EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / This picture provided courtesy of the Associated Press shows AFP cameraman Dylan Collins speaking on his mobile phone after being injured by Israeli shelling at Alma al-Shaab border village with Israel in southern Lebanon on October 13, 2023. A Reuters journalist was killed on October 13 and six others from AFP, Reuters and Al Jazeera were wounded while working in southern Lebanon, the three news organisations said. AFP photographer Christina Assi was with her AFP colleague video journalist Dylan Collins working in the area. Both were taken to a hospital in Tyre for treatment (Photo by Hassan Ammar / AFP)
EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / This picture provided courtesy of the Associated Press shows AFP cameraman Dylan Collins speaking on his mobile phone after being injured by Israeli shelling at Alma al-Shaab border village with Israel in southern Lebanon on October 13, 2023. A Reuters journalist was killed on October 13 and six others from AFP, Reuters and Al Jazeera were wounded while working in southern Lebanon, the three news organisations said. AFP photographer Christina Assi was with her AFP colleague video journalist Dylan Collins working in the area. Both were taken to a hospital in Tyre for treatment (Photo by Hassan Ammar / AFP)
The flags of India and Pakistan are displayed before the start of their Cricket World Cup match, in Ahmedabad. AFP
The flags of India and Pakistan are displayed before the start of their Cricket World Cup match, in Ahmedabad. AFP
A Palestinian man uses a fire extinguisher to douse a fire following an Israeli strike, in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
A Palestinian man uses a fire extinguisher to douse a fire following an Israeli strike, in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
Swati maidens gather ahead of the 2023 Umhlanga Reed Dance ceremony, at the Mbangweni Royal Residence. AFP
Swati maidens gather ahead of the 2023 Umhlanga Reed Dance ceremony, at the Mbangweni Royal Residence. AFP
Cambodians race buffalo during the Pchum Ben festival, in Vihear Suor village, Kandal province. AFP
Cambodians race buffalo during the Pchum Ben festival, in Vihear Suor village, Kandal province. AFP
Ukrainian army chaplains attend a graduation ceremony, inside the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv. Reuters
Ukrainian army chaplains attend a graduation ceremony, inside the Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv. Reuters
A child shelters with his family at a refugee centre, after the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said it relocated its central operations centre to the south of the Gaza Strip due to war. Reuters
A child shelters with his family at a refugee centre, after the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said it relocated its central operations centre to the south of the Gaza Strip due to war. Reuters
A chipstrap penguin jumps from an iceberg into the Southern Ocean. AP
A chipstrap penguin jumps from an iceberg into the Southern Ocean. AP
Israeli soldiers rest on a patch of grass at Kibbutz Beeri, after a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel. Reuters
Israeli soldiers rest on a patch of grass at Kibbutz Beeri, after a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel. Reuters
Cars drive through a road in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany. AP
Cars drive through a road in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany. AP
An image taken with a drone shows horses moving inside a farm, in Ano Poroia, Greece. The owner of the farm has the largest herd of Greek Pindos horses in Europe, with 1,000 of the animals. EPA
An image taken with a drone shows horses moving inside a farm, in Ano Poroia, Greece. The owner of the farm has the largest herd of Greek Pindos horses in Europe, with 1,000 of the animals. EPA
Former Indonesian agriculture minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo, centre, is escorted by anti-corruption officers after his arrest in Jakarta. EPA
Former Indonesian agriculture minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo, centre, is escorted by anti-corruption officers after his arrest in Jakarta. EPA
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese delivers a statement on the outcome of the Voice Referendum. Voters on Saturday rejected a proposal to recognise indigenous people in the constitution. Reuters
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese delivers a statement on the outcome of the Voice Referendum. Voters on Saturday rejected a proposal to recognise indigenous people in the constitution. Reuters

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