• The members of Greece's new government take the oath during a swearing in ceremony at the Presidential palace, in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Greece's center-right leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis cabinet has been sworn in as his New Democracy party had 40. 55%, more than twice the opposition Syriza party's 17. 84% on Sunday's elections. (AP Photo / Thanassis Stavrakis)
    The members of Greece's new government take the oath during a swearing in ceremony at the Presidential palace, in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Greece's center-right leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis cabinet has been sworn in as his New Democracy party had 40. 55%, more than twice the opposition Syriza party's 17. 84% on Sunday's elections. (AP Photo / Thanassis Stavrakis)
  • Sacrificial goats are pictured at a livestock market ahead of Eid al-Adha in Hyderabad. AFP
    Sacrificial goats are pictured at a livestock market ahead of Eid al-Adha in Hyderabad. AFP
  • Tents housing pilgrims in Mina, near Makkah during the annual Hajj pilgrimage. AFP
    Tents housing pilgrims in Mina, near Makkah during the annual Hajj pilgrimage. AFP
  • A man sleeps on the street in Kathmandu despite the announcement of the monsoon season in Nepal. EPA
    A man sleeps on the street in Kathmandu despite the announcement of the monsoon season in Nepal. EPA
  • A blacksmith sharpens knives at a workshop ahead of the Eid al-Adha in Karachi. AFP
    A blacksmith sharpens knives at a workshop ahead of the Eid al-Adha in Karachi. AFP
  • Pilgrims pray during Hajj. More than two million pilgrims are expected to head to Mount Arafat near Makkah for the second day of Hajj. Reuters
    Pilgrims pray during Hajj. More than two million pilgrims are expected to head to Mount Arafat near Makkah for the second day of Hajj. Reuters
  • The construction site for the future restaurant Botta is pictured at the Glacier 3000 resort, in the Swiss Alps at an altitude of 3,000 metres. EPA
    The construction site for the future restaurant Botta is pictured at the Glacier 3000 resort, in the Swiss Alps at an altitude of 3,000 metres. EPA
  • Farmers working at a rice field in Haian, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. AFP
    Farmers working at a rice field in Haian, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. AFP
  • Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat talks to journalists after accompanying newly elected House of Representatives members to Parliament in Bangkok. AFP
    Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat talks to journalists after accompanying newly elected House of Representatives members to Parliament in Bangkok. AFP
  • A man paints a mural on a wall ahead of Eid al-Adha at the Shati camp for Palestinian refugees in Gaza city. AFP
    A man paints a mural on a wall ahead of Eid al-Adha at the Shati camp for Palestinian refugees in Gaza city. AFP
  • Members of the Military Police of Public Order present bullets, magazines and weapons after the Honduras Armed Forces took over the control of the prisons nationwide. Reuters
    Members of the Military Police of Public Order present bullets, magazines and weapons after the Honduras Armed Forces took over the control of the prisons nationwide. Reuters
  • Workers wash sheep in the river ahead of Eid-Al-Adha in Srinagar. EPA
    Workers wash sheep in the river ahead of Eid-Al-Adha in Srinagar. EPA
  • An abandoned mine shaft where 31 illegal miners are thought to have died due to a suspected methane gas leak, near Welkom, South Africa. Reuters
    An abandoned mine shaft where 31 illegal miners are thought to have died due to a suspected methane gas leak, near Welkom, South Africa. Reuters
  • The most mortgaged place in Britain - Data from the Financial Conduct Authority shows residents in Enfield have the biggest mortgages relative to their income in the UK. Getty Images
    The most mortgaged place in Britain - Data from the Financial Conduct Authority shows residents in Enfield have the biggest mortgages relative to their income in the UK. Getty Images
  • A young boy plays in the water fountain at Yards Park in Washington DC during a heatwave. AFP
    A young boy plays in the water fountain at Yards Park in Washington DC during a heatwave. AFP

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June 27, 2023

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Updated: June 27, 2023, 3:50 PM
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