The world in photos over past few weeks

By David Choi From Business Insider

A selection of photos from some of the biggest news that you might have missed.

Students burn flares during a protest demanding better education in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With the Olympics set to start, the games and the city have been overshadowed by security threats, violence, the Zika virus and a national political corruption scandal.
Silvia Izquierdo/AP
France’s goalkeeper Hugo Lloris makes a save during the semifinal game between Germany and France.
Reuters
Texas. Five police officers were killed and seven others were injured in a coordinated ambush at a anti-police brutality demonstration.
Dallas Police Chief David Brown pauses at a prayer vigil following the deaths of five police officers last night during a Black Live Matter march on July 8, 2016 in Dallas, Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Demonstrators splash red paint on a door outside Oakland Police headquarters during a protest against the police shootings that lead to two deaths in Louisiana and Minnesota, respectively, in Oakland, California.
Stephen Lam/Reuters
Hippopotamuses perform during a show at the circus in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia, July 7, 2016.
Reuters

A man weeps as paramedics look for burned bodies after a massive truck bomb attack claimed by the Islamic State group in Baghdad, Iraq.
Khalid Mohammed/AP
People gather at the site of a suicide attack at the entrance of the Shi’ite Mausoleum of Sayid Mohammed bin Ali al-Hadi in Balad, north of Baghdad, Iraq.
Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters
A Filipino girl is carried along a flooded road in the Philippines, as monsoon downpours intensify.
Aaron Favila/AP
Paramilitary policemen rest as they try to fill up a break in a dam in preparation for Typhoon Nepartak, which is approaching China.
Reuters
The Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome with Expedition 48-49 crewmembers.
Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Images.
A hot air balloon is inflated at the European Balloon Festival in Igualada, Spain.
David Ramos/Getty Images
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (R) and US president Barack Obama greet supporters during a campaign rally on July 5, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R) introduces Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump during a rally at the Sharonville Convention Center July 6, 2016, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
John Sommers II/Getty Images
Spectators watch the Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks from Brooklyn Bridge Park in New York City. The celebrations mark the nation’s 240th Independence Day.
Stephanie Keith/Getty Images
Revelers run with fighting bulls during the second day of the Running of the Bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain.
Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images
New York Mets shortstop Asdrubal Carbrera (13) and second baseman Neil Walker (20) react after putting out Washington Nationals Jayson Werth (28) in a baseball game in New York.
Kathy Willens/AP
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr (left), Kevin Durant (center), and general manager Bob Myers (right) address the media during a press conference after Durant signed with the Warriors.
Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports via Getty Images

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