Air defence searchlights are demonstrated to the media
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A woman holds her baby at a shelter for people displaced by gang violence
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Ermine moth caterpillars spin their webs in a hedge in the churchyard of All Saints in Bisham
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Wild blue and yellow macaws (Ara araurana). Bird enthusiasts in the city feed the parrots and protect their nests as well as help them adapt to the urban environment. Wednesday is World Parrot Day
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A North Korean soldier in a guard post near the demilitarised zone. Earlier on Wednesday, a North Korean satellite plunged into the sea after its rocket failed
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Empty railway lines outside Victoria station as a 24-hour rail strike disrupts services
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An Indian labourer smokes a beedi, a local cigarette wrapped with tobacco leaf, at a market. World No Tobacco Day is marked annually on 31 May
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A pregnant woman participates in a contest held to celebrate Mother’s Day
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A young protestor watches pigeons. Indigenous people protested against a bill that is being processed in Congress that could make it difficult to demarcate native lands
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An audience member takes a photo as Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis speaks during a campaign event
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Children stand amid the remains of their destroyed family home after Israeli strikes on Beit Lahiya
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A woman wades through a flooded street as rescue teams help people evacuate after heavy rains caused widespread flooding
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