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The week in pictures: G20 in Germany, Canada 150 and tiny turtles Down Under

The week in pictures: Top stories from around the world, July 1-7.

Top images from around the world, July 1-7

Presidential meet and greet

U.S. President Donald Trump extends a hand toRussian President Vladimir Putin duringtheir meetingat the G20 summit in Hamburgon Friday.The G20 summitis an international forum for governments from 20 major economies and takes place through July 8.

(Carlos Barria/Reuters)

G20 arrival

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his wife,SophieGrgoire Trudeau,and son Hadrien arrive for the G20 summit on Thursday. Trudeauspoke with German Chancellor Angela Merkel privately priorto the official start of the summitand held bilateral meetings on Friday with French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He meets with Mexican President Pena Nieto on Saturday.

(Christof Stache/AFP/Getty Images)

Living Leaf

Winnipeggers got together Saturdayto celebrate Canada's 150th birthday by forming a Living Leafat the historic downtown intersection of Portage and Main. The downtownWinnipeg business improvement groupestimates 3,600 people gathered to show off their love for Canada.

(John Woods/Canadian Press)

Raising the flag

Royal Canadian Legion member Howard Roszel prepares to raise the flag at the start of Canada 150 events in Lockeport, N.S. on July 1. Lockeport, population 531, is a traditional Nova Scotia fishing town on the province's South Shore and was founded in 1762.

(Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press)

Indigenous protest

An Indigenous rights activist holds a protestsignafter the 'UNsettlingCanada Day 150 Picnic,'in Toronto on Saturday. Demonstratorsshowed up at a Canada Day picnichosted by Carolyn Bennett, federal minister of Indigenous and northern affairs. Many of the protesterswho confronted Bennett questioned the $500-million cost of the national celebrationwhile many Indigenous communities struggletomeetthe basic needs of residents.

(Mark Blinch/Reuters) (Mark Blinch/Reuters)

'Welcome to Hell'

Protesters and policeface off during the "Welcome to Hell"demonstrationahead of the G20 summit in Hamburgon Thursday.In all, more than 100,000 protesters are expected in Hamburg for the summit, with some 8,000 considered part of Europe's violent left-wing scene, according to police.

(Carsten Koall/EPA)

Kohl's memorial

The president of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani, speaks during a memorial ceremony forformer German chancellor Helmut Kohlat the European Parliament on Saturday in Strasbourg, France. Kohl was chancellor of Germany for 16 years and led the country from the Cold War through to reunification. He died on June 16 at the age of 87.

(Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images)

Tiny turtles

Baby flatback sea turtles are fed at the Sea Life Sydney Aquariumon Friday. Uniquely Australian and a vulnerable species, the turtles were rescued after being trapped in their nest and will be released back into the wild in early 2018.

(Rick Rycroft/Associated Press)

Model decorum

Dmitry Balandin poses with his wooden models in his flat in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine, on Wednesday. Balandin, who works as a crane operator, took 18 months to build the models from 1,750 parts he designed himself without the use of blueprints.

(Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

Leaving Mosul

An Iraqi womancarrying an infant walks by the destroyed al-Nuri Mosque as she flees from Mosul on Wednesday, during the Iraqi government forces' offensive to retake the city from ISIS. Iraqi forces have been closing in on city for months, but the terrain, combined with a large civilian population, has made for an extremely difficult fight.

(Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images)

Big celebration

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reacts with scientists and technicians of the DPRK Academy of Defence Science after the test launch of the intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 on Wednesday.

(KCNA/Reuters)

Gov. in the sun

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, right, uses the beach with his family and friends at the governor's summer house at Island Beach State Park in New Jersey on Sunday. Christie is defending his use of the beach, closed to the public during New Jersey's government shutdown, saying he had previously announced his vacation plans and the media had simply "caught a politician keeping his word."

(Andrew Mills/NJ Advance Media/Associated Press)

Heavy flooding

Villagers use a boat to cross a road at Asigarh village during heavy floodingin the northeastern state of Assam, India, on Tuesday.Heavy rains since the start of India's monsoon season triggered floods and landslides in parts of the remote northeastern region, and nearly 400,000 people were forced from their homes by flooding.

(Anuwar Hazarika/Reuters)

Pompeii at dusk

The UNESCO World Heritage site of Pompeii is pictured on Sunday. The archeological site remains open evenings this summer, Tuesdays and Thursdays, starting July 8.In the last several years, the archeological venue has locked out tourists because of contract disputes and the collapse of ruins due to chronically short funding for maintenance.

(Cesare Abbate/EPA)