Jun. 24, 2014. Castellers Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls start to form a human tower called "castells" during the Sant Joan festival at Plaza del Blat square in Valls, south of Barcelona.Albert Gea—Reuters
From the US advancing to the knockout round of the 2014 World Cup and the growing crisis in Iraq to selfies with Queen Elizabeth and Batman’s California VIP appearance, TIME presents the best photos of the week.
Jun. 24, 2014 Tourists visit the statue of Christ the Redeemer atop Corcovado hill in Rio de Janeiro on the eve of a Group E football match between France and Ecuador during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.Rodrigo Buendis—AFP/Getty ImagesJun. 23, 2014. U.S. Navy officers wait for the start of an award ceremony to honor the victims and recognize the heroic actions of the people involved in the Washington Navy Yard shootings at Luetze Park at the military base in Washington, DC.Chip Somodevilla—Getty ImagesJun. 22, 2014. Aerobatic Yakkers team perform on YAK-52 airplanes during Bucharest International Air Show at Baneasa airport, in Bucharest.Bogdan Cristel—ReutersJun. 22, 2014. Torchlights are placed next to soldiers' tombs at the Douaumont's boneyard, eastern France, during the annual event known as The Four Days of Verdun, a night parade of veterans, as they commemorate the Verdun battle 98th anniversary.Frederick Florin—AFP/Getty ImagesJun. 20, 2014. Israeli soldiers search for clues in connection with the case of three missing Israeli teenagers on the outskirts of the West Bank city of Hebron.Abir Sultan—EPAJun. 21, 2014. John Murray (top) and Brad Tandy dive in for the start of the men's 50 meter freestyle final during the 2014 Arena Grand Prix of Santa Clara at the George F. Haines International Swim Center in Santa Clara, California.Ezra Shaw—Getty ImagesJun. 22, 2014. A man dressed up as the devil jumps over babies lying on a mattress in the street during 'El Colacho', the 'baby jumping festival' in the village of Castrillo de Murcia, near Burgos.Cesar Manso—AFP/Getty ImagesJun. 21, 2014. The annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade.Mark Peterson—ReduxJun. 23, 2014. US Secretary of State John Kerry pauses while speaking during a press conference at the US embassy in the International Zone in the Iraqi capital Baghdad.Brendan Smialowski—AFP/Getty ImagesJun. 21, 2014. The winner of transsexual beauty contest, Yanki Bayramoglu (C) cheers during a transsexual beauty contest in Istanbul, Turkey.Sedat Suna—EPAJune 21, 2014. Iraqi Turkmen forces patrol a checkpoint in the northern town of Taza Khormato, 20 kms south of Kirkuk, close to locations of jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters. Karim Sahib—AFP/Getty ImagesJune 20, 2014. Collecting bread rolls from a truck becomes a game for children at the Khazar refugee camp between Erbil and Mosul where many residents from Mosul and it's surrounds have found refuge following the city's takeover by Islamist militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group.Andrew Quilty—Oculi/ReduxJun. 23, 2014. An Indian Hindu sadhu (holy man) walks through a dust storm at the Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, in Allahabad.Sanjay Kanojla—AFP/Getty ImagesJun. 21, 2014.
