Today in Pictures, June 28, 2017

Illegal immigrants rescued in waters off Libya, protest in Washington, DC, USA, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Jun 28, 2017, 09:31 AM

A Libyan coast guardsman stands on a boat during the rescue of 147 illegal immigrants attempting to reach Europe off the coastal town of Zawiyah, 45 kilometres west of the capital Tripoli, on June 27, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Supporters of Planned Parenthood dress in costumes from the dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale to protest the Senate Republican's health care bill outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, June 27, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

A demonstrator displays writing on this face that reads, "Freedom, we will return", as he attends a rally against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, Venezuela June 27, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Beekeeper Andrew Cote works with Hannah Baek to use a specialized vacuum cleaner to remove a large swarm of bees that had taken up residence on a building in the Times Square district of New York, U.S., June 27, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

An Iraqi soldier looks at his pet dove as he drives an armoured fighting vehicle on the frontline in the Old City of West Mosul, Iraq June 27, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

A digger drops hundreds of jellyfish crated away after being fished out of the cooling water supply at a power plant in the Israeli Mediterranean coastal city of Hadera, north of Tel Aviv, on June 27, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Ah Meng the orang utan enjoying a durian feast as the Singapore Zoo celebrated 44 years of wild encounters on June 27, 2017. Ah Meng and other orang utans, the zoo’s flagship species, were treated to the spiky fruit yesterday and made quick work of the thorny shells, husking their favourite durians with their bare hands and teeth. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/LIM YAOHUI

Children play with bubble toy guns along the shore of the Mediterranean Sea during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, in Tel Aviv, Israel June 27, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

A boy jumps from a diving tower on the shore of the lake Ammersee near the small Bavarian village Utting, southern Germany, on June 27, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

The unveiling of the oil painting 'Study of Saint Andrew' by Spanish artist 'El Greco' in Mexico City, Mexico, June 27, 2017. The oil painting disappeared from Spain in the middle of the Civil War and appeared in Mexico after almost half century. PHOTO: EPA

Wellington Hurricanes' Wes Goosen scores a try during the rugby union match against the British and Irish Lions at Westpac Stadium in Wellington on June 27, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

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