The week in pictures: 17-23 June
From a vigil for the victims of the Finsbury Park attack to the Royal Ascot Ladies Day, here are the images from the last seven days

SATURDAY, PORTUGAL: Firefighters in Colmeal attempt to put out a forest fire which killed at least 64 people and injured 135 more

SUNDAY, UK: Mayor Sadiq Khan embraces a woman as he leaves a memorial service for the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire

MONDAY, UK: Women give flowers to a member of the Muslim community as they attend a vigil outside the Finsbury Park mosque, close to where one person was killed and ten others injured in an attack

TUESDAY, US: Activists march in New York on World Refugee Day to remember the millions forcibly displaced from their homes last year

WEDNESDAY, NETHERLANDS: A girl finds relief from the heatwave engulfing Europe at the Duinrell amusement park in Wassenaar

WEDNESDAY, UK: The Queen and Prince Charles address MPs and peers at a low-key State Opening of Parliment

Wednesday, UK: A demonstrator holds a sign criticising Theresa May at an anti-government protest to coincide with the Queen's Speech

Thursday, UK:

FRIDAY, IRAQ: Iraqis flee Mosul as troops battle the last of the Islamic State jihadists being pushed out of the city
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