A diving championship in England, Darth Vader on trial in Chile, Manhattanhenge in New York City, dune climbing in China, a graduation ceremony at West Point, a live-fire military exercise in Japan, dangerous drought conditions in India, ongoing floods in northern Italy, and much more
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Read moreIndian wrestler Vinesh Phogat (center), with others, is detained by police while attempting to march to India's new Parliament, as it was being inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Protesters demonstrated against Brij Bhushan Singh, the wrestling-federation chief, who faces allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation, in New Delhi, on May 28, 2023. #
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Read moreAn aerial view of a flooded area, caused by heavy rains across Italy's northern Emilia Romagna region, taken during a helicopter flight over the territory by officers of the 7th Italian Army Aviation Regiment "Vega" on May 26, 2023 #
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Read moreWomen draw water from a partially dried-up well, using plastic containers attached to ropes in Khokher Viheer village, Peth Taluka, Nashik, Maharashtra, India, on May 26, 2023. The Indian state of Maharashtra is facing a water crisis of unprecedented scale. Its inland regions have faced severe drought over the past few years, and water levels in 13 important reservoirs that supply the state sit at less than 10 percent of capacity, local media reports say. #
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Read moreThe Shenzhou-16 spacecraft on board the Long March-2F rocket launches from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on May 30, 2023, in Jiuquan, China. The three-astronaut crew will be carried to China's new Tiangong Space Station and will replace a similar crew that has been at the station for the past six months. #
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Read moreMembers of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force take part in a live-fire exercise at the East Fuji Maneuver Area on May 27, 2023, in Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan. The annual drill took place after G7 leaders discussed ways to further strengthen defense cooperation at their meeting in Hiroshima last week. #
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Read moreCincinnati Reds center fielder TJ Friedl tries to make a play on a triple hit by Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson during the first inning at Wrigley Field on May 27, 2023, in Chicago, Illinois. #
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Read moreCadets celebrate during their graduation ceremony at the United States Air Force Academy, just north of Colorado Springs, in El Paso County, Colorado, on June 1, 2023. #
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Read moreA graduated cadet bleeds after being hit by a hat tossed in the air at the end of the United States Military Academy's 2023 graduation ceremony, at Michie Stadium in West Point, New York, on May 27, 2023. #
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Read moreA blue-and-yellow macaw is seen in Caracas, Venezuela, ahead of World Parrot Day on May 21, 2023. The macaws make their home in the Venezuelan capital as bird enthusiasts in the city feed parrots and protect their nests. #
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Read moreA volunteer helps light the Memorial Day Watchfire in Syracuse, New York, on May 28, 2023. The practice is based on an old military tradition in which, following a battle, a large fire would be started in hopes that it would guide lost soldiers back to where they needed to be. Today, the Memorial Day Watchfire honors that history, and those who served, by respectfully retiring worn or tattered American flags that can no longer be used. #
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Read moreA long-exposure photo shows the Mount Merapi volcano releasing hot lava, with its reflection seen on Kendil Lake in the village of Srumbung, in Magelang, Central Java, on May 28, 2023. #
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Read moreA Ukrainian serviceman prepares to launch an unmanned reconnaissance aerial device amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on May 29, 2023. #
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Read moreWater flows through an irrigation ditch past farmland and beyond the U.S.-Mexico border barrier, running next to the Colorado River, on May 26, 2023, near Yuma, Arizona. States along the drought-stricken Colorado River, a source of drinking water for 40 million people, reached an agreement earlier this week on water supply conservation with the Biden administration. California, Arizona, and Nevada, the states that form the river's lower basin, have agreed to save 3 million acre-feet of water by 2026, in exchange for $1.2 billion in federal funds. #
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Read morePeople crowd into a street to take pictures as the sun sets in alignment with Manhattan streets running east-west, a phenomenon know as Manhattanhenge, in New York City on May 30, 2023. #
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Read morePilgrims hold a baby near the effigy of the Rocio Virgin outside the hermitage in the village of El Rocio in the Andalusian province of Huelva on May 29, 2023, during the annual pilgrimage of El Rocio. #
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Read moreWorkers clean a Buddha statue at Maha Vihara Mojopahit temple in Mojokerto, Indonesia, on May 30, 2023, ahead of the Vesak festival, which commemorates Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and death. #
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Read moreA Senegalese gendarme stands near a pile of burning tires during a protest in Dakar on May 29, 2023, over the arrest of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, ahead of the final verdict in his rape trial. Sonko, who has a significant youth following, faced rape accusations that could have resulted in him being ineligible to run in next year's presidential election. On Thursday, he was acquitted of the rape charges, but was convicted of corrupting youth and sentenced in absentia to two years in jail. #
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Read moreThe Valparaíso Court of Justice holds a mock trial against science-fiction character Darth Vader in Valparaíso, Chile, on May 28, 2023. The trial took place as part of Chile's Heritage Day celebrations and aimed to educate people on the work of the courts. #
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Read moreJohn Turner, the "king" of Castleton Garland Day, sits on horseback, covered to the waist in a heavy, bell-shaped floral garland, as he prepares to parade through the village of Castleton in the Peak District of northern England on May 29, 2023. The date of the custom coincides with Oak Apple Day, and it is said to commemorate the restoration of King Charles II in 1660. The garland is meant to represent the oak tree in which he hid after the Battle of Worcester. #
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Read moreA sauteur ("jumper") vaults over a bull during the Course Landaise in Samadet, France, on May 29, 2023. The traditional event takes place in the southwest of France from May to October. Men facing the bulls have to avoid contact with the animal, by jumping over them or dodging them. #
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Read moreKyle Kothari of Dive London Aquatics Club competes in the Men's Platform Final during day four of the British Diving Championships 2023 at Ponds Forge in Sheffield, England, on May 28, 2023. #
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