Children perform the 'Tawaf' (circumambulation) ritual around the replica of Kaaba seven times, during Little Hajj 2022 in Serdang, Malaysia. EPA
Children perform the 'Tawaf' (circumambulation) ritual around the replica of Kaaba seven times, during Little Hajj 2022 in Serdang, Malaysia. EPA
Navozenko Anatolii, 61, surveys the debris of his house, which was destroyed by Russian shelling, in Novoselivka village in Ukraine. His mother Natalia, 82, temporarily lives in the greenhouse. EPA
Navozenko Anatolii, 61, surveys the debris of his house, which was destroyed by Russian shelling, in Novoselivka village in Ukraine. His mother Natalia, 82, temporarily lives in the greenhouse. EPA
Demonstrators clash with the police in the surroundings of Arbolito Park in Quito, amid indigenous-led protests against the Ecuadorean government. AFP
Demonstrators clash with the police in the surroundings of Arbolito Park in Quito, amid indigenous-led protests against the Ecuadorean government. AFP
A horse rears in the crowd during the 'Caragol des Born', a mass gathering of horses and people during the traditional Saint John festival in Ciutadella, Minorca. AFP
A horse rears in the crowd during the 'Caragol des Born', a mass gathering of horses and people during the traditional Saint John festival in Ciutadella, Minorca. AFP
A rescuer holds a cat after a flash flood triggered by heavy rains in Purasari village in Bogor, Indonesia. AFP
A rescuer holds a cat after a flash flood triggered by heavy rains in Purasari village in Bogor, Indonesia. AFP
Chilean astronomer Luis Chavarria looks at one of the optical telescopes on the platform of the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the European Southern Observatory in Chile's Antofagasta region. AFP
Chilean astronomer Luis Chavarria looks at one of the optical telescopes on the platform of the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at the European Southern Observatory in Chile's Antofagasta region. AFP
US actor Sean Penn, centre, attends the fifth hearing by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the US Capitol, in Washington, DC. AFP
US actor Sean Penn, centre, attends the fifth hearing by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the US Capitol, in Washington, DC. AFP
Residents on a boat in a flooded area after heavy rains in Yingde, Qingyuan city, in China's southern Guangdong province. AFP
Residents on a boat in a flooded area after heavy rains in Yingde, Qingyuan city, in China's southern Guangdong province. AFP
Children practise boxing on a street in Hong Kong ahead of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China from Britain. Reuters
Children practise boxing on a street in Hong Kong ahead of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China from Britain. Reuters
Men search for survivors amid the debris of a house destroyed by an earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan. Reuters
Men search for survivors amid the debris of a house destroyed by an earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan. Reuters
A model presents a creation by Louis Vuitton fashion house as part of their Spring/Summer 2023 collection show during Men's Fashion Week in Paris. Reuters
A model presents a creation by Louis Vuitton fashion house as part of their Spring/Summer 2023 collection show during Men's Fashion Week in Paris. Reuters
People watch as a defused 500kg bomb that did not detonate when it landed on an apartment building in March is lowered from the roof, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Reuters
People watch as a defused 500kg bomb that did not detonate when it landed on an apartment building in March is lowered from the roof, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Reuters
A Taliban helicopter takes off after bringing aid to the site of an earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan. Reuters
A Taliban helicopter takes off after bringing aid to the site of an earthquake in Gayan, Afghanistan. Reuters
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a lesson during a visit to GS Kacyiru II school, on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kigali, Rwanda. Reuters
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson attends a lesson during a visit to GS Kacyiru II school, on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kigali, Rwanda. Reuters
Aerial view shows tractors and straw bales forming a bike-shaped land art sculpture along the route of the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race, in Jutland, Denmark. AFP
Aerial view shows tractors and straw bales forming a bike-shaped land art sculpture along the route of the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race, in Jutland, Denmark. AFP
A 'mouse house' fire station and book store, designed by an anonymous group of Swedish artists known as 'AnonyMouse,' is installed next to a retail store in Newton, Massachusetts, USA, 23 June 2022. Known for mouse-themed miniatures in Sweden, France and the Isle of Man, the collective has started installing several of the miniatures in Boston and the surrounding areas. EPA / CJ GUNTHER
A 'mouse house' fire station and book store, designed by an anonymous group of Swedish artists known as 'AnonyMouse,' is installed next to a retail store in Newton, Massachusetts, USA, 23 June 2022. Known for mouse-themed miniatures in Sweden, France and the Isle of Man, the collective has started installing several of the miniatures in Boston and the surrounding areas. EPA / CJ GUNTHER

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June 24, 2022

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