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Week in pictures 5 August 2023

WASHINGTON DC: Former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before he boards his plane at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after his arraignment in federal court on Thursday, August 3 ('Alex Brandon/AP)

 

CAPE CANAVERAL: This long-exposure photo shows a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Thursday, August 3 (Maclolm Denemark/Florida Today/AP)

 

MOJAVE: Firefighters battle flames from the York Fire in the Mojave National Preserve on Sunday, July 30. The fire has scorched tens of thousands of acres in the preserve and torched its iconic Joshua Trees (David Swanson/AFP/Getty Images)

 

LONDON: Part of the collection of cat memorabilia owned by Freddie Mercury is on display at Sotheby's in London on Thursday, August 3. The private collection of over 1,400 items will be sold at a series of six auctions in September (Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Sotheby's)

 

ROCKLAND: A rainbow colors the sky beyond the Rockland Harbor Breakwater Lighthouse following a brief rainstorm in Rockland, Maine, on Tuesday, August 1 (Robert F. Bukaty/AP)

 

PARIS: The Netherlands' Demi Vollering celebrates after winning the Tour de France Femmes on Sunday, July 30. It is her first Tour de France Femmes title (Jeff Pachoud/AF/Getty Images)

 

LISBOA: Pope Francis greets people as he leaves the Mosteiro dos Jeronimos after leading the Vespers with members of the clergy in Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday, August 2. Pope Francis made an apostolic journey to Portugal to mark World Youth Day (Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters)

 

SAN FRANCISCO: Workers install lighting on an "X" sign atop the San Francisco headquarters of the company formerly known as Twitter on Sunday, July 30. The "X" was dismantled days later (Noah Berger/AP)
RIO DE JANEIRO: A humpback whale swims near Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday, July 30 (Florian Plaucheur/AFP/Getty Images)

 

BUENOS AIRES: Indigenous leaders from the Argentina's Jujuy province burn incense during the celebrations of La Pachamama, or Mother Earth Day, in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, August 1 (Rodrigo Abd/AP)

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