Today in Pictures, June 28, 2023
A satellite picture of tents housing Muslims pilgrims near Mecca during the annual haj pilgrimage, a young boy playing in a water fountain during a heatwave in Washington and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.
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This handout satellite picture released by the Saudi Press Agency on June 27 shows tents housing Muslims pilgrims in Mina, near the holy city of Mecca, during the annual haj pilgrimage.
PHOTO: AFP
A young boy playing in a water fountain at Yards Park in Washington on June 26 as a heatwave settles in on the area.
PHOTO: AFP
Chinese and Hong Kong flags are strung between buildings to mark the 26th anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China, in Hong Kong on June 27.
PHOTO: AFP
Russian President Vladimir Putin walking down steps to address troops from the Defence Ministry, National Guard, FSB security service and Interior Ministry gathered on the Sobornaya (Cathedral) Square from the porch of the Palace of the Facets on the grounds of the Kremlin in central Moscow on June 27.
PHOTO: AFP
A paper boat offering is seen at a Taoist temple in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 27. Paper offerings are burnt for the deceased and deities during festivals. As a physical representation of ancestor worship, the practice allows the living to maintain kinship with the deceased.
PHOTO: AFP
A firefighter attempting to extinguish a burning vehicle destroyed by protesters in Nanterre, west of Paris, late on June 27, after French police killed a teenager who refused to stop for a traffic check in the city.
PHOTO: AFP
A path of candles is seen outside the Legislative Palace during a vigil in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Uruguayan dictatorship (1973-1985) in Montevideo, on June 26.
PHOTO: AFP
Just Stop Oil climate activists holding a banner against the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline after throwing orange paint at the British headquarters of petroleum company TotalEnergies in the Canary Wharf district in London on June 27.
PHOTO: AFP
This aerial photo taken on June 27 shows farmers working at a rice field in Hai'an, in China's eastern Jiangsu province.
PHOTO: AFP
