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People at the sea amid a heatwave and a continuous power outage, in the Mediterranean city Tripoli, Libya, July 18, 2026.
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Displaced Palestinians from the Shati Team (blue) and the Gaza Sports Club (White) play in a beach football tournament along the beach in Gaza City on July 18, 2026 with destroyed and damaged buildings pictured in the background.
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A humanoid robot prepares to take a picture with a Instax camera during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 18, 2026.
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