Kandy, Sri Lanka: Festival-goers enoy the opening night of the Kandy Esala Perahera, a Buddhist festival being held for the first time since the end of the civil war Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty ImagesGivat Tzuria, West Bank: Israeli girls peep through a window cut out of the wall of a makeshift structure in a settlement Photograph: David Furst/AFP/Getty ImagesBalata refugee camp, West Bank: A Palestinian man looks through a hole in his house after an Israeli army raid Photograph: Abed Omar Qusini/Reuters
Cape Town, South Africa: Striking municipal workers march to demand a pay increase Photograph: Rodger Bosch/AFP/Getty ImagesRome, Italy: Abib Sereme of Mali competes in the men's 50m breaststroke heats during the world swimming championships Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty ImagesSt Peter-Ording, Germany: Kitesurfers ride the waves during the Kitesurf World Cup on the North Sea Photograph: Heribert Proepper/APKolkata, India: Boys play in water during heavy monsoon showers Photograph: Piyal Adhikary/EPADusseldorf, Germany: A boy wearing water wings jumps into a swimming pool Photograph: Mark Keppler/APKarachi, Pakistan: A heroin addict sleeps on a chair at a bus stop Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/ReutersLamongan, Indonesia: A villager looks for water in a dried-up lake in East Java. It has not rained in the area for the past three monthsPhotograph: Sigit Pamungkas/ReutersRafah, Gaza: Palestinian men attempt to tame a horse near the entrance to a smuggling tunnelPhotograph: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty ImagesKapisa, Afghanistan: Village elders listen to French soldiers during a meeting to discuss their concerns about a military operation in the areaPhotograph: Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images
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