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Gallery: The best photos from around the world
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A man looks through the U.S. - Mexico border fence after a binational Mass was held at the Friendship Park, in Tijuana, Mexico.Credit:AP
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A woman walks past a mural in a sidewalk in downtown Tehran, Iran.Credit:AP
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Enrico Berre, left, of Italy and Matyas Szabo of Germany fight in the men's team sabre bronze match of the FIE World Fencing Championships in Budapest, Hungary.Credit:MTI
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Members of the emergency services try to extinguish a wildfire near Cardigos village, in central Portugal. About 1,800 firefighters were struggling to contain wildfires in central Portugal that have already injured people, including several firefighters.Credit:AP
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A broken umbrella flies by near riot police, during confrontation with protesters in Hong Kong. Police launched tear gas at protesters Sunday after a massive pro-democracy march continued late into the evening. The action was the latest confrontation between police and demonstrators who have taken to the streets to protest an extradition bill and call for electoral reforms in the Chinese territory.Credit:Andy Lo/HK01
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Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest against Governor Ricardo Rossello in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Rossello announced that he will not seek reelection in 2020 and will step down as the president of the New Progressive Party.Credit:Bloomberg
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Switzerland's Nina Kost swims in her heat of the women's 100m backstroke at the World Swimming Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.Credit:AP
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A boy looks from a booth at a polling station during a parliamentary election in Kiev, Ukraine.Credit:AP
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A spectator cheers France's Thibaut Pinot during the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 185 kilometers with start in Limoux and finish in Prat d'Albis, France.Credit:AP
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Alex Paladino cools off at the Eakins Oval fountain in Philadelphia. The East Coast sweated through another day of heat and humidity in a stretch of weather so oppressive that organizers in Boston cancelled a road race, Delaware Civil War re-enactors got the day off and the New York Police Department implored residents to take it easy.Credit:Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer
