Surfing, dancing and a robot: Photos of the week

A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.

Jun 1, 2024 - 18:18
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Almannavarnadeild/Anadolu/Getty Images volcanic eruption is seen from a helicopter flight Landhelgisgasla Islands for the fifth time since December on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland on May 29, 2024. Almannavarnadeild/Anadolu/Getty Images
A volcano erupts in Iceland's south-western Reykjanes peninsula. The eruption led to the evacuation of the nearby Blue Lagoon, Iceland's largest tourist attraction
Stefan Rousseau/PA Media Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer at Worcester City Football Club where he met Labour supporters whilst campaigning in the West Midlands for this year’s General Election, 29 May 2024.Stefan Rousseau/PA Media
Britain's Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer met Labour supporters while campaigning in the West Midlands for the General Election on 4 July
Phil Noble/REUTERS British leader of the Liberal Democrats party Ed Davey falls from a paddle board, at Lake Windermere in Windermere, Britain, 28 May 2024Phil Noble/REUTERS
Sir Ed Davey, the Liberal Party leader, took a dive into Lake Windermere during the election campaign, to highlight his party's policy on water company accountability
Jonathan Brady/PA Media Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meeting lambs during a visit to Rowlinson's Farm, a dairy, beef, sheep farm in Gawsworth, Macclesfield, while on the General Election campaign trailJonathan Brady/PA Media
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meeting lambs during a visit to Rowlinson's Farm in Gawsworth, Macclesfield, England, while on the General Election campaign trail
Andrew Milligan/PA Media Scottish National Party leader John Swinney looks around the Barrowfield Community Centre in Glasgow, 31 May 2024Andrew Milligan/PA Media
Scottish National Party leader John Swinney looks around the Barrowfield Community Centre in Glasgow while on the General Election campaign trail. He called on the next UK Government to commit to an emergency budget immediately following the election
Gaston Brito/Getty Images Women dance Morenada during Festival of the Great Power Gaston Brito/Getty Images
Women dance during the Fiesta del Gran Poder (Festival Of The Great Power) parade in La Paz, Bolivia. The festival, which has been held since 1930, mixes Catholicism, local traditions and folklore from the Andean region
Vatican Media/Getty Images Pope Francis meets with Thai Buddhist monks from the Wat Phra Cetuphon temple in Bangkok (Thailand) during an audience at the Apostolic Palace on May 27, 2024 in Vatican City, Vatican.Vatican Media/Getty Images
Pope Francis met Thai Buddhist monks from the Wat Phra Cetuphon Temple, Bangkok, at the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City. The Pope encouraged them to continue fostering dialogue and co-operation "for a more inclusive world"
JEROME BROUILLET/AFP USA's surfer Barron Mamiya competes in the men's Shiseido Tahiti Pro surfing competition elimination round, in Teahupo'o, on the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti, on 29 May 2024.JEROME BROUILLET/AFP
USA surfer Barron Mamiya competes in the men's Shiseido Tahiti Pro surfing competition in Teahupo'o, on the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti. Teahupo'o will host the surfing event of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
MARK PETERSON/POOL/AFP Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the press after he was convicted in his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 30, 2024MARK PETERSON/POOL/AFP
Former US President Donald Trump speaks after being convicted in his trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City. He was accused of falsifying business records linked to a hush-money payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels
MONEY SHARMA/AFP Residents carry water containers after filling them from a municipal tanker in a low-income neighbourhood in Delhi on May 30, 2024MONEY SHARMA/AFP
Residents carry water containers after filling them from a municipal tank in Delhi. Parts of northern and central India are sweltering under a severe heatwave, with a provisional record temperature of 52.3C (126.1F) registered in Delhi
Rogan Ward/REUTERS Former South African President Jacob Zuma gestures after voting during the South African elections, in Nkandla, South Africa, 29 May 2024. Rogan Ward/REUTERS
Former South African President Jacob Zuma gestures after voting during elections, in Nkandla. The ANC vote share is on course to drop below 50% for the first time in three decades
Fabrice COFFRINI/AFP A man watches Ai-Da, the the world’s first AI robot artist, at a stand during the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, SwitzerlandFabrice COFFRINI/AFP
A man watches Ai-Da, the the world’s first AI robot artist, during the International Telecommunication Union AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland
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