• LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: King Charles III and Queen Camilla pose with masquerade masks as they attend the Animal Ball at Lancaster House to mark the 20th anniversary of wildlife conservation charity Elephant Family on June 28, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Heathcliff O'Malley - WPA Pool / Getty Images)
    LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 28: King Charles III and Queen Camilla pose with masquerade masks as they attend the Animal Ball at Lancaster House to mark the 20th anniversary of wildlife conservation charity Elephant Family on June 28, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Heathcliff O'Malley - WPA Pool / Getty Images)
  • An aerial view of a band playing on the top of a high-rise building in Nanchang, in China's central-eastern Jiangxi province. AFP
    An aerial view of a band playing on the top of a high-rise building in Nanchang, in China's central-eastern Jiangxi province. AFP
  • A visitor views Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama's installation You, Me and The Balloons, ahead of the Manchester International Festival, in northern England. Reuters
    A visitor views Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama's installation You, Me and The Balloons, ahead of the Manchester International Festival, in northern England. Reuters
  • A worshipper at Nizamiye Mosque during Eid Al Adha celebrations in Johannesburg, South Africa. EPA
    A worshipper at Nizamiye Mosque during Eid Al Adha celebrations in Johannesburg, South Africa. EPA
  • Worshippers perform Eid Al Adha prayers at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka. EPA
    Worshippers perform Eid Al Adha prayers at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka. EPA
  • Acrobat Jeka Dehtiarov in a performance by the Swiss Dream Circus in Damansara, outside Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur. EPA
    Acrobat Jeka Dehtiarov in a performance by the Swiss Dream Circus in Damansara, outside Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur. EPA
  • A police officer surveys the scene after an SUV was partially swallowed by a sinkhole on Ponce de Leon Avenue in Atlanta, in the south-eastern US state of Georgia. EPA
    A police officer surveys the scene after an SUV was partially swallowed by a sinkhole on Ponce de Leon Avenue in Atlanta, in the south-eastern US state of Georgia. EPA
  • A broad-snouted caiman in Piratininga Alfredo Sirkis Waterfront Park, in Niteroi, south-east Brazil. AP
    A broad-snouted caiman in Piratininga Alfredo Sirkis Waterfront Park, in Niteroi, south-east Brazil. AP
  • Commercial building KII in Dusseldorf, western Germany. More than 30,000 hornbeams have been planted on the structure, creating Europe's largest green facade. AP
    Commercial building KII in Dusseldorf, western Germany. More than 30,000 hornbeams have been planted on the structure, creating Europe's largest green facade. AP
  • A boy sits next to qurbani goats during Eid Al Adha in India's capital New Delhi. EPA
    A boy sits next to qurbani goats during Eid Al Adha in India's capital New Delhi. EPA
  • Worshippers offer prayers at Jama Masjid in New Delhi, during Eid Al Adha. EPA
    Worshippers offer prayers at Jama Masjid in New Delhi, during Eid Al Adha. EPA
  • Vehicles from a Volkswagen car factory, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, in Sao Paulo state, eastern Brazil. Production has been halted due to 'market stagnation'. EPA
    Vehicles from a Volkswagen car factory, in Sao Bernardo do Campo, in Sao Paulo state, eastern Brazil. Production has been halted due to 'market stagnation'. EPA
  • A tram destroyed during protests in Clamart, south-west of Paris. These came after police shot dead a boy of 17 in Nanterre, in the capital's western suburbs. AFP
    A tram destroyed during protests in Clamart, south-west of Paris. These came after police shot dead a boy of 17 in Nanterre, in the capital's western suburbs. AFP
  • A horse performs at a ceremony inaugurating the new city of Arkadag - named in honour of Turkmenistan's former leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov - 30km outside the capital Ashgabat. AFP
    A horse performs at a ceremony inaugurating the new city of Arkadag - named in honour of Turkmenistan's former leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov - 30km outside the capital Ashgabat. AFP
  • Fairgoers take a ride as they celebrate Eid Al Adha in Iraq's capital Baghdad. Reuters
    Fairgoers take a ride as they celebrate Eid Al Adha in Iraq's capital Baghdad. Reuters
  • The Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy's Effelsberg radio telescope, near Bad Munstereifel, in western Germany. Astronomers announced on Thursday that they have found evidence of gravitational waves that create a 'background hum' throughout the universe. AFP
    The Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy's Effelsberg radio telescope, near Bad Munstereifel, in western Germany. Astronomers announced on Thursday that they have found evidence of gravitational waves that create a 'background hum' throughout the universe. AFP
  • New York Yankees pitcher Domingo German poses with team-mates after pitching a perfect game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. He retired every Oakland batter in an 11-0 victory. Reuters
    New York Yankees pitcher Domingo German poses with team-mates after pitching a perfect game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. He retired every Oakland batter in an 11-0 victory. Reuters

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