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Joseph, a 54-old-year man, poses for a picure in front of a mural of India’s freedom icon Mahatma Gandhi as he shows his inked finger after casting his ballot during the second phase of voting in India’s general election, in Bengaluru on April 26, 2024. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP)
Workers continue to clear the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and the container ship Dali in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 26, 2024. The first cargo ship passed through a temporary channel in Baltimore on April 25, after being trapped in the harbor since the bridge collapsed on March 26, 2024, halting most maritime traffic through the city’s port. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)Former US President Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on April 26, 2024. Trump’s defense team vied to probe holes in tabloid publisher David Pecker’s testimony during the trial on April 25, after jurors heard days of testimony regarding a plot to kill salacious stories that could have thwarted the Republican’s 2016 White House bid. (Photo by JEENAH MOON / POOL / AFP)A picture taken with a drone shows a young humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) that is beached on the shore of Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA, 26 April 2024. According to local reports, a second deceased whale, a minke (balaenoptera acutorostrata) was also beached on the island of Nantucket, approximately 30 miles (53km) south of Cape Cod. Picture: EPA-EFE/CJ GUNTHERA leg-amputee Ukrainian serviceman, patient of the Unbroken National Rehabilitation Centre, attends a session at a shooting range in the city of Lviv on April 26, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The action was organized by the charity foundation ROXY as a part of the rehabilitation of military personnel who are being treated or undergoing rehabilitation. (Photo by YURIY DYACHYSHYN / AFP)Egan Bernal from Colombia of team Ineos Grenadiers in action during the third stage, a 15.51 km individual time trial with start and finish in Oron, of the 77th Tour de Romandie UCI World Tour Cycling race, Saint-Martin, Switzerland, 26 April 2024. Picture: EPA-EFE/JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTTCarlos Alcaraz of Spain in action during his men’s singles match against Aleksandr Shevchenko of Kazakhstan at the Madrid Open tennis tournament, Madrid, Spain, 26 April 2024. Picture: EPA-EFE/JUANJO MARTINMoto3 Thai rider Tatchakorn Buasri of Honda Team Asia in action during the free practice session ahead of the 2024 Motorcycling Gran Prix of Spain at the Jerez-Angel Nieto race track in Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia, southern Spain, 26 April 2024. Picture: EPA-EFE/Roman RiosDucati Spanish rider Marc Marquez leaves the box during a practice session of the MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix at the Jerez racetrack in Jerez de la Frontera on April 26, 2024. (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO / AFP)Displaced children eat a meal prepared by volunteers for the displaced families, a day after the Gitathuru river overflowed and broke its banks due to heavy rainfall damaging their surrounding neighborhoods, in the Ngondo village, in Mathare, Nairobi, Kenya, 25 April 2024. According to the Kenya Red Cross Society, the floodings left at least 32 dead, 15 injured and at least 103,485 people have been affected by the March-May long rains that continue to rise, including 40,265 people displaced, as of 18 April 2024. Kenya’s meteorological department predicts more heavy rainfall this week, as floods continue to destroy properties in various parts of the country. Picture: EPA-EFE/DANIEL IRUNGUSecurity personal guard the place where members of Haiti’s Presidential Transitional Council were sworn-in at the Villa d’Accueil, in of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 25 April 2024. The nine members of the Transitional Presidential Council, tasked with choosing the country’s new prime minister and cabinet, were sworn in on 25 April following the formal resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry from office. Picture: EPA-EFE/Johnson SabinDemonstrators hold together in front of the Reichstag building housing the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) as police officers clear a pro-Palestinians camp of protesters settled near the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on April 26, 2024. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)A history enthusiast dressed in a US Army uniform from World War II smokes during the ‘Convoy of Liberty’ in Prague, Czech Republic, 26 April 2024. The ‘Convoy of Liberty’ commemorates the liberation of the western part of the Czech Republic from Nazi oppression by the US Army at the end of World War II in April and May 1945. The convoy’s route begins on the bank of Vltava river in Prague and traditionally makes its first stop in front of the US Embassy, where it is welcomed by a Czech Army Military Band and many spectators. As per the previous year, Ukrainian flags were flown on the US Embassy building in support of Ukraine. Picture: EPA-EFE/MARTIN DIVISEKA burnt vehicle blocks a street after a civil and military police raid in the Complexo do Alemao favela in Rio de Janeiro, on April 26, 2024. (Photo by Bruno KAIUCA / AFP)Indigenous people participate in the Terra Livre Camp March (Free Land Camp) in Brasilia, Brazil, 25 April 2024. Thousands of indigenous people marched through Brasilia towards the headquarters of the Government, where Lula was meeting with a delegation of indigenous people who are demanding the demarcation of their lands which was one of his campaign pledges before becoming president. Picture: EPA-EFE/Andre BorgesA man takes a short nap on a push cart during a hot day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 26 April 2024. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), the duration of the heat wave has been extended on 25 April for the next 72 hours. Picture: EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAMArtist Justine McAllister paints a mural in Melbourne, Australia, 26 April 2024. Seven world-renowned street artists have taken to the streets of Mordialloc, a beachside suburb of Melbourne, to create a series of large-scare murals as part of an initiative called Wall to Wall. Picture: EPA-EFE/JAMES ROSS
