Week in pictures: 29 June

Our selection of some of the most striking news photographs taken around the world this week.

Coco Gauff of the US - who's just 15 - stands in disbelief, after beating former champion Venus Williams in the first round of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships.

Protesters clashed with police across Israel following the funeral of a teenager of Ethiopian descent who was shot dead by an off-duty police officer. The killing of 18-year-old Solomon Tekah near Haifa on Sunday caused outrage among the Ethiopian community.

Fifty years ago, a police raid on the Stonewall Inn in New York sparked riots which energised the fight for gay equality. The uprising is widely credited with starting the modern gay rights movement. Events such as a Youth Pride march were held in New York to mark the anniversary.

Kenyan teacher and Franciscan friar Peter Tabichi, winner of the Varkey Foundation 2019 Global Teacher Prize, dellivers a physics lesson at Keriko Mixed Day Secondary School in Njoro, Kenya, Mr Tabichi gives away 80% of his salary to support community projects, and pupils who cannot afford books or uniforms.

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Source: BBC News

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