TIME’s Best Pictures of the Week

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From the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protest, to World Environment Day and the NBA Finals, TIME presents the best photos of the week.

 

Teenage girls gangraped and hung in India
May 30, 2014. Sohan Lal (55) holds passport sized images in his hands of his daughter Murti (right) and niece Pushpa (left) in Katra Sadatganj village,Ushait near Baduan, Uttar Pradesh, India.Simon de Trey-White—eyevine
FRANCE-US-HISTORY-WWII-DDAY
June 3, 2014. An aerial view of the American cemetary in Colleville-sur-Mer, near Omaha beach, on as preparations were being made for the upcoming D-Day commemoration events on June 6. Joel Saget—AFP/Getty Images
Idaho Hometown Of Released Army Solider Bowe Bergdahl Celebrates His Release
June 1, 2014.Yellow ribbons line Main Street as the hometown of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl awaits his homecoming in Hailey, Idaho.Scott Olson—Getty Images
TURKEY-UNREST-POLITICS-DEMO
May 31, 2014. Injured protesters lie on the ground as Turkish riot police officers fire tear gas to disperse demonstrators gathered on the central Istoklal avenue near Taksim square in Istanbul.Bulent Kilic—AFP/Getty Images
EGYPT-VOTE-RESULTS
June 3, 2014. Egyptians wave national flags as they celebrate in Cairo's Tahrir Square after ex-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi won 96.9 percent of votes in Egypt's presidential election.Mohmed El-Shahed—AFP/Getty Images
Tens of thousands of people participate in a candlelight vigil at Hong Kong's Victoria Park
June 4, 2014. Tens of thousands of people participate in a candlelight vigil at Hong Kong's Victoria Park to mark the 25th anniversary of the military crackdown of the pro-democracy movement at Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989.Paul Yeung—Reuters
Seleka fighters carry a sick child to her mother, at a village between Bambari and Grimari
May 31, 2014. Seleka fighters carry a sick child to her mother, at a village between Bambari and Grimari.Goran Tomasevic—Reuters
TOPSHOTS-FRANCE-PHOTOGRAPHY-JR
June 3, 2014. A photo by French photographer JR is displayed on the ground of the Pantheon in Paris, a secular temple which contains the remains of distinguished French citizens, on during the exhibition 'Au Pantheon.'Martin Bureau—AFP/Getty Images
A black bear lies on a hammock at a residential back yard in Daytona Beach Florida
May 30, 2014. A black bear lies on a hammock at a residential back yard in Daytona Beach, Florida.Rafael C. Torres—Reuters
TOPSHOTS-INDIA-KASHMIR-RELIGION-ISLAM
May 30, 2014. A Kashmiri woman prays while holding a child in her lap as an unseen custodian displays a holy relic believed to be a hair from the Prophet Muhammad's beard during the last Friday of celebrations for Miraj-Ul-Alam (Ascension to Heaven) at Kashmir's main Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar.Tauseef Mustafa—AFP/Getty Images
People try to escape from a cafe, after tear gas fired by riot police outside to disperse protesters seeped in, at central Istanbul
May 31, 2014. People try to escape from a cafe, after tear gas fired by riot police outside to disperse protesters seeped in, at central Istanbul , Turkey.Yagiz Karahan—Reuters
Turkey: Gezi Park Protest Anniversary
May 31, 2014. A police officer holds a gun used for shooting tear gas at protesters in Istanbul.Jodi Hilton—NurPhoto/Sipa USA
Women wearing traditional costumes are photographed by a friend during the second edition of "Ronda Romantica" (Romantic Ronda) in Ronda
May 31, 2014. Women wearing traditional costumes are photographed by a friend during the second edition of "Ronda Romantica" (Romantic Ronda) in Ronda, near Malaga, southern Spain. Jon Nazca—Reuters
22nd Life Ball in Vienna
May 31, 2014. Hosts Thomas Stipsits (R) and Manuel Rubey (L) as 'Adam and Eve' perform during the opening ceremony of the 'Life Ball 2014' at the City Hall Square in Vienna, Austria.Georg Hochmuth—EPA
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June 1, 2014. Syrian rescue workers pull out a girl from the rubble following reported barrel bomb attacks by government forces in the northern city of Aleppo.Khaled Khatib—AFP/Getty Images
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June 1, 2014. Competitors in the open race over the Olympic distance in the World Triathlon London, the fourth event in the 2014 ITU World Triathlon Series, swim through the Serpentine in Hyde Park, London.Justin Tallis—AFP/Getty Images
