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Afghan children attend a circus training session on the rooftop of a house in Kabul on September 21, 2026.

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Competitors ride donkeys during an annual race held in the southern village of Roum, Lebanon.

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Aymara indigenous people perform a ritual to thank 'Pachamama' (Mother Earth) after an unusual snowfall at the Northern Summit of La Paz, along the road to the Yungas, in La Paz department, Bolivia.

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Indian expats from Kerala in UAE came together on Wednesday to celebrate Thiruvonam, the most important day of the Onam festival.

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Rocky, a gibbon hand-raised by on-site caretaker Jodi Kleier, sits in an enclosure at the Gibbon Conservation Center in Santa Clarita, Calif.

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Young fighters compete in an action-packed bout during the 7th Youth MMA World Championships at Mubadala Arena in Abu Dhabi.

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Palestinian girl Miral al-Babli, who lost a leg after being injured during the war between Israel and Hamas, receives swimming training from the Heal Palestine organization at a pool in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip.

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A changing Dubai skyline: The Toyota building stands along Sheikh Zayed Road in this view of the landmark before its planned demolition in 2027.

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People crowd a street in Istanbul’s Eminonu commercial district,

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A labourer carrying dates at a palm orchard in Khairpur, in Pakistan’s Sindh province.

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