• An Indian Army contingent takes part in the full dress rehearsal for the upcoming Indian Republic Day parade in New Delhi. India will be celebrating its 69th Republic Day. Money Sharma / AFP Photo
    An Indian Army contingent takes part in the full dress rehearsal for the upcoming Indian Republic Day parade in New Delhi. India will be celebrating its 69th Republic Day. Money Sharma / AFP Photo
  • A float of the All India Radio takes part in the rehearsal parade. Money Sharma / AFP Photo
    A float of the All India Radio takes part in the rehearsal parade. Money Sharma / AFP Photo
  • Indian artists from Uttrakhand perform. Harish Tyagi / EPA
    Indian artists from Uttrakhand perform. Harish Tyagi / EPA
  • An Indian Naval contingent. Money Sharma / AFP Photo
    An Indian Naval contingent. Money Sharma / AFP Photo
  • A tableau from the Indian state of Karnataka. Money Sharma / AFP Photo
    A tableau from the Indian state of Karnataka. Money Sharma / AFP Photo
  • Indian Border Security Force (BSF) biker squad members whiz by on a motorcycle. Money Sharma / AFP Photo
    Indian Border Security Force (BSF) biker squad members whiz by on a motorcycle. Money Sharma / AFP Photo
  • Indian soldiers in tanks. Cathal McNaughton / Reuters
    Indian soldiers in tanks. Cathal McNaughton / Reuters
  • Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers on camels. Cathal McNaughton / Reuters
    Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers on camels. Cathal McNaughton / Reuters
  • Indian soldiers march. Cathal McNaughton / Reuters
    Indian soldiers march. Cathal McNaughton / Reuters
  • Indian Air Force officers stretch before the full rigours of a full dress rehearsal. Rupak de Chowdhuri / Reuters
    Indian Air Force officers stretch before the full rigours of a full dress rehearsal. Rupak de Chowdhuri / Reuters

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Lebanon residents wake up to a beach covered in rubbish:

  • Garbage litters the shore of Zouk Mikael, north of the Lebanese capital Beirut, on January 22, 2018. Joseph Eid / AFP
    Garbage litters the shore of Zouk Mikael, north of the Lebanese capital Beirut, on January 22, 2018. Joseph Eid / AFP
  • A man takes photos of piles of garbage washed ashore after an extended storm at the Zouq Mosbeh coastal town, north of Beirut, Lebanon. Hussein Malla / AP
    A man takes photos of piles of garbage washed ashore after an extended storm at the Zouq Mosbeh coastal town, north of Beirut, Lebanon. Hussein Malla / AP
  • Two tents sit in piles of garbage covering the shore days after an extended storm battered the Mediterranean country at the Zouq Mosbeh coastal town north of Beirut. Hussein Malla / AP
    Two tents sit in piles of garbage covering the shore days after an extended storm battered the Mediterranean country at the Zouq Mosbeh coastal town north of Beirut. Hussein Malla / AP
  • Bulldozers remove waste from a landfill to be moved to a new land reclamation site in Bourj Hammoud east of Beirut, Lebanon. Hussein Malla / AP
    Bulldozers remove waste from a landfill to be moved to a new land reclamation site in Bourj Hammoud east of Beirut, Lebanon. Hussein Malla / AP
  • Trucks carry garbage to a new land reclamation site in Bourj Hammoud, east of Beirut, Lebanon. Hussein Malla / AP
    Trucks carry garbage to a new land reclamation site in Bourj Hammoud, east of Beirut, Lebanon. Hussein Malla / AP
  • Garbage litters the shore of Zouk Mikael, north of the Lebanese capital Beirut, on January 22, 2018. Joseph Eid / AFP
    Garbage litters the shore of Zouk Mikael, north of the Lebanese capital Beirut, on January 22, 2018. Joseph Eid / AFP