• Mount Sinabung spews volcanic ash in Karo, North Sumatra province, Indonesia. Antara Foto / Reuters
    Mount Sinabung spews volcanic ash in Karo, North Sumatra province, Indonesia. Antara Foto / Reuters
  • A house is surrounded by burnt terrain as the Pine Gulch wildfire burns north of Grand Junction, Colorado. Maxar Technologies / AFP
    A house is surrounded by burnt terrain as the Pine Gulch wildfire burns north of Grand Junction, Colorado. Maxar Technologies / AFP
  • A lightning bolt strikes over Montevideo's Pocitos neighbourhood in Uruguay. AFP
    A lightning bolt strikes over Montevideo's Pocitos neighbourhood in Uruguay. AFP
  • Folk/pagan metal band Skyforger performs on stage during the 6th edition of 'Zobens un Lemess' International Contemporary, Ethnic and Metal Music Festival in Bauska Hillfort, Latvia. AFP
    Folk/pagan metal band Skyforger performs on stage during the 6th edition of 'Zobens un Lemess' International Contemporary, Ethnic and Metal Music Festival in Bauska Hillfort, Latvia. AFP
  • Members of the local Mapuche Indian communities hit their 'Chuecas', a curved wood stick, during a 'Trawun' (meeting) to discuss the conflict between the indigenous Mapuche and the Chilean government in Curacautin area, Temuco, Chile. Reuters
    Members of the local Mapuche Indian communities hit their 'Chuecas', a curved wood stick, during a 'Trawun' (meeting) to discuss the conflict between the indigenous Mapuche and the Chilean government in Curacautin area, Temuco, Chile. Reuters
  • British Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes part in an archery session as he visits Premier Education Summer Camp at Sacred Heart of Mary Girls’ School in Upminster, east London. AFP
    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes part in an archery session as he visits Premier Education Summer Camp at Sacred Heart of Mary Girls’ School in Upminster, east London. AFP
  • Backpacks are seen hanging on coat rack outside a classroom at the Carl Orff primary school in west Berlin, Germany. AFP
    Backpacks are seen hanging on coat rack outside a classroom at the Carl Orff primary school in west Berlin, Germany. AFP
  • Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who founded the local newspaper 'Apple Daily', gets into a car after being arrested by police officers at his home. AP Photo
    Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who founded the local newspaper 'Apple Daily', gets into a car after being arrested by police officers at his home. AP Photo
  • A car lies on the fence as a woman exits from the house in the village of Bourtzi, on Evia island, northeast of Athens, Greece. AP Photo
    A car lies on the fence as a woman exits from the house in the village of Bourtzi, on Evia island, northeast of Athens, Greece. AP Photo
  • Lion tamer Martin Lacey poses with Lion King Tonga in Munich, Germany. Reuters
    Lion tamer Martin Lacey poses with Lion King Tonga in Munich, Germany. Reuters
  • Riot police detain a protester after the Belarusian presidential election in Minsk, Belarus. AP Photo
    Riot police detain a protester after the Belarusian presidential election in Minsk, Belarus. AP Photo
  • A herd of goats walk past a parked bus in Kolkata, India. AP Photo
    A herd of goats walk past a parked bus in Kolkata, India. AP Photo

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