• People watch heavy waves hitting the shore at the Plage du David beach in downtown Marseille, as storm Eleanor hits southern parts of France. AFP
    People watch heavy waves hitting the shore at the Plage du David beach in downtown Marseille, as storm Eleanor hits southern parts of France. AFP
  • Participants join in with the traditional Carriage Exhibition at Real Maestranza bullring during the 2019 April Fair festival in Seville, southern Spain. EPA
    Participants join in with the traditional Carriage Exhibition at Real Maestranza bullring during the 2019 April Fair festival in Seville, southern Spain. EPA
  • Indonesian Muslim women perform an evening prayer, the night before the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Baiturrahman Mosque, Banda Aceh. EPA
    Indonesian Muslim women perform an evening prayer, the night before the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Baiturrahman Mosque, Banda Aceh. EPA
  • Two cows lock horns during the qualification round of the annual Finale nationale de la race d'Herens, a bovine battling event in Aproz, Switzerland. EPA
    Two cows lock horns during the qualification round of the annual Finale nationale de la race d'Herens, a bovine battling event in Aproz, Switzerland. EPA
  • A giant painting of The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci is displayed on a house wall in Berlin, Germany. EPA
    A giant painting of The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci is displayed on a house wall in Berlin, Germany. EPA
  • Thailand's newly crowned King Maha Vajiralongkorn is seen during his coronation procession, in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters
    Thailand's newly crowned King Maha Vajiralongkorn is seen during his coronation procession, in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters
  • Besiktas' keeper Loris Karius looks dejected after conceding a second goal in a football match against Galatasaray. Reuters
    Besiktas' keeper Loris Karius looks dejected after conceding a second goal in a football match against Galatasaray. Reuters
  • The Popocatepetl volcano releases a plume of ash as seen from the flanks of the Iztaccíhuatl volcano, near Santiago Xalitzintla, Mexico. AP
    The Popocatepetl volcano releases a plume of ash as seen from the flanks of the Iztaccíhuatl volcano, near Santiago Xalitzintla, Mexico. AP
  • Seth Morris of England in action at the English National Surfing Championships 2019 in Perranporth. Getty
    Seth Morris of England in action at the English National Surfing Championships 2019 in Perranporth. Getty

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