• Policemen look at burnt police vehicles along a street in Bangalore after violence broke out overnight in Devara Jevana Halli. AFP
    Policemen look at burnt police vehicles along a street in Bangalore after violence broke out overnight in Devara Jevana Halli. AFP
  • A women walks in front of a mural, painted by workers of the Zapopan city hall as a tribute to essential workers who have cared for citizens during the pandemic in Jalisco, Mexico. AFP
    A women walks in front of a mural, painted by workers of the Zapopan city hall as a tribute to essential workers who have cared for citizens during the pandemic in Jalisco, Mexico. AFP
  • US firefighters work in the smoke and haze and embers from the Lake Hughes fire in Angeles National Forest on north of Santa Clarita, California. AP Photo
    US firefighters work in the smoke and haze and embers from the Lake Hughes fire in Angeles National Forest on north of Santa Clarita, California. AP Photo
  • A volunteer cleans oil spilled from the bulk carrier ship MV Wakashio that ran aground on a reef, at the Mahebourg Waterfront in Riviere des Creoles, Mauritius. Reuters
    A volunteer cleans oil spilled from the bulk carrier ship MV Wakashio that ran aground on a reef, at the Mahebourg Waterfront in Riviere des Creoles, Mauritius. Reuters
  • A man cools off at a weir of the Berounka river during a heatwave in the village of Dobrichovice, near Prague, Czech Republic. Reuters
    A man cools off at a weir of the Berounka river during a heatwave in the village of Dobrichovice, near Prague, Czech Republic. Reuters
  • Emergency personnel are seen at the scene of a train crash near Stonehaven in northeast Scotland. AFP
    Emergency personnel are seen at the scene of a train crash near Stonehaven in northeast Scotland. AFP
  • A satellite image of the MV Wahashio shipwreck off the coast of Mauritius. AFP
    A satellite image of the MV Wahashio shipwreck off the coast of Mauritius. AFP
  • A man wearing crosses a quiet road in Melbourne's Chinatown area, Australia. AFP
    A man wearing crosses a quiet road in Melbourne's Chinatown area, Australia. AFP
  • Villagers watch the eruption of Mount Sinabung as seen from Karo, North Sumatra. AFP
    Villagers watch the eruption of Mount Sinabung as seen from Karo, North Sumatra. AFP
  • People walk in downtown Moscow, Russia. AFP
    People walk in downtown Moscow, Russia. AFP
  • A man runs on a small road in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, as the sun rises. AP Photo
    A man runs on a small road in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, as the sun rises. AP Photo
  • A child cools off under a public fountain during hot summer weather at a park in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters
    A child cools off under a public fountain during hot summer weather at a park in Tokyo, Japan. Reuters

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