The Week in Photos: From Waterlining in Austria to a Robot Cop in Dubai - Pacific Standard

The Week in Photos: From Waterlining in Austria to a Robot Cop in Dubai

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

Author:: Pacific Standard Staff
Publish date:: Jun 3, 2017

Waterliner Ludwig Mayerlen walks a 90-meter-long line over the Danube river attached from a tree to Georg Danzer bridge in Vienna, Austria, on June 2nd, 2017. — Waterliner Ludwig Mayerlen walks a 90-meter-long line over the Danube river attached from a tree to Georg Danzer bridge in Vienna, Austria, on June 2nd, 2017.
(Photo: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images)

Bhutanese men prepare traditional shoes at a Folk Heritage Museum in Thimphu on June 1st, 2017, during a visit there by Japanese Princess Mako. — Bhutanese men prepare traditional shoes at a Folk Heritage Museum in Thimphu on June 1st, 2017, during a visit there by Japanese Princess Mako.
(Photo: Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images)

The world's first operational police robot stands at attention in Dubai before a military cannon is fired to mark the end of the fasting day on May 31st, 2017, for Muslims observing Ramadan. — The world's first operational police robot stands at attention in Dubai before a military cannon is fired to mark the end of the fasting day on May 31st, 2017, for Muslims observing Ramadan.
(Photo: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images)

An Exocet missile undergoes testing at the Direction générale de l'armement on May 30th, 2017, in western France. — An Exocet missile undergoes testing at the Direction générale de l'armement on May 30th, 2017, in western France.
(Photo: Damien Meyer/AFP/Getty Images)

A veteran walks through Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on May 29th, 2017. — A veteran walks through Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on May 29th, 2017.
(Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Opposition leader Raila Odinga speaks to the crowd gathered at a rally at the Ogango Grounds on October 20th, 2017, in Kisumu, Kenya. Tensions are high as Kenya awaits a new presidential election after it annulled the results of the first vote in August.

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

Incumbent Rwandan President Paul Kagame (L) greets a crowd of supporters as he arrives for a campaign rally on July 31st, 2017, in Gakenke ahead of the August 4th presidential election. Kagame and his Rwanda Patriotic Front Party have held an iron grip on power since overthrowing the extremist Hutu regime, which perpetrated the 1994 genocide of 800,000 Tutsis.

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

Danil Medvedev of Russia serves during the Gentlemen's Singles first round match against Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland on day one of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 3rd, 2017, in London, England.

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

Young pilgrims wait for the arrival of Pope Francis at the Sanctuary of Fatima on May 12th, 2017, in Fatima, Portugal.

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

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A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

Government worker Laurie Ridgley watches as Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney tours the binding facility where President Donald Trump's FY'18 budget books are being produced, at the Government Publishing Office, on May 19th, 2017.

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.