North Korea anniversary, Xi dines with Putin and Alastair Cook’s last century
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.
Child’s view An Afghan woman carries her child during a visit from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, at the Azakhel Voluntary Repatriation Centre in Nowshera, Pakistan
Lift off Telesat’s Telstar 18 Vantage communications satellite on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is launched, photographed from Minutemen Causeway in Cocoa Beach, Florida
Pick and mix Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping taste pancakes while visiting “The Far East Street” exhibition on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok 8
Stranded A boat carrying migrants stranded in the Strait of Gibraltar before being rescued
On a high England’s Alastair Cook celebrates reaching his century during the Test match at the Kia Oval in London
Knees up A voter fills her ballot in a Stockholm polling station booth
Car chaos Children react after competing in a pedal car race as motoring enthusiasts attend the Goodwood Revival, a three-day classic car racing festival celebrating the mid-20th century heyday of the sport
Air fist one President Donald Trump gestures as and first lady Melania Trump arrive at John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport in Johnstown Pennsylvania
Violent protest A serviceman of the Russian National Guard beats a protester during a rally against planned increases to the nationwide pension age in Moscow, Russia
Captured Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, widely known as Shawkan, mimes a photographer inside a soundproof glass dock during his trial in Cairo. Shawkan was arrested in August 2013 as he covered deadly clashes in the capital between security forces and supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi
My hair lady Models exhibit creations by Cesar Galindo at New York Fashion Week Spring 2019 in New York
Shine a light Participants shout slogans as they carry torches during a procession in Pyongyang to mark the 70th anniversary of North Korea’s founding
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