Palestinians return to the war-devastated Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, Jan...

JWST uncovered four coiled dust shells swirling around the chaotic triple star system Apep...

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Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Howrah, on the outskirts of Kolkata, India, June 5, 2019...

Muslims offer prayers during the first day of Eid al-Fitr, at the Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 4, 2019...

A man rafts across the Suchiate River on Mexico’s southern border with Guatemala, near Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico, early Friday, May 31, 2019...

Muslim worshipers praying at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi (Photo by AFP) This picture taken early on June 1, 2019 through the crenellations of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi shows Muslim worshippers praying in the mosque’s courtyard on the occasion of Lailat al-Qadr, which marks the night in the fasting month of Ramadan during which the Koran was first revealed to Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) in the seventh century...

People take pictures on a road, surrounded by 10-meter walls of snow, on May 28, 2019, in the northern Lebanese village of Ainata al-Arz, 1,620 m above sea level...

A handout photo made available on May 16, 2019 by the European Space Agency (ESA) shows the NGC 4485 galaxy that has been involved in a dramatic gravitational interplay with its larger galactic neighbor NGC 4490...

A view of the garden of Reggia di Caserta, a UNESCO world heritage site, in Caserta near Naples, Italy, on May 21, 2019 (photo by AFP)   A selection of photos shot recently from around the world: In this picture, taken on May 22, 2019, Indian Muslims are seen gathering to break their fast during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan at Jama Masjid in New Delhi...

A picture taken on May 21, 2019 in Vevey shows the paddle steamer ’Italie’ of the Compagnie Generale de Navigation sur le lac Leman, commonly abbreviated to CGN, sailing on Lake Geneva past a giant fork sculpture designed by Switzerland’s artist Jean-Pierre Zaugg...

Lupins are seen on display at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London, Britain, on May 20, 2019...

A mackerel sky is colored by the first rays of sunlight as Chuck Johns as he photographs a dory moored off Willard Beach, in South Portland, Maine, US, May 17, 2019...

      View of Torres del Paine National Park, in Magallanes southern region of Chile, on April 16, 2019...

  An Indian spotted owl looks out from its nest in a tree in Guwahati, India, on April 7, 2019...

  Hunters return from a trip searching for geese and ducks near the town of Quinhagak on the Yukon Delta in Alaska, the US, on April 12, 2019...

  Sudanese fishermen check their boats and nets before they row through the waters of Nile River near Jebel Aulia, Sudan, May 3, 2019...

  A boy who is experiencing the life of a Buddhist monk by staying in a temple for two weeks as a novice monk, feeds a bird as it sits on his hat at Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea, on May 2, 2019...

A woman walks past a flower arrangement set up to mark the upcoming Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, on April 19, 2019...

  A painted lady butterfly sits on a flower in a field at the village of Mrouj, Lebanon, on April 13, 2019...

  The artwork Hoop-La by US artist Alice Aycock stands on the Federal Horticultural Show (Bundesgartenschau) in Heilbronn, southern Germany, on April 16, 2019...

The ancient Temple of Zeus is reflected on a puddle as tourists walks after a spring hailstorm in central Athens, Greece, on April 15, 2019...

  People ride a boat in the lake in Central Park in New York City, the US, with the San Remo apartment building visible in the background, on April 10, 2019...

A swan starts its flight in Hamburg, northern Germany, on April 9, 2019...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel plays with a handball given to her by the German Handball Federation’s president (not pictured) as she received the German national handball team at the Chancellery in Berlin, on April 8, 2019...

In this image courtesy of the Florida Keys News Bureau, a portion of the field of 1,500 participants begins the trek to the highest point over the Florida Keys Overseas Highway’s longest span during the Seven Mile Bridge Run April 6, 2019, near Marathon, Florida, US...

  A couple rides a boat near cherry blossoms in full bloom in Tokyo, Japan, on April 3, 2019...

A general view of a water lily pond at the Gardens by the Bay in Singapore is seen on April 2, 2019 (Photo by AFP)     A selection of photos shot recently from around the world:  A swan swims on lake Starnberger See near Seeshaupt, southern Germany, as sun sets on April 1, 2019...

  Women take pictures under blooming cherry blossoms at the Olympic Park in Munich, Germany, on April 1, 2019...

A flock of migrating demoiselle cranes flies in the sky in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan March 31, 2019...

The buildings of the banking district are reflected in the river Main in Frankfurt, Germany, as the sun sets, Friday, March 29, 2019...

  A seagull casts its shadow on the sea at Maccarese beach in Rome, Italy, on November 21, 2018...

  People light candles dedicated to the Croatian town of Vukovar, on the 27th anniversary of the town’s fall to Serb forces, in Zagreb, Croatia, on November 17, 2018...

A green woodpecker perches on a tree trunk of the Retiro Park in downtown Madrid, Spain, August 28, 2018...

Muslim pilgrims pray at the Grand Mosque, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 16, 2018...

Female alpaca Juliette (L) and male alpaca Romeo run near a giant ball during the Football Day event, organized by zoo employees to mark the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup, at the Royev Ruchey zoo in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, on June 5, 2018...

Stars twinkle over the Buddhist Amarbayasgalant Monastery during a moonlit night in the Baruunburen district, Selenge Province, Mongolia, on April 25, 2018...

A woman walks out of a voting booth at a polling station during Russia’s presidential election, in Sovkhoz Imeni Lenina, outside Moscow, Russia, on March 18, 2018...

  A couple takes a phone selfie at an amusement center in Quezon City, metro Manila, the Philippines, March 15, 2018...

A sand sculpture of British physicist Stephen Hawking (photo by AFP) Sand artist Sudarsan Patnaik gives final touches to a sculpture in honor of British physicist and award-winning author Stephen Hawking, at Puri beach, some 65 kms from Bhubaneswar, India, on March 14, 2018...

  Students gather to form a heart shape during a protest against gun crime in schools, in Santa Carla, California, in this still image taken from drone footage on March 14, 2018...

Lizzie Kelly celebrates as she holds Coo Star Sivola after winning the 14:50 Ultima Handicap Chase at Cheltenham, Britain, March 13, 2018...

Larry the Downing Street cat waits at the door to number 10, in London...

A person shovels the porch roof at her home in Auburn, Maine, the United States, March 8, 2018...

People enjoy fireworks exploding from a traditional bull figure known as El Torito during the annual San Juan de Dios celebrations in Tultepec, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico, on March 8, 2018...

The Pentagon has expanded the scope of its investigations into a nude photo sharing scandal by US military personnel after finding evidence that it goes beyond the Marine Corps and includes servicemen from all forces...