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Tragedies: A man carries the body of his son after a magnitude 5.6 earthquake killed at least 162 people, injured hundreds and left others missing in Cianjur, Indonesia on November 22.

Tragedies: A man carries the body of his son after a magnitude 5.6 earthquake killed at least 162 people, injured hundreds and left others missing in Cianjur, Indonesia on November 22.
George Keburia says goodbye to his wife Maya and their children as they board a train to Lviv at the train station in Odessa, Ukraine, on March 5. Hundreds of women and children, along with men who came to say goodbye to their families before returning to fight Russian soldiers, were at the train station trying to get out before the violence of war reached the city. Photos: Aditya Aji/AFP and Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images
Rituals: Taliban members row August 12 on one of the lakes in Afghanistan’s Band-e Amir National Park, a popular weekend destination. The collapse of the economy and the freezing of Afghan and donor funds after the Taliban took control of the country in August 2021 created a humanitarian crisis. Most of the art, culture and hobbies have been banned.
Sangomas participate in the twasa ceremony of a fellow sangoma in Lusikisiki, Eastern Cape.
Indonesian Muslims perform Eid Al-Fitr prayer at Parangkusumo beach on May 2 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr with parties to mark the end of Ramadan, a month of fasting. Photos: Nava Jamshidi/Getty Images, Paul Botes and Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images.
Hope: Nomkhosi Mchunu prays at the Mooi River in July, a year after looting and violence in KwaZulu-Natal and parts of Gauteng, which led to the destruction of shops, some 350 deaths and the destruction of infrastructure.
Disaster: An emaciated cow lies at the bottom of a trough of water that has been dry for months near the Eritrean town of Iresteno, on the Ethiopian border, on September 1. The devastating drought in the Horn of Africa will worsen, with a fifth consecutive failed rainy season according to the forecast by the United Nations weather agency, amid fears of an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe.
Protest: A Chilean protester participates in actions against illegal immigration. Highways to Iquique, a city near Chile’s border with Bolivia, were blocked and the airport closed on January 31.
An unveiled woman stands on a vehicle as thousands flock to the Aichi cemetery in Saqez, Mahsa Amini’s hometown in Iran’s Kurdistan province, to mark 40 days since her death, defying a bloody crackdown on targeted protests by women. Photos: Diego Reyes/AFP, Ryan Pierse/Getty Images and UGC/AFP/Getty Images
Culture: A jockey practices to control his horse in Ouagadougou on February 1. For many, Burkinabe horse culture plays an important role in their lives, from breeding animals for racing or dressage, to Sunday horse racing at the local track. The famous cowboys earn millions of West African francs in the races.
A Muslim adherent poses for a photo at the Ggaba landing site on Lake Victoria, Uganda, after performing the Eid Al-Fitr prayer marking the end of Ramadan on May 2.
People plunge into a paddling pool to cool off outside their home on July 19 in Leeds, UK. Temperatures topped 40C in parts of England as the Met Office issued its first extreme heat red warning. Record temperatures were reached across the UK. Photos: John Wessels/AFP, Badru Katumba/AFP and Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

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