Today in Pictures, June 13, 2019

Protesters in Hong Kong hit with tear gas; A car mounts two cars at a public carpark in Orchard Road; Fog envelops the fairways at the US Open and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Jun 13, 2019, 10:18 AM

Police officers dissolve the barricades placed by demonstrators in Hong Kong on June 12, 2019. - Violent clashes broke out in Hong Kong on June 12 as police tried to stop protesters storming the city's parliament, while tens of thousands of people blocked key arteries in a show of strength against government plans to allow extraditions to China. PHOTO: AFP

A protester stands in a cloud of tear gas during a protest against a proposed extradition law in Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. Protesters flooding downtown Hong Kong to stop the government's proposed extradition law effectively presented the city's leaders with an ultimatum: back down, or risk violent clashes that could be worse than the Occupy movement in 2014. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

Police officers fire tear gas towards protesters during a protest against a controversial extradition law proposal, outside Hong Kong's government headquarters on June 12, 2019. PHOTO: DPA

A BMW driven by an elderly woman ended up on two other cars in a carpark next to Wheelock Place on June 12, 2019. No injury was reported. The Straits Times understands that the Singapore Civil Defence Force deployed two fire bikes, one red rhino, a pump engine, an ambulance and one rescue tender to the scene. Officers helped the woman out of the vehicle and paramedics assessed her. She declined to be taken to the hospital. ST PHOTO: SHINTARO TAY

A fisherman swims to shore after his boat capsized due to high waves ahead of the expected landfall of Cyclone Vayu at Veraval, India, June 12, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Migrants from Central America cross the Rio Bravo river to enter illegally into the United States to turn themselves in to request for asylum in El Paso, Texas, U.S., as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico June 12, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

US First Lady Melania Trump and DPolish first lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda leave the Rose Garden after a press conference by their husbands at White House in Washington, DC on June 12, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev kisses the state flag during his inauguration ceremony in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan June 12, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Congressmen hold signs that reads "In the congress we do not want drug dealers" during a plenary session in the congress, in Bogota, Colombia June 12, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys and CH-53E Super Stallions aircrafts line up as part of the mass flight at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, U.S., June 6, 2019. PHOTO: MARINE CORPS HANDOUT VIA REUTERS

(L-R) Tiger Woods, Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas of the US walk in the fog on the fairway of hole fourteen during a practice round for the 119th US Open Championship at the Pebble Beach Golf Links in Pebble Beach, California USA, June 12, 2019. The tournament runs from June 13 to June 16. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A visitor swims underwater at the open-air aquapark 'Dreamland' in Minsk, Belarus, June 12, 2019. Aquapark 'Dreamland' is considered one of the biggest open-air aquaparks in Europe and covers nine hectares. Local media report that Minsk is experiencing summer temperatures of up to 33 degrees Celsius. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A picture taken on June 11, 2019 shows a seal swimming in the north sea near the German island "Helgoland", northern Germany. PHOTO: AFP

The Bell Nexus concept vehicle is shown at the Uber Elevate Summit June 12, 2019 in Washington, DC, one of the vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) vehicles or flying cars that will be part of Uber's fleet for aerial ride sharing. - Uber on June 11 selected Melbourne, Australia, as the first non-US city for its aerial ridesharing service that is expected to launch in 2023, as it unveiled new partners for the ambitious initiative. PHOTO: AFP

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