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  1. Tewolde Gebremariam, the new CEO for Air India, standing in a boardroom

  2. Thousands welcome World Cup hero Vozinha in Chile

    Vozinha welcomed by more than 20,000 Colo-Colo supporters

    Colo-Colo supporters gathered at the Chile club's Monumental Stadium to welcome new signing Vozinha. The 40-year-old Cape Verde goalkeeper became one of the breakout stars of this year's Fifa World Cup.

    Read more: Players who turned World Cup heroics into big transfers

  3. Mohamed Salah with a black Trabzonspor top on with his hands in the air outside Trabzon airport

  4. A close-up of David Owori at a press conference

  5. Members of the army interact with residents following the attack in Woro, Kwara State 5 February 2026

  6. A police car is parked outside a row of beige houses next to a small area of green space. The sky is grey and the street is wet.

  7. Former president Jacob Zuma is seen attending an event in his party regalia

  8. African elephantsAdult elephant with long tusks standing in a grassy savannah alongside two younger elephants.

  9. Nigerian soldiers dressed in uniform train while holding guns

  10. Vozinha, smiling and holding a white Colo Colo shirt with Vozihna 29 on the back in front of a black board of sponsor logos

  11. Four elephants grazing in Amboseli National Park

  12. A close-up of a small child’s bare foot and hand is shown against a backdrop of their mother's skirt - a traditional indigenous outfit. It appears the child is being held by their mother. The child is wearing a light-coloured sleeve printed with a simple cartoon dog, and the hand hangs loosely beside the foot.

  13. Migrants sitting in a long row at the beach with sea in the background

  14. South Africa's Chad le Clos arrives for the Men's 50m Butterfly Semi-Final at the swimming event at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, on day five of the Commonwealth Games

  15. Close-up of the Egypt national flag waving. A clear blue sky is in the background.

  16. A police car is parked outside a row of beige houses next to a small area of green space. The sky is grey and the street is wet.

  17. A split image shows close up headshots of Bubista and Herve Renard. Bubista wears a white shirt unbuttoned at the neck, two necklaces and a World Cup 2026 lanyard around his neck as he looks towards the camera, while Renard wears a similar white shirt and looks to his right with a pensive expression on his face

  18. Paul Biya at one of his last public sightings in Cameroon, during the April 2026 visit of Pope Leo XIV. He is surrounded by Cameroonian officials and his wife, First Last Chantal Biya.

  19. A woman and two young daughters sit together in the back seat of a car. All are smiling.

  20. A row of brightly draped coffins laid before Orthodox clergy holding crosses and ceremonial umbrellas as grieving relatives and worshippers gather around

  21. A close-up of the face of Richard Itoro

  22. John Wannenburgh, who had short blond hair and is wearing a black jacket over a white shirt and red and black tie.

  23. A split image showing Trump ( left) and King Mohammed VI photographed in 2023 ( right) wearing a suit and tie and sitting at a desk

  24. A rusted, wrecked tank lies on the side of a rural road. Mountains are visible in the background.