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The week in pictures: France in flames, summer sun and an apology for slavery

Police clear a street on the third night of protests sparked by the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, France. - Copyright AP Photo

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By Euronews

Published on 02/07/2023 - 9:00 GMT+2

The best photos from across Europe this week

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Europe's attention has swivelled toward France in the last few days after the shooting of a teenager by police in Nanterre sparked the country's largest and most destructive riots in years. But elsewhere, life went on, with Europeans celebrating the height of summer – and the king of the Netherlands finally apologising for his country and its monarchy's role in the slave trade.

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