Pictures of the day: June 24, 2016

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world


Multimedia Desk June 24, 2016
The sunrise is seen from the peak of the Kaiser Mountains on a summer day in Ellmau, Austria June 24, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

The solar-powered plane Solar Impulse 2, piloted by Swiss aviator Bertrand Piccard, is pictured before landing at San Pablo airport in Seville, southern Spain. PHOTO: REUTERS

Afghan boys study the Quran during the holy month of Ramazan at a mosque in Jalalabad. PHOTO: AFP

A boy drinks water from a pipe, in the rebel held besieged town of Douma, eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria. PHOTO: REUTERS

A boy pulls a lever as he fills water containers, in the rebel held besieged town of Douma, eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria. PHOTO: REUTERS

A member of the media rides the Skyslide from the 70th to 69th floor of the US Bank Tower which is attached to the OUE Skyspace LA observation deck in downtown Los Angeles, California, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

Dawn breaks behind the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London. PHOTO: REUTERS

An Aston Martin DB5 from the James Bond film "Goldfinger" is displayed during a press presentation of the exhibition "The Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style" at the Grande Halle de la Villette in Paris, France. PHOTO: REUTERS

A white tiger shakes off water while swimming at the Beauval Zoo in Saint-Aignan, near Tours. PHOTO: AFP

Palestinian women walk towards the Qalandia checkpoint between the West Bank city of Ramallah and Jerusalem as they head to Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for the third Friday prayers of Ramazan. PHOTO: AFP

Palestinians pass through an opening in the Israeli barrier fence as they attempt to make their way to attend the third Friday prayer of the month of Ramazan in Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque, near the West bank city of Bethlehem. PHOTO: REUTERS

Young boys practise taekwondo during their daily training session at the Juba Jebel (mountain). PHOTO: AFP

An Al-Furqan Brigade fighter sleeps under a net, in Tel Mamo village, in the southern countryside of Aleppo, Syria June 23, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

A demonstrator stands next to a fence with padlocks left by prisoners, during a protest against the arrest of three prominent activists for press freedom, in front of Metris prison in Istanbul, Turkey. PHOTO: REUTERS

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