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Eruption in Central Java and International Aerial Review Over New York
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Rescuers work at the site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine July 1, 2026.
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A drone view shows the shrines of Imam Hussein and Imam Abbas in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, July 3, 2026.
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A picture of late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and U.S. airstrikes, is displayed at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla during a public farewell ceremony for him, in Tehran, Iran July 4
REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Forked lightning flashes across the sky above residential buildings during a thunderstorm in Beijing, China, July 5, 2026.
AFP/Photo by DEVI RAHMAN
Lava and pyroclastic flows erupt from the summit of Mount Merapi during an eruption, as seen from Ngori Hamlet, Central Java, Indonesia on July 3, 2026.
AFP/Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA
A white peacock is pictured at the National Zoological Gardens in Dehiwala near Colombo on July 3, 2026 marking the zoo's 90th anniversary.
AP Photo/Bilal Hussein
Bashar Hilal, 10, plays with dogs left behind by their owners after they fled following the outbreak of the latest Israel-Hezbollah war, at an animal shelter in the village of Kfaroue, near Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon, July 2, 2026.
AP Photo/Sydney Schaefer
The French Air Force acrobatic squad Patrouille de France perform a flyover during the International Aerial Review, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in New York.
AP Photo/Seth Wenig
Fireworks explode over the Brooklyn Bridge during the New York City fireworks show, as seen from Bayonne, N.J., Saturday, July 4, 2026.
A 2024 report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the American Cancer Society estimated that there were nearly 20 million…
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