• Swamp football players fight for the ball during a swamp football tournament in Pogy village, 60km south of St Petersburg, Russia. AP
    Swamp football players fight for the ball during a swamp football tournament in Pogy village, 60km south of St Petersburg, Russia. AP
  • Michal Navratil of the Czech Republic dives from the 27-metre platform at Islet Vila Franca do Campo during the final competition day of the fourth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series at Sao Miguel, Azores, Portugal. Getty
    Michal Navratil of the Czech Republic dives from the 27-metre platform at Islet Vila Franca do Campo during the final competition day of the fourth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series at Sao Miguel, Azores, Portugal. Getty
  • A participant wears a mermaid necklace during the 37th Annual Mermaid Parade in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn in New York. Reuters
    A participant wears a mermaid necklace during the 37th Annual Mermaid Parade in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn in New York. Reuters
  • Teddy Bonnet poses prior to the competition during the French 2019 Beards Championship in Paris, France. Reuters
    Teddy Bonnet poses prior to the competition during the French 2019 Beards Championship in Paris, France. Reuters
  • A protester attends a rally against a Russian lawmaker's visit near the parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia. Reuters
    A protester attends a rally against a Russian lawmaker's visit near the parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia. Reuters
  • Istanbul's skyline with the Suleymaniye Mosque, in the background. AP
    Istanbul's skyline with the Suleymaniye Mosque, in the background. AP
  • The rising sun illuminates the valley and stones at the Hakikino Conservation Reserve in Waimarama, New Zealand. The Mtai Whetu - a place to view the stars or an observatory - has been installed at Hakikino to educate local people and the community about the traditional ways of using a Maramataka (Mori Lunar Calendar). Getty
    The rising sun illuminates the valley and stones at the Hakikino Conservation Reserve in Waimarama, New Zealand. The Mtai Whetu - a place to view the stars or an observatory - has been installed at Hakikino to educate local people and the community about the traditional ways of using a Maramataka (Mori Lunar Calendar). Getty
  • Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (33) Aston Martin Red Bull Racing RB15 on track during final practice for the F1 Grand Prix of France at Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France. Getty
    Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (33) Aston Martin Red Bull Racing RB15 on track during final practice for the F1 Grand Prix of France at Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France. Getty
  • Ukraine's Vlada Nikolchenko competes in the Individual Multiple event of the Rhythmic Gymnastics at the 2019 European Games in Minsk. AFP
    Ukraine's Vlada Nikolchenko competes in the Individual Multiple event of the Rhythmic Gymnastics at the 2019 European Games in Minsk. AFP
  • Climate activists use blankets to protect against the sun as they are encircled by police and cars after entering the grounds of the Garzweiler brown coal mine in Garzweiler, western Germany, during a weekend of massive protests in a growing "climate civil disobedience" movement. AFP
    Climate activists use blankets to protect against the sun as they are encircled by police and cars after entering the grounds of the Garzweiler brown coal mine in Garzweiler, western Germany, during a weekend of massive protests in a growing "climate civil disobedience" movement. AFP
  • A steward waits for fans to arrive before the Copa America football tournament group match between Bolivia and Venezuela at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. AFP
    A steward waits for fans to arrive before the Copa America football tournament group match between Bolivia and Venezuela at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. AFP

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