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Pictures of the Month
June 2021
With the 'Pictures of the Month' epa offers you a selection of its professionally edited service. The curated photo selection highlights the most important topics of this month and brings together some of epa's most eye catching and visually appealing images selected by our Editors.
The photo selection spans all image categories ranging from economy, business and finance through to human interest, sports, arts, culture and entertainment. Thus, offering a comprehensive retrospective for each month.
This month's coverage included these topics:
- News:
e.g. Ratko Mladic Verdict, G7 Summit in Cornwall, Joe Biden EU-Visit, Belarus Anti-Government Protests , Brazil Anti-Bolzonaro Protest, Elections in Armenia, Ethiopia, Iran, Mongolia, Peru, Coronavirus, Turkey / EU Refugee Crisis, Czech Republic Government Crisis, Sweden Government Crisis, Spain Catalonia Activists Prison Release, China Hong Kong Apple Daily Final Edition, Mideast Conflict, Pakistan Lahore Bomb Blast, Afghanistan Kabul Bomb Blast, China Child Policy Change, Rise in Mucormycosis Cases in India, Thailand Wanchalearm Satsaksit Human Rights Protest, China Tiananmen Anniversary, Israel Bennett/Lapid Government Swearing-In, Europol Press Conference, India Kashmir Militants Attack, USA-Russia Summit in Geneva, Iraq/Jordan/Egypt Summit, UAE Israeli Foreign Minister Visit, Holocaust Commemoration, USA Ohio Ex-President Trump Campaigning, Rainbow Colored No. 10 Downing Street, Bitcoin Conference, Mobile World Congress Barcelona , Kenya Environment Conservation, Russia Moscow Warehouse Fire, USA Champlain Towers Collapse, Sri Lanka Container Cargo Vessel Fire, Czech Republic Tornado, Switzerland Strong Storm, USA Nevada Drought, Mexico Sinkhole.
- Sports:
e.g. UEFA Euro 2020, Christian Eriksen Collapse, Stadiums Illuminated in Rainbow Colors to Protests against Hungarian Law, Tennis Grand Slam: French Open / Roland Garros, Wimbledon, Phoenix Suns win NBA Basketball Final, Cycling Tour de Suisse, Formula 1: Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Grand Prix of France, World Judo Championships, Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Executive Board Meeting, Lightning at MLB Baseball Match in Fenway Park. .
- Arts, Culture and Entertainment:
e.g. Bill Cosby Release, Tribeca Film Festival, Berlinale Berlin Film Festival, Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience Exhibition, Arabian Desert Camel Riding School for Women, Sotheby's Major Summer Auctions, Partial Solar Eclipse in New York, Summer Solstice, International Yoga Day.

Former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic in the court room in The Hague, Netherlands, 08 June 2021, where the United Nations court delivers its verdict in the appeal of Mladic against his convictions for genocide and other crimes and his life sentence for masterminding atrocities throughout the Bosnian war. EPA-EFE/Jerry Lampen / POOL

Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi speaks during his first press conference after winning the presidential election, in Tehran, Iran, 21 June 2021. Raisi said that his government will follow the nuclear negotiations with world powers but not for a long time, adding that US must lift the sanctions and return to JCPOA deal. EPA-EFE/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

US actor Bill Cosby appears in front of the media after he arrived home following the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's ruling throwing out Cosby's sexual assault conviction which is expected to result in his release from prison in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA, 30 June 2021. Cosby has already served more than two years in prison following his conviction for assaulting Andrea Constand. EPA-EFE/BASTIAAN SLABBERS

Players of Denmark react as their teammate Christian Eriksen (bottom C) receives medical assistance during the UEFA EURO 2020 group B preliminary round soccer match between Denmark and Finland in Copenhagen, Denmark, 12 June 2021. EPA-EFE/Friedemann Vogel / POOL (RESTRICTIONS: For editorial news reporting purposes only. Images must appear as still images and must not emulate match action video footage. Photographs published in online publications shall have an interval of at least 20 seconds between the posting.)

