The escalation of the border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia has prompted a surge in blood donations at the National Blood Center in Bangkok. Credit: Andre Malerba/ZUMA

In partnership with ZUMA photo agency, here is our selection of the top images for this week: from the first anti-government protests in Kyiv since the start of the Ukraine war to a China-EU summit in Beijing and a heartbreaking soccer defeat.

Gaza famine worsens

July 24 — A Palestinian child receives food from a charity kitchen in Gaza City, as more than 100 aid groups warned this week of “mass starvation” throughout the enclave. — Photo: Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/ZUMA

Anti-corruption protests in Kyiv

July 23 — Thousands of Ukrainians rallied in Kyiv and other cities to urge Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to veto legislation which critics say undermines the country’s anti-corruption infrastructure. This marked the first anti-government protests since the war began in 2022. — Photo: Mykhaylo Palinchak/SOPA Images/ZUMA

Beijing summit handshakes

July 24 — A summit between China and the European Union was organized in Beijing to mark 50 years of diplomatic ties, with a focus on trade, the Russia-Ukraine war and rare earths exports. — Photo: Xie Huanchi/Xinhua/ZUMA

Blood donations surge in Bangkok

July 25 — The escalation of the border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia, which has left at least 16 people dead, has prompted a surge in blood donations at the National Blood Center in Bangkok. — Photo: Andre Malerba/ZUMA Credit: Andre Malerba/ZUMA

Modi’s UK visit

July 24 — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with UK’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Buckinghamshire as part of a state visit which saw the leaders sign a free trade deal that is expected to boost the UK economy by £4.8 billion a year. — Photo: Kin Cheung/PA Wire/ZUMA

RIP Ozzy

July 23 — Floral tributes are left on the Black Sabbath Bridge bench on Broad Street in Birmingham, the hometown of Black Sabbath frontman and heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne who died aged 76. — Photo: Jacob King/PA Wire/ZUMA

Comfort in defeat

July 24 — Germany’s Klara Bühl and Selina Cerci embrace after the national soccer team was beaten by Spain 1-0 in the semi-final of Euro 2025 in Zurich, Switzerland. Spain will face England in the final on Sunday, two years after they played against each other in the 2023 World Cup final. — Photo: Sebastian Christoph Gollnow/dpa/ZUMA

(Sky) diving

July 24 — A Colombian athlete competes in men’s high diving at the World Aquatics Championships held in Singapore. — Photo: Joel Marklund/Bildbyran/ZUMA
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