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The newborn white rhino you have to see, and more from around the world

The newborn white rhino you have to see, and more from around the world
Makhadzi during the welcoming ceremony at OR Tambo International Airport on July 03, 2024 in Kempton Park, South Africa. Makhadzi won a BET award in the Viewer's choice: best new international act category. (Photo by Gallo Images/OJ Koloti)
Moving, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking ... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the last 48 hours.

Newborn White rhino Silverio plays with his mother Hanna at Buin Zoo on July 2, 2024 in Santiago, Chile. Silverio, brother to Pantaleón and Atanasio, was born on the early morning of June 20 becoming the third white rhino to be born in South America. (Photo by Marcelo Hernandez/Getty Images)



New sports minister, Gayton McKenzie during the swearing-in ceremony of the new national executive members at Cape Town International Convention Centre on July 03, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. The new National Executive constitutes the 7th Democratic Administration as a Government of National Unity comprising a diversity of political parties as an outcome of the national and provincial elections held on Wednesday, 29 May 2024. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)



Plaintiffs holding up signs of 'victory' celebrate outside Japan's Supreme Court in Tokyo, Japan, 03 July 2024. The Japanese top court ordered the government to pay damages to plaintiffs, who were forced to undergo sterilization from 1950s to 1970s under the now-defunct Eugenic Protection Law, and ruled out the law was unconstitutional for the first time. EPA-EFE/JIJI PRESS



A Thai Buddhist monk splashes holy water to Thai Royal Navy oarsmen during the sacred ritual to worship Royal Barges which will be used in a royal procession to honor the king's 72nd birthday celebration at the Royal Barges National Museum in Bangkok, Thailand, 02 July 2024. The sacrificial ceremony is to be held before the ceremony of the Royal Barge procession to present the Royal Cathine, or robes, to the Buddhist monk, or the Royal Kathin Buddhist rite ceremony, that will take place on the Chao Phraya River on 27 October to mark King Maha Vajiralongkorn's 72nd birthday, which is on 28 July. EPA-EFE/NARONG SANGNAK



A protester holds a national flag as he participates in a protest where demonstrators block the Shahbagh intersection, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 03 July 2024. Hundreds of students protesting under the banner of the 'Anti-Discrimination Student Movement'‚ blocked the Shahbagh intersection in the capital of Dhaka, demanding the cancellation of the quota system in government jobs. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM



A university student enjoys the rain during a rainy day in at the Dhaka university campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 03 July 2024. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has issued a weather forecast for Bangladesh, predicting light to moderate rainfall with gusty winds. The summer monsoon season in Bangladesh is observed from June through mid-October. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM



Two students play in the rain during a rainy day in at the Dhaka university campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 03 July 2024. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has issued a weather forecast for Bangladesh, predicting light to moderate rainfall with gusty winds. The summer monsoon season in Bangladesh is observed from June through mid-October. EPA-EFE/MONIRUL ALAM



Israeli soldiers with a military vehicle at an undisclosed location near the border with the Gaza Strip, southern Israel, 02 July 2024. The Israeli military stated on 02 July that it continued operations in the areas of Shejaiya, Rafah, and central Gaza. More than 37,000 Palestinians and over 1,400 Israelis have been killed, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), since Hamas militants launched an attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip on 07 October 2023, and the Israeli operations in Gaza and the West Bank which followed it. EPA-EFE/ABIR SULTAN



Palestinian gunmen attend the funeral of four members of Islamic Jihad who were killed by an Israeli airstrike late Tuesday, during their funeral in the West Bank refugee camp of Nur Shams near Tulkarem 03 July 2024. At least four people were killed in an Israeli airstrike at Nour Shams camp, near the West Bank city of Tulkarem, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. EPA-EFE/ALAA BADARNEH



Internally displaced Palestinians leave with their belongings following an evacuation order issued by the Israeli army, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, 02 July 2024. More than 37,000 Palestinians and over 1,455 Israelis have been killed, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry and the IDF, since Hamas militants launched an attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip on 07 October 2023, and the Israeli operations in Gaza and the West Bank which followed it. EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED SABER



