Week in pictures: 1 -7 June 2024

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7 June 2024 at 8:08 pm·2-min read

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

Supporters throw petals on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he arrives at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in New Delhi. Mr Modi has claimed an historic third consecutive victory in the country's parliamentary elections. [Adnan Abidi/Reuters]

D-Day veterans are applauded in Arromanches-les-Bains, France — On the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, veterans are applauded by the crowd in Arromanches-les-Bains, France. On 6 June 1944, tens of thousands of soldiers landed on five beaches in Normandy. The largest amphibious invasion in the history of warfare played a crucial role in the defeat of Nazi Germany, and the liberation of Europe. [Christopher Furlong/Getty Images]

SpaceX Starship launches from near Brownsville, Texas, USA — SpaceX's Starship completed its fourth test flight from the company's Texas launchpad. It is designed to eventually send astronauts to the Moon and beyond. [SpaceX/Handout via Reuters]

A health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a child during a door-to-door vaccination campaign, in Karachi, Pakistan. Afghanistan and Pakistan are the only two nations where poliovirus is still endemic. [Shahzaib/EPA-EFE]

Conservationists inspect a turtle after it laid eggs on the shore of the South China Sea at Redang Island, Malaysia. [Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters]

A Kenyan mother and her son plant a tree — On World Environment Day, a mother and her son plant a tree along the banks of Mathare river in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, near the site of homes recently destroyed by flooding. [Boniface Muthoni/Getty Images]

Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior celebrates with fans after his team won the UEFA Champions League final at Wembley Stadium, beating Borussia Dortmund 2-0. [Nick Potts/PA Media]

A drag queen at the annual Pride parade in Sao Paulo — A drag queen marches along Paulista Avenue to celebrate LGBTQ+ rights during the annual Pride parade, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. [Carla Carniel/Reuters]

Aryna Sabalenka during her Women's Singles quarter final — Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in action during her loss to Russia's Mirra Andreeva, in their quarter-final match at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris. [Yoan Valat/EPA-EFE]

Opera fans attempt to light candles as they enjoy a picnic, during the interval for Bizet's Carmen on the opening night of the Glyndebourne Opera Festival. [Dylan Martinez/Reuters]

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