Best photos of August 8: Muhammad Yunus in Dubai to a fire in Rio de Janeiro

TOPSHOT - Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus (C) is escorted by Emirates security personnel as he walks at the Dubai International Airport before boarding his flight to Dhaka, in Dubai on August 8, 2024. Nobel peace prize winner Muhammad Yunus was flying back to Bangladesh on August 8 to lead a caretaker government after a student-led uprising ended the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP)
A Palestinian man trains on an exercise bike at a damaged gym, which was recently reopened in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
Kazakhstan's Nurbek Oralbay receives instructions from his coach while competing in the men's 80kg boxing final at the Olympic Games in Paris. AFP
Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont returns to Barcelona after seven years of self-imposed exile from Spain. Reuters
Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto with eyes on the ball during his table tennis singles match against Sweden at Olympic Games in Paris. AFP
Shrimp fishers ride horses into the sea in Oostduinkerke, south-west Belgium. EPA
A woman adjusts flowers at a public hillside memorial to Lahaina wildfire victims in Lahaina, Hawaii. Getty Images
A fire at Pavao-Pavaozinho neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP

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August 08, 2024

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