• A baby sleeps on a mat at a relief camp for families displaced by flooding in Aluva on the outskirts of Kochi in Kerala. Manjunath Kiran / AFP
    A baby sleeps on a mat at a relief camp for families displaced by flooding in Aluva on the outskirts of Kochi in Kerala. Manjunath Kiran / AFP
  • Judges watch competitors approaching a target during the FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship near Gross-Siegharts, Austria. Heinz-Peter Bader / Reuters
    Judges watch competitors approaching a target during the FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship near Gross-Siegharts, Austria. Heinz-Peter Bader / Reuters
  • A man sleeps on his luggage as he waits for a train at Beijing Railway Station. AFP
    A man sleeps on his luggage as he waits for a train at Beijing Railway Station. AFP
  • Muslim pilgrims gather on Moun Arafat during the Hajj pilgrimage. Zohra Bensemra / Reuters
    Muslim pilgrims gather on Moun Arafat during the Hajj pilgrimage. Zohra Bensemra / Reuters
  • Aflah Fadlan Prawira of Indonesia competes during the men's 800m Freestyle heats at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta. Christian Bruna/EPA
    Aflah Fadlan Prawira of Indonesia competes during the men's 800m Freestyle heats at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta. Christian Bruna/EPA
  • Charles Saum of United States celebrates with the trophy during the final match of WSBC U-15 World Cup Super Round at Estadio Kenny Serracin in David, Panama. Hector Vivas/Getty Images
    Charles Saum of United States celebrates with the trophy during the final match of WSBC U-15 World Cup Super Round at Estadio Kenny Serracin in David, Panama. Hector Vivas/Getty Images
  • People play cards at a water park on a hot day in Chongqing, China. Reuters
    People play cards at a water park on a hot day in Chongqing, China. Reuters
  • Vendors wait for customers at a livestock market ahead of Eid Al Adha in Kabul. Omar Sobhani /Reuters
    Vendors wait for customers at a livestock market ahead of Eid Al Adha in Kabul. Omar Sobhani /Reuters
  • South Korean Jo Hye-do, 86, hugs her North Korean sister Jo Soon-do, 89, during an inter-Korean family reunion at the Mount Kumgang resort on the North's southeastern coast. AFP
    South Korean Jo Hye-do, 86, hugs her North Korean sister Jo Soon-do, 89, during an inter-Korean family reunion at the Mount Kumgang resort on the North's southeastern coast. AFP
  • Kim Han-byul , competing for the unified Koreas, shoots a free throw in the women's basketball preliminary against India at the Asian Games. Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP
    Kim Han-byul , competing for the unified Koreas, shoots a free throw in the women's basketball preliminary against India at the Asian Games. Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP

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