• The coast of the French Caribbean island of Martinique is dotted with sailing boats. AFP
    The coast of the French Caribbean island of Martinique is dotted with sailing boats. AFP
  • A spectacular sunset on Marine Drive promenade as monsoon clouds hover over the Arabian Sea shore in Mumbai, India. EPA
    A spectacular sunset on Marine Drive promenade as monsoon clouds hover over the Arabian Sea shore in Mumbai, India. EPA
  • A member of the staff holds the painting 'Cloud Study' by John Constable, against the backdrop of 'Study for Clouds' by Gerhard Richter at Sotheby's in London. The piece has an estimated price of £100,000 to £150,000, while 'Study for Clouds' is £6 million to £8million and will go to auction on June 29. AP
    A member of the staff holds the painting 'Cloud Study' by John Constable, against the backdrop of 'Study for Clouds' by Gerhard Richter at Sotheby's in London. The piece has an estimated price of £100,000 to £150,000, while 'Study for Clouds' is £6 million to £8million and will go to auction on June 29. AP
  • Swiss artists Frank and Patrik Riklin pose on the bed in the anti-idyllic suite of the Null-Stern-Hotel (Zero-Star-Hotel), which offers guests a choice of four open-air rooms in Saillon, Switzerland. Reuters
    Swiss artists Frank and Patrik Riklin pose on the bed in the anti-idyllic suite of the Null-Stern-Hotel (Zero-Star-Hotel), which offers guests a choice of four open-air rooms in Saillon, Switzerland. Reuters
  • Police officers stand guard as indigenous people gather in El Arbolito park area in Quito on the 10th day of protest against Ecuador's government. AFP
    Police officers stand guard as indigenous people gather in El Arbolito park area in Quito on the 10th day of protest against Ecuador's government. AFP
  • Japan competes in the preliminaries for the women's team free combination artistic swimming event at the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest. AFP
    Japan competes in the preliminaries for the women's team free combination artistic swimming event at the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest. AFP
  • Ukrainian servicemen mourn at the coffin of their comrade Oleh Kutsyn, commander of the Karpatska Sitch battalion killed in the war against Russia. AFP
    Ukrainian servicemen mourn at the coffin of their comrade Oleh Kutsyn, commander of the Karpatska Sitch battalion killed in the war against Russia. AFP
  • Romanian navy special forces take part in a shooting drill on the ‘King Ferdinand’ frigate in a Black Sea military exercise near Constanta, Romania. AFP
    Romanian navy special forces take part in a shooting drill on the ‘King Ferdinand’ frigate in a Black Sea military exercise near Constanta, Romania. AFP
  • A woman surveys damage to her home, rendered uninhabitable after an earthquake caused by a geological fault that runs through the Santa Rosa neighbourhood of Ciudad Guzman, Mexico. AFP
    A woman surveys damage to her home, rendered uninhabitable after an earthquake caused by a geological fault that runs through the Santa Rosa neighbourhood of Ciudad Guzman, Mexico. AFP
  • An Afghan man stands in a house damaged by an earthquake in Bernal district, Paktika province. Rescuers battled through heavy rain to reach cut-off areas in eastern Afghanistan after a powerful earthquake killed at least 1,000 people. AFP
    An Afghan man stands in a house damaged by an earthquake in Bernal district, Paktika province. Rescuers battled through heavy rain to reach cut-off areas in eastern Afghanistan after a powerful earthquake killed at least 1,000 people. AFP
  • A woman sits outside the temporary shelter after the devastating earthquake in Paktia province, Afghanistan. Authorities say the death toll is likely to rise. EPA
    A woman sits outside the temporary shelter after the devastating earthquake in Paktia province, Afghanistan. Authorities say the death toll is likely to rise. EPA
  • A burnt tractor after a forest fire in Navarra, northern Spain. EPA
    A burnt tractor after a forest fire in Navarra, northern Spain. EPA
  • Festival attendees watch the sunset on the first day of the Glastonbury Festival, Pilton, Britain, 22 June 2022. The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts is taking place for the first time in three years due to Covid-19 pandemic restrictions. The festival will take place from 22-26 June. EPA / JON ROWLEY
    Festival attendees watch the sunset on the first day of the Glastonbury Festival, Pilton, Britain, 22 June 2022. The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts is taking place for the first time in three years due to Covid-19 pandemic restrictions. The festival will take place from 22-26 June. EPA / JON ROWLEY

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June 23, 2022

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