A look at the best news photos from around the world.
June 23, 2021
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Pope Francis meets Spider-Man, who presents him with a mask, at the end of the pope's weekly general audience with a limited number of the faithful in the San Damaso Courtyard at the Vatican.
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Militiamen join Afghan defense and security forces during a gathering in Kabul. Afghanistan's Defense Ministry is working with warlords to mobilize local militias across the country, mostly in the north, to combat the Taliban.
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Health workers remove the body of a man who died of COVID-19 at his home in Bandung, as Indonesia’s infection rates soar and hospitals are crowded with new patients.
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A staff member handles one of the newly-born twin cubs delivered by giant panda Shin Shin at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Park, Japan. (Credit: Tokyo Zoological Park Society)
