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Poland supporters pose for a photo ahead of the UEFA EURO 2024 group D match between Poland and Netherlands, in Hamburg, Germany, 16 June 2024. EPA-EFE/ROBERT GHEMENT
We bring you a visual snapshot of the day’s news events, including pictures from the LGBT community holding a banner showing photos of LGBT soldiers killed in action amid Russia’s invasion, Yoga enthusiasts performing exercises during a mass yoga exercise to celebrate the International Day of Yoga in Bangkok, the Republic of China (ROC) Military Academy centennial celebrations and Eid al-Adha celebrations.
Air support flies by as the Post Fire burns in Gorman, California, USA, 15 June 2024. The Post Fire has expanded to more than 4,400 acres, and prompted multiple evacuations in Gorman, the Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area, and Pyramid Lake. Picture: EPA-EFE/ALLISON DINNERRepresentatives of the LGBT community hold a banner showing photos of LGBT soldiers killed in action amid Russia’s invasion, as they attend the KyivPride March in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, 16 June 2024. Representatives of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) organizations and their supporters marched through the Ukrainian capital for the first time since Russia’s invasion began in 2022. Picture: EPA-EFE/SERGEY DOLZHENKOYoga enthusiasts perform exercises during a mass yoga exercise to celebrate the International Day of Yoga in Bangkok, Thailand, 16 June 2024. Hundreds of Thai and foreign Yoga enthusiasts took part in the mass yoga exercise organized by the Indian Embassy to mark the International Day of Yoga, which is celebrated annually on 21 June to raise the public awareness on the significance of health and spiritual benefits of practicing yoga. The annual International Day of Yoga has been celebrated annually worldwide since 2015 after the United Nations declared Yoga as a practice of physical, mental and spiritual exercise which originated in ancient India. Picture: EPA-EFE/RUNGROJ YONGRITA Taiwanese cadet reacts as he closes his eye due to sweat during the Republic of China (ROC) Military Academy centennial celebrations (Whampoa Military Academy centennial celebrations) inside the Republic of China (ROC) Military Academy in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 16 June 2024. President Lai is presiding over celebrations at the Republic of China (ROC) Military Academy to commemorate its 100th anniversary. The Kaohsiung-based academy is holding its main centennial event, featuring a large-scale military march with cadets. Additionally, ROC Military Academy honor graduates are dressed in various historical uniforms, including those from when the academy was based in mainland China, to honor its roots and century-long tradition. Picture: EPA-EFE/RITCHIE B. TONGOepaselect epa11415719 Adam Yates from Great Britain of UAE Team Emirates celebrates with dog Zoe after winning the Tour de Suisse after the eighth and final stage, a 15.7km Indovidual Time Trial (ITT) from Aige to Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland, 16 June 2024. Picture: EPA-EFE/GIAN EHRENZELLEREqual rights activists participate in an LGBTQ Pride parade in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 16 June 2024. Sri Lankan equal rights activist groups marked Pride Month with a street parade in Colombo, demanding an immediate solution to their long-standing rights issues. Picture: EPA-EFE/CHAMILA KARUNARATHNEStefan Hengst of Germany competes in the Men’s Kayak Cross race during the 2024 ICF Kayak Slalom World Cup taking place in Krakow, Poland 16 June 2024. Picture: EPA-EFE/Lukasz GagulskiA Palestinian woman looks from inside her destroyed house during the first day of Eid al-Adha in Khan Younis town, southern Gaza strip, 16 June 2024. Eid al-Adha is the holiest of the two Muslims holidays celebrated each year. It marks the yearly Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj) to visit Mecca, the holiest place in Islam. Muslims slaughter a sacrificial animal and split the meat into three parts, one for the family, one for friends and relatives, and one for the poor and needy. Picture: EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED SABERA person participates in the LGBTI Pride Parade in Merida, Mexico, 15 June 2024. Members of the LGBTI+ community participated in the tenth LGBT+ Pride march celebrating diversity and the fight for the rights of the community. Picture: EPA-EFE/Lorenzo HernándezPeople pray during Eid al-Adha celebrations in Naples, Italy, 16 June 2024. Eid al-Adha is the holiest of the two Muslims holidays celebrated each year. It marks the yearly Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj) to visit Mecca, the holiest place in Islam. Muslims slaughter a sacrificial animal and split the meat into three parts, one for the family, one for friends and relatives, and one for the poor and needy. Picture: EPA-EFE/CESARE ABBATEMembers of team Rossi (Reds) of Santa Maria Novella challenge the Azzurri (Blues) of Santa Croce during a historic Calcio Storico Fiorentino medieval football game, in Florence, Italy, 15 June 2024. The Rossi won 8 to 7 after 50 regulation minutes ended in a draw and in doing so became the winners. Picture: EPA-EFE/CLAUDIO GIOVANNINIThe Ferrari 499P car (starting no.51) of team Ferrari AF Corse driven by Alessandro Pier Guidi of Italy, James Calado of Great Britain and Antonio Giovinazzi of Italy makes a pit stop during the 92nd edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in Le Mans, France, 16 June 2024. Picture: EPA-EFE/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSONTwo men throw ballons during an Eid Al-Adha prayer service at Al Sayida Zinab mosque in Cairo, Egypt, 16 June 2024. Eid al-Adha is the holiest of the two Muslims holidays celebrated each year, it marks the yearly Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj) to visit Mecca, the holiest place in Islam. Muslims slaughter a sacrificial animal and split the meat into three parts, one for the family, one for friends and relatives, and one for the poor and needy. Picture: EPA-EFE/Mohamed Hossam
