• This handout image obtained on May 23, 2024 courtesy of NASA/ESA/CSA shows space telescope Euclid�s new image of star-forming region Messier 78 (the central and brightest region), a vibrant nursery of star formation enveloped in a shroud of interstellar dust. The European Space Agency (ESA) unveiled on May 23, 2024 a first batch of scientific images of the cosmos taken by the Euclid space telescope, which will observe two billion galaxies over six years in an attempt to unravel the mystery of elusive dark matter. (Photo by Handout / ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HANDOUT / ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA" - image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre (CEA Paris-Saclay), G. Anselmi; CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO or ESA Standard Licence - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY PIERRE CELERIER AND DANIEL LAWLER
    This handout image obtained on May 23, 2024 courtesy of NASA/ESA/CSA shows space telescope Euclid�s new image of star-forming region Messier 78 (the central and brightest region), a vibrant nursery of star formation enveloped in a shroud of interstellar dust. The European Space Agency (ESA) unveiled on May 23, 2024 a first batch of scientific images of the cosmos taken by the Euclid space telescope, which will observe two billion galaxies over six years in an attempt to unravel the mystery of elusive dark matter. (Photo by Handout / ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HANDOUT / ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA" - image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre (CEA Paris-Saclay), G. Anselmi; CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO or ESA Standard Licence - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY PIERRE CELERIER AND DANIEL LAWLER
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    A Buddhist monk receives alms from devotees during the Buddhist Visak Bochea festival at Praseth Leu pagoda, north-west of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. AP
  • A displaced Palestinian woman washes clothes at a tent camp in Rafah, southern Gaza. Reuters
    A displaced Palestinian woman washes clothes at a tent camp in Rafah, southern Gaza. Reuters
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    People gather ahead of the inauguration of Chad's President-elect, Gen Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, at the Palace of Arts and Culture in N'Djamena. AFP
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    Vanessa Low of Australia competes in the Women's Long Jump T63 final, on day seven of the World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan. Getty images
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    Taiwan President Lai Ching-te, centre, watches a demonstration of the US-made Stinger air defence system during a visit to inspect troops in Taoyuan. AFP
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    Mourners pay their respects at the funeral procession of late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, in the eastern city of Birjand. AFP
  • Former German chancellors Angela Merkel and Gerhard Schroder take part in a ceremony to mark 75 Years of the Basic Law, at a Bundestag and Federal Chancellery forum in Berlin. AP
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