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    Week in pictures: 21–27 May

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    By The Week Staff
    published 26 May 2016

    SATURDAY, TURKEY: Soldiers stand guard at Anitkabir, the tomb of country founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, in Ankara.

    SATURDAY, SRI LANKA:

    Flood victims push a trishaw through the waters in the Kolonnawa suburb of Colombo.

    SUNDAY, SPAIN: Athletes dive into the sea as they start the swim leg of Ironman 70.3 in Barcelona.

    SUNDAY, SPAIN:

    An animal rights activist lies in a giant meat packaging tray during a protest at Placa de Sant Jaume in Barcelona.

    SUNDAY, AUSTRALIA:

    Daisy Pearce of Melbourne Demons is tackled by Brisbane Lions Emily Bates and Delma Gisu during an AFL match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

    SUNDAY, INDONESIA:

    The Borobudur Temple is lit up for Vesak Day, which celebrates the life of Gautama Buddha

    MONDAY, UK:

    The Queen checks out a floral exhibit featuring her image at the Chelsea Flower Show.

    (Image credit: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)

    MONDAY, VIETNAM:

    US President Barack Obama shakes hands with Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi.

    TUESDAY, US: A police officer reacts to an activist's sign at a hearing in Washington about the US-Saudi Arabian counter-terrorism relationship.

    WEDNESDAY, AUSTRALIA:

    A man walks inside the 'Cathedral of Light' at the Royal Botanic Gardens, part of the annual Vivid Sydney festival of light, music and ideas.

    THURSDAY, FRANCE: A demonstrator in Paris uses a tennis racket to return a tear gas canister to police while protesting against labour reforms.

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