In London, a school girl wrote a message on a wall for the victims of a massive fire that engulfed the 24-story-high-rise Grenfell Tower on Tuesday night. Dozens have been confirmed dead, many more remain missing. It’s yet another tragedy in a series of calamities that have affected the city in recent months.
Philippine troops raised the national flag for their Independence Day on June 12 to commemorate those killed during a 14-hour battle to reclaim Marawi City from hundreds of Islamic State militants.
Thursday night, at a congressional baseball practice field in Alexandria, Virginia, signs reading “Scalise Strong” were held high after congressman Steve Scalise was shot Wednesday morning.
Global Citizen brings you these moving images and more from events that have unraveled this past week.
A school girl writes a message on a wall for the victims and in support for those affected by the massive fire in Grenfell Tower, in London, June 15, 2017. A massive fire raced through the 24-story high-rise apartment building in west London early Wednesday.
1)Grenfell Tower Fire: A school girl writes a message on a wall for the victims and in support for those affected by the massive fire in Grenfell Tower, in London, Thursday, June 15, 2017. A massive fire raced through the 24-story high-rise apartment building in west London early Wednesday.
2) Bulgaria Pride: People hold rainbow flags as they take part in the annual Gay Pride Parade in central Sofia on June 10, 2017.
3) Saint Anthony's Day in Lisbon: Participants dressed up in traditional costumes gather in the traditional Lisbon neighborhood of Alfama, before attending the Santo Antonio de Lisboa's Parade on Avenida da Liberdade, in Lisbon on June 12, 2017. Lisbon celebrates Saint Anthony's day, the city's protector saint, with a parade that gathers participants from several typical neighborhoods of the city.
Boys look out the window of an electric trolley, one of the more common modes of public transport, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Thursday, June 15, 2017.
4) North Korea Daily Life: Boys look out the window of an electric trolley, one of the more common modes of public transport, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Thursday, June 15, 2017.
An Indian Muslim woman offer evening prayers after breaking her day-long fast at Jama Masjid in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Islam's holiest month is period of intense prayer, dawn-to-dusk fasting and nightly feasts.
5) Ramadan: An Indian Muslim woman offer evening prayers after breaking her day-long fast at Jama Masjid in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Islam's holiest month is period of intense prayer, dawn-to-dusk fasting and nightly feasts.
6) Gaza City: Palestinian children read books at home by candle light due to electricity shortages in Gaza City on June 13, 2017. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was not seeking an 'escalation' in the Gaza Strip after his government moved to reduce electricity supplies to the Hamas-run enclave.
7) Sunset in Haiti: The sun sets over crowded housing in Jalousie neighborhood of Petion Ville commune in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, on June 12, 2017.
8) Shooting in Virginia: Two people hug in front of police crime scene tape following a shooting during a congressional baseball practice near the Eugene Simpson Stadium Park in Alexandria, Va., on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. The third highest ranked U.S. House Republican and at least four others were injured Wednesday morning in a shooting at a congressional baseball practice field the Alexandria neighborhood witnesses said
9) University of Mosul: Iraqi women wait outside the University of Mosul as students arrive to take their exams on June 13, 2017.
Migrants and refugees stand on the deck of the rescue vessel Golfo Azzurro after being rescued by Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms workers on the Mediterranean Sea, Friday, June 16, 2017. A Spanish aid organization Thursday rescued more than 600 migrants who were attempting the perilous crossing of the Mediterranean Sea to Europe in packed boats from Libya.
10)Refugees in the Mediterranean: Migrants and refugees stand on the deck of the rescue vessel Golfo Azzurro after being rescued by Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms workers on the Mediterranean Sea, Friday, June 16, 2017. A Spanish aid organization Thursday rescued more than 600 migrants who were attempting the perilous crossing of the Mediterranean Sea to Europe in packed boats from Libya.
11) Grenfell Tower Fire: A security cordon holds people backs as Grenfell Tower is engulfed by fire on June 14, 2017 in west London. The massive fire ripped through the 27-storey apartment block in west London in the early hours of Wednesday, trapping residents inside as 200 firefighters battled the blaze. Police and fire services attempted to evacuate the concrete block and said 'a number of people are being treated for a range of injuries', including at least two for smoke inhalation.
12) Venezuela Protests: A health worker is assisted by colleagues during protests against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro near Altamira Square in Caracas, on June 14, 2017. With Venezuelans suffering from high inflation, food shortages and soaring crime rates, plus a deepening corruption scandal, the Venezuelan opposition has mounted near-daily anti-government protests since April 1.
13) Unrest in the Philippines: A soldier prays during a flag raising ceremony at the Lanao Del Sur provincial capital of Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao on June 12, 2017. Embattled Philippine troops struggling to force out Islamist militants from a southern city raised the national flag for Independence Day on June 12, in a tearful ceremony dedicated to the scores killed during the conflict.
A woman holds up a sign during a vigil at the Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada on the one-year anniversary of the shootings at Orlando's Pulse nightclub, Monday, June 12, 2017, in Las Vegas.
14) Pulse Nightclub Shooting Anniversary: A woman holds up a sign during a vigil at the Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada on the one-year anniversary of the shootings at Orlando's Pulse nightclub, Monday, June 12, 2017, in Las Vegas.