• French tightrope walker Nathan Paulin set a new world record after completing a 2,200-metre-long walk on a slackline in the bay of Le Mont Saint-Michel, north-western France. AFP
    French tightrope walker Nathan Paulin set a new world record after completing a 2,200-metre-long walk on a slackline in the bay of Le Mont Saint-Michel, north-western France. AFP
  • Spanish divers try to cut an illegal drift net off a 12-metre-long humpback whale, who got entangled in it near Cala Millor beach in the Balearic island of Mallorca, Spain May 20, 2022. Picture taken May 20, 2022. REUTERS/Pedrosub NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
    Spanish divers try to cut an illegal drift net off a 12-metre-long humpback whale, who got entangled in it near Cala Millor beach in the Balearic island of Mallorca, Spain May 20, 2022. Picture taken May 20, 2022. REUTERS/Pedrosub NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
  • Police officers block activists during a protest against the proclamation of the new Philippine president and vice president, in front of the Commission on Human Rights, in Quezon City, Metro Manila. Reuters
    Police officers block activists during a protest against the proclamation of the new Philippine president and vice president, in front of the Commission on Human Rights, in Quezon City, Metro Manila. Reuters
  • Lightning strikes at a beach in Lhokseumawe, in Indonesia's Aceh province. AFP
    Lightning strikes at a beach in Lhokseumawe, in Indonesia's Aceh province. AFP
  • South Korean Air Force F-15K fighter jets taxi into position during an 'elephant walk', at an unidentified air base. Reuters
    South Korean Air Force F-15K fighter jets taxi into position during an 'elephant walk', at an unidentified air base. Reuters
  • Civilians flee with their animals, near the border with Rwanda, after fighting broke out in Kibumba, in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Reuters
    Civilians flee with their animals, near the border with Rwanda, after fighting broke out in Kibumba, in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Reuters
  • A baby is weighed at the Indira Gandhi hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. About 1.1 million Afghan children under the age of 5 will face malnutrition by the end of the year, estimates show. AP
    A baby is weighed at the Indira Gandhi hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. About 1.1 million Afghan children under the age of 5 will face malnutrition by the end of the year, estimates show. AP
  • Hail falls during a thunder and lightning storm as a police officer stands guard outside No 10 Downing Street in London. AP
    Hail falls during a thunder and lightning storm as a police officer stands guard outside No 10 Downing Street in London. AP
  • Dor Bahadur Khapangi, 18, poses with his Guinness World Records certificate after he was acknowledged as the world's shortest person, in Kathmandu, Nepal. He is 73.43 centimetres tall. EPA
    Dor Bahadur Khapangi, 18, poses with his Guinness World Records certificate after he was acknowledged as the world's shortest person, in Kathmandu, Nepal. He is 73.43 centimetres tall. EPA
  • People pray during a vigil for the victims of a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. AP
    People pray during a vigil for the victims of a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. AP

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