Jun. 18, 2014. A giant statue of U.S. actress Marilyn Monroe is seen at the dump site of a garbage collecting company in Guigang, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.China Daily/Reuters
From Iraq’s eternal war and Spain’s early Word Cup exit, to a deadly double twister in Nebraska and Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s submarine ride, TIME presents the best photos of the week.
Jun. 16, 2014. Two tornados approach Pilger, Neb., Monday The National Weather Service said at least two twisters touched down within roughly a mile of each other Monday in northeast Nebraska.Eric Anderson—APJun. 17 2014. Iraqi Shi'ite tribesmen brandish their weapons as they gather to show their willingness to join Iraqi security forces in the fight against Jihadist militants.Haidar Hamdani—AFP/Getty ImagesJun. 13, 2014. Air Force One is seen from the air at Bismarck Municipal Airport in North Dakota.Larry Downing—ReutersJun. 15, 2014. Israeli women take part in a mass prayer at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in Jerusalem's Old City, for the return of three teenagers who were abducted.Ronen Zvulun—ReutersJun. 17, 2014. A Brazilian supporter poses for a picture before the start of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil vs Mexico match at the FIFA Fan Fest public viewing event in Sao Paulo, Brazil.Miguel Schincariol—AFP/Getty ImagesJun. 17, 2014. Japan's Princess Tomohito of Mikasa attends a funeral service for Prince Katsura at Toshimagaoka cemetery in Tokyo, Japan.Franck Robichon—EPAJune 16, 2014. A Palestinian girl looks at a damaged home after it was hit by an Israeli missile strike in Gaza City.Hatem Moussa—APJun. 14, 2014.Pro-Russian militants look through the debris of an IL-76 Ukrainian military transporter which was taken down by pro-Russian rebels early on June 14, on the outskirts of Lugansk.Daniel Mihailescu—AFP/Getty ImagesJun. 16, 2014. Floral tributes overlook Saddleworth Moor where the body of missing Keith Bennett may be buried in Saddleworth, United Kingdom.Christopher Furlong—Getty ImagesJun. 16, 2014. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (L in black) inspecting the submarine No. 748 of Korean People's Army (KPA) naval unit 167 led 7th regiment at an undisclosed location in North Korea.KNS/AFP/Getty ImagesJun. 13 ,2014. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton takes a selfie with a supporter after speaking about her new book, 'Hard Choices: A Memoir,' at George Washington University in Washington, DC.Brooks Kraft—CorbisJun. 13, 2014. Afghan men lead donkeys loaded with ballot boxes and other election material to be transported to polling stations which are not accessible by road in Shutul, Panjshir province. Omar Sobhani—ReutersJun. 13, 2014. The shadows of Chile soccer fans are cast on a fence outside the Arena Pantanal as they arrive to their team's World Cup match with Australia in Cuiaba, Brazil.Felipe Dana—APJun. 14, 2014. Families arrive at a Kurdish checkpoint next to a temporary displacement camp in Kalak, Iraq.Dan Kitwood—Getty ImagesJun. 14, 2014. A burqa-clad Afghan woman casts her ballot at a polling station during Presidential elections run-off, in Herat, Afghanistan.Jalil Rezayee—EPAJun. 15, 2014. A resident walks along a railway track surrounded by trees on both sides, in Nanjing, Jiangsu province.ReutersJun. 15, 2014. Iraqis attend Mass at the Chaldean Church of the Virgin Mary of the Harvest, in Alqosh, set in the seventh century Saint Hormoz monastery built into a hill overlooking Alqosh, north of Mosul.Uncredited—APJun. 16, 2014. An Indian man sits beneath the road level with his face covered during a powerful dust storm in Jammu, India.Channi Anand—APJun. 16, 2014. An Israeli soldier blindfolds of a Palestinian suspected of throwing stones as he detains him during clashes in the West Bank City of Hebron.Baz Ratner—ReutersJun. 17, 2014. Beekeeper Yamamoto Maoko removes bees from a frame at the rooftop bee hives of the Ginza Honey Bee Project in Tokyo, Japan.Chris McGrath—Getty ImagesJun. 16, 2014. Pro-Russian rebels stand guard outside a local branch of the National Bank of Ukraine after seizing the building in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine.Daniel Mihailescu—AFP/Getty ImagesJun. 17, 2014
