Aerial view of demonstrators marching against the government of Colombian President Gustavo Petro over health and pension reforms in Medellin, Colombia, taken on April 21, 2024. (Photo by JAIME SALDARRIAGA / AFP)
Aerial view of demonstrators marching against the government of Colombian President Gustavo Petro over health and pension reforms in Medellin, Colombia, taken on April 21, 2024. (Photo by JAIME SALDARRIAGA / AFP)
Firefighters try to put out a blaze at a landfill site in Ghazipur, New Delhi. EPA
Firefighters try to put out a blaze at a landfill site in Ghazipur, New Delhi. EPA
Work is under way to move piles of plastic waste at a plant that stores recyclable materials in Suwon, South Korea. EPA
Work is under way to move piles of plastic waste at a plant that stores recyclable materials in Suwon, South Korea. EPA
Engineers inspect the site of the Boersen stock exchange building during clearance work, a few days after a destructive fire in Copenhagen. AFP
Engineers inspect the site of the Boersen stock exchange building during clearance work, a few days after a destructive fire in Copenhagen. AFP
Supporters carry former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro at a march in Rio. He had called for the procession to 'defend democracy and freedom of speech'. EPA
Supporters carry former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro at a march in Rio. He had called for the procession to 'defend democracy and freedom of speech'. EPA
Flooded streets after heavy rain in Qingyuan city, in China’s southern Guangdong province. AFP
Flooded streets after heavy rain in Qingyuan city, in China’s southern Guangdong province. AFP
UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron, left, and his Tajik counterpart Sirojiddin Muhriddin leave the Palace of Nation in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, as part of a five-day tour of Central Asia. AFP
UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron, left, and his Tajik counterpart Sirojiddin Muhriddin leave the Palace of Nation in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, as part of a five-day tour of Central Asia. AFP
Police riot gear is placed on the ground in preparation, amid public protests against the recent presidential election results in Jakarta, Indonesia. AFP
Police riot gear is placed on the ground in preparation, amid public protests against the recent presidential election results in Jakarta, Indonesia. AFP
Divers taking part in the World Coral Conservatory project in Burgers' Ocean off Arnhem, the Netherlands. Reuters
Divers taking part in the World Coral Conservatory project in Burgers' Ocean off Arnhem, the Netherlands. Reuters

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