Italy flooding clean-up, Cyclone Mocha damage and more: Top 10 pictures of the week from around the world

A selection of top news pictures from US, Asia, Europe and around the globe

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A woman surveys the damage caused to her home by Cyclone Mocha at Saint Martin island in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Monday, May 15, 2023.
AP
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In this picture taken on May 14, 2023, a Hindu devotee runs on burning coal with his pierced cheeks during the Maa Maariamma Mela festival in Jalandhar.
AFP
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Firefighters evacuate a dog from a flooded house, after heavy rains hit Italy's Emilia Romagna region, in Faenza, Italy, May 18, 2023.
Reuters
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This picture shows damaged roofs and buildings caused by cyclone Mocha in Sittwe in Myanmar's Rakhine state on May 17, 2023.
AFP
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Guards of honour fire weapons during a funeral ceremony to bury the remains of sixty service members of the Russian armed forces and three civilians, who were killed in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Reuters
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Cars drive along a field of oilseed rape near Munich, Germany, Wednesday, May 17, 2023.
AP
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A drone view of a tanker emptying water into a well as women draw water from it in Telamwadi near Mumbai, India, May 17, 2023.
Reuters
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Low water levels are seen at the Canelon Grande Reservoir, which supplies water for the city of Montevideo, in the department of Canelones, Uruguay, Monday, May 15, 2023.
AP
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A resident removes mud and debris after heavy rains hit Italy's Emilia Romagna region, in Faenza, Italy, May 18, 2023.
Reuters
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Serbian police officers stand in front of weapons confiscated in the latest government disarmament action at a police depot near Smederevo, some 40km south of the capital Belgrade, on May 14, 2023, following back-to-back mass shootings in the Balkan country two weeks ago. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on May 14, 2023 that around 13,500 weapons and mine-explosive devices had been collected, of which around 1,750 were hand grenades, bombs and mortars.
AFP

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