• Afghan fans gather to watch the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup 2024 super eight match between Afghanistan and Bangladesh live broadcasting on a big screen at an intersection in Jalalabad on June 25, 2024. Afghanistan advanced to their first-ever T20 World Cup semi-final after completing a dramatic eight-run victory over Bangladesh in a rain-affected clash at the Arnos Vale Stadium in St Vincent on June 25. (Photo by AFP)
    Afghan fans gather to watch the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup 2024 super eight match between Afghanistan and Bangladesh live broadcasting on a big screen at an intersection in Jalalabad on June 25, 2024. Afghanistan advanced to their first-ever T20 World Cup semi-final after completing a dramatic eight-run victory over Bangladesh in a rain-affected clash at the Arnos Vale Stadium in St Vincent on June 25. (Photo by AFP)
  • Fire broke out at the under-construction site near festival plaza in Jebel Ali in Dubai. Dubai Civil Defence personals trying to control the fire. Pawan Singh / The National
    Fire broke out at the under-construction site near festival plaza in Jebel Ali in Dubai. Dubai Civil Defence personals trying to control the fire. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Ali Abdula, 16, carries his two malnourished younger siblings on a donkey past people lining up to register for aid at a camp in Agari, North Kordofan, Sudan. AFP
    Ali Abdula, 16, carries his two malnourished younger siblings on a donkey past people lining up to register for aid at a camp in Agari, North Kordofan, Sudan. AFP
  • Dancers in mirrorball costume mingle with revellers as the Glastonbury Festival is in full swing. Getty Images
    Dancers in mirrorball costume mingle with revellers as the Glastonbury Festival is in full swing. Getty Images
  • A sedated rhino is prepared to be tranquilised for isotopes to be inserted in its horn, at a rhino orphanage in Limpopo, South Africa, as part of a conservational protection project. AP
    A sedated rhino is prepared to be tranquilised for isotopes to be inserted in its horn, at a rhino orphanage in Limpopo, South Africa, as part of a conservational protection project. AP
  • Hiker Lukas McClish, 34, is reunited with his family in rural Boulder Creek after going missing for 10 days in the mountains of Northern California, US. AP
    Hiker Lukas McClish, 34, is reunited with his family in rural Boulder Creek after going missing for 10 days in the mountains of Northern California, US. AP
  • Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block a road in protest against army recruitment regulations in Bnei Brak, Israel. AP
    Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men block a road in protest against army recruitment regulations in Bnei Brak, Israel. AP
  • Supporters of Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, President of Mauritania, gather for the final campaign rally in the capital, Nouakchott. AFP
    Supporters of Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, President of Mauritania, gather for the final campaign rally in the capital, Nouakchott. AFP
  • French Air and Space Force's elite flying team 'Patrouille de France' releases trails of blue, white and red smoke in Versailles. AFP
    French Air and Space Force's elite flying team 'Patrouille de France' releases trails of blue, white and red smoke in Versailles. AFP
  • Firefighters tackle a fire in a rural area of Corumba, Brazil. AFP
    Firefighters tackle a fire in a rural area of Corumba, Brazil. AFP
  • The statue of the late Kenyan minister of justice Tom Mboya is adorned with a placard reading 'Reject not Amend' ahead of a planned demonstration against a now-withdrawn tax bill in Nairobi. AFP
    The statue of the late Kenyan minister of justice Tom Mboya is adorned with a placard reading 'Reject not Amend' ahead of a planned demonstration against a now-withdrawn tax bill in Nairobi. AFP
  • A man sunbathes in front of a row of beach huts in Walton-on-the-Naze amid temperatures of 30°C in parts of Britain. Getty Images
    A man sunbathes in front of a row of beach huts in Walton-on-the-Naze amid temperatures of 30°C in parts of Britain. Getty Images
  • Villagers use nets to catch offerings thrown by members of the Tengger sub-ethnic group in the crater of the active Mount Bromo volcano as part of the Yadnya Kasada festival in Probolinggo, East Java. AFP
    Villagers use nets to catch offerings thrown by members of the Tengger sub-ethnic group in the crater of the active Mount Bromo volcano as part of the Yadnya Kasada festival in Probolinggo, East Java. AFP
  • Crosses from graves are silhouetted as a wildfire burns in the village of Latas, Greece. Reuters
    Crosses from graves are silhouetted as a wildfire burns in the village of Latas, Greece. Reuters
  • A supermoon sets behind the Ottoman-era Sultan Ahmed or Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. AP Photo
