• A Kashmiri Muslim woman looks at Indian paramilitary soldiers standing guard on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Srinagar. Mukhtar Khan / AP Photo
    A Kashmiri Muslim woman looks at Indian paramilitary soldiers standing guard on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan in Srinagar. Mukhtar Khan / AP Photo
  • A worker climbs up a damaged tree after a tornado hit Boisheim, west of Duesseldorf, Germany. Thilo Schmuelgen / Reuters
    A worker climbs up a damaged tree after a tornado hit Boisheim, west of Duesseldorf, Germany. Thilo Schmuelgen / Reuters
  • Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp speaks during a press conference in Tokyo. Kiyoshi Ota / Bloomberg
    Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp speaks during a press conference in Tokyo. Kiyoshi Ota / Bloomberg
  • Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, centre, and British Prime Minister Theresa May arrive at an informal European Union summit with Western Balkans countries in Sofia, Bulgaria. Vasil Donev / EPA
    Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, centre, and British Prime Minister Theresa May arrive at an informal European Union summit with Western Balkans countries in Sofia, Bulgaria. Vasil Donev / EPA
  • A snow thrower clears snow from the Galibier pass to open the road linking the department of Savoie to the Hautes-Alpes, in Valloire, France. Jean-Pierre Clatot / AFP Photo
    A snow thrower clears snow from the Galibier pass to open the road linking the department of Savoie to the Hautes-Alpes, in Valloire, France. Jean-Pierre Clatot / AFP Photo
  • Attendees at the 21st China Beijing International High-tech Expo look at the booth of the state-controlled Tsinghua Unigroup project. Ng Han Guan / AP Photo
    Attendees at the 21st China Beijing International High-tech Expo look at the booth of the state-controlled Tsinghua Unigroup project. Ng Han Guan / AP Photo
  • Models present creations by Camilla during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia in Sydney. Dan Himbrechts
    Models present creations by Camilla during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia in Sydney. Dan Himbrechts
  • Italian actress Elena Radonicich poses during a photocall for the film "In My Room" at the Cannes Film Festival. Loic Venance / AFP Photo
    Italian actress Elena Radonicich poses during a photocall for the film "In My Room" at the Cannes Film Festival. Loic Venance / AFP Photo
  • Two men use a plastic sheet to protect themselves from monsoon rain in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters
    Two men use a plastic sheet to protect themselves from monsoon rain in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters
  • A man prepares cookies at a factory in Kabul, Afghanistan. Mohammad Ismail / Reuters
    A man prepares cookies at a factory in Kabul, Afghanistan. Mohammad Ismail / Reuters

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