of Tiszafoldvar.
![Afghan boys search for recyclable materials at a garbage dump on the outskirts of Mazar-i- Sharif.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0aff-0242-1e0c-08dcad79e207_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Afghan boys search for recyclable materials at a garbage dump on the outskirts of Mazar-i- Sharif.
![An explosion can be seen at a fireworks factory on the outskirts of the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, on July 25. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-9609-08dcad535e74_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An explosion can be seen at a fireworks factory on the outskirts of the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, on July 25.
![Afghan vendors sell melons at a fruit market in Mazar-e Sharif.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0aff-0242-447e-08dcac81d1b6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Afghan vendors sell melons at a fruit market in Mazar-e Sharif.
![A gold medallist at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and a member of the Ukrainian Olympic wrestling team, Zhan Belenyuk (left), and teammate Parviz Nasibov say goodbye to friends and families as they board a train to the Paris 2024 Olympics in Kyiv on July 23.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0aff-0242-94c6-08dcabb2b8c2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A gold medallist at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and a member of the Ukrainian Olympic wrestling team, Zhan Belenyuk (left), and teammate Parviz Nasibov say goodbye to friends and families as they board a train to the Paris 2024 Olympics in Kyiv on July 23.
![A tourist from Romania poses for a photograph on a sign along the oceanfront in Nice, France, ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics. Nice will host six soccer matches during the Summer Olympics.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-7fa7-08dcabec1061_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A tourist from Romania poses for a photograph on a sign along the oceanfront in Nice, France, ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics. Nice will host six soccer matches during the Summer Olympics.
![A man kneels in front of a makeshift memorial for fallen Ukrainian soldiers on Independence Square in Kyiv. Each flag brought by relatives bears the name of a soldier killed in battle with Russian troops.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-9869-08dcabae3544_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man kneels in front of a makeshift memorial for fallen Ukrainian soldiers on Independence Square in Kyiv. Each flag brought by relatives bears the name of a soldier killed in battle with Russian troops.
![Iranian taxi drivers cool off during hot weather in Tehran on July 22, amid a heat wave with temperatures reaching 40 degrees Celsius.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0aff-0242-e9fb-08dcaa65994a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Iranian taxi drivers cool off during hot weather in Tehran on July 22, amid a heat wave with temperatures reaching 40 degrees Celsius.
![A full moon, also called a Buck Moon, rises behind a giant cross on a hill near Dracevo, Skopje, North Macedonia. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0aff-0242-d587-08dcaa426d07_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A full moon, also called a Buck Moon, rises behind a giant cross on a hill near Dracevo, Skopje, North Macedonia.
![Traditional Russian wooden Matryoshka nesting dolls depict Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin at a souvenir shop in downtown Moscow.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-ac50-08dcaa5f36bf_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Traditional Russian wooden Matryoshka nesting dolls depict Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin at a souvenir shop in downtown Moscow.
![Relatives of former Ukrainian legislator Iryna Farion carry her photo during her funeral procession in Lviv. A linguist and nationalist politician, Farion died on July 19 after an unknown person shot her earlier that day near her home.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0aff-0242-3f45-08dcaa5f36c1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Relatives of former Ukrainian legislator Iryna Farion carry her photo during her funeral procession in Lviv. A linguist and nationalist politician, Farion died on July 19 after an unknown person shot her earlier that day near her home.
![People enjoy a concert at the Atlas Festival in Kyiv. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-b55d-08dcaa636b7e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People enjoy a concert at the Atlas Festival in Kyiv.
![Swimmers start the annual 42nd Cross-Balaton Swim at Revfulop, Hungary.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0aff-0242-f908-08dcaa658f50_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Swimmers start the annual 42nd Cross-Balaton Swim at Revfulop, Hungary.
![A downed Russian drone explodes amid an attack on the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0aff-0242-3e14-08dcad5567e0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A downed Russian drone explodes amid an attack on the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson.
![Winner Oscar Piastri (right) of McLaren is sprayed with champagne by third-placed Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton on the podium after the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring race track in Mogyorod near Budapest on July 21.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0aff-0242-48a8-08dcaa65867f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Winner Oscar Piastri (right) of McLaren is sprayed with champagne by third-placed Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton on the podium after the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring race track in Mogyorod near Budapest on July 21.
![A woman in Kyiv walks past an advertising billboard for a Ukrainian organization that helps war veterans reintegrate into civilian life. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0aff-0242-2654-08dcacbcc12d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman in Kyiv walks past an advertising billboard for a Ukrainian organization that helps war veterans reintegrate into civilian life.
![People walk through a rain shower on Red Square in Moscow.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-b5b3-08dcaa629adf_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People walk through a rain shower on Red Square in Moscow.
![A Ukrainian soldier on patrol as he walks past an apartment building destroyed by an air strike in the town of Chasiv Yar. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0aff-0242-bab7-08dcad52826e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Ukrainian soldier on patrol as he walks past an apartment building destroyed by an air strike in the town of Chasiv Yar.