Week in pictures: 4-10 June 2016

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Our selection of some of the best news photographs taken around the world this week.

A woman wipes the tears of an honour guardImage source, Murad Sezer / Reuters
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A woman wiped the tears of an honour guard as he stood beside the coffin of police officer Kadir Cihan Karagozlu, who was killed in a car bomb attack on a police bus in Istanbul, Turkey. Seven officers and four civilians died in the attack.

Democratic US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton hugs her husband former President Bill ClintonImage source, Lucas Jackson / Reuters
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Hillary Clinton thanked her supporters for helping her reach a historic moment for women - the US Democratic nomination for president. Mrs Clinton hailed "the first time in our nation's history that a woman will be a major party's nominee". Her husband, former President Bill Clinton, was on hand to congratulate her.

An ospreys catche rainbow trout at Rothiemurchus in Kincraig, ScotlandImage source, Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images
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An osprey catches two rainbow trout at Rothiemurchus in Kincraig, Scotland. The birds migrate each spring from Africa and nest in tall pine trees around the Aviemore area. Hunted to the point of extinction in the Victorian era, their migratory habits eventually brought them back to Scotland with the first successful breeding pair being recorded in 1954.

Drones above SydneyImage source, Brendan Smialowski / AFP
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An aerial performance featuring 100 illuminated drones took place above the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House during the Vivid Sydney light festival in Australia.

The Floating Piers by Bulgarian-born artist Christo Vladimirov YavachevImage source, Luca Bruno / AP
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The Floating Piers by Bulgarian-born artist Christo Vladimirov Yavachev, known as Christo, was installed on Lake Iseo, northern Italy. It comprises some 200,000 floating cubes and links the town of Sulzano to the small island of Monte Isola.

Children from Bridge Farm Primary School look at a new "Banksy" authenticated mural that appeared on the school wall during half term in Withchurch, BritianImage source, NEIL MUNNS / EPA
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Children at a school in Bristol returned from their half-term holidays to find a present from the graffiti artist Banksy.

Dutch Queen MaximaImage source, KOEN VAN WEEL / EPA
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Dutch Queen Maxima attended Urk in The Netherlands for the start of Neighbours' Day, when residents organise activities that promote contact between people in the neighbourhood.

Greek striking medical personnel scuffle with riot police during a protest in central Athens, GreeceImage source, PANTELIS SAITAS / EPA
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Striking medical personnel opposed to cuts in the health care system scuffled with riot police during a protest in central Athens, Greece.

Arvetta Barbour and Lillie Burney look at a large photo of boxing legend Muhammad Ali in Louisville, KentuckyImage source, Brendan Smialowski / AFP
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Boxing legend Muhammad Ali - one of the world's greatest sporting figures - died at the age of 74. The former world heavyweight champion had been suffering from a respiratory illness, a condition that was complicated by Parkinson's disease. Here residents pass a picture of Ali in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh leave St Paul's CathedralImage source, TOBY MELVILLE / AFP
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A national service of thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral to mark the Queen's 90th birthday, paid tribute to her "faithful devotion" to the country. The service was attended by Royal Family members, including the Duke of Edinburgh - on his own 95th birthday.

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