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  1. Two police officers leaning over a white railing outdoors. Behind them is a blue police vehicle and a police tent

  2. Assisted by two men in military uniform, Pope Leo lays a wreath of flowers

  3. Traders and buyers stand as good are loaded into a car at the Jilli market along the Yobe-Borno state border in Nigeria

  4. A woman smiles up at the camera. She is taking a selfie with a young boy who is also smiling at the camera. The photo is in black and white.

  5. Stephanie Laurent is seen wearing a white kaftan with black embroidery around the V-neckline, smiling for a portrait in a doorway.

  6. A picture of Marc Lockwood at the finish of the Marathon des Sables across the Sahara Desert. Marc is smiling and holding up two walking sticks in a cross shape.

  7. Campbell Scott staring straight at the camera. He is bald. He has blue eyes. He is wearing a light blue shirt with dark-coloured checks on it. He has his arms folded and is standing in front of a blurred background.

  8. Namibia wicketkeeper Zane Green watches Scotland's Michael Leask hit out during a T20 World Cup match in 2024

  9. Charmain and Eric - Woman in a light dress and man in a white suit posing together in a studio-style portrait.

  10. A female lion sits and rests in the middle of a large dead tree trunk.

  11. A car on fire after bombing in Nigeria's north eastern Gombe state in 2015

  12. Ismail Omar Guelleh, dressed in white and facing the cameras, casts his vote at in Djibouti city on 10 April 2026

  13. A chimpanzee bearing its teeth at other chimpanzees with their backs to the camera in a forested area.

  14. Close-up of musician Sefu Shabani in a black bandana with a white design posing with his hands near his face. He is wearing a chunky gold chain necklace and bracelet.

  15. A man wearing sunglasses on his head with his arm around a woman. They are standing on the left and each holding a mini American flag. To their right, is an older woman. Behind her is a man. The background appears to be a black curtain.

  16. Mohamed El-Shenawy

  17. Voters at a polling station in Benin on 11 January to cast ballots in the parliamentary election

  18. A profile image of a Nigerian soldier in combat uniform standing on tarmac. He is holding a rifle and behind him, out of focus, a row of parked military vehicles can be seen.

  19. A man wearing a white shirt standing in front of wood panelling

  20. Patrice Motsepe wearing a dark blue suit with a patterned blue tie, speaks into a microphone during a press conference

  21. A Kenyan flag unfurls above a group of people in khaki police uniforms with their back to the camera. They are out of focus.

  22. A woman with blonde hair, wearing a white top and a scarf, smiles at the camera. There are trees and shrubbery behind her.

  23. A woman holds up a poster of victims of Yahya Jammeh's regime during a protest in 2020 calling for him to be brought to justice 2020.

  24. A car on fire after bombing in Nigeria's north eastern Gombe state in 2015