• A glider ready for take-off above Lake Lucerne, Switzerland. Eleven historical gliders, mostly from the 40s and 50s, flew with the help of an elastic band at the weekend. EPA
    A glider ready for take-off above Lake Lucerne, Switzerland. Eleven historical gliders, mostly from the 40s and 50s, flew with the help of an elastic band at the weekend. EPA
  • Hundreds of people gather for a vigil in a field where human remains were discovered in unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school in Saskatchewan, Canada. More than 750 unmarked graves have been found near a former Catholic boarding school for indigenous children in western Canada, a tribal leader said -- the second such shock discovery in less than a month. AFP
    Hundreds of people gather for a vigil in a field where human remains were discovered in unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school in Saskatchewan, Canada. More than 750 unmarked graves have been found near a former Catholic boarding school for indigenous children in western Canada, a tribal leader said -- the second such shock discovery in less than a month. AFP
  • Firefighters and rescuers inspect the scene of a suspected gas explosion in Dhaka, Bangladesh, a day after the incident in which seven people were killed and 50 others were injured. AFP
    Firefighters and rescuers inspect the scene of a suspected gas explosion in Dhaka, Bangladesh, a day after the incident in which seven people were killed and 50 others were injured. AFP
  • A man takes part in a bull race on the outskirts of Rawalpindi, Pakistan. EPA
    A man takes part in a bull race on the outskirts of Rawalpindi, Pakistan. EPA
  • Palestinians in Gaza attend the Music Among the Rubble concert in front of the remains of Al Shuruq Tower, which was levelled by an Israeli air strike during last month's conflict. AFP
    Palestinians in Gaza attend the Music Among the Rubble concert in front of the remains of Al Shuruq Tower, which was levelled by an Israeli air strike during last month's conflict. AFP
  • Supporters of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo give him a hero's welcome. He returned home following his acquittal by the International Criminal Court on charges stemming from violence that claimed about 3,000 lives after he refused to concede electoral defeat in 2010 to current President Alassane Ouattara. AFP
    Supporters of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo give him a hero's welcome. He returned home following his acquittal by the International Criminal Court on charges stemming from violence that claimed about 3,000 lives after he refused to concede electoral defeat in 2010 to current President Alassane Ouattara. AFP
  • Tyler, The Creator performs during the BET Awards at Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles. Reuters
    Tyler, The Creator performs during the BET Awards at Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles. Reuters
  • A visitor looks at a piece by Korean artist Do Ho-suh at the King Abdulaziz Centre for World Culture, also known as Ithra, in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. AP
    A visitor looks at a piece by Korean artist Do Ho-suh at the King Abdulaziz Centre for World Culture, also known as Ithra, in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. AP
  • Locals from the Craigyhill area of Larne, Northern Ireland, building an Eleventh Night bonfire ahead of the July 12 Battle of the Boyne celebrations held by members of the Protestant Orange Order. Reuters
    Locals from the Craigyhill area of Larne, Northern Ireland, building an Eleventh Night bonfire ahead of the July 12 Battle of the Boyne celebrations held by members of the Protestant Orange Order. Reuters

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June 28, 2021

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