People line up to buy Apple Daily’s final issue in Central, Hong Kong, China, 24 June 2021. The last edition of Apple Daily rolled off the presses three days earlier than expected, after management took into consideration the safety of its staff and manpower concerns. EPA-EFE/JEROME FAVRE

Opponents of the Brazilian government participate in a demonstration in front of the National Congress building, to demand the departure of the President from power and his political trial, in the city of Brasilia, Brazil, 30 June 2021. EPA-EFE/Joedson Alves

President elect Isaac Herzog swears in during his presidential swearing in ceremony at the Knesset, Israeli Parliament, in Jerusalem, 07 July 2021. Herzog is to hold office for a single seven-year term as Israel’s 11th president. EPA-EFE/ABIR SULTAN

US president Joe Biden (C) is welcomed by European Council President Charles Michel (R) and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen (L) ahead to the EU-US summit at the European Council in Brussels, Belgium, 15 June 2021. EPA-EFE/OLIVIER HOSLET

People observe the East side of the partially collapsed Champlain Towers South condominium building in Surfside, Florida, USA, 29 June 2021. At least 11 People are confirmed dead and about 150 people remained unaccounted for as the search at the wreckage of the building that collapsed on 24 June. EPA-EFE/CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH

Novak Djokovic of Serbia (R on court) in action during the 1st round match against Tennys Sandgren of the US (L) at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, 01 June 2021. EPA-EFE/CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON

Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto adjusts her face mask as she attends the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games' executive board meeting in Tokyo, Japan, 08 June 2021. EPA-EFE/BEHROUZ MEHRI / POOL

Ocean Rebellion activists at St Ives, Cornwall, Britain, 13 June 2021. Ocean Rebellion have demanded that G7 governments tax shipping and aviation fuel to reflect the environmental damage they do. Britain is hosting the G7 summit in Cornwall in from 11 to 13 June 2021. EPA-EFE/JON ROWLEY

Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic celebrates with her trophy after winning against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia during their Women's final match at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, 12 June 2021. EPA-EFE/IAN LANGSDON

Ethiopian women attend the Prosperity Party election campaign rally at the National Stadium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 15 June 2021. Ethiopians head to the polls on 21 June 2021 to cast their ballots in the sixth general elections in most regions of the country with some regions only voting 06 September 2021. According to Birtukan Mideksa the chairwoman of the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) Harar and Somali regions would only cast their ballots in September citing irregularities and problems with the printing of ballot papers. EPA-EFE/STR

Visitors in the City Cloud space during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) at the Fira in Barcelona, Spain, 30 June 2021. The MWC runs from 28 June to 01 July 2021. EPA-EFE/Enric Fontcuberta

Belarusian women wearing clothes and holding umbrellas in colours of a Belarusian protest flag, march during a protest against the government and Belarusian President Lukashenko in Minsk, Belarus, 21 June 2021. Despite torture, arrests and criminal cases for having and showing symbols in national colours, Belarusian women continue to protest. According to the participants, the walk calls for empathy and solidarity with the victims of the ongoing repressions. The ribbon symbolizes blood from the heart, the scarf is the mourning for the dead, white dresses and an umbrella are a sign of purity and a better future. EPA-EFE/STR

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at a press conference on the final day of the G7 Summit in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, Britain, 13 June 2021. Britain held a G7 summit in Cornwall from 11 to 13 June 2021. EPA-EFE/NEIL HALL / POOL

Director Radu Jude, winner of the International Best Film award for the movie 'Babardeala cu bucluc sau porno balamuc', addresses the participants after receiving the Golden Bear Awatd trophy during the Berlin Film Festival (Berlinale) awards ceremony in Berlin, Germany, 13 June 2021. Due to the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the 71st Berlinale is taking place in two stages: a virtual Industry Event, that was held from 01 to 05 March 2021, and the Summer Special for the general public running from 09 to 20 June 2021 as an outdoor-only event. EPA-EFE/CLEMENS BILAN / POOL

