A Peshmerga fighter looks through a curtain as Kurdish forces sweep through houses in Bashiqa. The Peshmerga seized the town near Mosul from ISIL. Odd Anderson / AFP
British primatologist, ethologist and anthropologist Jane Goodall attends a campaign to raise awareness on illegal wildlife trade, in Hong Kong, China. Bobby Yip / Reuters
A protester lights a flare in Brussels, Belgium, as he takes part in an European steel workers protest against China flooding the market with lower-priced steel. Stephanie Lecocq / EPA
Civilians and Iraqi security forces swim in a sulphur pond in Hammam Al Ali, south of Mosul. Alaa Al Marjani / Reuters
Smoke rises from a fire at a former Bethlehem Steel site in Lackawanna, New York. Jeffrey T Barnes / AP Photo
Firefighters try to put out an oil well set on fire by fleeing ISIL fighters in Al Qayyarah, Iraq. Chris McGrath / Getty Images
St Louis Blues’ Carl Gunnarsson reaches for the puck in-between Chicago Blackhawks’ Nick Schmaltz, left, and Jonathan Toews during the first period of an NHL hockey game. Jeff Roberson / AP Photo
Atlanta Hawks forward Paul Millsap, top, and Chicago Bulls guard Isaiah Canaan struggle for a loose ball during their NBA encounter. Erik S Lesser / EPA
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