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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

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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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