Pictures of the day: June 7, 2017

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world


Multimedia Desk June 07, 2017
Boys swim in a stream during a heatwave in Islamabad, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS

Boys swim in a stream during a heatwave in Islamabad, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS Boys swim in a stream during a heatwave in Islamabad, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Muslim man calls for the evening prayer after having his iftar (breaking of fast) meal during the holy month of Ramadan at the ruins of the Feroz Shah Kotla mosque in New Delhi, India. PHOTO: REUTERS A Muslim man calls for the evening prayer after having his iftar (breaking of fast) meal during the holy month of Ramadan at the ruins of the Feroz Shah Kotla mosque in New Delhi, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man sorts bottles at a plastic junkyard on World Environment Day, in Chandigarh, India. PHOTO: REUTERS A man sorts bottles at a plastic junkyard on World Environment Day, in Chandigarh, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

Rain clouds gather over the North Pier in Blackpool, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS Rain clouds gather over the North Pier in Blackpool, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS

A vendor throws a watermelon that was kept in the waters of a canal to keep the melons cool, towards a customer on a hot summer day in Jammu. PHOTO: REUTERS A vendor throws a watermelon that was kept in the waters of a canal to keep the melons cool, towards a customer on a hot summer day in Jammu. PHOTO: REUTERS

The US-Mexico border fence is seen in McAllen, Texas, US. PHOTO: REUTERS The US-Mexico border fence is seen in McAllen, Texas, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

A pig is seen at the International agriculture exhibition A pig is seen at the International agriculture exhibition "BELAGRO-2017", on the outskirts of Minsk, Belarus. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man stands near flowers layed at Potters Fields Park in London. PHOTO: AFP A man stands near flowers layed at Potters Fields Park in London. PHOTO: AFP

Villagers plant rice in a field in Lianyungang, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. PHOTO: AFP Villagers plant rice in a field in Lianyungang, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. PHOTO: AFP

Members of the Salah Bou-Haliqa brigade, loyal to the country's east strongman Khalifa Haftar's self-styled Libyan National Army, celebrate as they arrive in the eastern city of Benghazi after seizing the central al-Jufra area from the Benghazi Defence Brigades coalition, a rival to Haftar's forces. PHOTO: AFP Members of the Salah Bou-Haliqa brigade, loyal to the country's east strongman Khalifa Haftar's self-styled Libyan National Army, celebrate as they arrive in the eastern city of Benghazi after seizing the central al-Jufra area from the Benghazi Defence Brigades coalition, a rival to Haftar's forces. PHOTO: AFP

Tourists and Parisians run to protect themselves from a short heavy rain on Trocad ro square, in front of the Eiffel tower. PHOTO: AFP Tourists and Parisians run to protect themselves from a short heavy rain on Trocad ro square, in front of the Eiffel tower. PHOTO: AFP

Visitors stand inside an installation by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusuma titled 'The Spirits of the Pumpkins Descended into the Heaven' during a media preview at National Gallery Singapore. PHOTO: AFP Visitors stand inside an installation by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusuma titled 'The Spirits of the Pumpkins Descended into the Heaven' during a media preview at National Gallery Singapore. PHOTO: AFP

Smoke rises after aerial bombings by Philippine Air Force planes on Islamist militant positions in Marawi, on the southern island of Mindanao. PHOTO: AFP Smoke rises after aerial bombings by Philippine Air Force planes on Islamist militant positions in Marawi, on the southern island of Mindanao. PHOTO: AFP

Kashmiri residents pray inside the Shah-i-Hamdaan shrine in downtown Srinagar. PHOTO: AFP Kashmiri residents pray inside the Shah-i-Hamdaan shrine in downtown Srinagar. PHOTO: AFP

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