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A boy plays with a toy plane on the eve of a solar eclipse, in La Higuera, Coquimbo Region, in the Atacama desert about 580km north of Santiago. AFP -
A fighter loyal to the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) forces checks a building near the the Yarmouk military compound, south of the Libyan capital Tripoli following air strikes. AFP -
Aerial view of Guadalajara, Jalisco State, Mexico after a hail storm fell in the area. A freak hail storm struck Guadalajara, one of Mexico's most populous cities, shocking residents and trapping vehicles in a deluge of ice pellets up to two metres deep. AFP -
Protesters leave the parliament chamber of the government headquarters after announcement of the police clearing in Hong Kong, China. Getty Images -
Protesters smashing glass doors and windows of the government headquarters in Hong Kong on the 22nd anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China. AFP -
Rescue workers and onlookers gather at the site of a wall collapse in Mumbai. At least 15 people were killed in India's financial capital of Mumbai when a wall collapsed during torrential monsoon downpours. AFP -
A man paddles his wooden boat after fishing during sunset at Kajhu beach, in Aceh. AFP -
Japan's Emperor Naruhito (L) greets Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman upon his arrival at the Akasaka Imperial Palace in Tokyo. AFP -
An Afghan school boy carries his backpack at a school near the site of a Taliban car bomb attack in Kabul, a day after the deadly blast at the Defence Ministry's logistics centre that also damaged nearby buildings. AFP -
The sun shines through the clouds on Kremlevskiy Proyezd street as people walk in front of the Kremlin in downtown Moscow, Russia. EPA
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