The week's best photojournalism
In some of the week's most eye-catching images, a matador eyes the beast, synchronized divers leap, and Vladimir Putin returns from the deep


Spanish bullfighter Juan Padilla bends backwards to eye his beastly opponent during the seventh bullfight of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona. (REUTERS/Susana Vera)
A gymnast practices on a horizontal bar at a sports school in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, China. (REUTERS/William Hong)
Fireworks explode behind the Eiffel Tower in celebration of Bastille Day in Paris. (REUTERS/Charles Platiau)
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A member of the media makes himself comfortable outside the Lindo Wing of St. Mary's Hospital, where Kate Middleton is due to give birth any day now. (REUTERS/Olivia Harris)
A baby is baptized during a mass baptism ceremony in Tbilisi, Georgia. (REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili)
Mexico's Ivan Garcia and German Sanchez perform a practice dive in Barcelona with the spectacular backdrop of the Sagrada Familia cathedral, ahead of the World Swimming Championships. (REUTERS/Albert Gea)
President Vladimir Putin returns from a deep sea dive to see the remains of the naval frigate "Oleg," which sank in the 19th century, in the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea. (REUTERS/Aleksey Nikolskyi/RIA Novosti/Kremlin)
People jump on a car on Crenshaw Boulevard during a protest against the acquittal of George Zimmerman in Los Angeles. (REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn)
A flock of 150 geese cross a street in Guisburg, Germany, in the early morning hours. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
A young member of the Matibolo Cultural Troupe poses in front of a poster of Nelson Mandela during celebrations for the anti-apartheid leader's birthday. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
A fan catches a home run hit during the MLB All-Star Home Run Derby in New York. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Children use an iPad as they sit in a courtyard in Tbilisi, Georgia. (REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili)

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