The Observer's 20 photographs of the week

This week's best photojournalism was predominantly from Egypt and the overthrow of Mohamed Morsi. Here, last Sunday, opponents of the then-President Morsi protest outside the presidential palace in Cairo Photograph: Nariman El-Mofty/AP

A member of the Muslim Brotherhood, a supporter of Morsi shows a spent shell after clashes around Cairo University Photograph: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters

And here, in this photograph by Gianluigi Guercia, Egyptian people wave the national flag as army helicopters fly above Tahrir Square after Mohamed Morsi was ousted Photograph: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP

Spectators applaud as they watch Andy Murray against Fernando Verdasco of Spain in the men's quarter finals Photograph: Sang Tan/AP

France's Marion Bartoli celebrates after beating Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens in their women's singles semi-final match at Wimbledon Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AFP

Police arrest a Femen activist protesting outside the presidential Elysee palace in Paris, calling for Amina Sboui to be freed by Tunisian authorities. Sboui was arrested for painting the word Femen on a wall near a cemetery in Kairouan and risks a prison term Photograph: Fred Dufour/AFP

Also in Paris, models present creations for Chanel during the Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2013/2014 collection shows at the Grand Palais Photograph: Patrick Kovarik/AFP/Getty Images

In the Tour de France, the cyclists of the FDJ.fr team ride during the 25km team time-trial in Nice, French Riviera Photograph: Valery Hache/AFP

A Russian SU-27 combat aircraft performs during the International Maritime Defence Show in St Petersburg Photograph: Olga Maltseva/AFP

Driver Pamela Knox waits for rescue after a massive sinkhole opened up underneath her car in Toledo, in the US. She was rescued without major injury Photograph: Lt Matthew Hertzfeld/AP

An African immigrant looks out of the window of a police van in Valetta, Malta. Around 300 African immigrants were rescued from a vessel in distress while trying to reach European soil Photograph: Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters

A woman attends an anti-government protest in Sofia. Thousands of Bulgarians, sick of a political class they see as too dependent on oligarchs, have taken to the streets every day since 14 June, just four months after anti-poverty and corruption rallies ousted the previous conservative cabinet Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP

Firefighters tackle a large blaze at a recycling centre in Smethwick, near Birmingham, in the UK. The blaze was suspected to have started when a Chinese lantern drifted into the centre which holds 100,000 tonnes of recycled paper and plastic Photograph: Reuters

An aerial view of a strip of fire retardant near Yarnell, Arizona, in the US. An elite squad of 19 Arizona firefighters was killed in the worst wildland firefighting tragedy in the area for 80 years Photograph: Rick Wilking/Reuters

Regular contributor to this gallery, Muhammed Muheisen was photographing daily life in Johannesburg. Here, a South African woman washes her laundry while other women play football next to their homes in Soweto Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Here, in another photograph by Muhammed Muheisen in Soweto, children play in a park Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

In this final photograph by Muheisen, children release balloons in Pretoria to honour Nelson Mandela's 27th day in hospital correlating with the 27 years that he spent in prison Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP

Kashmiri Muslim women mourn at the funeral of rebel Shahnawaz Ahmed alias Tahir Khan at Tral. Indian troops shot dead three rebels in a firefight with militants in the restive Himalayan state Photograph: Tauseef Mustafa/AFP

Police face demonstrators during clashes near the Maracana Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro. The protests continued in Brazil and around 4,000 people gathered here to demonstrate against what they perceive as excessive public spending for the next year's World Cup and to demand better hospitals, schools and public transport Photograph: Marcelo Sayao/EPA

British and Irish Lions winger George North carries Australian Israel Folau on his shoulder as he runs forward with the ball in Melbourne Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty