The best photos from around the world this week

A military parade in Rome, the celebration of the 70th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, protests in Istanbul, flooding in the Altai Territory and much more. We have prepared for you a selection of the best photos from around the world over the past week.

(Total 32 photos)

1. Military parade in Rome in honor of Republic Day. (Photo: Reuters)

2. A man protects a girl during clashes between protesters and police near Taksim Square in Istanbul. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)

3. Tourists look in surprise at a giant bubble on the street in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday. (Photo: Ed Jones/AFP)

4. Designer Jean-Paul Gaultier and Eurovision 2014 winner Conchita Wurst arrive at the Life Ball charity evening, which is dedicated to raising funds for the fight against AIDS. (Photo: Reuters)

5. On Monday, at least five people died as a result of a severe sandstorm in the Iranian capital Tehran. (Photo: AFP)

6. Record-breaking sandstorm in the Iranian capital Tehran on Monday. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)

7. Local residents on the roof of the house, surrounded by flood waters in the village of Ust-Charysh in the Altai Territory on Tuesday. More than 7,670 residential buildings were flooded in the Altai Territory. (Photo: Reuters)

8. Participant of the annual CFDA Awards - 2014 at Lincoln Center in New York. (Photo: Reuters)

9. Way to Cramond Island - one of several islands located in the Firth of Forth off the eastern coast of Scotland, near Edinburgh. (Photo: Caters News)

10. The Grand Canyon is one of the deepest canyons in the world. Located on the Colorado Plateau, Arizona, USA. (Photo: Getty Images)

11. Circus superstar Bello Knock on Tuesday, June 3, in New York's Times Square tries to set the world record for the "longest continuous interview on the wire." (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)

12. Installation "To the Pantheon" by French photographer JR on the floor of the Pantheon in Paris - the tomb of prominent people of France. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)

13. Egyptians gather in Tahrir Square to celebrate the victory of the former Minister of Defense and Military Industry Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in the presidential elections held in Egypt. (Photo: Reuters)

14. On Wednesday evening, tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents took part in commemorative events in Victoria Park in connection with the 25th anniversary of the brutal suppression of student unrest in 1989. (Photo: AP Photo)

15. Elizabeth, accompanied by Prince Philip, heads to the Palace of Westminster in her new carriage on Wednesday. Queen Elizabeth II opened a new session of the British Parliament with a speech from the throne. (Photo: Reuters/Eddie Keogh)

16. Tens of thousands of people visited Victoria Park in Hong Kong with candles on Wednesday, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the shooting of students in Tiananmen Square. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)

17. Melting ice on the coast of Cape Denison in Antarctica. (Photo: Reuters)

18. Festive parade in Portsmouth on Thursday on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landing operation. (Photo: Getty Images)

19. US President Barack Obama, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister David Cameron try to find their seats for a joint photo during the second day of the G7 summit at EU Council headquarters in Brussels, June 5, 2014 of the year. (Photo: EPA)

20. An 83-year-old Ukrainian plays sports in an outdoor gym on the banks of the Dnieper River in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo: Philip Pevec/EPA)

21. Miners leave the Zasyadko mine after a shift in the city of Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)

22. US President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande look towards Omaha Beach during events to mark the 70th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy. Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France. (Photo: AP)

23. A Nuytco exosuit that allows divers to work safely at a depth of about 300 meters. The suit is equipped with a 1.6 horsepower engine and a variety of devices for measuring the condition of the diver, as well as an oxygen system that allows you to safely and quickly, without decompression, ascend from great depths. Tests of the model in real conditions should take place at the end of summer. (Photo: Michael Lombardi)

24. Sikhs armed with swords staged a fight in the main shrine of the Sikh religion - the Golden Temple in the city of Amritsar, India, on Friday. It happened on the 30th anniversary of a controversial raid by Indian security forces against Sikh separatists hiding in the temple. As a result of the collision, several people were injured. (Photo: Reuters)

25. Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Barack Obama, New Zealand Governor General Jerry Mateparae, Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are preparing for a joint photo on the day of the 70th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy. Benuville, France, June 6, 2014. (Photo: AP Photo)

26. A health worker gives a polio vaccine to children in Lahore, Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

27. A man carries a young girl who was injured in a bomb attack by Syrian government forces in Aleppo. (Photo: AFP)

28. Aerobatic team Red Arrows in the sky in honor of the landing of allied forces in Normandy. Portsmouth, England. (Photo: Getty Images)

29. President-elect of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko walks past Russian President Vladimir Putin during the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy. Ouistreham, France. (Photo: AP Photo)

30. A couple rests at night on Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Wednesday. (Photo: AP Photo / Hassan Ammar)

31. Russian Maria Sharapova with her trophy poses for photographers next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Sunday. Sharapova won the French Roland Garros tennis championship for the second time in her career. (Photo: Reuters)

32. Russian Maria Sharapova with her trophy poses for photographers next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Sunday. Sharapova won the French Roland Garros tennis championship for the second time in her career. (Photo: EPA)