• Ai-Da in front of one of her artworks during 'Ai-Da: The World's First Robot Artist' press view at Design Museum in London. Getty Images
    Ai-Da in front of one of her artworks during 'Ai-Da: The World's First Robot Artist' press view at Design Museum in London. Getty Images
  • Supporters during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Leicester City at Stamford Bridge in London. AFP
    Supporters during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and Leicester City at Stamford Bridge in London. AFP
  • Trocadero square in front of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, where the French artist and photographer known as JR set his artwork. AP Photo
    Trocadero square in front of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, where the French artist and photographer known as JR set his artwork. AP Photo
  • Children at a Quran reading lesson at the Amiriya shelter in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
    Children at a Quran reading lesson at the Amiriya shelter in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
  • Demonstrators in midtown Manhattan, New York City, hold Palestine and Syrian flags in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. AFP
    Demonstrators in midtown Manhattan, New York City, hold Palestine and Syrian flags in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. AFP
  • A newly emerged adult cicada dries its wings on a tree at the National Mall in Washington, DC,. Reuters
    A newly emerged adult cicada dries its wings on a tree at the National Mall in Washington, DC,. Reuters
  • Pope Francis at the weekly general audience in San Damaso courtyard at the Vatican. Reuters
    Pope Francis at the weekly general audience in San Damaso courtyard at the Vatican. Reuters
  • Dancers in La Paz, Bolivia, perform the Andean folk dance Morenada to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the declaration of Oruro's carnival as one of Unesco's Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. AFP
    Dancers in La Paz, Bolivia, perform the Andean folk dance Morenada to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the declaration of Oruro's carnival as one of Unesco's Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. AFP
  • People try to salvage a boat damaged by Cyclone Tauktae in Navabandar village, in the western state of Gujarat, India. Reuters
    People try to salvage a boat damaged by Cyclone Tauktae in Navabandar village, in the western state of Gujarat, India. Reuters
  • The botanic park Library of Trees shows the Vertical Forest high-rise complex in the district of Porta Nuova in Milan, Italy. AFP
    The botanic park Library of Trees shows the Vertical Forest high-rise complex in the district of Porta Nuova in Milan, Italy. AFP
  • Visitors to Zaryadye park in front of the Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters enjoy a sunset in Moscow. AFP
    Visitors to Zaryadye park in front of the Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters enjoy a sunset in Moscow. AFP
  • German sculptor Claus Velte and a gallery assistant retouch a waxwork of US President Joe Biden at the Grevin museum in Paris. Reuters
    German sculptor Claus Velte and a gallery assistant retouch a waxwork of US President Joe Biden at the Grevin museum in Paris. Reuters

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