• Several firefighters protest outside the headquarters of Tragsa group, owner of the Valencia's regional public companies, to improve their labour conditions in Valencia, eastern Spain. EPA
    Several firefighters protest outside the headquarters of Tragsa group, owner of the Valencia's regional public companies, to improve their labour conditions in Valencia, eastern Spain. EPA
  • Villagers unload goats as a collapsed mosque is seen on the background in Sembalun on Lombok island, Indonesia. Thousands of residents remain stranded at the Indonesian island of Lombok as they struggle to recover from earlier earthquakes. Getty Images
    Villagers unload goats as a collapsed mosque is seen on the background in Sembalun on Lombok island, Indonesia. Thousands of residents remain stranded at the Indonesian island of Lombok as they struggle to recover from earlier earthquakes. Getty Images
  • A Rohingya refugee girl applies lip stick in the Balukhali refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Reuters
    A Rohingya refugee girl applies lip stick in the Balukhali refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Reuters
  • Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia. EPA
    Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia. EPA
  • A staff member performs a robot surgery at Tinavi's booth at the World Robot Conference in Beijing, China. Reuters
    A staff member performs a robot surgery at Tinavi's booth at the World Robot Conference in Beijing, China. Reuters
  • Flames behind a mountain after a forest fire broke out in Invernadeiro natural park in Ourense, northwestern Spain. EPA
    Flames behind a mountain after a forest fire broke out in Invernadeiro natural park in Ourense, northwestern Spain. EPA
  • Taiwan's Huang Yujen competes against Saudi Arabia's Ghazi Mushabbab Alasmari during the taekwondo round of 16 at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. AFP
    Taiwan's Huang Yujen competes against Saudi Arabia's Ghazi Mushabbab Alasmari during the taekwondo round of 16 at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. AFP
  • Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko poses with Ukrainian service personnel as they prepare to take part in a dress rehearsal for a military parade in Kiev. AFP
    Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko poses with Ukrainian service personnel as they prepare to take part in a dress rehearsal for a military parade in Kiev. AFP
  • An image taken by an Expedition 56 crew member from the International Space Station shows Hurricane Lane in the Central Pacific Ocean, near Hawaii. EPA
    An image taken by an Expedition 56 crew member from the International Space Station shows Hurricane Lane in the Central Pacific Ocean, near Hawaii. EPA
  • Inmates sing the national anthem as they attend a graduation ceremony for an alternative learning system at the Manila City Jail, Philippines. AFP
    Inmates sing the national anthem as they attend a graduation ceremony for an alternative learning system at the Manila City Jail, Philippines. AFP

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