Afghan security officials inspect the scene of a bomb blast in Kabul, Afghanistan, 01 June 2021. At least ten people were killed and more than twelve others wounded after an improvised explosive devices (IED) explosion targeted two buses in separate locations in the west of Kabul. EPA-EFE/HEDAYATULLAH AMID

Sri Lanka Navy personnel, wearing protective gear, clear the beach from debris and other materials that washed ashore from the crippled container cargo vessel MV X-Press Pearl, on the beach of Negombo, north-west of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 02 June 2021 (issued 03 June 2021). The fire on the Singaporean flagged container cargo vessel MV X-Press Pearl was doused and the salvage company began towing it towards deeper seas off the coast of Colombo on 02 June. However, the Sri Lanka Navy stated that the towing operation was halted as the stern of the ship was striking the seabed. Sri Lankan marine and coastal protection authorities warned about an environmental crisis as tonnes of plastic waste and pellets from the ship keep washing ashore. The island’s Fisheries Ministry urged fishermen not to venture out to seas in the 80 km stretch along the western coast. Authorities such as the Marine Environmental Protection Authority (MEPA) are concerned over possible threats to the fish-breeding shallow waters of lagoons dotting the area, which is well known for its crabs and jumbo prawns as well as for its tourist beaches. MEPA is assessing the possible impacts on the mangroves, lagoons and marine wildlife in the region, while a possible oil leak would add to the devastation. EPA-EFE/CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE

Tennis fans wear tennis balls designed as a virus during the 3rd round match between Sloane Stephens of the USA and Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, 05 June 2021. EPA-EFE/YOAN VALAT

Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven during a press conference after the no-confidence voting in the Swedish Parliment, in Stockholm, 21 June 2021. Lofven loses in the vote of no confidence against his government at the Swedish parliament, called for by the Left Party as a result of difference of opinion over housing market policy. EPA-EFE/ANDERS WIKLUND SWEDEN OUT

An Afghan boy hides inside a sewer pipe made of concrete next to a railway near Van city after crossing the Iran-Turkey border, 02 June 2021. Illegal immigrants and non-recognized refugees wait for days for their smugglers to transfer them to Diyarbakir city to reach West Turkey. The city of Van, on the Turkish-Iranian border, is one of the points at which human smuggling can be easily spotted. Smugglers charge between 600 or 1,000 US dollars per person, depending on the security situation at the border. EPA-EFE/SEDAT SUNA

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams (C) lifts the Western Conference Trophy in the middle of his players after winning game 6 of the NBA playoffs Western Conference final between the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Clippers at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, USA, 30 June 2021. EPA-EFE/ETIENNE LAURENT SHUTTERSTOCK OUT

People attend the Bitcoin 2021 Convention, at the Mana Convention Center in Wynwood. Miami, Florida, USA, 04 June 2021. Bitcoin 2021 is the world’s largest-ever crypto-currency conference to be held 04 and 05 June 2021 with a sold-out crowd of 12,000 attendees and thousands more throughout Miami. EPA-EFE/CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH

A gallery assistant poses with the painting 'Buste de femme a la robe brune' (March 1939) by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso during a photocall of major summer auctions at Sotheby's Auction House in London, Britain, 22 June 2021. The British Art Marqee Sale and the Modern and Contemporary Art Marquee Sale will take place at Sotheby's in Londonon 29 June 2021. EPA-EFE/VICKIE FLORES

US President Joe Biden, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, during the US-Russia summit in Geneva, Switzerland, 16 June 2021. EPA-EFE/PETER KLAUNZER

People inspect the burnt-out vehicles at the scene of a bomb blast in Kabul, Afghanistan, 03 June 2021. At least four people were killed and five more wounded after an improvised explosive devices (IED) explosion targeted a passenger car in the Kot-e-Sangi area in PD5 of Kabul. EPA-EFE/HEDAYATULLAH AMID

