• LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 16: Actor Kevin Spacey (C) arrives at Westminster Magistrates Court on June 16, 2022 in London, England. The Hollywood actor faces four counts of sexual assault against three men and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent. The charges follow a review of evidence gathered by the Metropolitan Police. (Photo by Carl Court / Getty Images)
    LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 16: Actor Kevin Spacey (C) arrives at Westminster Magistrates Court on June 16, 2022 in London, England. The Hollywood actor faces four counts of sexual assault against three men and one count of causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent. The charges follow a review of evidence gathered by the Metropolitan Police. (Photo by Carl Court / Getty Images)
  • People walk down a narrow lane in a local area in the town of Magong on the Penghu islands, Taiwan Strait. AFP
    People walk down a narrow lane in a local area in the town of Magong on the Penghu islands, Taiwan Strait. AFP
  • Electoral workers and soldiers approach a Colombian Air Force helicopter that will transport voting material in Medellin, Antioquia department, before the polls on June 19 for a run-off to choose a new president. AFP
    Electoral workers and soldiers approach a Colombian Air Force helicopter that will transport voting material in Medellin, Antioquia department, before the polls on June 19 for a run-off to choose a new president. AFP
  • A demonstrator is arrested during clashes with the police amid indigenous-led protests against the government of President Guillermo Lasso that began on Monday, in Quito, Ecuador. AFP
    A demonstrator is arrested during clashes with the police amid indigenous-led protests against the government of President Guillermo Lasso that began on Monday, in Quito, Ecuador. AFP
  • Race-goers chat during the third day, known as the Lady's day, of the Royal Ascot horseracing meet, in Ascot, west of London. AFP
    Race-goers chat during the third day, known as the Lady's day, of the Royal Ascot horseracing meet, in Ascot, west of London. AFP
  • People stand next to a damaged vehicle following an Israeli raid in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
    People stand next to a damaged vehicle following an Israeli raid in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
  • Flames rise from a train set on fire by protesters in Hyderabad, India, during demonstrations against a new military recruitment policy. AP
    Flames rise from a train set on fire by protesters in Hyderabad, India, during demonstrations against a new military recruitment policy. AP
  • Golden lion tamarins sit in a tree in the Atlantic Forest region of Silva Jardim, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. The golden lion tamarin ecological park here is part of efforts towards the conservation of the endangered species. AP
    Golden lion tamarins sit in a tree in the Atlantic Forest region of Silva Jardim, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. The golden lion tamarin ecological park here is part of efforts towards the conservation of the endangered species. AP
  • A Ferrari mechanic checks a tyre's pressure at the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix, in Montreal. AP
    A Ferrari mechanic checks a tyre's pressure at the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix, in Montreal. AP
  • Receding floodwaters flow past sections of a road washed away at Yellowstone National Park, US. Officials are hopeful that next week they can reopen the southern half of the park, which includes Old Faithful geyser. AP
    Receding floodwaters flow past sections of a road washed away at Yellowstone National Park, US. Officials are hopeful that next week they can reopen the southern half of the park, which includes Old Faithful geyser. AP
  • Members of the Brazilian police transport the casket carrying the recovered human remains from believed to be assassinated Indigenous affairs expert Bruno Pereira of Brazil and freelance reporter Dom Phillips of Britain as they arrive at the Federal Police hangar at Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport in Brasilia, Brazil. Getty Images
    Members of the Brazilian police transport the casket carrying the recovered human remains from believed to be assassinated Indigenous affairs expert Bruno Pereira of Brazil and freelance reporter Dom Phillips of Britain as they arrive at the Federal Police hangar at Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport in Brasilia, Brazil. Getty Images
  • Riders ford the river Ettrick, as they take part in the town's Common Riding one of the oldest Borders festivals in Selkirk, Scotland. In the centuries-old tradition, a cavalcade of horsemen and women ride the town's boundaries, echoing a practice from the late Middle Ages when there were frequent raids on the Anglo-Scottish border. Getty Images
    Riders ford the river Ettrick, as they take part in the town's Common Riding one of the oldest Borders festivals in Selkirk, Scotland. In the centuries-old tradition, a cavalcade of horsemen and women ride the town's boundaries, echoing a practice from the late Middle Ages when there were frequent raids on the Anglo-Scottish border. Getty Images
  • A man works on the restoration of a Unesco-listed building in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen. Dozens of workers, architects and senior master builders are engaged in urban renovation works since early June 2022 in the old quarter of the Yemeni capital, using traditional methods and materials to maintain its architectural style. EPA
    A man works on the restoration of a Unesco-listed building in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen. Dozens of workers, architects and senior master builders are engaged in urban renovation works since early June 2022 in the old quarter of the Yemeni capital, using traditional methods and materials to maintain its architectural style. EPA
  • A boat during low water levels in the Chibaish marshes, in Nasiriyah, southern Iraq. AP
    A boat during low water levels in the Chibaish marshes, in Nasiriyah, southern Iraq. AP
  • A plane takes off from Skydive Dubai, in Dubai Marina. Pawan Singh / The National
    A plane takes off from Skydive Dubai, in Dubai Marina. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Turkey's first Paralympic horse rider Tolga Dokuyucu stands next to horse Balfi after training at the Equestrian Sports Club, in Ankara. Married and a father of two, Dokuyucu is training to compete in the France 2024 Summer Paralympics. EPA
    Turkey's first Paralympic horse rider Tolga Dokuyucu stands next to horse Balfi after training at the Equestrian Sports Club, in Ankara. Married and a father of two, Dokuyucu is training to compete in the France 2024 Summer Paralympics. EPA
  • A member of the Dancing Devils group during the Catholic celebration of Corpus Christi, in Naiguata, Venezuela. AFP
    A member of the Dancing Devils group during the Catholic celebration of Corpus Christi, in Naiguata, Venezuela. AFP

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