Our selection of some of the best news photographs taken around the world this week.
The sculpture La Mano del Desierto (The Hand of the Desert) is an 11m-tall monument by Chilean sculptor Mario Irrazabal near Antofagasta, Chile.
Awoman dressed in a rabbit outfit took part in the 26km Trail du Kochersberg run in Quatzenheim, in eastern France's Alsace region.
A UN report revealed that the number of people displaced by war, conflict or persecution reached a record high of nearly 60 million around the world in 2014. The continuing conflict in Syria, from where this man and his daughter are attempting to flee to Turkey, is seen as a major factor behind the record numbers.
Prince George joined members of the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace for an RAF flypast to mark the Queen's official birthday. It was the two-year-old's first appearance at the annual event, which follows the Trooping of the Colour.
Former Florida governor Jeb Bush officially launched his US presidential campaign, promising to "run with heart" and "take nothing and no-one for granted". Mr Bush, the son and brother of two former presidents, spoke in his hometown of Miami, Florida.
One of five young undulate rays (Raja undulata) born in Sea Life Koenigswinter in Berlin which are now being raised with young cat sharks. The slots above the mouth that look like eyes are gills on the animal's belly.
Nico Hulkenberg became the first active Formula 1 driver to win Le Mans for 24 years as he teamed up with England's Nick Tandy to secure victory in a Porsche. Along with New Zealand's Earl Bamber in the number 19 car, they earned a record 17th win in the race for Porsche.
Heavy flooding in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, killed 13 people, including three zoo-keepers. Several animals broke free from enclosures at Tbilisi Zoo, including a hippopotamus. A tiger that killed a man and wounded another was shot and killed.
The Tootsie Rollers posed for a photograph at Royal Ascot in England. It was estimated that £100m would be spent on bets at the five-day racing meet which attracts some of the best thoroughbreds, jockeys and trainers in the world.
Events to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo took part in Belgium. The battle was fought after French emperor Napoleon escaped from exile on the Mediterranean island of Elba and led his troops against the combined allied forces at Waterloo on 15 June 1815. Following the battle a defeated Napoleon was exiled to the island of Saint Helena, where he died in 1821.
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