Afghan contractors, working for Italian soldiers of NATO's Resolute Support Mission (RSP) hold placards during a protest and demand security after the withdrawal of Italian soldiers from Camp Arena, outside the Independent Human Rights Comission, in Herat, Afghanistan, 09 June 2021. Thousands of Afghans have worked as interpreters, security guards and contractual workers for the US and NATO forces in Afghanistan over the years. Hundreds of these employees have held protests in different parts of the country demanding special visas to be evacuated from the country, citing the risk of being attacked. EPA-EFE/JALIL REZAYEE

Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates with his trophy after winning against Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece during their final match at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, 13 June 2021. EPA-EFE/CAROLINE BLUMBERG

The former German nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz and Birkenau in Oswiecim, south Poland, 14 June 2021. Celebrations of the 81st anniversary of the first transport of Polish prisoners to KL Auschwitz are underway. EPA-EFE/Lukasz Gagulski POLAND OUT

Seven of the nine jailed leaders of the failed 2017 secession attempt in Catalonia (L-R) Raul Romeva, Jordi Turull, Jordi Cuixart, Oriol Junqueras, Joaquim Forn, Jordi Sanchez and Josep Rull celebrate their released after go out of the prision of Sant Joan de Vilatorrada in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 23 June 2021. The nine Catalonian leaders have been released after the government pardons. EPA-EFE/QUIQUE GARCIA

Indian traditional wrestlers practice yoga to mark the International Day of Yoga on a dirt ground at Maharishi Dayanand Akhara, a traditional wrestling school in Sarfabad, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, 21 June 2021. In December 2014, the United Nations (UN) declared 21 June as the International Day of Yoga after adopting a resolution proposed by Indian Prime Minister Modi. EPA-EFE/HARISH TYAGI

The Olympic Stadium is illuminated in rainbow colors on the occasion of the UEFA EURO 2020 group F preliminary round soccer match between Germany and Hungary taking place in Munich at the same time, in Berlin, Germany, 23 June 2021. The UEFA on 22 June 2021 turned down a request by the city of Munich to illuminate the Allianz Arena in rainbow colors for the UEFA EURO 2020 group stage match between Germany and Hungary on 23 June. The move was seen as a protest against a new law in Hungary that bans sharing content to under-18s which is considered by the government to be promoting homosexuality or gender change. Various sports stadiums over Germany are illuminated in rainbow colors as a gesture of solidarity. EPA-EFE/CLEMENS BILAN

Richard Carapaz from Ecuador of Ineos Grenadiers (L) and Rigoberto Uran from Colombia of Ef Education-Nippo (R) climb the tremola during the eight and final stage, a 160 km race with start and finish in Andermatt, at the 84th Tour de Suisse UCI ProTour cycling race, on 13 June 2021. EPA-EFE/GIAN EHRENZELLER

Lawyer Sander de Lang speaks to the press at the Judicial Complex Schiphol in Badhoevedorp, The Netherlands, 07 June 2021. The trial of three Russians and a Ukrainian man accused of being responsible of the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, which all 298 passengers on board were killed, enters critical stage of hearing evidence on 07 June. EPA-EFE/ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN

A photograph taken from a drone that shows the sinkhole of 97 meters in diameter and an approximate depth of 20 meters, in the municipality of Juan C. Bonilla, in the state of Puebla, Mexico, 04 June 2021. The large sinkhole that appeared almost a week ago in the central Mexican state of Puebla continued to spread this Friday and caused the collapse of a wall and a bedroom of the house located on the edge of the hole. EPA-EFE/Hilda Rios

Denmark's goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel (R) talks to Christian Eriksen's girlfriend Sabrina Kvist Jensen (C-L) during the UEFA EURO 2020 group B preliminary round soccer match between Denmark and Finland in Copenhagen, Denmark, 12 June 2021. EPA-EFE/Friedemann Vogel / POOL (RESTRICTIONS: For editorial news reporting purposes only. Images must appear as still images and must not emulate match action video footage. Photographs published in online publications shall have an interval of at least 20 seconds between the posting.)