A resident rides his horse along a a flooded road near Puerto Varas city south of Santiago
June 2, 2014. A resident rides his horse along a flooded road near Puerto Varas city, south of Santiago.Reuters
An Afghan woman attends an election campaign of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah in Chaghchran capital of Ghor province
June 2, 2014. An Afghan woman attends an election campaign of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah in Chaghchran capital of Ghor province The second round presidential election will be held on June 14.Mohammad Ismail—Reuters
Instruments are left on the ground during a break as members of the Royal Marines Band rehearse for Beating Retreat on Horse Guards Parade in London
June 2, 2014. Instruments are left on the ground during a break as members of the Royal Marines Band rehearse for Beating Retreat on Horse Guards Parade in London. Neil Hall—Reuters
Singer Rihanna arrives for the Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards (CFDA) at Lincoln Center in New York
June 2, 2014. Singer Rihanna arrives for the Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards (CFDA) at Lincoln Center in New York.Carlo Allegri—Reuters
Spain King Juan Carlos, Crown Prince Felipe
June 3, 2014. King Juan Carlos and Crown Prince Felipe, right, attend a military ceremony in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, outside Madrid, Spain. Daniel Ochoa de Olza—AP
Southwest monsoon in Sri Lanka
Jun. 3, 2014. The bodies of a Sri Lankan husband and wife Chula De Lenora and Dast De Lenora, lie in state for their final rites at Wellipanna, Sri Lanka.M.A.Pushpa Kumara—EPA
Cleaning ladies from the public sector react as they scuffle with police officers at the entrance of a building housing the Finance Ministry in Athens
June 3, 2014. Cleaning ladies from the public sector react as they scuffle with police officers at the entrance of a building housing the Finance Ministry, during a protest against the layoffs and transitions due to a troika-led civil service revamp, in Athens.Alkis Konstantinidis—Reuters
Scotland Yard detectives work at an area in Praia da Luz
June 3, 2014. Scotland Yard detectives work at an area in Praia da Luz, near Lagos, investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.Carlos Vidigal—Reuters
Pakistan Daily Life
June 3, 2014. Internally Displaced Pakistanis from tribal areas and Afghan refugees play cricket, on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan.Muhammed Muheisen—AP
Cabinet decides on surface mining expansion Welzow-Sued
June 3, 2014. A view across the slag heaps of lignite surface mine Welzow of the Vattenfall AG in Welzow, Germany.Patrick Pleul—EPA
TOPSHOTS-GUATEMALA-RAINS-DAMAGES
June 3, 2014. View of the homes at risk after part of one collapsed due to heavy rains in Villa Hermosa, San Miguel Petapa municipality, 20 km south og Guatemala City.Johan Ordonez—AFP/Getty Images
Dancers get their make up done backstage before their show at the Victory Monument during a military event in Bangkok
June 4, 2014. Dancers get their make up done backstage before their show at the Victory Monument during a military event in Bangkok.Athit Perawongmetha—Reuters
An Afghan man prays in Kabul
June 4, 2014. An Afghan man prays in Kabul.Mohammed Ismail—Reuters
A mother and child who have fled from fighting in Slaviansk, stand in their temporary accommodation in the town of Nizhnaya Krinka
June 4, 2014. A mother and child who have fled from fighting in Slaviansk, stand in their temporary accommodation in the town of Nizhnaya Krinka in eastern Ukraine.Maxim Zmeyev—Reuters
Pakistan Polio
June 4, 2014. A Pakistani health worker gives a polio vaccine to children in Lahore, Pakistan.K.M. Chaudary—AP
HONG KONG-CHINA-TIANANMEN-ANNIVERSARY
June 4, 2014. Students wear messages around their neck to commemorate China's 1989 Tiananmen Square events ahead of a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong. Philippe Lopez—AFP/Getty Images
APTOPIX China Tiananmen Anniversary
June 4, 2014. Chinese paramilitary policemen chant slogans as they march at a barrack near Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China.Ng Han Guan—AP
A Trip Through The Heart Of Central Iran 25 Years After Khomeini's Death
June 4, 2014. An Iranian police helicopter passes above portraits of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) and the former Ayatollah Khomeini outside Khomeini's shrine on the 25th anniversary of his death on on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran.John Moore—Getty Images
TOPSHOTS-BRITAIN-ROYALS-POLITICS
