Week in pictures: 12 - 18 August

SATURDAY, USA: White nationalist Richard Spencer and his supporters clash with Virginia State Police in Emancipation Park after the 'Unite the Right' rally in Charlottesville

SUNDAY, ITALY:
Roccatederighi, Grosseto, Italy.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the Command of the Strategic Force of the Korean People’s Army

MONDAY, USA: Protestors rally on Fifth Avenue near Trump Tower in New York City ahead of President Donald Trump's arrival

WEDNESDAY, USA: People walk past the informal memorial set up at the site where Heather Heyer was killed and 19 others injured in Charlottesville.

WEDNESDAY, TIBET: People's Liberation Army (PLA) special forces soldiers compete in a military contest on August 16, 2017 in Tibet.

THURSDAY, INDONESIA: Participants take part in Panjat Pinang, a pole climbing contest, as part of festivities marking Indonesia's 72nd Independence Day

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