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Fire and rescue teams extinguish the last of the flames after an explosion at a fireworks plant in Liuyang, China
(Image credit: Xinhua / Shutterstock)
Cathal McNally competes in the Dragon Egg stone lift during the 2026 Ireland's Strongest Man competition in Belfast, Ireland
(Image credit: Ben Brady / INPHO / Shutterstock)
An offering left by locals is seen near a dead sperm whale that washed up at Melaya beach in southwest Bali, Indonesia
(Image credit: Johannes Christo / Reuters)
A displaced Palestinian boy peers through the tear in a tent wall, in Gaza City, Palestine
(Image credit: Mahmoud Issa / Reuters)
FEMEN activists and members of Russian punk rock group Pussy Riot demonstrate against the participation of Russia in the Venice Biennale art show in Venice, Italy
(Image credit: Marco Bertorello / AFP / Getty Images)
Texas Rangers outfielder Evan Carter dives and misses a fly ball during a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Detroit, USA
(Image credit: Paul Sancya / AP Photo)
Ultra-Orthodox Jews dance around a bonfire during Lag BaOmer, a Jewish holiday of communal celebrations, in Bnei Brak, Israel
(Image credit: Oded Balilty / AP Photo)
Canine actor Hui Buh, a Parson Russell Terrier, shows off his skills during a press event in Dortmund, Germany
(Image credit: Ina Fassbender / AFP / Getty Images)
Australia's Connor O'Leary surfs in the final of the Gold Coast Pro at Snapper Rocks, Australia
(Image credit: Jason O'Brien / EPA / Shutterstock)
A woman attends a dance workshop at the Biennale of Dance in Africa, held at Ecole Des Sables in Toubab Dialaw, Senegal
(Image credit: Misper Apawu / AP Photo)
A group of turtles bask in the sun at City Park in Skopje, North Macedonia
(Image credit: Georgi Licovski / EPA / Shutterstock)
Singer Rihanna and rapper partner ASAP Rocky arrive for the 2026 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, USA
(Image credit: Angela Weiss / AFP / Getty Images)
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