A humanoid named Xiao Qi poses with fellow attendees at Beijing's National Convention Center in China
A man takes cover behind a column in the Zeitoun district of Gaza
Workers assemble steel tube towers at a factory in Haian, China
A praying mantis lands on the red carpet during the 81st International Venice Film Festival in Italy
A Sumatran elephant calf named Rocky Balboa is introduced to the public in Surabaya, Indonesia
A woman searches for an item in a cosmetics store during a blackout in Caracas, Venezuela
Ezra Frech competes during the men's high jump T63 final at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France
A sign is placed on a dog calling for the release of activist Paul Watson in Paris, France
Jets from the Royal Saudi Air Force's Saudi Falcons aerobatic team performing maneuvers in Alamein, Egypt
A severe drought has exposed the sandbanks of the Madeira River in Humaitá, Brazil
Spanish Red Cross members assist a boat of migrants arriving at La Restinga port in Spain
Pope Francis and Indonesian President Joko Widodo watch as the honor guard marches by during a ceremonial welcome in Jakarta
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