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9 ImagesThe best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
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Graduating members of the U.S. Naval Academy celebrate at the end of the academy's graduation and commissioning ceremony in Annapolis, Md. Credit:AP
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Palestinian children play at Gaza City beach in Gaza City. A major heat wave has hit the region, sending Gazans looking for ways to cool themselves in the energy-poor enclave.Credit:AP
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Algerians pray in the holy month of Ramadan as anti-government demonstrations take place in the centre of the capital Algiers.Credit:AP
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A Navy diver member of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 based at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Va., plays tick tack toe with a child during Fleet Week New York in Times Square. Credit:AP
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Students of Eloy Alfaro military college wait for the arrival of the President at National Assembly, for the State of Nation speech in Quito, Ecuador.Credit:AP
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Kashmiri villagers inspect a damaged house after a gunbattle in Tral, south of Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir. Government forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir killed a top militant commander linked to al-Qaida in the disputed region, officials said on Friday.Credit:AP
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A man sleeps on a La Jolla cliff above Black's Beach as a paraglider passes in San Diego.Credit:AP
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St. Louis Cardinals center fielder Harrison Bader (48) is unable to catch a two-run home run hit by Atlanta Braves' Dansby Swanson during the eighth inning of a baseball game in St. Louis. Credit:AP
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A resident wades through Mississippi River floodwater to his Winfield home. The river is scheduled to crest for a third time late next week. Credit:St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP