The best photos from around the world this week

Soap bubble parade in Moscow, Shanghai summit, Ukrainian miners, Aleppo prison and much more... We have prepared for you a selection of the best photos from around the world over the past week.

(Total 30 photos)

1. On May 18, 2014, the annual parade of Dreamflash soap bubbles took place on the territory of VDNKh in Moscow. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)

2. Fearless daredevils climb the highest artificial climbing wall in Switzerland, May 19, 2014. (Photo: Caters News)

3. Palestinian youths throw stones at Israeli soldiers during clashes in Kafr Aqaba in East Jerusalem after a raid by the Israeli army. (Photo: AFP)

4. A police officer grabs a man who tried to jump from the seventh floor of a hotel in Chengdu, China, May 20, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)

5. Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a gala dinner ahead of the CICA Heads of State meeting in Shanghai May 20, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)

6. President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev reacts to the welcoming handshake of Vladimir Putin during the summit in Shanghai, May 20, 2014.

7. A model in a dress with flower petals poses for photographers during the London Flower Show, May 20, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)

8. A Ukrainian miner smiles after finishing his shift at a coal mine outside Donetsk on May 21, 2014. (Photo: AP)

9. Children on a hot day cool off at a fountain near the Kremlin in Moscow, May 22, 2014. (Photo: Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP)

10. A Maori MP during a portrait shoot in Manurewa, New Zealand, May 22, 2014. (Photo: Getty Images)

11. A model poses in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris at dawn on May 21, 2014. (Photo: AFP)

12. Members of the Red Bull Air Force fly over Manhattan, May 22, 2014. (Photo: Getty Images)

13. A boy gestures as he stands in front of a burning barricade during rallies that began after French troops opened fire on demonstrators blocking a road in Bambari, May 22, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)

14. Protesters run away from tear gas used by Turkish police during anti-government demonstrations in Istanbul, Turkey, May 22, 2014. (Photo: EPA)

15. The end of a shift at a mine in the Donetsk region, Tuesday, May 20, 2014. (Photo: AP)

16. Prisoners behind bars in the main prison of Aleppo, May 22, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)

17. Italian actress, film director, screenwriter, writer and singer Asia Argento poses for photographers at the Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)

18. Protesters carry a man who was shot dead by French soldiers when French troops opened fire on demonstrators blocking a road in Bambari, May 22, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)

19. Afghan security forces repulse militants who attacked the Indian consulate in Herat on Friday, May 23, 2014. In a shootout, two attackers were killed by security forces. The consular staff was not injured. (Photo: AP)

20. The result of night fires on the slopes of San Marcos, California, May 16, 2014. (Photo: EPA)

21. Two fire helicopters take water from the Pacific Ocean off San Clemente (USA) to extinguish fires, May 16, 2014. (Photo: AP)

22. People on the beach watch the detonation of a found World War II bomb in Wassenaar, the Netherlands, on May 19, 2014. (Photo: Michelle Porro/Getty Images)

23. Sudanese soldiers drive a tank to Kadugli, Sudan, after recapturing the Daldako region, May 20, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)

24. Clashes between Turkish police and protesters in Istanbul on Friday, May 23, 2014. The number of victims of the clashes increased to two people. Demonstrations continue in Turkey after the tragic death of hundreds of miners in the city of Soma. (Photo: AP)

25. A stuntman in a car shows off his skills at the Well of Death in Srinagar, India, May 23, 2014. (Photo: AP Photo)

26. Forensic experts examine the scene of a shootout at the Jewish Museum in Brussels May 24, 2014. At least three people were killed. (Photo: AP Photo)

27. Fans of the Russian national ice hockey team celebrate their team's victory in the match against Sweden in the semi-finals of the world championship in Minsk, May 24, 2014. (Photo: Reuters / Vasily Fedosenko)

28. Member of the Russian national ice hockey team Sergei Plotnikov celebrates his goal scored against Sweden during the semi-finals of the world championship in Minsk, May 24, 2014. (Photo: Reuters / Vasily Fedosenko)

29. People cool off during warm weather in Moscow, May 23, 2014. (Photo: Maxim Shemetov / Reuters)

30. A couple enjoy city views from the rooftop pool at the Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore May 20, 2014. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)