Today in Pictures, June 13, 2024

An atmospheric morning among trees in South Africa; giant panda Bei Bei munching on bamboo in Sichuan, China; and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Men walking among trees in the morning frost, as the temperatures drop in the south of Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 12, 2024. — A frosty morning walk among trees as temperatures drop in the south of Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 12, 2024.
PHOTO: REUTERS

Bei Bei, a giant panda born in the U.S. in 2015 and transferred to China in 2019, eating bamboo leaves at the Ya'an Bifengxia Base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda, during an organised media tour in Ya'an, Sichuan province, China, on June 12, 2024. — Giant panda Bei Bei, which was born in the US in 2015 and moved to China in 2019, munching on bamboo leaves at the China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda's Ya'an Bifengxia base in Sichuan province on June 12.
PHOTO: REUTERS

Farmers operating rice seedling transplanters at a field in Taizhou, in eastern China's Jiangsu province, on June 12, 2024. — Rice seedling transplanters in action in a field in Taizhou, in eastern China's Jiangsu province, on June 12.
PHOTO: AFP

Cargo containers stacked at Yantian port in Shenzhen, in southern China's Guangdong province, on June 12, 2024. — Cargo containers stacked at Yantian port in Shenzhen, in China's Guangdong province, on June 12.
PHOTO: AFP

A woman sheltering herself from the sun with an umbrella as she rides a bicycle along a street on a hot day in Beijing, on June 12, 2024. — A woman shielding herself from the sun as she cycles in Beijing on June 12.
PHOTO: AFP

Fishermen unloading fish caught in a net during the sardine run in Scottburgh, South Africa, on June 12, 2024. — Fishermen unloading fish caught in a net during the sardine run in Scottburgh, South Africa, on June 12.
PHOTO: REUTERS

Australia's Hannah Fredericks competing in the women's 200m backstroke heats, during the Australian Swimming Trials, at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre, on June 13, 2024. — Australian swimmer Hannah Fredericks competing in the women's 200m backstroke heats of the Australian Swimming Trials held at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre on June 13.
PHOTO: AFP

Sweden's Armand Duplantis in action during the men's pole vault final, at the European Athletics Championships held at the Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy, on June 12, 2024. — Sweden's Armand Duplantis in action at the men's pole vault final of the European Athletics Championships held at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy, on June 12.
PHOTO: REUTERS

People on boats collecting recyclable plastics from the heavily polluted Citarum River at Batujajar in Bandung, West Java, on June 12, 2024. — People on boats collecting recyclable plastics from the heavily polluted Citarum River in Batujajar in Bandung, West Java, on June 12.
PHOTO: AFP

A flash of lightning illuminating the sky over the city during an air raid alert, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 12, 2024. — A flash of lightning illuminating the sky over Kyiv city during an air raid alert, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, on June 12.
PHOTO: REUTERS

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