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Week in pictures 29 July 2023

RHODES: This aerial photo taken on Thursday, July 27, shows land that was burned by a wildfire on the Greek island of Rhodes. The fire forced thousands of tourists to flee their hotels in what Greek officials said was the largest evacuation effort in the country's history (Nicolas Economou/Reuters)

JERUSALEM: Israeli security forces use a water cannon to disperse protesters blocking the entrance of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, on Monday, July 24 (Hazem Bader/AFP/Getty Images)

MALMOE: Environmental activist Greta Thunberg is detained by police for blocking the entrance to an oil facility in Malmoe, Sweden, on Monday, July 24. Her protest took place just a few hours after she was fined for disobeying police during a similar protest last month at the same terminal (Pavel Golovkin/AP)

LONDON: Actor Kevin Spacey reacts outside a London court after he was found not guilty of seven counts of sexual assault and two counts of other serious sexual offenses. In a brief statement to reporters outside the court shortly after the verdict, Spacey said he was "humbled" and "enormously grateful to the jury for having taken the time to examine all of the evidence and all of the facts carefully (Susannah Ireland/Reuters)

FUKUOKA: New Zealand swimmer Helena Gasson competes in the 100-meter backstroke during the World Aquatics Championships on Monday, July 24 (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

CAPE CANAVERAL: This long-exposure photo, taken on Sunday, July 23, shows a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, with a payload of Starlink internet satellites (John Raoux/AP)

PARIS: Cyclists pass the Arc de Triomphe in Paris during the final stage of the Tour de France on Sunday, July 23. The race was won for the second straight year by Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard, who can be seen here in the yellow jersey (Daniel Cole/AP)

ODESA: People clear away debris after a Russian missile struck the historic Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa, Ukraine, on Sunday, July 23. Russian missiles badly damaged dozens of Ukrainian architectural landmarks, sparking outrage and prompting President Volodymyr Zelensky to vow retaliation (Scott Peterson/Getty Images)

SYDNEY: Boxer Ella Boot, left, punches Annie Thatcher during a bout in Sydney on Wednesday, July 26. Boot won by a unanimous decision (Mark Evans/Getty Images)

FRANKFURT: A thunderstorm approaches a field of sunflowers in Frankfurt, Germany, on Sunday, July 23 (Michael Probst/AP)

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