Tuesday June 27, Our World in Pictures

June 27, 2017 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

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FLORIDA — Sun Sets: People are silhouetted by the sunset on the beach on Monday in Seaside.

THAILAND — Banning Street Food: A street food vendor waits for customers at in Bangkok on Tuesday. City officials are trying to ban food vendors whose carts sell everything from Thailand’s signature noodles to spicy tom yum goong soup, which have become institutions on the capital’s hot and humid sidewalks.

IRAQ — Monitoring Islamic State: Iraqi Special Forces Lt. Gen. Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi, center, and his team monitor Islamic State positions in the Old City of Mosul on Tuesday. An Iraqi officer says counterattacks by Islamic State (IS) militants on the western edge of Mosul have stalled Iraqi forces’ push in the Old City — the last IS stronghold in the city.

ISRAEL — Boy Plays in Fountain: A boy cools off inside a fountain in a park next to the Mediterranean Sea during the Eid al-Fitr holiday in Tel Aviv on Monday. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan.

COLOMBIA — Rebel Fighters Transition to Civilian Life: A cowboy herds his cattle near Buenavista on Monday. On Tuesday, Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos and the FARC’s top commander Timochenko were slated to meet in this area at one of many rural camps where rebel fighters are making their transition to civilian life to commemorate the completion of FARC disarmament process.

WILLIAMSBURG — Landmark Stands Tall: This landmarked building is part of Two Trees Management’s Domino Sugar Refinery development on the East River.

GERMANY— Cub Explores: A male Amur leopard cub, also known as a Manchurian leopard, explores his enclosure behind his mother Mia in the zoo in Leipzig on Tuesday. The leopards born on April 22 have no names yet.

VENEZUELA – Mask and Rosary: A youth wearing a mask and rosary beads stands near a burning barricade set up by anti-government protesters in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday.

NEW ZEALAND – Bike Commute in the Cold: Commuters make their way through a mist covered Hagley Park in central Christchurch, New Zealand, Monday. Residents of New Zealand’s South Island woke to temperatures as low as minus four degrees Celsius (28 degrees Fahrenheit) for the start to their working week.

BERMUDA – Champagne Celebration: Emirates Team New Zealand helmsman Peter Burling, center, leads the celebration as he sprays champagne over teammates after defeating Oracle Team USA during America’s Cup sailing competition Monday in Hamilton, Bermuda.

HAITI – Marching Leash in Hand: A factory worker holds on to the leash for his pet pigeon as he takes part in a protest march demanding a minimum wage increase, from $4.67 per eight-hour work day to $12.47 per day, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday.

COLOMBIA – Rescue the Sinking Ship: In this photo released by Juan Quiroz, a boat races towards the sinking El Almirante ferry at a reservoir in Guatape, Colombia, Sunday. After suspending their search overnight due to a lightning storm, scuba divers mid-morning Monday had pulled a seventh body from the underwater wreckage. Authorities’ attention was also turning to the causes of the accident and whether possible negligence by the company that owned the boat, called El Almirante, contributed to the accident.

GREECE – Garbage Collectors on Strike: A striking municipal worker argues with a riot police officer guarding the entrance of the Interior Ministry during a protest, in Athens, on Monday. With a heat wave expected later this week, Greece’s government Monday urged striking garbage collectors to return to work after a 10-day protest has left huge piles of trash around Athens.

CZECH REPUBLIC – Usain Bolt Grimaces: Jamaica’s sprinter Usain Bolt grimaces during a press conference prior to a Golden Spike Athletic meeting in Ostrava, Czech Republic, Monday. Bolt will compete in the 100 meters at the Golden Spike on Wednesday.

IRAN – End of Ramadan: Iranian worshippers perform Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of the Muslims’ holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Tehran, Iran, Monday.