• People practice yoga on the eve of International Day of Yoga at Lal Bahadur stadium in Hyderabad, India, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A. )
    People practice yoga on the eve of International Day of Yoga at Lal Bahadur stadium in Hyderabad, India, Friday, June 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A. )
  • The Santa Clara artistic swimming team warm up at the MGM Artistic Swimming Elite Extravaganza and Macao Open Competition 2025 in Macau. AFP
    The Santa Clara artistic swimming team warm up at the MGM Artistic Swimming Elite Extravaganza and Macao Open Competition 2025 in Macau. AFP
  • A Hazara woman carries home drinking water in Bamiyan, central Afghanistan. AFP
    A Hazara woman carries home drinking water in Bamiyan, central Afghanistan. AFP
  • A Boca Juniors fan cheers on his team at Miami Beach, Florida, as the US hosts the Fifa Club World Cup. AFP
    A Boca Juniors fan cheers on his team at Miami Beach, Florida, as the US hosts the Fifa Club World Cup. AFP
  • Participants at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, viewed through a suspended display. EPA
    Participants at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, viewed through a suspended display. EPA
  • Visitors ride a roller coaster at the new Legoland Shanghai Resort, in Jinshan district, south-west Shanghai. AFP
    Visitors ride a roller coaster at the new Legoland Shanghai Resort, in Jinshan district, south-west Shanghai. AFP
  • A priest baptises a child during a mass baptism ceremony at the San Martin De Porres Church in Bacoor city, Cavite province, south-west of Manila, Philippines. EPA
    A priest baptises a child during a mass baptism ceremony at the San Martin De Porres Church in Bacoor city, Cavite province, south-west of Manila, Philippines. EPA
  • A staff member remotely controls a bionic arm using force-sensing gloves at the 2025 World Semiconductor Conference and Expo in Nanjing, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province. AFP
    A staff member remotely controls a bionic arm using force-sensing gloves at the 2025 World Semiconductor Conference and Expo in Nanjing, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province. AFP

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