• MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 11: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott trained horses including White Marlin (L) are seen during a beach session at Alton Beach on May 11, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. White Marlin is favourite for the Lexus Andrew Ramsden (2800m) on Saturday, which offers the winner a guaranteed place in The 2023 Melbourne Cup. (Photo by Vince Caligiuri / Getty Images)
    MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 11: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott trained horses including White Marlin (L) are seen during a beach session at Alton Beach on May 11, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. White Marlin is favourite for the Lexus Andrew Ramsden (2800m) on Saturday, which offers the winner a guaranteed place in The 2023 Melbourne Cup. (Photo by Vince Caligiuri / Getty Images)
  • Member of France's BMX team Mateo Colsenet demonstrates at the BMX Stadium in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, near Paris. AFP
    Member of France's BMX team Mateo Colsenet demonstrates at the BMX Stadium in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, near Paris. AFP
  • The Luxor obelisk at sunset in Paris. AFP
    The Luxor obelisk at sunset in Paris. AFP
  • Migrants are covered by dust as they wait to be picked up by customs officers near El Paso, Texas. The US is preparing to lift restrictions that have stopped migrants at the US-Mexico border from seeking asylum. Reuters
    Migrants are covered by dust as they wait to be picked up by customs officers near El Paso, Texas. The US is preparing to lift restrictions that have stopped migrants at the US-Mexico border from seeking asylum. Reuters
  • Buddhist monks on a beach as rainy clouds gather above during the monsoon season, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Reuters
    Buddhist monks on a beach as rainy clouds gather above during the monsoon season, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Reuters
  • Ouma Katrina Esau, the last known fluent mother-tongue speaker of the indigenous Nǀuu language, poses with her crown in Upington, South Africa. Reuters
    Ouma Katrina Esau, the last known fluent mother-tongue speaker of the indigenous Nǀuu language, poses with her crown in Upington, South Africa. Reuters
  • A Somali man and his dogs sit at Hamarweyne beach in Mogadishu. Reuters
    A Somali man and his dogs sit at Hamarweyne beach in Mogadishu. Reuters
  • Malaysia's Bertrand Rhodict Lises in action during the men's platform final of the South-east Asian Games in Cambodia. Reuters
    Malaysia's Bertrand Rhodict Lises in action during the men's platform final of the South-east Asian Games in Cambodia. Reuters
  • A banner with the image of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hangs from a balcony ahead of elections on Sunday. Reuters
    A banner with the image of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hangs from a balcony ahead of elections on Sunday. Reuters
  • Ukrainian dancer Anton Tiplov takes part in a themed dance-off as part of the Eurovision Song Contest festivities in Liverpool. Reuters
    Ukrainian dancer Anton Tiplov takes part in a themed dance-off as part of the Eurovision Song Contest festivities in Liverpool. Reuters
  • Participants perform a dragon dance and fire breathing to celebrate the Tin Hau festival in Hong Kong. Reuters
    Participants perform a dragon dance and fire breathing to celebrate the Tin Hau festival in Hong Kong. Reuters
  • A child sits amid rubble after deadly Israeli strikes in the northern Gaza Strip. Reuters
    A child sits amid rubble after deadly Israeli strikes in the northern Gaza Strip. Reuters
  • An Iranian girl performs during the Local Freestyle football championship at Adrenaline Park in Tehran. EPA
    An Iranian girl performs during the Local Freestyle football championship at Adrenaline Park in Tehran. EPA
  • US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, following a vote on a bill to build more US-Mexico border wall and impose new restrictions on asylum seekers. AP Photo
    US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, following a vote on a bill to build more US-Mexico border wall and impose new restrictions on asylum seekers. AP Photo
  • A Louisiana pine snake in a defensive posture during the release of about 100 in Kisatchie National Forest. AP Photo
    A Louisiana pine snake in a defensive posture during the release of about 100 in Kisatchie National Forest. AP Photo

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