    A supermoon sets behind the Ottoman-era Sultan Ahmed or Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. AP Photo
  • A traditional celebration on the Ivana Kupala holiday, in the village of Vytachiv, in Ukraine's Kyiv region. Reuters
    A traditional celebration on the Ivana Kupala holiday, in the village of Vytachiv, in Ukraine's Kyiv region. Reuters
  • Kasimedu harbour in Chennai, after fishermen returned with their catch at the end of a 61-day fishing ban on India's eastern coast to protect stocks during the breeding season. AFP
    Kasimedu harbour in Chennai, after fishermen returned with their catch at the end of a 61-day fishing ban on India's eastern coast to protect stocks during the breeding season. AFP
  • A man jumps into the Drinos river to cool off during the heat wave, near Tepelena. Reuters
    A man jumps into the Drinos river to cool off during the heat wave, near Tepelena. Reuters
  • A young pitch invader gets a selfie with Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo at the Euro 2024 match against Turkey, in Dortmund, western Germany. Reuters/ AFP/ Getty Images
    A young pitch invader gets a selfie with Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo at the Euro 2024 match against Turkey, in Dortmund, western Germany. Reuters/ AFP/ Getty Images
  • Olympic Games mascot Phryges is projected on to the Eiffel Tower in Paris during a protest against LVMH by animal rights group Peta. AFP
    Olympic Games mascot Phryges is projected on to the Eiffel Tower in Paris during a protest against LVMH by animal rights group Peta. AFP
  • Iranian presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian, a reformist, waves during a campaign in Tehran. AP
    Iranian presidential candidate Masoud Pezeshkian, a reformist, waves during a campaign in Tehran. AP
  • People in traditional Lithuanian clothes celebrate Saint John's Day and the summer solstice in Kernave, about 35km north-west of the capital, Vilnius. AP
    People in traditional Lithuanian clothes celebrate Saint John's Day and the summer solstice in Kernave, about 35km north-west of the capital, Vilnius. AP
  • A child plays as women rest on a bench in front of destroyed residential buildings in Kostyantynivka, in eastern Donetsk, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. AFP
    A child plays as women rest on a bench in front of destroyed residential buildings in Kostyantynivka, in eastern Donetsk, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. AFP
  • Investigators at the scene of a fire at a lithium battery plant in Hwaseong, South Korea, which killed at least 22 people, including 20 foreign nationals. EPA
    Investigators at the scene of a fire at a lithium battery plant in Hwaseong, South Korea, which killed at least 22 people, including 20 foreign nationals. EPA
  • TOPSHOT - A homeless man pulls a cart with his personal belongings along the road in Mexico City on June 24, 2024. (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA / AFP)
    TOPSHOT - A homeless man pulls a cart with his personal belongings along the road in Mexico City on June 24, 2024. (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA / AFP)
  • Police use water cannons and tear gas to disperse teachers and principals protesting against salary anomalies in Colombo. AFP
    Police use water cannons and tear gas to disperse teachers and principals protesting against salary anomalies in Colombo. AFP
  • A firefighter sprays water to control the burning of seized illegal drugs during a destruction ceremony to mark the UN's 'International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking' in Yangon. AFP
    A firefighter sprays water to control the burning of seized illegal drugs during a destruction ceremony to mark the UN's 'International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking' in Yangon. AFP
  • Pilgrims take part in the Sao Joao Baptista pilgrimage in Porto Novo. During the procession, pilgrims walk 23km in a demonstration of their faith and devotion. AFP
    Pilgrims take part in the Sao Joao Baptista pilgrimage in Porto Novo. During the procession, pilgrims walk 23km in a demonstration of their faith and devotion. AFP
  • WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange waves at supporters after arriving at Canberra Airport, Australia, after a plea deal was agreed. EPA
    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange waves at supporters after arriving at Canberra Airport, Australia, after a plea deal was agreed. EPA
  • Protesters run to take cover outside the Kenyan Parliament after storming the building during a nationwide strike to protest against tax hikes and the Finance Bill 2024 in downtown Nairobi. AFP
    Protesters run to take cover outside the Kenyan Parliament after storming the building during a nationwide strike to protest against tax hikes and the Finance Bill 2024 in downtown Nairobi. AFP

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