A handout picture taken and released by the Ukrainian Emergency Service on shows a police car parked beside a field near a fire on the gas pipeline the village of Iskivtsi in the Lokhvytsia region.AFP/Getty ImagesJun. 17, 2014. A neighbour of Gabriela Ovid checks to see if the family are still in the house as she arrives to help them during Ovid's eviction in Madrid, Spain.Andres Kudacki—AP Jun. 17, 2014. Kashmiri body builders strike a pose during the "Mr. Kashmir Body Building Competition" organized by Jammu and Kashmir Bodybuilding Association.Yawar Nazir—Getty ImagesJun. 18, 2014. Yemeni farmers pull ropes as they dig a wall in search of water due to a fuel shortage for months on the outskirts of Sana'a, Yemen.Yahya Arhab—EPAJun. 18, 2014. An Indian boy cools off with a swim in the Yamuna river on a hot summer day in Allahabad.Sanjay Kanojia—AFP/Getty ImagesJun. 18, 2014. A giant statue of U.S. actress Marilyn Monroe is seen at the dump site of a garbage collecting company in Guigang, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.China Daily/ReutersJun. 18, 2014. A Pakistani tribal girl sits next to her belongings on a truck after arriving to Bannu, Pakistan. Thousands of villagers fled as Pakistani army relax a curfew in troubled North Waziristan.B.K. Bangash—APJun. 18, 2014. Albanian police officers take control of a depot used for drug trafficking in Lazarat, a village known as Europe's cannabis capital, south of the Albanian capital Tirana.Gent Shkullaku—AFP/Getty ImagesJun. 18, 2014. A resident of the town of Lamu rides a donkey a few days after some 50 heavily-armed gunmen attacked the town near the coastal island and popular tourist resort of Lamu.Simon Maina—AFP/Getty ImagesJune 18, 2014. A child sits in his family's car at a United Nations-run camp between Mosul and Irbil, Iraq.Bryan Denton—The New York Times/ReduxJun. 18, 2014. A balloon with an image of Pope Francis flies during a weekly general audience leads by the pope at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.Alessandro Bianchi—ReutersJun. 18, 2014. Eleven-year old Amateur Lucy Li of the United States walks on the first green during a practice round prior to the start of the 69th U.S. Women's Open at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club in Pinehurst, North Carolina.Streeter Lecka—Getty ImagesJun. 18, 2014. A U.S. Geological Survey satellite image shows smoke rising from the Baiji refinery near Tikrit, Iraq.ReutersJun. 19, 2014. King Felipe VI of Spain wave to the crowds during the royal procession down the Gran Via in Madrid, Spain.Getty ImagesJun. 19, 2014. Sorbian girls and young women in traditional Sorbian folk dress gather for an outdoor mass following a procession during Corpus Christi celebrations in Crostwitz, Germany.Sean Gallup—Getty ImagesJun. 19, 2014. A Palestinian boy peers from behind a shrapnel riddled metal piece following an Israeli air strike in the Gaza Strip's northern Beit Lahia town.Mohammed Abed—AFP/Getty ImagesJun. 19, 2014. Members of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces take their positions during clashes with the al Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the city of Ramadi.ReutersJun. 19, 2014. An Afghan policeman stands guard near the scene of an attack in Torkham, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan.Rahmat Gul—APJun. 19, 2014. US Marine Corps Corporal William "Kyle" Carpenter waits to be awarded the Medal of Honor by U.S. President Barack Obama, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, DC.Drew Angerer—EPAJun. 18, 2014. Match highlights are screened after the 2014 World Cup Group B soccer match between Spain and Chile at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro.Ricardo Moraes—ReutersJune 16, 2014. Clint Dempsey of the United States reacts after scoring his team's first goal past goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey of Ghana during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group G match between Ghana and the United States at Estadio das Dunas in Natal, Brazil. Laurence Griffiths—Getty ImagesJune 17, 2014 . Guillermo Ochoa of Mexico makes a save after a header by Thiago Silva of Brazil (R) during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group A match between Brazil and Mexico at Castelao on in Fortaleza, Brazil. Buda Mendes—Getty ImagesJun. 19, 2014. A Soccer fan wearing England's team colors watches a live telecast of the group D World Cup match between Uruguay and England, inside the FIFA Fan Fest area on Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Leo Correa—APJun. 19, 2014. England's Wayne Rooney reacts to missing a goal during their 2014 World Cup Group D soccer match against Uruguay at the Corinthians arena in Sao Paulo.Paulo Whitaker—ReutersJune 19, 2014. Uruguay's Luis Suarez celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the group D World Cup soccer match between Uruguay and England at the Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil.Matt Dunham—AP
