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BEATING THE FAVOURITES: India celebrate winning their Women’s Cricket World Cup semifinal match against Australia at Derby, Britain. Their win was led by 19-year-old Harmanpreet Kaur’s unbeaten knock of 171 which stood out for its brilliance, Reuters/UNI

SOLICITING SUPPORT: Ousted former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra greets supporters as she arrives at the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Reuters/UNI

WRONGDOER OR WRONGED? Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks at a protest against his conviction on corruption charges in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Reuters/UNI

WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE: A firefighter extinguishes a fire on a truck used to block a road by gang members after a shootout with the Mexican army in Mexico City, Reuters/UNI

JOINT INVESTMENT: Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister for Railways, releases the Conference Background Paper along with (L-R) Jyoti Prakash Gadia, Managing Director, Resurgent India Limited, Ghanshyam Singh, Member (Traction), Railway Board, Sandeep Jajodia, President, ASSOCHAM, Alexandre Ziegler, Ambassador, Embassy of France, AK Agarwal, Chairman, ASSOCHAM National Council on Rail Transport and DS Rawat, Secretary General, at an International Conference on RAILTECH 2017 in New Delhi, UNI

ANOTHER UPRISING: Riot police fires tear gas towards protesters during a demonstration against alleged corruption in the town of Al-Hoceima, Morocco, Reuters/UNI

STRENGTHENING TIES: Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General, World Customs Organization (WCO), addresses the conference on Trade Facilitation Agreement: Learning From Implementation Experiences, in New Delhi, UNI

GUARD OF HONOUR: BJP workers take out a bike rally to welcome national president Amit Shah on his arrival in Jaipur, UNI

IN RUINS: Tourists look at the damaged Ottoman-era Defterdar Mosque following an earthquake on the island of Kos, Greece, Reuters/UNI

ROYAL FAMILY: Belgium’s King Philippe, Queen Mathilde and their children (L-R) Princess Eleonore and Prince Gabriel leave the Sainte-Gudule Cathedral after a religious service (Te Deum) on the Belgian National Day in Brussels, Reuters/UNI
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Photo Essay: Chronicling the best of posters from anti-Citizenship Act protests
Thousands of protesters are taking to the street every day, but what distinguishes the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests from other protests is the creative expression of dissent. The protesters are coming up with really witty posters that just won our hearts.

Thousands of protesters are taking to the street every day, but what distinguishes the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests from other protests is the creative expression of dissent. The protesters are coming up with really witty posters containing pop culture references, well-written proses, memes, caricature among many other things.
Have a look at some of the best posters:
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Vendors wait for customers at a livestock market ahead of the Eid al-Adha in Kabul, Afghanistan Reuters/UNI

Police escort detained Reuters journalists Kyaw Soe Oo and Wa Lone as they arrive before a court hearing in Yangon, Myanmar, Reuters/UNI

North and South Korean family members meet during a reunion at North Korea’s Mount Kumgang resort, near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, North Korea, Yonhap/Reuters/UNI

Australian filmmaker James Ricketson speaks to journalists as he arrives at the Municipal Court of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Reuters/UNI

Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan in action with Sakshi Malik of India at the Women’s Freestyle 62 kg Semifinal in Jakarta, Indonesia, Reuters/UNI

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor NS Vishwanathan speaks at a banking conference in Mumbai, India, Reuters/UNI

Police officials carry injured persons for treatment after two vehicles came under the debris of a landslide during Machhil Yatra on the Batote-Kishtwar National Highway No-1B at Thathri in Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir. Four devotees were killed, UNI

Devotees immerse the idol of Snake Goddess Manasha in the Hawrah river after worship in Agartala, UNI

A view of the flood water overflowing the bridge disrupting transportation to Sanivarapupet village, as the Tammileru is in spate following heavy rains in catchment areas for the last two days, in Eluru district, UNI

UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi pays tribute to her late husband and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 74th birth anniversary at Vir Bhumi, in New Delhi, UNI
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People mourn next to the coffins containing bodies of victims of the Genoa bridge collapse, at the Genoa Trade Fair and Exhibition Centre in Genoa, Italy, Reuters/UNI

Forensic technicians of the Mexican Navy are seen at a clandestine drug processing laboratory, where they seized 50 tons of methamphetamine discovered during an operation, in the town of Alcoyonqui, on the outskirts of Culiacan, Mexico, in this handout photo released to Reuters by Mexico’s Navy, Reuters/UNI

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un instructs the local government to prepare for the construction of the Ono Greenhouse in Kyongsong County, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea, KCNA/Reuters/UNI

A street performer flips through the air in front of the US Treasury building as tourists and passersby look on in Washington, US, Reuters/UNI

Robotics students compete in the FIRST Global Challenge at the Arena Mexico in Mexico City, Reuters/UNI

Riley McCusker competes in the floor exercise during the US Gymnastics Championships at TD Garden, Boston, Winslow Townson/USA TODAY Sports/Reuters/UNI

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad feeds koi fish as he visits the headquarters of Alibaba Group with Alibaba’s co-founder Jack Ma in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Reuters/UNI

Marooned people being shifted to safer places in Naval boat after flashflood submerged the residential areas in Kochi, UNI

A family stands on top of a building as it looks at smoke from a fire in central Bangkok, Thailand, Reuters/UNI

A man looks at a television screen displaying cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan swearing in as prime minister of Pakistan, in Karachi, Reuters/UNI

(L-R) Presidential candidates Cabo Daciolo of Patriots, Jair Bolsonaro of the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), Guilherme Boulos of the Socialism and Freedom Party (PSOL), Ciro Gomes of the Democratic Labour Party (PDT), Rede TV journalists Amanda Klein, Boris Casoy, Mariana Godoy, Alvaro Dias of Podemos, Henrique Meirelles of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), Geraldo Alckmin of Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB) and Marina Silva of the Brazilian Sustainability Network Party (REDE) are seen during a televised debate at the Rede TV studio in Osasco, Brazil, Reuters/UNI
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