Catholic devotees jostle as they try to touch a glass-covered carriage carrying the Black Nazarene, during an annual religious procession in Manila. AFP
Catholic devotees jostle as they try to touch a glass-covered carriage carrying the Black Nazarene, during an annual religious procession in Manila. AFP
Bullet trains leaving Nanjing south railway station, in China's Jiangsu province. AFP
Bullet trains leaving Nanjing south railway station, in China's Jiangsu province. AFP
Snow covers Leeds Castle in Kent, southern England. AFP
Snow covers Leeds Castle in Kent, southern England. AFP
A Long March-2C rocket, carrying the Einstein Probe satellite, lifts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre, in China. AFP
A Long March-2C rocket, carrying the Einstein Probe satellite, lifts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre, in China. AFP
A voter shows the indelible ink mark after casting her vote at a polling station during general elections in Thimphu, Bhutan. AFP
A voter shows the indelible ink mark after casting her vote at a polling station during general elections in Thimphu, Bhutan. AFP
Cuban veterans participate in a parade commemorating the 65th anniversary of Fidel Castro's entry in Havana. AFP
Cuban veterans participate in a parade commemorating the 65th anniversary of Fidel Castro's entry in Havana. AFP
Migrants from across South America walk towards the border with the US, in Chiapas State, Mexico. AFP
Migrants from across South America walk towards the border with the US, in Chiapas State, Mexico. AFP
US actors Mark Ruffalo, left, and Willem Dafoe kiss Dafoe's newly unveiled star, during the ceremony honoring him with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, in Hollywood. AFP
US actors Mark Ruffalo, left, and Willem Dafoe kiss Dafoe's newly unveiled star, during the ceremony honoring him with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, in Hollywood. AFP
Houses submerged by floods in Rochester, Australia. Severe weather warnings were in place for vast areas of central Victoria after heavy rainfall overnight. Getty Images
Houses submerged by floods in Rochester, Australia. Severe weather warnings were in place for vast areas of central Victoria after heavy rainfall overnight. Getty Images
Qatari driver Nasser Al Attiyah and his French co-driver Mathieu Baumel compete during Stage 3 of the Dakar Rally 2024, between Al Duwadimi and Al Salamiya, Saudi Arabia. AFP
Qatari driver Nasser Al Attiyah and his French co-driver Mathieu Baumel compete during Stage 3 of the Dakar Rally 2024, between Al Duwadimi and Al Salamiya, Saudi Arabia. AFP

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