Newly arrived Rohingya refugees are stranded on a boat after they were not allowed to land after being given water and food in Pineung,Indonesia. AFP
Newly arrived Rohingya refugees are stranded on a boat after they were not allowed to land after being given water and food in Pineung,Indonesia. AFP
A near empty platform at the main station of Frankfurt am Main as German train drivers' union GDL called for a 20-hour strike. AFP
A near empty platform at the main station of Frankfurt am Main as German train drivers' union GDL called for a 20-hour strike. AFP
A worker clears plastic waste choking the Buckingham Canal water flow in Chennai. AFP
A worker clears plastic waste choking the Buckingham Canal water flow in Chennai. AFP
Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Leaders' Week in Woodside, California. AFP
Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Leaders' Week in Woodside, California. AFP
Northern Lights illuminate the night sky during autumn near Mo i Rana, Norway. Reuters
Northern Lights illuminate the night sky during autumn near Mo i Rana, Norway. Reuters
A soldier cleans boots before Swiss President Alain Berset and French President Emmanuel Macron review the troops during a state visit in Bern, Switzerland. Reuters
A soldier cleans boots before Swiss President Alain Berset and French President Emmanuel Macron review the troops during a state visit in Bern, Switzerland. Reuters
An aerial view of people enjoying the beach amid a record-breaking heat wave at Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Getty Images
An aerial view of people enjoying the beach amid a record-breaking heat wave at Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Getty Images
Brigitte Macron, the wife of the French President, poses with pupils for a selfie as she visits the public French language school, in Bern. AFP
Brigitte Macron, the wife of the French President, poses with pupils for a selfie as she visits the public French language school, in Bern. AFP
A flooded area in Woumen, near Diksmuide, after days of heavy rain in the West Flanders province. AFP
A flooded area in Woumen, near Diksmuide, after days of heavy rain in the West Flanders province. AFP
Vandalised political posters of Argentina's Economy Minister and presidential candidate for Union por la Patria party, Sergio Massa, Buenos Aires. AFP
Vandalised political posters of Argentina's Economy Minister and presidential candidate for Union por la Patria party, Sergio Massa, Buenos Aires. AFP
A green sea turtle rests on the bottom of the Arashi reef off the coast of Noord in Aruba. AFP
A green sea turtle rests on the bottom of the Arashi reef off the coast of Noord in Aruba. AFP
A woman carries wooden planks as she walks past a heavily damaged residential building following a Russian strike in the Donetsk region. AFP
A woman carries wooden planks as she walks past a heavily damaged residential building following a Russian strike in the Donetsk region. AFP
A prisoner sheds a tear before receiving his bachelor's degree from Northwestern University during a graduation ceremony for students who went through the inaugural class of the Northwestern Prison Education Program, Illinois. Reuters
A prisoner sheds a tear before receiving his bachelor's degree from Northwestern University during a graduation ceremony for students who went through the inaugural class of the Northwestern Prison Education Program, Illinois. Reuters
Three newborn Siberian tigers in their enclosure at the zoo in Opole, Poland, 15 November 2023. The tigers were born on 19 September. EPA / Krzysztof åwiderski POLAND OUT
Three newborn Siberian tigers in their enclosure at the zoo in Opole, Poland, 15 November 2023. The tigers were born on 19 September. EPA / Krzysztof åwiderski POLAND OUT

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