• Divers wipe the glass of a giant aquarium at the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. AP
    Divers wipe the glass of a giant aquarium at the King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah. AP
  • Buildings in Pudong's Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai. Bloomberg
    Buildings in Pudong's Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai. Bloomberg
  • Hydrangea flowers in bloom at a park in Tokyo. AFP
    Hydrangea flowers in bloom at a park in Tokyo. AFP
  • Enthusiasts take part in a yoga session at Lodhi Gardens on International Day of Yoga, in New Delhi. AFP
    Enthusiasts take part in a yoga session at Lodhi Gardens on International Day of Yoga, in New Delhi. AFP
  • Mounted police charge during clashes with demonstrators in San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina. AP
    Mounted police charge during clashes with demonstrators in San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina. AP
  • Road patrol workers mow the edge of a country road next to a field of poppies near Wernigerode, Germany. AP
    Road patrol workers mow the edge of a country road next to a field of poppies near Wernigerode, Germany. AP
  • A pile of e-bikes in the aftermath of a fire at an e-bike shop in Chinatown, New York. AP
    A pile of e-bikes in the aftermath of a fire at an e-bike shop in Chinatown, New York. AP
  • Gustav Klimt's 'Dame mit Faecher' (Lady with a Fan) is displayed at Sotheby's auction rooms in London. AP
    Gustav Klimt's 'Dame mit Faecher' (Lady with a Fan) is displayed at Sotheby's auction rooms in London. AP
  • People wait for the sun to rise to make the Summer Solstice at Glastonbury Tor in Glastonbury, Britain, 21 June 2023. Each year people gather at the site, believed by some to be the Avalon of Arthurian legend, to celebrate sunrise on the longest day in the Northern hemisphere. EPA / ADAM VAUGHAN
    People wait for the sun to rise to make the Summer Solstice at Glastonbury Tor in Glastonbury, Britain, 21 June 2023. Each year people gather at the site, believed by some to be the Avalon of Arthurian legend, to celebrate sunrise on the longest day in the Northern hemisphere. EPA / ADAM VAUGHAN

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Today's best photos: from divers cleaning Jeddah airport aquarium to Summer Solstice

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June 21, 2023

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