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The moon is seen through clouds behind the radio telescope RT-70 in the village of Molochnoye, Crimea. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak
Boys cool off under a pipe of flowing water on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
A woman rides past fenced up stores on a street, amid COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing, China. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
A wounded service member of Ukrainian forces from the besieged Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol is transported on a stretcher out of a bus, which arrived under escort of the pro-Russian military in Novoazovsk, Ukraine. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
A worker disinfects a dining room at a sanitary supplies factory, amid growing fears over the spread of COVID-19 in Pyongyang, North Korea. Kyodo/via REUTERS
A man lights a candle at a memorial for victims at the scene of a shooting at a Tops supermarket in Buffalo, New York. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Spanish first responders attend to the scene, after a commuter train and a goods train collided, in Sant Boi de Llobregat, on the outskirts of Barcelona, Spain. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
People cross a bridge during a sandstorm in Baghdad, Iraq. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad
Sandra, an eight year old unaccompanied child traveling alone from Guatemala, is backlit by an adult asylum seeking migrant, as she exits thick brush after crossing the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico in Roma, Texas....more
Actor Amber Heard testifies in the courtroom at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Va. Steve Helber/Pool via REUTERS
A service member of pro-Russian troops stands guard next to a combat vehicle, with the symbol "Z" seen on its side, before the expected evacuation of wounded Ukrainian soldiers from the besieged Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol, Ukraine. ...more
Workers install the red carpet in front of the main entrance of the Festival Palace on the day of the opening ceremony of the 75th Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw
Joshua, a 17-year-old unaccompanied boy from Honduras, waves toward a full moon after midnight while entertaining one-year-old compatriot Liam as his mother rested amid dozens of asylum-seeking migrants who crossed the Rio Grande river into the...more
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is shown the missile from the inside of an NLAW (Next Generation Light Anti-Tank Weapon) by Thales Belfast Managing Director Philip McBride at Thales weapons manufacturer during a visit to Northern Ireland for...more
Attorney Ben Crump comforts family members of Ruth Whitfield, who was killed during a shooting at a Tops supermarket, during a news conference in Buffalo, New York. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
A man carries an injured rescue personnel during clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinians around the funeral of Waleed Al Shareef outside Jerusalem's Old City. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
A bus carrying wounded service members of Ukrainian forces from the besieged Azovstal steel mill in Mariupol drives under escort of the pro-Russian military upon arrival in Novoazovsk, Ukraine. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
People light candles during a vigil in memory of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed during an Israeli raid, outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma
Newly-appointed French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne attends a handover ceremony in the courtyard of Hotel Matignon in Paris, France. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
A Chopard representative displays an exceptional Palme d'Or, the highest prize awarded to competing films, created for the 75th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, during an interview on the day of the opening ceremony of the festival. ...more
Spanish first responders attend to the scene, after a commuter train and a goods train collided, in Sant Boi de Llobregat, on the outskirts of Barcelona, Spain. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
Vietnam's Khuat Phuong Anh celebrates winning the Women's Athletics 800m final during the Southeast Asian Games, My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
A slogan and crosses are painted on the helmet of a Ukrainian serviceman in Ruska Lozova, a village retaken by the Ukrainian forces, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
A member of the FBI looks at bullet holes through the glass at the scene of a shooting at a Tops supermarket in Buffalo, New York. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Artist Jaber Abbas, 35 years old, applies final touches to a mural that he painted to pay tribute to Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, who was shot dead during an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank, in Nazareth, Israel. ...more
Kalush Orchestra, the winners of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, perform for members of Ukraine's State Border Guard Service as they arrive at the Ukraine-Poland border crossing point near the village of Krakovets, in Lviv region, Ukraine. ...more
Vincent Lindon, Jury President of the 75th Cannes Film Festival, holds a film clapper on the eve of the opening of the film festival at Cannes, France. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
A man adjusts his mask during a protest against UK’s intention to stop prosecutions from during the Northern Ireland troubles at the entrance to the Hillsborough Castle, as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives, in Hillsborough, Northern...more
A driver of an autorickshaw sleeps inside his rickshaw while waiting in a line to buy petrol at a fuel station, amid the country's economic crisis in Colombo, Sri Lanka. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia May 16, 2022. Alexander Nemenov/Pool via REUTERS
Children walk on the street as smoke rises from a re-rolling mill in Dhaka, Bangladesh. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth is shown how to purchase the first ticket as she unveiled a plaque to mark the completion of the Elizabeth Line at Paddington Station in London, Britain. RUTERS/Toby Melville
Malaysia's Andre Anura Anuar celebrates winning gold after the Men's Triple Jump Final during Southeast Asian Games, My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam. REUTERS/Jeremy Lee
Workers work on final preparations ahead of the launch of the second advanced stealth frigate warship under Project 17A named Udaygiri at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, in Mumbai, India. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
A view shows a giant canvas of the official poster featuring actor Jim Carrey in the film The Truman Show, on the facade of the Festival Palace on the eve of the 75th Cannes Film Festival opening ceremony, Cannes, France. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
Ukrainian soldiers Yashka and Olga embrace while the convoy makes a stop on its way to the eastern front, near Oleksandriya, Ukraine. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
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