Outgoing New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern gives her valedictory speech in parliament in Wellington, New Zealand. AFP
Outgoing New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern gives her valedictory speech in parliament in Wellington, New Zealand. AFP
A Palestinian woman sits near Israeli border policemen in Al Aqsa Mosque compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, while tension arises during clashes with Palestinians in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
A Palestinian woman sits near Israeli border policemen in Al Aqsa Mosque compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, while tension arises during clashes with Palestinians in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
School girls get ready to take part in celebrations for Senegal’s 63rd Independence Day in Dakar. AFP
School girls get ready to take part in celebrations for Senegal’s 63rd Independence Day in Dakar. AFP
Two critically endangered female Sumatran tiger cubs Alif and Raya are pictured as they emerge from their den for the very first time, at Chester Zoo, Cheshire, Britain. Reuters
Two critically endangered female Sumatran tiger cubs Alif and Raya are pictured as they emerge from their den for the very first time, at Chester Zoo, Cheshire, Britain. Reuters
Cyclists in action during the second stage of the Itzulia Basque Country 2023 Vuelta Cycling Tour in Navarra, northern Spain. EPA
Cyclists in action during the second stage of the Itzulia Basque Country 2023 Vuelta Cycling Tour in Navarra, northern Spain. EPA
Catholic faithful participate in the 'La Resena' procession during Holy Week, in Guatemala City, Guatemala. EPA
Catholic faithful participate in the 'La Resena' procession during Holy Week, in Guatemala City, Guatemala. EPA
Band members practise prior to the procession at the Veracruz church in Aguilar de la Frontera, southern Spain. AP
Band members practise prior to the procession at the Veracruz church in Aguilar de la Frontera, southern Spain. AP
Officers of the Senegalese Armed Forces get themselves ready to take part in celebrations for Senegal’s 63rd Independence Day in Dakar. AFP
Officers of the Senegalese Armed Forces get themselves ready to take part in celebrations for Senegal’s 63rd Independence Day in Dakar. AFP
An elderly woman places flowers on a tomb during Qingming festival also known as Tomb Sweeping Day when family members visit their ancestral graves to clean up and burn offerings in Beijing. AP
An elderly woman places flowers on a tomb during Qingming festival also known as Tomb Sweeping Day when family members visit their ancestral graves to clean up and burn offerings in Beijing. AP
Young Buddhist monks play between prayers at the Tawang monastery in Tawang town in the north-east Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. AFP
Young Buddhist monks play between prayers at the Tawang monastery in Tawang town in the north-east Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. AFP
Villagers look at a dead sperm whale (Physeter Macrocephalus) stranded at Yeh Malet beach in Klungkung, Indonesia. AFP
Villagers look at a dead sperm whale (Physeter Macrocephalus) stranded at Yeh Malet beach in Klungkung, Indonesia. AFP
People talk before former president Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, after being arraigned earlier in the day in New York City. AP
People talk before former president Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, after being arraigned earlier in the day in New York City. AP
A water buffalo grazes in a field in front of the Nahr Bin Omar oil field and facility near Iraq's southern port city of Basra. AFP
A water buffalo grazes in a field in front of the Nahr Bin Omar oil field and facility near Iraq's southern port city of Basra. AFP

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