The week's best photojournalism
In this week's most striking images, a hippo celebrates its birthday, waves crash in South Korea, and more

A hippopotamus enjoys a birthday treat at a zoo in Bangkok.
(EPA-EFE/RUNGROJ YONGRIT)

Puppy-shaped ice cream at a restaurant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
(REUTERS/Fabian Hamacher)

A woman stands beside the carcass of an unknown creature near Pakhachi, Russia.
(Tolstikova Lyubov/Social Media/via REUTERS)

An owl perches in a ventilation opening at a fireworks workshop in Tultepec, Mexico.
(AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

A hajj pilgrim exits a sleeping capsule in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
(EPA-EFE/SEDAT SUNA)

Muslim worshippers gather during the hajj pilgrimage, near Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
(EPA-EFE/SEDAT SUNA)

Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of The Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.
(EPA-EFE/CHRISTIAN BRUNA)

A gymnast competes on the rings during the Asian Games in Indonesia.
(AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Youths practice parkour in Najaf, Iraq.
(REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani)

Waves hit Jeju Island, South Korea.
(EPA-EFE/YONHAP)

A section of the collapsed Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy.
(REUTERS/Massimo Pinca)

The Perseid meteor passes above telecommunications masts in Russia.
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