Relatives holding a weapon mourn during the funeral of Ibrahim al-Arqan, a Palestinian member of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, who died two days ago after an explosion caused the collapse of a tunnel under the Israeli border, on in Gaza City.Mahmud Hams—AFP/Getty ImagesJun. 22, 2014. Supporters of the Portuguese national football team gather at Terreiro do Paco Square in Lisbon. Patricia De Melo Moreira—AFP/Getty ImagesJun. 22, 2014. Participants compete in the 653th annual Kirkpinar oil wrestling tournament at the Sarayici arena in Edirne, northwestern Turkey.Osman Orsal—ReutersJun. 23, 2014. South Korean football fans react as their team loses to Algeria in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, as they watch the match on giant screens in central Seoul.Ed Jones—AFP/Getty ImagesJun. 23, 2014. US actress and cast member Angelina Jolie (C) takes a selfie with a fan as she attends the premiere of 'Maleficent' in Tokyo, Japan.Franck Robichon—EPAJun. 23, 2014. Palestinians on beach in Gaza City.Majdi Fathi—NurPhoto/CorbisJun. 23, 2014. People gather at the site of an explosion at the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut. An explosion shook the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut on Monday night, residents said.Mohamed Azakir—ReutersJun. 23, 2014. Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters take part in a training session in the grounds of their camp in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq.Karim Sahib—AFP/Getty ImagesJun. 23, 2014. Crying women hug a combatant who will take part in the military operation against armed pro-Russian militants in the east of the country and help end the uprising.Pacific Press/CorbisJun. 23, 2014. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) boards a plane at Jordan's Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, as he travels to Iraq.Brendan Smialowski—ReutersJun.23, 2014. A flight attendant wearing a Brazil soccer team jersey demonstrates the emergency mask on an airplane traveling from Kunming to Hangzhou.Wong Campion—ReutersJun. 24, 2014. People dressed as the traditionnal theatre character "Pierrot" hold placards reading "No to euthansia of "old people"" as they take part in a demonstration against euthanasia for elderly and dependent people on the Trocadero esplanade, also called the Parvis of Human Rights, near the Eiffel Tower in Paris.Fred Dufour—AFP/Getty ImagesJun. 24, 2014. New vehicles park at a Chinese automobile factory in Shenyang, Liaoning province.Sheng Li—ReutersJun. 24 2014. Tourists visit the Bell caves locate at the Beit Guvrin-Maresha National Park in central Israel.Menahem Kahana—AFP/Getty ImagesJun. 24, 2014. A local youth takes a selfie photograph in front of Queen Elizabeth II during a visit to St George's indoor market in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Royal party are visiting Northern Ireland for three days.Peter Macdiarmid—Getty ImagesJun. 25, 2014. A member of the band of the U.S. Marine Corps salutes during the Marine Corps Sunset Parade at the Iwo Jima Memorial (formally known as the Marine Corps War Memorial) in Arlington, Virginian.Xinhua/Sipa USAJun. 24, 2014. Castellers Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls start to form a human tower called "castells" during the Sant Joan festival at Plaza del Blat square in Valls, south of Barcelona.Albert Gea—ReutersJun. 24, 2014. South Korea's President Park Geun-hye (C) listens to the national anthem as she attends a "Korean War Veterans Commeroration Ceremony" in Seoul.Ed Jones—ReutersJun. 25, 2014. Dustin Brown of Germany serves during his Gentlemen's Doubles first round match with Jan-Lennard Struff against Ken Skupski and Neal Skupski of Great Britain on day three of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club at Wimbledon in London, England.Dan Kitwood—Getty ImagesJun. 25, 2014. Finishing touches are made to the tipis as the gates open at the Glastonbury Festival of Music and Performing Arts in Somerset, southwest England.Leon Neal—AFP/Getty ImagesJune 25, 2014. A resident shaves using a car window as a mirror amongst cars parked by World Cup tourists for a fee in the Metro Mangueira favela, located 750 meters from Maracana stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Mario Tama—Getty ImagesJun. 25, 2014.