A Mongolian woman wearing a protective face mask casts her vote at a polling station in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 09 June 2021. Mongolia is holding its presidential election on 09 June. EPA-EFE/BYAMBA-OCHIR BYAMBASUREN

Ukrainian politician and lawmaker Yulia Tymoshenko speaks to protestors during a rally against the country's opening of the land sale market, in front of the Constitution court building in Kiev, Ukraine, 03 June 2021. The Constitutional Court of Ukraine on 03 June 2021 started considering a motion filed by a group of Ukrainian lawmakers challenging the law on farmland turnover. The law foresees from July 1, 2021, citizens of Ukraine will be able to buy farmland plots capped at 100 hectares. Starting from January 1, 2024, the cap will be raised to 10000 hectares, while legal entities will also be allowed to acquire land plots. EPA-EFE/SERGEY DOLZHENKO

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis leaves parliament session as he faces a no-confidence vote, in Prague, Czech Republic, 03 June 2021. The Czech opposition parties have called for a no-confidence vote of Babis' government due to alleged conflicts of interest involving his former company Agrofert conglomerate. With about four months to the parliamentary elections, the government of Andrej Babis faces the third no-confidence vote over the handling of the coronavirus pandemic as well as failing to arrange clear support from allies in connection with the case of the explosion of an ammunition complex in Vrbetice in 2014. EPA-EFE/MARTIN DIVISEK

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid speaks during a press briefing from the Israeli consulate general at the Index Tower, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 30 June 2021. Lapid arrived to the UAE on 29 June for a two-day official visit, the highest level visit by an Israeli official since the two countries announced the normalization of their relation in September 2020. EPA-EFE/ALI HAIDER

A person arrives to receive a shot with an Astrazeneca vaccine inside the Acea vaccination center for all people over the age of 18, launched by the Lazio region from 02 to 06 June, in Rome, Italy, 03 June 2021. EPA-EFE/FABIO FRUSTACI

People attend the 'Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience' art exhibit at the Pullman Yards in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 07 June 2021. The ongoing exhibition features a 20,000 square foot light and sound experience of Dutch post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh's work and life. EPA-EFE/ERIK S. LESSER

A person looks at a car wreck after a strong storm in Cressier, Switzerland, 23 June 2021. On the evening of 22 June severe weather conditions caused the Ruhault to flood and caused significant damage in the village of Cressier and Frochaux. The Neuchatel police and the emergency services of the Canton of Neuchatel worked all night to stabilize the situation. EPA-EFE/LAURENT GILLIERON

Doctor Brajpal Singh Tyagi along with other doctors perform endoscopic surgery on a Mucormycosis patient, 39 years-old Adesh Kumar, inside the Operation theater at Harsh ENT hospital in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, 03 June 2021. Doctor Brajpal Singh Tyagi is handling more than 40 mucormycosis or black fungus patients a day in his hospital. According to him, before Covid-19 only two or three cases were reported in a year. Now many Covid-19 infected patients are getting Mucormycosis and white fungus due to various reasons. Yellow fungus cases have also been reported in India, which is the most dangerous among all the fungal infections. EPA-EFE/RAJAT GUPTA

A girl sits on a motorcycle made of lego in a shopping mall in Beijing, China, 03 June 2021. China has announced on 31 May 2021 that it will allow couples to have up to three children, after census data showed a steep decline in birth rates. EPA-EFE/WU HONG

