• Tourists wearing the traditional hanbok Korean costume pose for a selfie during a tour of the Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, South Korea. Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPA
    Tourists wearing the traditional hanbok Korean costume pose for a selfie during a tour of the Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, South Korea. Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPA
  • Palestinian protesters use slingshots to hurl stones during clashes with Israeli security forces in the village of Ras Karkar, west of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. Abbas Momani/AFP
    Palestinian protesters use slingshots to hurl stones during clashes with Israeli security forces in the village of Ras Karkar, west of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. Abbas Momani/AFP
  • A woman looks on at a protest rally called by the Centre of Indian Trade Unions in New Delhi. Sajjad Hussain/AFP
    A woman looks on at a protest rally called by the Centre of Indian Trade Unions in New Delhi. Sajjad Hussain/AFP
  • A stork is silhouetted by the rising sun in Riedlingen-Daugendorf, Germany. Thomas Warnack/AP Photo
    A stork is silhouetted by the rising sun in Riedlingen-Daugendorf, Germany. Thomas Warnack/AP Photo
  • A participant of the SwissPeaks Trail surveys the scenery near Oberems, Switzerland. Maxime Schmid/EPA
    A participant of the SwissPeaks Trail surveys the scenery near Oberems, Switzerland. Maxime Schmid/EPA
  • A member of the Lenasia community shouts through a hole in her poster during a protest against the recent invaders who tried to settle on an open piece of land near their houses, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Kim Ludbrook/EPA
    A member of the Lenasia community shouts through a hole in her poster during a protest against the recent invaders who tried to settle on an open piece of land near their houses, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Kim Ludbrook/EPA
  • Passenger vehicles are piled up after a storm surge and strong winds caused by typhoon Jebi in Nishinomiya, Hyogo prefecture Japan. AFP
    Passenger vehicles are piled up after a storm surge and strong winds caused by typhoon Jebi in Nishinomiya, Hyogo prefecture Japan. AFP
  • A member of Swiss Guard is seen before Pope Francis' Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican. Max Rossi/Reuters
    A member of Swiss Guard is seen before Pope Francis' Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican. Max Rossi/Reuters
  • Musician Pete Wentz of the band Fall Out Boy performs at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Mike Coppola/AFP
    Musician Pete Wentz of the band Fall Out Boy performs at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Mike Coppola/AFP
  • A model parades an outfit by Australian label Beekeeper Parade during a Melbourne Fashion Week show in an inner-city laneway. William West/AFP
    A model parades an outfit by Australian label Beekeeper Parade during a Melbourne Fashion Week show in an inner-city laneway. William West/AFP
  • Ulrik Samnoey from Norway takes part in the Winter Games NZ at Cardrona, New Zealand. Iain McGregor/AP Photo
    Ulrik Samnoey from Norway takes part in the Winter Games NZ at Cardrona, New Zealand. Iain McGregor/AP Photo
  • Rafael Nadal celebrates his five-set win in the men's singles quarter-final match against Dominic Thiem at the 2018 US Open in New York City. Julian Finney/Getty Images
    Rafael Nadal celebrates his five-set win in the men's singles quarter-final match against Dominic Thiem at the 2018 US Open in New York City. Julian Finney/Getty Images

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