June 23, 2021

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.

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.

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.

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)

Commuters cross the Howrah Bridge as the state government suspends regular public transport during a lockdown imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Kolkata, India.

Police officers salute the casket of K-9 Kitt at Gillette Stadium during a memorial service held in honor of the police dog, who was killed during a domestic violence call, in Boston, Massachusetts, June 22, 2021.

A man stands with an "estelada" — or Catalan pro-independence flag — outside Lledoners prison in Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, Spain.

People walk around the rain vortex at Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore.

A man wades into the ocean at sunset, in Newport Beach, California, June 22, 2021.