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Protests for Palestine, water shows and more from the world
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Revellers covered in tomato pulp carry a Palestinian flag during the annual 'La Tomatina' food fight festival in Bunol, near Valencia, Spain, on August 27, 2025.
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A man watches another man on a flyboard during a water show in Musandam, Oman, on August 27, 2025.
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Demonstrators take part in a vigil honouring the lives of Palestinian journalists and medics killed on Monday in Israeli strikes on Nasser hospital in Gaza, outside Union Station in Washington, DC, on August 27, 2025.
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Demonstrators clash with riot police outside Jakarta Mobile Brigade headquarters, after a motorcycle taxi driver died after being struck and run over by a police vehicle in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 29, 2025.
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A resident holds his cat as he stands near his apartment building hit during a Russian drone and missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on August 30, 2025.
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A motorcyclist rides past The Bell Hotel, after the British government won a court ruling resulting in asylum seekers not being evicted from the hotel in Epping, Britain, August 31, 2025.
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A bride and groom wait for their marriage approval hearing during a mass officiating event in Indonesia for dozens of couples who were previously wedded under local traditions, which are not legally recognised, on August 27, 2025.
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A child looks at a mural of the Great Wall of China as she visits an exhibition commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory over Japan and the end of World War II at a museum in Beijing on August 27, 2025.
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Malaysian schoolchildren wave national flags during the 68th National Day celebrations in Putrajaya on August 31, 2025.
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A military parade marking the 80th anniversary of Vietnam's independence takes place in Hanoi, Vietnam, on September 2, 2025.
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