A child sleeps on the steps of an underpass in Manila. The Philippines' roaring economy cooled in the first quarter of the year as the impacts of Super Typhoon Haiyan and other natural disasters hit harder than expected, official data showed.Noel Celis—AFP/Getty Images Jun. 25, 2014. A gust of wind lifts Pope Francis's pellegrina during a general audience at St Peter's square onat the Vatican.Fillipo Monteforte—AFP/Getty ImagesJun. 25, 2014. The body of three-years old Joad Al-Danaf is prepared at the Al Shifa hospital morgue in the central Gaza City.Mohammed Saber—EPAJun. 26, 2014. Russia's Navy officers, officials and workers attend a ceremony of launching the Rostov-on-Don Russian diesel-electric torpedo submarine at the Admiralteiskiye verfy shipyard in St. Petersburg, Russia.Olga Maltseva—AFP/Getty ImagesJun. 26, 2014. Morning fog glows above the Alpine foothills near Bernbeuren, Germany.Karl-Josef Hildenbrand—EPAJun. 26, 2014. Two girls are eating sweets as they wait for food during food distribution in Minkaman, Lakes State. About 94,000 people have sought refuge in Minkaman after fighting broke out in neighboring states, according to the International Organization for Migration.Andreea Campeanu—ReutersJun. 26, 2014. Belarussian MiG-29 jet fighters take part in a rehearsal for a military parade in Minsk. Vasily Fedosenko—ReutersJun. 25, 2014. A man sleeps on a sidewalk in Copacabana while dressed in Brazil colors in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mario Tama—Getty ImagesJune 24, 2014. Uruguay's Luis Suarez reacts after clashing with Italy's Giorgio Chiellini during their 2014 World Cup Group D soccer match at the Dunas arena in Natal, Brazil.Tony Gentile—Reuters Jun. 22, 2014. US goalkeeper Tim Howard (R) reacts after goal from Portugal's forward Silvestre Varela (2nd L) during a Group G match between USA and Portugal at the Amazonia Arena in Manaus during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.Francisco Leong—AFP/Getty ImagesJun. 26, 2014. Thousands of soccer fans gather in Dupont Circle park to watch the US v Germany World Cup match in Washington, United States. The German Embassy in the United States provided two large-screen televisions for fans of both teams to watch the last game of the 'Group of Death' match.Chip Somodevilla—Getty ImagesJun. 23, 2014. Brazil's Neymar dribbles the ball during the 2014 World Cup Group A soccer match between Cameroon and Brazil at the Brasilia national stadium in Brasilia.Dominic Ebenbichler—ReutersJun. 21, 2014. Argentina's Lionel Messi fights for the ball with Iran's Javad Nekounam (L) during their 2014 World Cup Group F soccer match at the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.Kai Pfaffenbach—ReutersJun. 21, 2014. Iran's goalkeeper Alireza Haghighi fails to save a goal by Argentina's Lionel Messi (unseen) during their 2014 World Cup Group F soccer match at the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.Leonhard Foeger—ReutersJun. 26, 2014. Algerian fans celebrate in Algiers on after Algeria eliminated Russia with a 1-1 draw in a FIFA 2014 World Cup Group H match. Farouk Batiche—AFP/Getty ImagesJun. 26, 2014. Soldiers who took part in the Patriot mission in Turkey receive a honor medal in Venray, The Netherlands.Robin Lonkhuijsen—EPAJun. 25, 2014. Tracie Morales places a photo of her son, Jamal Polo, back up on a wall at her home, in New York. Polo committed suicide in May 2012 while jailed on sexual misconduct charges. Julie Jacobson—APJun. 26, 2014. An Iraqi child looks out of the window of her car as she waits to get into a temporary displacement camp for Iraqis caught-up in the fighting in and around the city of Mosul in Khazair, Iraq. Spencer Platt—Getty ImagesJun. 26, 2014.
A statute of Batman is seen at The Batman Exhibit on the exhibitions opening day on the Warner Bros. VIP Studio Tours at the Warner Bros. Studio lot in Burbank, California.Robyn Beck—AFP/Getty ImagesJune 27, 2014. A displaced Pakistani mother and daughter wait to get relief supplies at a distribution center in Bannu, Pakistan.B.K. Bangash—APJune 27, 2014. Brazil's Neymar sits behind a training barrier during a practice session one day before his team's round of 16 World Cup soccer match with Chile at Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.Andre Penner—APJune 27, 2014. A smiley face is held up by a festival-goer as the sun sets in front of the Other Stage at Worthy Farm in Somerset, England, during the Glastonbury Festival.Cathal McNaughton—Reuters