Chairwoman of the opposition parties Marketa Pekarova Adamova (TOP 09), and chairmen Petr Fiala (Civic Democrats) and Marian Jurecka (Christian Democrats) attend a press conference of Together (SPOLU) coalition before a no-confidence vote on Czech government during a parliament session in Prague, Czech Republic, 03 June 2021. The Czech opposition parties have called for a no-confidence vote of Babis' government due to alleged conflicts of interest involving his former company Agrofert conglomerate. With about four months to the parliamentary elections, the government of Andrej Babis faces the third no-confidence vote over the handling of the coronavirus pandemic as well as failing to arrange clear support from allies in connection with the case of the explosion of an ammunition complex in Vrbetice in 2014. EPA-EFE/MARTIN DIVISEK

Amnesty International activists wearing masks of missing activist in exile Wanchalearm Satsaksit, demonstrate on the one year anniversary of Wanchalearm's disappearance, outside the Ministry of Justice in Bangkok, Thailand, 04 June 2021. Sitanun Satsaksit, Wanchalearm's sister, and Amnesty International activists reached out to the Ministry of Justice to request updates on the investigation of her brother's disappearance. Wanchalearm Satsaksit, a pro-democracy activist and critic of the Thai government, was reportedly kidnapped by a group of armed men on 04 June 2020 in Cambodia, where he was living in self-exile. He has been missing for one year. EPA-EFE/DIEGO AZUBEL

General view of the performance in the opening ceremony before the UEFA EURO 2020 group A preliminary round soccer match between Turkey and Italy at the Olympic Stadium in Rome, Italy, 11 June 2021. EPA-EFE/Ettore Ferrari / POOL (RESTRICTIONS: For editorial news reporting purposes only. Images must appear as still images and must not emulate match action video footage. Photographs published in online publications shall have an interval of at least 20 seconds between the posting.)

A general view of Dharavi slums, in Mumbai, India, 01 June 2021. There has been no surge in Covid-19 cases in Mumbai’s densely populated Dharavi, a slum of at least 850,000 people with a population density of 354,167 per square km, during the second wave of the pandemic because of the high prevalence of antibodies from natural infections among residents, said a research paper published recently in European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences. Several migrant workers left to their home town during the lockdown in the second wave of the pandemic and till date have not returned back in the city. The workshops are closed and those operating after some ease in the restriction have very few labors. There was a silence in the tiny lanes which usually had lot of noise because of the machines. India registered on 01 June 2,795 coronavirus deaths in the last 24 hours, the first time in 34 days that the figure went below 3,000, and 127.510 contagions. EPA-EFE/DIVYAKANT SOLANKI

Kenta Nagasawa (in white) of Japan fights against Francis Damier of France in their final bout in the mixed team competition of 90kg category at World Judo Championships in Papp Laszlo Budapest Sports Arena, Budapest, Hungary, 13 June 2021. EPA-EFE/Zsolt Szigetvary HUNGARY OUT

Serena Williams of the USA reacts after an injury during her first round match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus at the Wimbledon Championships tennis tournament in Wimbledon, Britain, 29 June 2021. EPA-EFE/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA EDITORIAL USE ONLY

A pro-vigil protester holds a plastic candle in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, China, 04 June 2021. For the second year in a row, police banned the annual candlelight vigil mourning the victims of the 1989 Beijing Tiananmen Square crackdown in Victoria Park marking the crackdown citing ongoing public health threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. EPA-EFE/JEROME FAVRE

Mexican Formula One driver Sergio Perez of Red Bull Racing celebrates with the trophy on the podium after winning the Formula One Grand Prix of Azerbaijan at the Baku City Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan, 06 June 2021. EPA-EFE/TOLGA BOZOGLU

A view of the Hoover Dam and the white ring of mineralized stone indicating the drop in water levels of Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Boulder City, Nevada, USA, 19 June 2021. Lake Mead, the United States' largest reservoir, which was formed by the construction of the Hoover Dam along the Colorado River east of Las Vegas, Nevada on the Nevada/Arizona border, is at the lowest levels ever recorded since being built as a result of drought, high temperatures and water usage. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE

A person visits a makeshift memorial near the site of the partially collapsed Champlain Towers South condominium building in Surfside, Florida, USA, 30 June 2021. Sixteen people confirmed dead and some 150 people remained unaccounted for as the search at the wreckage of the collapsed building. EPA-EFE/CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH

