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Jim Powell

The Observer's 20 photographs of the week

20 Photos: Actress Carey Mulligan holds an umbrella in Cannes
Carey Mulligan holds an umbrella as she arrives for the screening of the film The Great Gatsby during the Cannes Film Festival Photograph: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP
20 Photos: 70th Anniversary Of The Dambuster Raid
A Lancaster bomber flies over Ladybower reservoir in the Derbyshire Peak District to mark the 70th anniversary of the world war two Dambusters mission in Derwent, England. Ladybower and Derwent reservoirs were used by the RAF's 617 Squadron in 1943 to test Sir Barnes Wallis' bouncing bomb before their mission to destroy dams in Germany's Ruhr Valley Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
20 Photos: A mounted Israeli policeman disperses Palestinian protestors in Jerusalem
A mounted Israeli policeman tries to disperse Palestinian protesters waving national flags during clashes. Demonstrators gathered outside Damascus gate in Jerusalem to mark the 65th Nakba or 'catastrophe' of the creation of the Jewish state in 1948, during which 760,000 Palestinians fled their homes Photograph: Jack Guez/AFP
20 Photos: Ultra-Orthodox Israelis Rally In Protests Against Army Drafts
On the following day, Ultra-Orthodox demonstrators packed the streets of Jerusalem. They gathered to protest against the proposed government legislation that would see them drafted into the military Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty
20 Photos: A child watches jellyfish swim in a large tank at the Vancouver Aquarium
A child watches jellyfish swim in a large tank at the Vancouver Aquarium. The tank contains around 2,000 spotted jellyfish and is part of a major display of 15 various species from around the world Photograph: Andy Clark/Reuters
20 Photos: A topless Femen activist protests against the Barbie Dreamhouse in Berlin
A topless Femen activist shouts slogans as she stands on a giant shoe fountain with the words 'life in plastic is not fantastic' painted on her chest. She was protesting against the opening of the Barbie Dreamhouse in Berlin Photograph: Barbara Sax/AFP
20 Photos: People stand in a damaged building at Reyhanli in Hatay, Turkey
People stand in a damaged building at Reyhanli in Hatay, Turkey, near the main border crossing into Syria. The death toll in twin car bombings in the town increased to 50. The attacks also provoked a backlash against Syrian refugees in Turkey, whose number is around 400,000 but government officials have said Turkey will maintain its open-door policy for Syrians fleeing the regime's crackdown Photograph: Bulent Kilic/AFP
20 Photos: A wild gray langur monkey scowls as it jumps on a car on a road near Leela
A wild gray langur monkey scowls as it jumps on a car on a road near Leela, in the state of Rajasthan, India Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP
20 Photos: Manchester United v Swansea City - Premier League
Sir Alex Ferguson and Nemanja Vidic lift the Premier League trophy after the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Swansea at Old Trafford. It was Sir Alex's final game as manager at Old Trafford Photograph: John Peters/Man Utd via Getty
20 Photos: Woman with a waxwork of David Beckham at Madame Tussauds in Bangkok
David Beckham also announced his retirement this week. Here, a woman poses with a waxwork figure of Beckham at Madame Tussauds in Bangkok, Thailand Photograph: Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters
20 Photos: The Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft lands with Expedition Commander Chris Hadfield
The Soyuz TMA-07M spacecraft lands with Expedition 35 Commander Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, Nasa Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn and Russian Flight Engineer Roman Romanenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency in a remote area near the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan Photograph: Mikhail Metzel/AP
20 Photos: The Nazca lines from Chris Hadfield onboard the International Space Station
During his five months in space onboard the International Space Station, Commander Chris Hadfield gained more than 790,000 followers on Twitter thanks to his regular posts. Here is one of his photographs from space, 'the Nazca lines seem to show that the less we understand about history, the greater our propensity towards mythology' Photograph: Chris Hadfield/NASA
20 Photos: Supporters of Pakistan Muslim League-N party celebrate the party's victory
Supporters of Pakistan Muslim League-N party celebrate their victory in the parliamentary election outside the party's headquarters in Lahore Photograph: Anjum Naveed/AP
20 Photos: Yemen's Thula Fort is nominated for 2013 Aga Khan Architecture Award
Workers repair a wall of the Thula Fort in Yemen. Thula's citizens got together to undertake a series of historic preservation projects to protect the Thula Fort, including rebuilding the walls of burial grounds and restoring watch towers, paths and waterways Photograph: Yahya Arhab/EPA
20 Photos: Debris after a rash of tornadoes struck Granbury, Texas
Emergency personnel continue their search efforts amid crushed cars and the rubble of destroyed homes after a rash of tornadoes struck Granbury, Texas Photograph: Paul Moseley/AP
20 Photos: Nottinghamshire v Surrey - LV County Championship
Dark clouds threaten rain at a sparsely populated Trent Bridge during the match between Nottinghamshire and Surrey Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty
20 Photos: 'Le Passe' Premiere - The 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival
In another striking photograph from Cannes, actress Eva Longoria attends the premiere of Le Passe during Cannes Film Festival Photograph: Francois Durand/Getty
20 Photos: A Palestinian hurls stones at Israeli forces near Ramallah
A Palestinian hurls stones at Israeli forces as teargas fumes swirl in the background, during a protest against the expansion of the nearby Jewish settlement Ofra outside the village of Deir Jarir near Ramallah Photograph: Majdi Mohammed/AP
20 Photos: Human remains during the exhumation of a Stalinist-era mass grave in Warsaw
Human remains are seen during the exhumation of a Stalinist-era mass grave at the military cemetery in Warsaw. The grave is believed to contain the remains of around 200 victims of a post-war campaign of communist terror Photograph: Wojtek Radwanski/AFP
20 Photos: President Barack Obama visiting Moravia Park Elementary School in Baltimore
President Barack Obama raises his hand to ask a question during a visit to Moravia Park Elementary School in Baltimore Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP
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