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The Battle of Waterloo Reenactment, and more from around the world

The Battle of Waterloo Reenactment, and more from around the world
Reenactors take part in the battle at Hougoumont farm during the Battle of Waterloo Reenactment on July 03, 2023 in Waterloo, Belgium. The 1815 battle marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars, when a British-led coalition under the command of the Duke of Wellington defeated the French army under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte. (Photo by Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images)

Moving, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the last 24 hours.

Reenactor takes part in the Battle of Waterloo Reenactment on July 03, 2023, in Waterloo, Belgium. The 1815 battle marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars when a British-led coalition under the command of the Duke of Wellington defeated the French army under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte. (Photo by Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images)

Caner Can Özkanand Hamide Büşra Çağlar, who got engaged before the earthquake in Hatay, got married in Antakya Pazar Yeri container city where their families were staying on June 27, 2023, in Hatay via Getty Images

Fans celebrate a 4-1 victory by Galatasaray over Ankaragucu, securing the team’s 23rd Turkish Super Lig title and first since the 2018-19 season, at the team’s Metin Oktay facilities in the Florya neighbourhood May 30, 2023, in Istanbul, Türkiye. (Photo by Cemal Yurttas / dia images via Getty Images)

Hindu devotees offer prayers to Lord Narasimha Swamy outside their house during a chariot procession on the occasion of the Aani Narasimha Brahmotsavam festival, at Parthasarathy temple, in Chennai, India, 03 July 2023. Hundreds of Hindu devotees take part in a chariot procession by chanting sacred Vedas and offering prayers on the occasion of the Aani Narasimha Brahmotsavam festival of Lord Narasimha Swamy in the neighbourhood of Triplicane, at the Parthasarathy temple, a 6th-century Hindu Vaishnavite temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu. EPA-EFE/IDREES MOHAMMED

Hindu devotees offer prayers to Lord Narasimha Swamy during a chariot procession on the occasion of the Aani Narasimha Brahmotsavam festival, at Parthasarathy temple, in Chennai, India, 03 July 2023. EPA-EFE/IDREES MOHAMMED

Top-ranked competitive eaters Joey Chestnut (L) and Miki Sudo (R) pose with plates of hot dogs during a weigh-in ceremony for Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest in New York, New York, USA, 03 July 2023. The annual eating contest will be held tomorrow in the Coney Island neighbourhood of Brooklyn, New York. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE

Gretel Mendoza of Cuba competes in the final ribbon event of the gymnastics rhythmic during the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador, El Salvador, 03 July 2023. EPA-EFE/Rodrigo Sura

View of the full moon, in the village of Andrax, Mallorca, Balearics Islands, Spain on 04 July 2023. EPA-EFE/CATI CLADERA

The peloton was in action shortly after the start of the 4th stage of the Tour de France 2023, a 181,8km race from Dax to Nogaro, France, 04 July 2023. EPA-EFE/MARTIN DIVISEK

German electronic band Kraftwerk performs on stage during the Iconica Festival in Sevilla, Spain, 03 July 2023. EPA-EFE/Julio Munoz

A flower resting on the mouth of a tank’s gun as members of Ukraine’s 59th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade named after Yakiv Handziuk conduct repairs on it near a frontline in the Donetsk direction, eastern Ukraine, 02 July 2023 (issued 03 July 2023), amid the Russian invasion. Russian troops entered Ukrainian territory in February 2022, starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. EPA-EFE/NIKOLETTA STOYANOVA DM

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