• A person working in the Bombay Stock Exchange building prays to Hindu Goddess Laxmi, the embodiment of wealth, fortune, prosperity, before starting his work in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo / Rafiq Maqbool)
    A person working in the Bombay Stock Exchange building prays to Hindu Goddess Laxmi, the embodiment of wealth, fortune, prosperity, before starting his work in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo / Rafiq Maqbool)
  • A man shouts at former Shin Bet chief Yoram Cohen, former Mossad head Tamir Pardo and Maj Gen Noam Tibon before a court hearing on the dismissal of Shin Bet head Ronen Bar in Jerusalem. Reuters
    A man shouts at former Shin Bet chief Yoram Cohen, former Mossad head Tamir Pardo and Maj Gen Noam Tibon before a court hearing on the dismissal of Shin Bet head Ronen Bar in Jerusalem. Reuters
  • The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft lifts off from the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. EPA
    The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft lifts off from the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. EPA
  • Students participate in a demonstration during a march in Dhaka, expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people. AFP
    Students participate in a demonstration during a march in Dhaka, expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people. AFP
  • Sand dredging at Surfers Paradise Beach on the Gold Coast, Australia. EPA
    Sand dredging at Surfers Paradise Beach on the Gold Coast, Australia. EPA
  • Police detain protesters during a demonstration against the newly approved Amendment Bill reforming wealthy Muslim land-owning organisations in Chennai. AFP
    Police detain protesters during a demonstration against the newly approved Amendment Bill reforming wealthy Muslim land-owning organisations in Chennai. AFP
  • Afghan refugees facing deportation arrive at a holding centre near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border for biometric verification. AFP
    Afghan refugees facing deportation arrive at a holding centre near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border for biometric verification. AFP
  • A model presents a creation by designer Alexandre Herchcovitch during the Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Brazil. Reuters
    A model presents a creation by designer Alexandre Herchcovitch during the Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Brazil. Reuters

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