An active crater spills lava around the Svartsengi area near Grindavik, Iceland
Indigenous Guna people board a boat to relocate from Cartí Sugtupu island to mainland Guna Yala Comarca in Panama
Sheep graze in front of Mont-Saint-Michel in Brittany, France
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida
World War II veterans arrive at the Deauville-Normandie Airport in Saint-Gatien-des-Bois, France
A woman throws a milkshake at Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage in Clacton-on-Sea, England
New York Mets' Brandon Nimmo leaps for the ball during a baseball game in Washington, D.C.
A sculpture called "Survival of Serena" by Carole A. Feuerman is seen on display in New York City
A plane drops fire retardant on a wildfire in Puertollano, Spain
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi, India
A man sleeps in a vintage U.S. Army jeep in Normandy, France
Athletes compete during the Week of Track and Field in Moscow, Russia
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