A man tries to overcome a horse as they participate in the traditional Rapa Das Festas festival in Sabucedo village, Pontevedra region, Spain, 08 July 2023 (issued 09 July 2023). Annually wild horses are captured in the hills and then carried to a farmyard to brand them and to cut their horsehair in a feast. Several thousand people attended the feast to observe young people overcoming horses without using ropes or sticks. EPA / BRAIS LORENZO
A man tries to overcome a horse as they participate in the traditional Rapa Das Festas festival in Sabucedo village, Pontevedra region, Spain, 08 July 2023 (issued 09 July 2023). Annually wild horses are captured in the hills and then carried to a farmyard to brand them and to cut their horsehair in a feast. Several thousand people attended the feast to observe young people overcoming horses without using ropes or sticks. EPA / BRAIS LORENZO
Patriot long-range air defence systems of the German armed forces sit beside a playground at Vilnius Airport ahead of the Nato summit in the Lithuanian capital. EPA
Patriot long-range air defence systems of the German armed forces sit beside a playground at Vilnius Airport ahead of the Nato summit in the Lithuanian capital. EPA
People take a dip in Wehrheim near Frankfurt. AP
People take a dip in Wehrheim near Frankfurt. AP
A man steers his motorbike through a flooded street after heavy rain in New Delhi. Reuters
A man steers his motorbike through a flooded street after heavy rain in New Delhi. Reuters
A warm summer day on the shores of Lake Geneva beside the Alps in Vevey, Switzerland. EPA
A warm summer day on the shores of Lake Geneva beside the Alps in Vevey, Switzerland. EPA
The third day of the running of the bulls at the San Fermin fiestas in Pamplona, Spain. AP
The third day of the running of the bulls at the San Fermin fiestas in Pamplona, Spain. AP
Noa Lasry and Nitai Hason of Israel practise for the Paris 2024 Sailing Test Event at Marseille Marina, France. Getty
Noa Lasry and Nitai Hason of Israel practise for the Paris 2024 Sailing Test Event at Marseille Marina, France. Getty
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sitting in a plane with commanders of defenders of the Azovstal steel plant as they return to Ukraine from Istanbul. AFP
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sitting in a plane with commanders of defenders of the Azovstal steel plant as they return to Ukraine from Istanbul. AFP
The Hebrew word for 'democracy' is daubed on a road during a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government in Tel Aviv. Reuters
The Hebrew word for 'democracy' is daubed on a road during a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government in Tel Aviv. Reuters
An animal enthusiast holds puppies at a pet adoption drive in Chennai, India. EPA
An animal enthusiast holds puppies at a pet adoption drive in Chennai, India. EPA
A man in a mascot costume cools down in the shade at the World Rowing Cup at Rotsee lake in Lucerne, Switzerland. EPA
A man in a mascot costume cools down in the shade at the World Rowing Cup at Rotsee lake in Lucerne, Switzerland. EPA

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