The week in pictures: America at 250, Taylor Swift gets married and a 'massive attack' on Kyiv

This week, according to France Twenty-Four's visual retrospective, the world saw moments of both hope and crisis. America marked two hundred fifty years while battling a historic heatwave. In Ukraine, Russia mounted a massive attack on Kyiv, engulfing parts of the capital in flames. In brighter news, France beat Sweden at the World Cup, and Taylor Swift married Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden—a celebrity moment that dominated the news cycle.

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