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The Glastonbury Festival 2024, and more from around the world

The Glastonbury Festival 2024, and more from around the world
GIWUSA (The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa) protest at Ribas Manufacturers demanding a wage increase on June 28, 2024 in Germiston, South Africa. The group is demanding a wage increase. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)
Moving, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking ... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the last 48 hours.

A festival goer stands on the Stone Circle, on the first day of the Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm, Glastonbury, Britain, 26 June 2024. The Glastonbury Festival 2024 runs from 26 to 30 June. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN



Festival goers look out across Worthy Farm at Glastonbury on the first day of the Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm, Glastonbury, Britain, 26 June 2024. The Glastonbury Festival 2024 runs from 26 to 30 June. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN



Two festival goers look out across Worthy Farm on the first day of the Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm, Glastonbury, Britain, 26 June 2024. The Glastonbury Festival 2024 runs from 26 to 30 June. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN



Thousands of tents cover the hills of Worthy Farm on the first day of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, in Glastonbury, Britain, 26 June 2024. Glastonbury runs from 26 to 30 June 2024. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN



Commuters navigate through a traffic jam due to water-logging after heavy monsoon rain in New Delhi, India, 28 June 2024. Monsoon arrived in the capital with heavy rainfalls that lashed the city in the morning, causing traffic disruptions in New Delhi. EPA-EFE/MANISH JAIN



Friends and relatives carry the casket of 19-year-old Ibrahim Kamau through the streets of the Biafra area, on the way to the Kariokor Muslim cemetery in Nairobi, Kenya, 28 June 2024. Kamau was killed during the deadly protest against tax hikes on 25 June 2024 that left at least 23 people dead nationwide, according to the Police Reforms Working Group-Kenya (PRWG-K). EPA-EFE/DANIEL IRUNGU



A man is detained by police officers during a renewed protest two days after deadly protests against tax hikes in Nairobi, Kenya, 27 June 2024. Kenyan President William Ruto said on 26 June that he wouldn't sign into law a finance bill proposing new tax hikes, a day after protesters stormed the parliament and several people were shot dead. At least 22 people have lost their lives in protests against tax hikes since 25 June 2024, according to Kenya National Human Rights Commission. EPA-EFE/DANIEL IRUNGU



An Indian Youth Congress (IYC) worker is detained by police during a protest over allegations of paper leaks and fraud in connection to the NEET-UG medical exam in New Delhi, India, 27 June 2024. Since the results were declared on 04 June, the exam necessary for getting admission to a medical college has sparked protests over allegations of paper leaks, irregularities and fraud. An unprecedented 67 students achieved the perfect score of 720, marking a historic occurrence in the National Testing Agency's (NTA) history. EPA-EFE/HARISH TYAGI



Palestinians flee displacement camps after the advance of Israeli army vehicles west of the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, 28 June 2024. Since 07 October 2023, up to 1.7 million people, or more than 75 percent of the population, have been displaced throughout the Gaza Strip, some more than once, in search of safety, according to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), which added that the Palestinian enclave is 'on the brink of famine', with 1.1 million people (half of its population) 'experiencing catastrophic food insecurity' due to the conflict and restrictions on humanitarian access. EPA-EFE/HAITHAM IMAD



Houthi supporters chant slogans while brandishing weapons during a protest against the US and Israel, and in solidarity with the Palestinian people, in Sana'a, Yemen, 28 June 2024. Thousands of Houthi supporters took part in a protest in solidarity with the Palestinian people and condemning the US support for Israel's military operation in the Gaza Strip, as the Houthis step up missile and drone attacks on shipping lanes. Yemen's Houthis have intensified their missile and drone attacks against maritime shipping routes in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in the last two weeks, in solidarity with the Palestinians in the context of the armed conflict that began in October 2023 between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. EPA-EFE/YAHYA ARHAB



Participants perform during the Days of Culture of the United Arab Emirates as part of the 'Summer in Moscow' festival near Red Square in Moscow, Russia, 28 June 2024. The Days of Culture of the United Arab Emirates, organized by the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Moscow and the Moscow government, will take place from 02 June to 02 July 2024. EPA-EFE/YURI KOCHETKOV



Geese fly by a group of soldiers as King Frederik X (not pictured) presents the King's Watch during the Anniversary Parade at The Royal Life Guards at The Life Guard Barracks in Copenhagen, Denmark, 27 June 2024. The watch is awarded to a guard who has been an exceptionally good comrade and a skilled soldier. EPA-EFE/Ida Marie Odgaard



Taiwanese President Willaim Lai (C), Defense Minister Wellington Koo (C-R), and National Security Council Secretary-General Joseph Wu Jaushieh (C-L) pose with new army recruits at a military camp in Taichung, Taiwan, 28 June 2024. Lai visited the camp to observe the training of new recruits amid ongoing tensions between China and Taiwan. EPA-EFE/RITCHIE B. TONGO



People enjoy a swim during a hot summer day in Malmo, southern Sweden, 27 June 2024. A heat wave has brought the hottest temperatures so far this year and air temperatures crossed the 30-degree Celcius mark. EPA-EFE/Johan Nilsson



Bolivian President Luis Arce leaves a press conference in La Paz, Bolivia, 27 June 2024. On 26 June, a group of soldiers led by Bolivian Army general commander Juan Jose Zuniga entered Plaza Murillo, trying to break into the government headquarters. The soldiers withdrew after Arce changed the heads of the entire military high command, describing the action as a coup attempt. During the interview, Arce confirmed that he dismissed Zuniga a day before the attempt, due to constitution violations regarding Zuniga's statements in an interview he was not authorized to give. EPA-EFE/Luis Gandarillas



Protesters outside the residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Gaza Street, Jerusalem, 27 June 2024. 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/ATEF SAFADI



Anti-abortion activists react to the courts decision on Idaho v. USA at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, USA, 27 June 2024. In a temporary victory for abortion-rights advocates the Supreme Court dismissed the high profile Idaho abortion case Idaho v. United States. EPA-EFE/SHAWN THEW



Trump supporters observe the first 2024 presidential election debate between US President Joe Biden and former President Donald J. Trump during a watch party in Miami, Florida, USA, 27 June 2024. The first 2024 US presidential election debate is hosted by CNN in Atlanta, Georgia. EPA-EFE/CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH



A fan of Uruguay reacts ahead of a CONMEBOL Copa America 2024 group C match against Bolivia, in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, 27 June 2024. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE



NLE Choppa arrives to Youtube’s Leaders and Legends Gala at Nya Studios in Los Angeles, California, USA, 27 June 2024. EPA-EFE/ALLISON DINNER



Fiat Topolino electric city cars drive through downtown Rome, Italy, 28 June 2024. The Towns of Italy group organized a tour through the center of Rome to mark the launch of a new fleet of Fiat Topolino electric cars. EPA-EFE/RICCARDO ANTIMIANI



GIWUSA (The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa) protest at Ribas Manufacturers demanding a wage increase on June 28, 2024 in Germiston, South Africa. The group is demanding a wage increase. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo). DM

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