Descendants of Comanche Indian soldiers pray on Utah Beach on June 9 in Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, northwestern France. 14 Comanche code talkers landed on Utah Beach on June 6, 1944, with the 4th U.S. Infantry Division. They used the Comanche language to transmit messages that could not be understood by the German occupiers.
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Hundreds of scavengers who make a living out of collecting garbage on the municipal incinerator's grounds, line up to get food from a Christian charitable organization, on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa, Honduras on June 11. With a population of 8.5 million, Honduras is one of the poorest countries on the continent and has the world's highest homicide rate, with 90.4 murders per 100,000 inhabitants, according to the United Nations.
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A man carries a woman who inhaled tear gas during a clash between Kurdish protesters and Turkish riot police during a demonstration on June 8, in the Bagcilar district of Istanbul. The protests erupted after two Kurdish protesters died of gunshot wounds sustained during violent clashes with Turkish soldiers in the country's southeast on June 7. Three people in Istanbul, including two soldiers, were hospitalized after the demonstrators opened fire, hurled stones and fireworks at security forces, according to an AFP reporter on the scene.
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Samaritans gather to pray on top of Mount Gerizim near the northern West Bank city of Nablus as they celebrate the Shavuot festival on the dawn of June 8. Shavuot marks the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai seven weeks after the exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt. The Samaritan religion is based on four principles of faith: one God, the God of Israel; one Prophet, Moses Ben Amram; the belief in the Torah, the first five books of the Bible; and one holy place, Mount Gerizim.
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Pakistani security personnel arrive at the the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi on June 8. Heavily armed militants attacked Pakistan's busiest airport in the southern city of Karachi Sunday night, killing at least five people, as flights were suspended and the army was called in, officials said.
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In this undated handout photo a spelunker explores the Riesending cave near Marktschellenberg, Germany, where an explorer is currently lying injured 3,280 feet below. The man, along with two colleagues, was exploring the Riesending vertical cave, which is over 12 miles long and up to 3,800 feet deep, when he was struck by falling rocks and severely injured. He has been trapped in the crevice since June 8. Specialized rescue workers from Switzerland and Italy arrived at the site to help with the arduous rescue effort, which could take up to several more days or even weeks.
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Parishioners prepare to march in procession during Festa Junina celebrations at the Paroquia Divino Espirito Santo church located near Itaquerao Stadium on June 8 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It was the final Sunday before Itaquerao hosts the opening 2014 FIFA World Cup match on June 12 between Brazil and Croatia. Brazil has won five World Cups, which is more than any other nation. Follow FP's World Cup blog "Midfield General," where Daniel Altman and a crew of experts write about the nexus of soccer, geopolitics and economics.
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A group of Catalans build a 'castell' (a human tower) on Rome's Gianicolo Hill on June 8. The Catalan community across Europe constructed traditional 'castells' sending a 'Catalans want to vote' message in reference to the Spanish region of Catalonia's independence referendum which will be held on November 9.
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Students of a local Islamic boarding school gather before meeting Indonesian presidential candidate and Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo (not shown), during a campaign rally in Tasikmalaya, western Java, on June 12. Indonesians are getting ready for the country's third presidential election scheduled for July 9.
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A Sudanese women finds refuge in new settlement at Zam Zam camp for internally displaced people in northern Darfur, Sudan on June 11. Thousands of people, mostly women, children and the elderly, search for shelter following an armed militia attack on their villages. Many of the recently displaced hail from different villages around Tawila, Korma and Tina in North Darfur as well as Khor Abeche in South Darfur.
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Afghan residents affected by flooding listen as presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah visits a camp for flood victims in the Guzirga i-Nur district of Baghlan province on June 8. Rescuers scrambled Sunday to deliver food and medical supplies to Afghan families marooned on mountaintops after flash floods killed 81 people, in a remote northern district, washing away hundreds of homes and forcing thousands to flee, according to the AP.
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People attend the 26th Diner en Blanc outdoor picnic event on the Alexander III Bridge on June 12, in Paris, France. The event, with an estimated 12,000 and 13,000 people participants, took place on six bridges throughout Paris, and is held in more than 40 cities around the world.
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An Iraqi man stands outside a tent at a temporary camp set up to shelter Iraqis fleeing violence in the country's northern Nineveh province on June 12, in Aski Kalak, 25 miles west of Erbil, in the autonomous Kurdistan region. Thousands of people fled Iraq's second-largest city of Mosul, after it was overrun by jihadists. As many as half a million people are thought to have fled Mosul, which was captured by the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) on June 10. But we should not write off Iraq just yet, writes FP contributor Douglas Ollivant, who argues that there are too many unknowns about just what happened in Mosul for us to understand what's coming next.
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Palestinian youths take part in a summer camp organized by the Hamas movement in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on June 9. Thousands of elementary school students in the Gaza Strip attend Hamas summer camps, during which they take part in recreational activities, military exercises and participate in political demonstrations in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.
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The statue of Christ the Redeemer atop Corcovado hill in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is lit with the colors of Brazil's flag, on June 11, the eve of the FIFA World Cup. Are there any countries that a human-rights concerned soccer fan can support without holding his or her nose? Contributor Iain Levine weighs in on FP's new soccer blog, Midfield General.
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