Top 10 pictures of the week from around the world

Maayan, a brown sea turtle makes her way to the Mediterranean Sea after being released by the Sea Turtle Rescue Center, run by the Israel National Nature and Parks Authority, in Michmoret, Israel, Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. Five turtles were released back into the wild after months of rehabilitation at the rescue center in Israel after suffering physical trauma, from fishing nets, pollutions and underwater explosives.

Piccadilly line trains sit in their depot as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) strike over jobs, pay and pensions in London, Friday, Aug. 19, 2022.

Hawaï's Connor O'Leary competes during the Outerknown Tahiti Pro 2022, the Men's WSL Championship Tour, in Teahupo'o, French Polynesia, on August 18, 2022.

Fishermen paddle a canoe near a dam that sources the sacred Osun River in Esa-Odo, Nigeria. The river is under constant threat from pollution from waste disposal and other human activity — especially the dozens of illegal gold miners across Osun state whose runoff is filling the river with toxic metals.

Fairgoers ride swings at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, US, August 19, 2022.

An aerial view taken on August 16, 2022 shows the peninsula of Sirmione on Lake Garda, northern Italy, as the lake's waters recede due to severe drought.

Germany's Kim Bui performs a routine during the Women's Uneven Bars Final at the 2022 European Championships at Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany.

A municipal officer stands among the national flag during celebrating Indonesia's 77th Independence Day at Losari Beach, Makassar, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia, August 17, 2022/

Part of the Guadiana river has dried up and gives way to dry land under the Puente de la Mesta medieval bridge in Villarta de los Montes, in the central-western Spanish region of Extremadura, on August 16, 2022. - Temperatures in Spain have been very high this summer with several unusual heat waves. Scientists say human-induced climate change is making extreme weather events including heatwaves and droughts more frequent and more intense.

A photograph shows a thunderstorm above the pond of Perols, southern France, on August 16, 2022. - Eight departments in France are placed on orange alert on the Mediterranean arc on August 16, 2022.