A member of the Belgian Red Cross attends to an undocumented person who went on hunger strike at a church in the center of Brussels, Belgium, 01 June 2021. A group of undocumented people who occupied a church in the center of Brussels since February began a hunger strike since 23 May to make politicians react to the situation of the undocumented people. Their goal is to obtain the regularization of their papers in order to be able to work legally in Belgium. EPA-EFE/STEPHANIE LECOCQ

Moviegoers watch the film 'In The Heights' during the Opening Night of the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival at The Battery, in New York, New York, USA, 09 June 2021. EPA-EFE/Peter Foley

Supporters of Pedro Castillo celebrate in Lima, Peru, 15 June 2021 (issued 16 june 2021). The leftist candidate Pedro Castillo won the presidential elections with 50.12 percent of the votes, while running against right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori, who obtained 49.87 percent, after a evaluation of 100 percent of the tally sheets during the second round of presidential elections in Peru. Despite the fact that the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) concluded with the calculation of the vote, the winner cannot yet be proclaimed because the Fujimori party Fuerza Popular has requested the cancellation of approximately 200,000 votes due to alleged irregularities attributed to a table fraud. EPA-EFE/STRINGER

A view of damage after a tornado hit in Mikulcice, Czech Republic, 25 June 2021. A rare tornado on 24 June evening swept through the region of South Moravia, in south-eastern Czech Republic, leaving thousands of houses destroyed and damaged, authorities announced. At least three people died, according to a spokesperson of the regional ambulance service. EPA-EFE/MARTIN DIVISEK

Lightning lights up the sky behind Fenway Park during the fourth inning of the Major League Baseball (MLB) game between the Boston Red Sox and the Kansas City Royals in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 30 June 2021. EPA-EFE/CJ GUNTHER

Christian Eriksen (C) of Denmark is stretchered off the pitch after receiving medical assistance during the UEFA EURO 2020 group B preliminary round soccer match between Denmark and Finland in Copenhagen, Denmark, 12 June 2021. EPA-EFE/Friedemann Vogel / POOL (RESTRICTIONS: For editorial news reporting purposes only. Images must appear as still images and must not emulate match action video footage. Photographs published in online publications shall have an interval of at least 20 seconds between the posting.)

Linda Krockenberger (C), the founder of Arabian Desert Camel Riding School for women, leads a training session in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 12 June 2021 (issued 15 June 2021). Linda Krockenberger works in hospitality in Dubai but also trains camel riding. She started the first camel riding school in January 2021, the Arabian Desert Camel Riding Centre, with an Emirati who owns camels and whose family has been in camel racing for decades. EPA-EFE/ALI HAIDER

Police patrol in a sealed-off Victoria Park in Hong Kong, China, 04 June 2021. Police sealed-off most parts of the park, saying they had seen online appeals for people to gather there despite a ban to commemorate in public the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown that took place in Beijing. It is the second year in a row police banned the annual candlelight vigil in Victoria Park citing ongoing public health threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. EPA-EFE/JEROME FAVRE

Relatives and neighbors mourn around the body slain Indian policeman Waseem Ahmad Bhat during funeral procession in Narbal on the outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 12 June 2021. Two policemen and two civilians were killed and three others injured after suspected attacked at a police party in main chowk Sopore in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. EPA-EFE/FAROOQ KHAN

A firefighting helicopter drops water on a burning pyrotechnics warehouse in Moscow, Russia, 19 June 2021. The fire covers the area of about 500 sq meters. EPA-EFE/YURI KOCHETKOV

Jannine van den Berg, chief constable of the central police unit in the Netherlands speaks during a Europol's press conference in The Hague, the Netherlands, 08 June 2021, about one of the largest and most sophisticated law enforcement operations to date in the fight against encrypted criminal activities that resulted in the arrest of more than 800 people. According to a statement by the Europol, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Dutch National Police, the Swedish Police Authority, in cooperation with the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and 16 other countries have carried out the investigations with the support of Europol. EPA-EFE/JERRY LAMPEN

