Today in Pictures, June 27, 2023
British legendary singer Elton John performing at the Glastonbury Festival in England, Muslim pilgrims gathering on the Mount of Mercy outside the holy city of Mecca, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.
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British legendary singer Elton John performing on the Pyramid Stage on day 5 of the Glastonbury Festival in England, on June 25, 2023. Elton John closes out Britain's illustrious Glastonbury Festival in what has been billed as his final UK performance.
PHOTO: AFP
Muslim pilgrims gathering on the Mount of Mercy at the plain of Arafat during the annual haj pilgrimage, outside the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on June 27, 2023.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Participants at the Pride march and festival in Quezon City, the Philippines, on June 25, 2023.
PHOTO: Bloomberg
Afghan women holding placards demanding their right to education, in Mazar-i-Sharif, on June 26, 2023.
PHOTO: AFP
A man dressed in a 17th century costume posing as he takes part in La grande journee des costumes, an historical event gathering hundreds at the Vaux-le-Vicomte castle (background) in Maincy, 50km south-east of Paris, on June 25, 2023.
PHOTO: AFP
An installation depicting a sea turtle made from used plastic bottles, on display at Edward Elliot's Beach to create awareness about plastic pollution among locals, in Chennai, India, on June 25, 2023.
PHOTO: AFP
This picture taken on June 24, 2023, shows a boy walking through a drying river at the marshes of Chibayish in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province.
PHOTO: AFP
Students looking at a pile of seized illegal drugs at a destruction ceremony to mark the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, in Yangon, on June 26, 2023.
PHOTO: AFP
A man painting a mural on a wall ahead of the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha at the Shati Camp for Palestinian refugees in Gaza City, on June 26, 2023.
PHOTO: AFP
A handout picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency, on June 26, 2023, showing buses, which are used to transport pilgrims, parked at a station in the holy city of Mecca, during the annual Haj pilgrimage.
PHOTO: AFP
