A woman harvesting olives in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
A woman harvesting olives in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
A campaign hoarding for Liberian President George Weah in Monrovia. A general election is scheduled for October 10. AFP
A campaign hoarding for Liberian President George Weah in Monrovia. A general election is scheduled for October 10. AFP
Poppy, 12, and her brother look on as Indonesian firefighters try to extinguish a peatland fire near her house in Palembang, South Sumatra. AFP
Poppy, 12, and her brother look on as Indonesian firefighters try to extinguish a peatland fire near her house in Palembang, South Sumatra. AFP
A boy pushes a goat after it disrupted a street cricket match in Mumbai, India. Reuters
A boy pushes a goat after it disrupted a street cricket match in Mumbai, India. Reuters
Indonesian special forces during a ceremony to mark the country's 78th military anniversary in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
Indonesian special forces during a ceremony to mark the country's 78th military anniversary in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
A picture of a swan taken at Brzezno Beach, Gdansk, Poland, a finalist in the 2023 Wildlife Comedy Awards. Jaroslaw Kolacz / Comedywildlife
A picture of a swan taken at Brzezno Beach, Gdansk, Poland, a finalist in the 2023 Wildlife Comedy Awards. Jaroslaw Kolacz / Comedywildlife
Fans at the Estadio do Dragao in Porto, Portugal, before the Champions League match between FC Porto and Barcelona. Reuters
Fans at the Estadio do Dragao in Porto, Portugal, before the Champions League match between FC Porto and Barcelona. Reuters
Mourners pay their respects to the late US Senator Dianne Feinstein at San Francisco City Hall. Feinstein was mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988, and a senator from 1992 to 2023. Reuters
Mourners pay their respects to the late US Senator Dianne Feinstein at San Francisco City Hall. Feinstein was mayor of San Francisco from 1978 to 1988, and a senator from 1992 to 2023. Reuters
Rescuers stand by after a building collapsed in Havana, Cuba. One person was killed and several were trapped under rubble. EPA
Rescuers stand by after a building collapsed in Havana, Cuba. One person was killed and several were trapped under rubble. EPA
Manchester City's Erling Haaland, right, fights for the ball with Leipzig's Lukas Klostermann during their Champions League match in Leipzig, Germany. AP
Manchester City's Erling Haaland, right, fights for the ball with Leipzig's Lukas Klostermann during their Champions League match in Leipzig, Germany. AP
Duane 'Keffe D' Davis is led into the courtroom in Las Vegas. He has been charged in the 1996 fatal drive-by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur. AP
Duane 'Keffe D' Davis is led into the courtroom in Las Vegas. He has been charged in the 1996 fatal drive-by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur. AP
Aueang Chamnongnit with a picture of her grandson 'Nong Captain' Phattharawat Chamnongnit, one of the victims of a shooting at a children's care centre in north-east Thailand a year ago. EPA
Aueang Chamnongnit with a picture of her grandson 'Nong Captain' Phattharawat Chamnongnit, one of the victims of a shooting at a children's care centre in north-east Thailand a year ago. EPA
Artificially coloured chicks up for sale huddle in a cage on a street in Beirut, Lebanon. AP
Artificially coloured chicks up for sale huddle in a cage on a street in Beirut, Lebanon. AP

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