Peruvian presidential candidate Pedro Castillo greets his supporters while waiting for the electoral results, from his campaign event headquarters in Lima, Peru, 07 June 2021. Castillo said he will be 'the first to enforce the will of the Peruvian people' following electoral fraud allegations by presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori. EPA-EFE/Harold Mejia

Iraqi President Barham Salih (C) meets Jordan's King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein (L) and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi (R) at the presidntial palace in Baghdad, Iraq on 27 June 2021. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Jordan’s King Abdullah II arrived in Baghdad to participate in a tripartite summit alongside Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi aiming to discuss the coperation between the three countries. It is the first visit of an Egyptian president in three decades. EPA-EFE/AHMED JALIL

A view of the sunrise on the day of the summer solstice, in Pompei, near Naples, southern Italy, 21 June 2021. The archeological site's extraordinary opening at 4:45 am on the day allowed visitors to see the sunrise aligned with a network of streets in Pompeii. EPA-EFE/CESARE ABBATE

People in protective suits carry a coffin of a person who died with COVID-19 at a graveyard in Setia Alam, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 08 June 2021. According to Health director-general Noor Hisham the total COVID-19 cases recorded in Malaysia till 08 June is 627,652 cases. EPA-EFE/FAZRY ISMAIL

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (C) departs 10 Downing Street for Prime Minister's Questions in London, Britain, 30 June 2021. Downing Street has been adorned in rainbow colours to celebrate Pride Month. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN

Supporters of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attend a rally to mark his party's win in the parliamentary elections in Yerevan, Armenia, 21 June 2021. Armenia held early parliamentary elections on 20 June 2021. EPA-EFE/NAREK ALEKSANYAN

A lamb (L) lays on a road pavement as Kenyan environment activists (R) from different organizations work on clearing an illegal garbage dumping site on a main road ahead of the World Environment Day in Nairobi, Kenya, 04 June 2021. Kenyan environment activists from different organizations come together to conduct a clean-up exercise within the Riruta neighbourhood in Nairobi. World Environment Day is celebrated on 05 June every year and aims to encourage awareness and environmental protection. EPA-EFE/Daniel Irungu

A partial solar eclipse rises over bridges crossing the East River in New York, New York, USA, 10 June 2021. A partial solar eclipse occurs when a portion of the Earth is engulfed by the shadow (penumbera) cast by the Moon as it passes between our planet and the Sun in an imperfect alignment. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE

Pakistani security officials inspect the site of a bomb blast near the residence of Hafiz Saeed, head of banned Islamic charity Jamat ud Dawa, in Lahore, Pakistan, 23 June 2021. At least two people were killed and 15 others were injured when a bomb planted on a roadside exploded in Lahore. The leader of Jamat ud Dawa, Hafiz Saeed, is accused by the United States and India of being the mastermind behind the attack that left 166 dead in the Indian city of Mumbai in 2008. EPA-EFE/RAHAT DAR

People attend the funeral of Nizar Banat, a critic of the Palestinian Authority, who died after being arrested by Palestinians Authority's security forces, in the West Bank city of Hebron, 25 June 2021. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh, announced a committee to investigate the death of Banat during his arrest by a the security forced headed by Minister of Justice. Banat’s family member claimed that he was beaten to death. EPA-EFE/ABED AL HASHLAMOUN

Former US President Donald Trump addresses supporters during a rally at the Lorain County Fairgrounds in Wellington, Ohio, USA, 26 June 2021. The rally is Trump's first since his supporters' January 6 deadly attack on the US Capitol, and marks the beginning of his campaign against 10 House Republicans, including Ohio Representative Anthony Gonzalez, who voted to impeach Trump following the Capitol events. EPA-EFE/DAVID MAXWELL