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Rhythmic gymnast Ng Joe Ee of Malaysia competes during the 2025 Southeast Asian Games in Rangsit, Thailand

Rhythmic gymnast Ng Joe Ee of Malaysia competes during the 2025 Southeast Asian Games in Rangsit, Thailand (Image credit: Rungroj Yongrit / EPA / Shutterstock)

Relatives gather for a funeral ceremony at the Manikarnika Ghat cremation grounds in Varanasi, India (Image credit: Niharika Kulkarni / AFP / Getty Images)

People visit Mansu Hill to lay flowers in memory of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang, North Korea (Image credit: Kim Won Jin / AFP / Getty Images)

Hoarfrost covers the trees surrounding a forest chapel near Karancslapujtő, Hungary (Image credit: Peter Komka / EPA / Shutterstock)

A displaced Palestinian woman waits with her container to receive food at a charity kitchen in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip (Image credit: Bashar Taleb / AFP / Getty Images)

A swan is silhouetted against the sunset on the Sava River in Belgrade, Serbia (Image credit: Darko Vojinovic / AP Photo)

Whirling dervishes of the Mevlevi order perform during a Sheb-i Arus ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey (Image credit: Khalil Hamra / AP Photo)

People walk through a winter light installation at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, United States (Image credit: John G Mabanglo / EPA / Shutterstock)

Midfielder Rayan Cherki poses after scoring during an English League Cup match between Manchester City and Brentford in Manchester, England (Image credit: Jon Super / AP Photo)

A menorah is projected onto the Sydney Opera House in memory of the victims of a mass shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia (Image credit: David Gray / AFP / Getty Images)

A protester kicks a tear gas canister during a farmers’ demonstration against the EU-Mercosur free trade deal in Brussels, Belgium (Image credit: Yves Herman / Reuters)

Construction vehicles are seen operating amid heavy smog in Lahore, Pakistan (Image credit: Arif Ali / AFP / Getty Images)

A dervish dance off, a frosty forest, and more

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