Today in Pictures, June 14, 2017

Flames engulf apartment block in London, the last of Premier Padmini taxis in Mumbai, India, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Jun 14, 2017, 03:24 PM

Flames engulfed a 27-storey block of flats in west London. The fire brigade said 40 fire engines and 200 firefighters had been called to the blaze in Grenfell Tower, which has 120 flats. PHOTO: AFP

They were named after a legendary Indian queen and were synonymous with Mumbai for half a century but the last Premier Padmini taxis will soon embark on their final journey -- to the scrapyard. The compact black-and-yellow cabs, designed on an Italian Fiat and often boasting elaborately patterned interiors, were once ubiquitous across the congested roads of India's financial capital and have featured in countless Bollywood movies. PHOTO: AFP

Believers rest on a bench inside a convent during the annual feast of Saint Anthony of Padua, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil June 13, 2017 PHOTO: REUTERS

People walk down the staircase at the entrance to Valletta towards the bus terminus, outside the city walls of Valletta, Malta, June 13, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Participants puff during the vape competition "Cloud chasing" which measures the distance of the vapor being exhaled using an electronic cigarette or vape, at the Vape Trade Convention in Mexico City, Mexico, June 11, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Italian Alice Volpi (L) competes against Russia's Inna Deriglazova (R) in the women's individual Foil semi final at the European Fencing Senior Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia on June 13, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

A helicoper of the Colombian army flies over a FARC demobilization zone before a ceremony as part of the peace process in Buenos Aires, Cauca Department, Colombia on June 13, 2017.
PHOTO: AFP

Palestinians lead horses out of the sea after cleaning them in the water in Gaza City on June 13, 2017 PHOTO: AFP

People walk along the boardwalk on a hot day at Coney Island on June 13, 2017 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Despite a mostly wet and cool spring, New York City has been experiencing days of sweltering weather. PHOTO: AFP

Labourers set up lights on a framework of an under construction bridge in Wuhan, Hubei province. PHOTO: REUTERS

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