French member of Parliament for far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party Marine Le Pen (L) arrives at the party headquarters in Paris, France, 03 July 2024. France's far right National Rally has made significant gains in the first round of parliamentary elections. The second round of the elections for a new Parliament is to be held on 07 July 2024. EPA-EFE/YOAN VALAT



Strong waves hit the seawall during the passage of Hurricane Beryl, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 02 July 2024. Atmospheric conditions will improve tomorrow in the Dominican Republic, after this 02 July the rains caused by Hurricane Beryl in the south and southwest of the country forced the displacement of 37 people in various parts of the country. EPA-EFE/Orlando Barria



Submerged house during floods in Katahguri village, Morigaon district of Assam, India, 03 July 2024. Chief Minister of Assam state Himanta Biswa Sarma emphasized that the next 48 hours are crucial as the flood situation in Assam has deteriorated, as Brahmaputra River is currently flowing above the danger level at Neamatighat, Tezpur, and several other rivers are also experiencing overflow in various locations. EPA-EFE/RAJAT GUPTA



Demonstrators take part in an anti-government rally in Nairobi, Kenya, 02 July 2024. Demonstrators took to the streets despite Kenyan President William Ruto's announcement on 26 June that he would not sign into law a finance bill proposing new tax hikes. According to the state-funded Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR), at least 39 people have died and 361 were injured in protests against tax hikes countrywide. EPA-EFE/DANIEL IRUNGU



Demonstrators carry a man injured during an anti-government rally in Nairobi, Kenya, 02 July 2024. Demonstrators took to the streets despite Kenyan President William Ruto's announcement on 26 June that he would not sign into law a finance bill proposing new tax hikes. According to the state-funded Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR), at least 39 people have died and 361 were injured in protests against tax hikes countrywide. EPA-EFE/DANIEL IRUNGU



Netherlands supporters celebrate their team's win at a public screening of the UEFA EURO 2024 Round of 16 soccer match between Romania and Netherlands, in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, 02 July 2024. EPA-EFE/Emiel Muijderman



A woman sunbaths during a hot day in Moscow, Russia, 02 July 2024. According to the leading specialist of the Phobos weather center, Evgeny Tishkovets, 28 temperature records were recorded in Russia on 02 July 2024. In downtown Moscow, the air heated up to plus 32.1 degrees Celsius. EPA-EFE/YURI KOCHETKOV



Goalkeeper Orlando Mosquera of Panama celebrates a Panama goal during the second half of the CONMEBOL Copa America 2024 group C match between Bolivia and Panama, in Orlando, Florida, United States, 01 July 2024. EPA-EFE/MIGUEL RODRIGUEZ



Latvia supporters cheer during the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament group A baskeball match between Latvia against Philippines, in Riga, Latvia, 03 July 2024. EPA-EFE/TOMS KALNINS



Spectators brave the rain at the Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon, Britain, 03 July 2024. EPA-EFE/ADAM VAUGHAN



Lucinda Bueti of Australia in action during the Ford Ballin'24 Melbourne Women's wheelchair match between Australia and Japan in Melbourne, Australia, 03 July 2024. EPA-EFE/JAMES ROSS



Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (R) arrives at a boxing gym with British heavyweight boxer Derek Chisora (L) in Clacton, Britain, 03 July 2024. The UK is set to hold a general election on 04 July. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN



A visitor looks at an installation by Spanish artist Mari Chorda on display during the presentation of the exhibition 'Mari Chorda... and many other things' at the MACBA Contemporary Art Museum in Barcelona, Spain, 03 July 2024. The display will be open from 05 July to 12 January 2025. EPA-EFE/Enric Fontcuberta



All model pose after the Horror Vacui show during Berlin Fashion Week SS25 at Museumsinsel on July 2, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Nareyek/Getty Images)



Models dance on the runway at the Rianna + Nina show during Berlin Fashion Week SS25 at Greek Embassy on July 02, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Sebastian Reuter/Getty Images)



Makhadzi during the welcoming ceremony at OR Tambo International Airport on July 03, 2024 in Kempton Park, South Africa. Makhadzi won a BET award in the Viewer's choice: best new international act category. (Photo by Gallo Images/OJ Koloti). DM

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