Hessah al-Ajaji drivers her car down the capital's busy Tahlia Street after midnight for the first time in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, June 24, 2018. Saudi women are in the driver's seat for the first time in their country and steering their way through busy city streets just minutes after the world's last remaining ban on women driving was lifted on Sunday. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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England's Harry Kane celebrates after he scored his side's second goal during the group G match between England and Panama at the 2018 soccer World Cup at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in Nizhny Novgorod , Russia, Sunday, June 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
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Get in! England’s Harry Kane celebrates after he scored England’s second goal during the match against Panama. England went on to win the match, scoring 6-1 at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium in Russia

People gather around a horse rider as he rears up during the 'Caragol des Born' traditional parade on the eve of Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day in Ciutadella de Menorca, Spain, 23 June 2018. Photo: Matthias Oesterle/ZUMA Wire/dpa
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Rise up Crowds gather around a horse rider as he rears up during the Caragol des Born traditional parade on the eve of the feast day of John the Baptist in Ciutadella de Menorca, Spain

TOPSHOT - Supporters of the Shiite Yemeni Houthis demonstrate in the capital Sanaa on 25 June 2018, in support of fellow Huthis engaged in battles against the coalition forces led by the UAE and Saudi Arabia in Red Sea port city of Hudeida. / AFP PHOTO / Mohammed HUWAISMOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP/Getty Images
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Toy soldier Supporters of Shia Yemeni Houthis demonstrate in Sana’a in favour of fellow Houthis engaged in battles against coalition forces led by the UAE and Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during a Face-to-Face With Our Future event in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. Harley-Davidson Inc. is enduring a third day of attacks on Twitter by Trump, with the president again misconstruing the iconic U.S. motorcycle maker's business. Photographer: Eric Thayer/Bloomberg
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Box office Donald Trump gestures during a Face-to-Face With Our Future event in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House. The president is urging motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson to keep production in the US

Supporters of Turkey's President and ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate outside the party headquarters in Istanbul, Sunday, June 24, 2018. Unofficial results from Turkey's presidential election show incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan with a commanding lead. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
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Presidential support People celebrate after AKP leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s re-election outside the party headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey

Pope Francis exchanges gifts with French President Emmanuel Macron during a private audience at the Vatican, June 26, 2018. Alessandra Tarantino/Pool via Reuters
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Holy visit Pope Francis exchanges gifts with French President Emmanuel Macron during a private audience at the Vatican, Rome

A man looks at his mobile phone on a tricycle outside a mannequin shop in Shanghai, China June 25, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song
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Strike a pose A man looks at his mobile phone while resting on a tricycle outside a mannequin shop in Shanghai, China

STALYBRIDGE, ENGLAND - JUNE 26: The full moon rises behind burning moorland as a large wildfire sweeps across the moors between Dovestones and Buckton Vale in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester on June 26, 2018 in Stalybridge, England. (Photo by Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)
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Red alert The full moon rises behind burning moorland as a large wildfire sweeps across the moors between Dovestones and Buckton Vale in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, England

TOPSHOT - A man carries a child rescued from rubble after Syrian regime and Russian air strikes in the rebel-held town of Nawa, about 30 kilometres north of Daraa in southern Syria on June 26, 2018. Syria's army launched an assault on the flashpoint southern city of Daraa Tuesday, state media said, after a week of deadly bombardment on the nearby countryside caused mass displacement. / AFP PHOTO / Ahmad al-MsalamAHMAD AL-MSALAM/AFP/Getty Images
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Rubble rescue A man carries a child rescued from rubble after Syrian regime and Russian air strikes in the rebel-held town of Nawa in southern Syria

People inflate a helium filled Donald Trump blimp which they hope to deploy during The President of the United States' upcoming visit, in London, Britain, June 26, 2018. REUTERS/Simon Dawson
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Hot air People inflate a helium-filled Donald Trump blimp which they plan to deploy during the US president’s forthcoming visit to London, England

Two women wearing costumes stand next to police officers on Nikolskaya Street, a gathering point for soccer fans during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, June 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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All ears Two women wearing costumes stand next to police officers on Nikolskaya Street, a gathering point for football fans during the 2018 World Cup in Moscow, Russia

Hessah al-Ajaji drivers her car down the capital's busy Tahlia Street after midnight for the first time in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, June 24, 2018. Saudi women are in the driver's seat for the first time in their country and steering their way through busy city streets just minutes after the world's last remaining ban on women driving was lifted on Sunday. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
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Behind the wheel Hessah al-Ajaji drives her car down Riyadh’s busy Tahlia Street. Women are getting behind the wheel for the first time in Saudi Arabia after the world’s last remaining ban on female drivers was lifted

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