The week in pictures: Ebola outbreak in Africa, Putin in China and Cannes Film Festival mermaids The Ebola outbreak spreads in Democratic Republic of Congo

The week in pictures: Ebola outbreak in Africa, Putin in China and Cannes Film Festival mermaids The Ebola outbreak spreads in Democratic Republic of Congo, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping meet in Beijing, Japanese actress Arisa Sasaki dresses as a mermaid for the Cannes Film Festival and Gaza flotilla activists are humiliated by Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Ben-Gvir. Here is a look back at some of the week’s most striking images. 👉