• Some of the 48 dancers from Shanghai Ballet perform on the bridge Magere Brug on the occasion of 'The Greatest Swan Lake in the World' show in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 29 August 2023. At the start of the new theater season, the Royal Theatre Carre presents 'The Greatest Swan Lake in the World' from 30 August to 17 September 2023. EPA / RAMON VAN FLYMEN
    Some of the 48 dancers from Shanghai Ballet perform on the bridge Magere Brug on the occasion of 'The Greatest Swan Lake in the World' show in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 29 August 2023. At the start of the new theater season, the Royal Theatre Carre presents 'The Greatest Swan Lake in the World' from 30 August to 17 September 2023. EPA / RAMON VAN FLYMEN
  • Fire on the horizon as floodwaters inundate downtown Tarpon Springs, Florida, after Hurricane Idalia passed offshore. Getty Images
    Fire on the horizon as floodwaters inundate downtown Tarpon Springs, Florida, after Hurricane Idalia passed offshore. Getty Images
  • Supporters of Niger's National Council of Safeguard of the Homeland protest outside the Niger and French airbase in Niamey, Niger. AFP
    Supporters of Niger's National Council of Safeguard of the Homeland protest outside the Niger and French airbase in Niamey, Niger. AFP
  • Furniture piled high in the canal-front second home of Victor Cassano in Suwannee, Florida as he prepares for the expected arrival of Hurricane Idalia. AP
    Furniture piled high in the canal-front second home of Victor Cassano in Suwannee, Florida as he prepares for the expected arrival of Hurricane Idalia. AP
  • An employee of the Israel Antiquities Authority works at a channel installation found in the City of David National Park, Jerusalem. EPA
    An employee of the Israel Antiquities Authority works at a channel installation found in the City of David National Park, Jerusalem. EPA
  • A flooded street in Havana, Cuba, during the passage of tropical storm Idalia. AFP
    A flooded street in Havana, Cuba, during the passage of tropical storm Idalia. AFP
  • Turkey-backed Syrian fighters during military training in Marea town, in the rebel-held part of Aleppo, Syria. EPA
    Turkey-backed Syrian fighters during military training in Marea town, in the rebel-held part of Aleppo, Syria. EPA
  • Young boys ferry cattle on a boat in a flood-affected village in Marigaon, India. AFP
    Young boys ferry cattle on a boat in a flood-affected village in Marigaon, India. AFP
  • Chinese citizens arrested during a police raid in Batam, Indonesia, on suspicion of running an online love scam syndicate that ensnared hundreds of victims in China. AFP
    Chinese citizens arrested during a police raid in Batam, Indonesia, on suspicion of running an online love scam syndicate that ensnared hundreds of victims in China. AFP
  • Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Sabah at 10 Downing Street in London. AFP
    Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad Al Sabah at 10 Downing Street in London. AFP
  • Smoke from a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
    Smoke from a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
  • Jury members for the 'Venezia 80' film festival, from left, Laura Poitras, Martin McDonagh, Santiago Mitre, Damien Chazelle, Shu Qi, Jane Campion, Gabriele Mainetti, Saleh Bakri and Mia Hansen-Love, in Venice, Italy. EPA
    Jury members for the 'Venezia 80' film festival, from left, Laura Poitras, Martin McDonagh, Santiago Mitre, Damien Chazelle, Shu Qi, Jane Campion, Gabriele Mainetti, Saleh Bakri and Mia Hansen-Love, in Venice, Italy. EPA

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