June 4, 2014. Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh proceed through the Royal Gallery during the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster in London.Yui Mok—AFP/Getty Images
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June 4, 2014. A British soldier pays his respects as he visits a military cemetery in Ranville, northwestern France. Jean-Sebastien Evrard—AFP/Getty Images
India World Environment Day
June 4, 2014. An egret preens itself as it stands on a branch along the River Brahmaputra on the eve of World Environment Day in Gauhati, India.Anupam Nath—AP
Pakistan Daily Life
June 4, 2014. A Pakistani daily laborer, applies soap on his body, while he and a youth bathe at a well, on the outskirts of Islamabad. Pakistanis are facing a shortage of clean drinking water due to the low level of water in the country's dams. Muhammed Muheisen—AP
A Trip Through The Heart Of Central Iran 25 Years After Khomeini's Death
June 4, 2014. Women hold up their hands pledging to offer their lives, if needed, for the Islamic Revolution outside the shrine of the Ayatollah Khomeini on the 25th anniversary of his death on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran.John Moore—Getty Images
Boy hugs a tree as he prepares to take part in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most number of people hugging trees for two minutes in Kathmandu
June 5, 2014. A boy hugs a tree as he prepares to take part in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most number of people hugging trees for two minutes in Kathmandu. Navesh Chitrakar—Reuters
The 70th Anniversary Of The D-Day Landings Are Commemorated In Normandy
June 5, 2014. People watch as a parachute drop takes place on near Ranville, France. Friday 6th June is the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings.Peter Macdiarmid—Getty Images
*** BESTPIX *** The 70th Anniversary Of The D-Day Landings Are Commemorated In Portsmouth
June 5, 2014. The Red Arrows display team perform over Southsea Common at the end of a commemoration service of the D-Day landings in Portsmouth, England.Dan Kitwood—Getty Images
Former first lady of the United States Nancy Reagan visits the grave site of her husband, former U.S. President Ronald Wilson Reagan, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on the 10th anniversary of his passing, in Simi Valley
June 5, 2014. Former first lady of the United States Nancy Reagan visits the grave site of her husband, former United States President Ronald Wilson Reagan, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on the 10th anniversary of his passing, in Simi Valley, California.Gus Ruelas—Reuters
Hauwa Nkaki, mother of one of more than 200 girls abducted in the remote village of Chibok, cries as she reacts during a news conference on the girls in Lagos
June 5, 2014. Hauwa Nkaki, mother of one of more than 200 girls abducted in the remote village of Chibok, cries as she reacts during a news conference on the girls in Lagos , Nigeria.Akintunde Akinleye—Reuters
Daniel Luque
June 5, 2014. Spanish bullfighter Daniel Luque is carried on the shoulders of a supporter as he leaves the bullring through the 'puerta grande' after a bullfight of the San Isidro fair in Madrid, Spain.Daniel Ochoa de Olza—AP
***BESTPIX*** Rio Favela Overlooks Maracana World Cup Stadium
A boy looks out for a fallen kite as kids fly kites in the Mangueira community, or 'favela', which overlooks famed Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mario Tama—Getty Images
MIAMI AT SAN ANTONIO, GAME 1
June 5, 2014. A young San Antonio Spurs fan stands next to a giant LeBron James face before the Spurs play host to James and the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, at the AT&T Center in San Antonio. Michael Laughlin/Sun Sentinel/MCT/Landov
59th memorial day
June 6, 2014. A South Korean relative of the war dead mourns at the Seoul National Cemetery in Seoul, South Korea 06 June 2014. South Korea marks the 59th anniversary of the Memorial Day for those killed in the 1950-53 Korean War. Jeon Heon-Kyun—EPA
US soldier freed by Taliban in exchange for Guantanamo detainees
May 31, 2014. US President Barack Obama (C), with the parents of US Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, Jani Bergdahl (L) and Bob Bergdahl (R), walks back to the Oval Office after making a statement regarding the release from captivity of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl by the Taliban, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC.John Harrington—EPA

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