Week in pictures: 19 - 25 August
From the chaos of Typhoon Hato to the silencing of Big Ben - here are the images of the past seven days

SATURDAY, US: Marchers gather in Pittsburgh to take part in a solidarity protest following the death of an anti-racist protester in Charlottesville

SATURDAY, SPAIN: Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia lead tributes to the victims of the Barcelona terror attack, in which 13 people were killed

SUNDAY, US: American comedian and film star Jerry Lewis, pictured here with co-star Dean Martin in 1953, passes away aged 91

MONDAY, UK: People gather under London's Big Ben to hear it chime for the last time before restoration works silence the iconic tower until 2021

MONDAY, US: President Donald Trump defies official safety advice by looking directly at the Solar Eclipse, unlike wife Melania

TUESDAY, US: Thousands of diners tuck into the annual "Diner en Blanc" in New York, a tradition that began in France almost 30 years ago

WEDNESDAY, HONG KONG: A woman attempts to use her phone while walking along Victoria Harbour - in defiance of typhoon Hato

Peter Madsen has denied murdering Wall

THURSDAY, UK: Zlatan Ibrahimovic labels himself as a footballing god, publishing this picture on Twitter to announce his re-signing with Manchester United

FRIDAY, THAILAND: A supporter of Thai ex-prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra fruitlessly awaits her arrival at the Supreme Court in Bangkok - Shinawatra failed to attend the negligence hearing, prompting a warrant for her arrest
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