Pictures of the week – Heavy thunderstorms over Switzerland – and other gifs – The news

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The world held its breath on Saturday: in fact, the mercenary commander Prigozhin dared to rebel against Putin and marched into Russia. The city of Rostov was occupied by a military coup (photo). 200 kilometers from the capital, Prigozhin ended his journey in a hussar. The march to Moscow has failed.

Keystone / Arkady Budnitsky

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Very severe thunderstorms passed over Switzerland this week. They brought gusts of wind, hailstorms, and large amounts of rain, especially in western Switzerland.

zvg/Pablo Marmora

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Alain Berset says goodbye: After twelve years and three terms in office, the 51-year-old no longer wants to be a member of the Federal Council. “I have done everything for my country,” the Federal President said in an interview with the Sudanese Revolutionary Front. (Photo from June 21, 2023)

KEYSTONE / Marcel Berry

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They wanted to visit the Titanic, and instead the submarine in the Atlantic Ocean became their grave. After days of searching, there is now a sad certainty: the five passengers on the submarine Titan did not survive, and the submarine’s wreckage has been found near the wreck of the Titanic.

AP Photos/Action Aviation

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After the government consultations between Germany and China in Berlin, the delegation headed by Prime Minister Li Qiang did not leave Germany, but – you guessed it – went to Bavaria. A group of people in leather pants greets me (photo dated June 20, 2023)

Keystone/European Patent Office/Anna Szilage

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It’s over: the longest day in 2023. A particularly popular place to celebrate the solstice is Stonehenge, the monument in England. It is not known whether the rites there also bring us a good summer. (Photo from June 21, 2023)

Keystone/AP Photo/Kin Cheung

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Special fashion style? Not for New York. A Narendra Modi fan was waiting for the Indian Prime Minister. He spent three days in the United States. (Photo from June 20, 2023)

AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez

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Even before the summer actually started, it was too hot for this soldier. The man fainted outside Windsor Castle on Monday.

Reuters/Kirsty Wigglesworth

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Life as a royal isn’t really easy: Queen Camilla, King Charles and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh were clearly speechless at the horse race. Exactly why is not known.

Photograph: Andrew Bowers/Reuters

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Climate activist Greta Thunberg was in Switzerland on Saturday. At the “People’s Parade” in Basel, the Swede was sometimes in the front row.

Keystone/Peter Claunzer

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Is it a fashion or could it disappear? The men’s collection created by Belgian designer Walter Van Beirendonck took people by storm at Paris Fashion Week. (Photo from June 21, 2023)

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June 21st is International Yoga Day. Thousands of people practiced direction together in New York’s Times Square.

AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura