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France's President Emmanuel Macron (centre L) waves in the command car with Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (CEMA), Thierry Burkhard during the Bastille Day military parade on the Avenue Foch, with the Arc de Triomphe in the background in Paris on July 14, 2024. (Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool via AFP Photo)

French President Emmanuel Macron (centre L) and Armed Forces Chief of Staff Thierry Burkhard wave from a command vehicle during the Bastille Day military parade on Avenue Foch in Paris, with the Arc de Triomphe in the background, on July 14, 2024.(Photo by Ludovic Marin/Pool via AFP Photo)

Uzbekistan's Diyora Keldiyorova and Kosovo's Distria Krasniqi (Blue) compete in the judo women's -52kg gold medal bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Champ-de-Mars Arena, in Paris on July 28, 2024. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)

Diyora Keldiyorova of Uzbekistan and Distria Krasniqi (blue) of Kosovo compete in the women’s -52kg judo gold medal bout at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Champ-de-Mars Arena, July 28, 2024.(Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)

France's defender #02 Maelle Lakrar shoots the ball during the women's group A football match between France and Colombia during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Lyon Stadium in Lyon on July 25, 2024. (Photo by Olivier Chassignole/AFP Photo)

French defender Maelle Lakrar (#02) takes a shot during the women’s Group A football match between France and Colombia at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Lyon Stadium, July 25, 2024.(Photo by Olivier Chassignole/AFP Photo)

The 150-million-year-old skeleton of a stegosaurus named “Apex”, is displayed at Sotheby's auction house in New York, New York, USA, 10 July 2024. “Apex”, measuring 11 feet tall and over 20 feet long, is the most complete and best preserved large-scale Stegosaurus specimen ever discovered. The fossil is set to be the main piece of Sotheby's Live Natural History Auction on 17 July, carrying an estimate of four to six million US dollars. (Photo by Sarah Yenesel/EPA/EFE)

The skeleton of “Apex,” a 150-million-year-old Stegosaurus, is displayed at Sotheby’s in New York on July 10, 2024. The 11-foot-tall, 20-foot-long fossil is the most complete of its kind ever found and is the highlight of Sotheby’s July 17 Natural History Auction, with an estimated value of $4 to $6 million.(Photo by Sarah Yenesel/EPA/EFE)

A person takes a photograph of origami houses placed onto the steps of the State Parliament of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia, 31 July 2024. Origami houses were placed on the steps of Victorian Parliament by demonstrators calling for action on social housing shortages. (Photo by James Ross/EPA/EFE)

Origami houses cover the steps of the State Parliament of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia, on July 31, 2024, placed there by demonstrators calling for government action on the social housing shortage.(Photo by James Ross/EPA/EFE)

Festival-goers watch as Swiss singer and 2024 Eurovision Song Contest winner Nemo (not pictured) performs at the Lakelive Festival in Biel, Switzerland, 31 July 2024. (Photo by Peter Klaunzer/EPA/EFE)

Festival-goers watch Swiss singer Nemo, the 2024 Eurovision winner, perform at the Lakelive Festival in Biel, Switzerland, on July 31, 2024.(Photo by Peter Klaunzer/EPA/EFE)

Residents clear the boat from the street as it gets flooded after Hurricane Beryl passes in the parish of Saint James, Barbados, near Bridgetown, Barbados on July 1, 2024. Hurricane Beryl plowed toward the southeast Caribbean early Monday as officials warned residents to seek shelter ahead of powerful winds and swells expected from the Category 3 storm. (Photo by Chandan Khanna/AFP Photo)

Residents remove a boat from a flooded street in the parish of Saint James, Barbados, after Hurricane Beryl passed through on July 1, 2024.(Photo by Chandan Khanna/AFP Photo)

Flood affected villagers and their cattle make their way through flood waters in Sildubi village in Morigaon district in the northeastern state of Assam, India, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed more than a dozen people over the last two weeks in India's northeast. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)

Villagers and their cattle wade through flood waters in Sildubi village, Assam, India, on July 2, 2024. Heavy rains have triggered floods and landslides across India’s northeast, killing more than a dozen people over the previous two weeks.(Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)

A Turkish fan celebrates prior to a round of sixteen match between Austria and Turkey at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Leipzig, Germany, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. (Photo by Darko Vojinovic/AP Photo)

A Turkey fan celebrates before the Euro 2024 round of sixteen match between Austria and Turkey in Leipzig, Germany, on July 2, 2024.(Photo by Darko Vojinovic/AP Photo)

A plain-clothed policeman charges at protesters brandishing his pistol during an anti-government demonstration called following nationwide deadly protests over tax hikes and a controversial now-withdrawn tax bill in downtown Nairobi, on July 2, 2024. Kenyan police fired tear gas to scatter small crowds in the capital Nairobi on Tuesday, AFP reporters saw, after youth activists called for fresh protests following deadly violence during anti-tax hike demonstrations last month. Activists have stepped up their campaign against President William Ruto despite his announcement last week that he would not sign into law a controversial finance bill that triggered what he has branded “treasonous” protests. (Photo by Tony Karumba/AFP Photo)

A plain-clothed policeman brandishes his pistol while charging at anti-government protesters in downtown Nairobi on July 2, 2024. The demonstrations continued despite the withdrawal of a controversial finance bill that had sparked deadly nationwide protests.(Photo by Tony Karumba/AFP Photo)

Chessboxer Shayan Zarein Dolab (L) competes against Martin Neu at the Chox Con Chessboxing Festival held on the Worstead Estate in Smallburgh, near Norwich, east England on July 6, 2024. The hybrid sporting event, promoted by Chessboxing Nation, requires participants to compete in alternating 3 minute rounds of chess and boxing. The winner is determined by competitor who knocks out or checkmates their opponent first. (Photo by Oli Scarff/AFP Photo)

Chessboxer Shayan Zarein Dolab (L) competes against Martin Neu at the Chox Con Chessboxing Festival held on the Worstead Estate in Smallburgh, near Norwich, east England on July 6, 2024. The hybrid sporting event, promoted by Chessboxing Nation, requires participants to compete in alternating 3 minute rounds of chess and boxing. The winner is determined by competitor who knocks out or checkmates their opponent first. (Photo by Oli Scarff/AFP Photo)

A Taiwanese soldier takes part in the changing of the guard ceremony outside the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei on July 15, 2024. Soldiers stopped performing elaborate changing of the guard ceremonies around a statue of late president Chiang Kai-shek to avoid “worshipping authoritarianism”, the government said on July 12. The changing of the guard there each hour is a major tourist draw, but starting July 15, the ceremony was moved outdoors to Democracy Boulevard, which leads to Chiang's eponymous blue-and-white memorial hall -- one of the island's most recognisable landmarks. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng/AFP Phot)

A Taiwanese soldier participates in the relocated changing of the guard ceremony on Democracy Boulevard in Taipei on July 15, 2024. The government moved the elaborate hourly ceremony away from the statue of Chiang Kai-shek inside the memorial hall to avoid “worshipping authoritarianism.” The performance remains a tourist draw but now takes place outside the iconic building.(Photo by I-Hwa Cheng/AFP Phot)

A Military Police officer patrols a street in the Cidade de Deus (City of God) favela, west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 15, 2024. The Rio de Janeiro state government launched on Monday a vast police operation to “regain order” in ten favelas in the western part of the city, where drug traffickers and parapolice militias are fighting for territory. (Photo by Mauro Pimentel/AFP Photo)

A Military Police officer patrols a street in the Cidade de Deus (City of God) favela, west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 15, 2024. The Rio de Janeiro state government launched on Monday a vast police operation to “regain order” in ten favelas in the western part of the city, where drug traffickers and parapolice militias are fighting for territory. (Photo by Mauro Pimentel/AFP Photo)

Bujang, a 35-year-old male orangutan rescued from a circus in Sumatra, washes his face on a sanctuary island surrounded by a river where non-releasable orangutans are protected for life at the Samboja Lestari Orangutan Rehabilitation Center run by the non-profit Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation in Samboja, East Kalimantan, on July 12, 2024. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)

Bujang, a 35-year-old male orangutan, washes his face on a sanctuary island at the Samboja Lestari Orangutan Rehabilitation Center in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, on July 12, 2024. Rescued from a circus in Sumatra, Bujang now lives on a river-bound island sanctuary for non-releasable orangutans run by the Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation.(Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)

Orangemen and band members take part in the annual Twelfth of July parade on July 12, 2024 in Belfast, United Kingdom. The Twelfth of July, also known as “The Twelfth” or “Orangemen's Day”, is celebrated in Northern Ireland to commemorate King William's victory over Catholic King James II at the Battle of the Boyne 334 years ago. The day features parades, bonfires, wreath-laying ceremonies, and performances. The Belfast parade attracts tens of thousands of spectators each year and is part of broader celebrations with demonstrations hosted in 18 locations across Northern Ireland, including Bangor, Ballymena, Carrickfergus, Newtownards, and Derry. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

Orangemen and band members march in the annual Twelfth of July parade in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on July 12, 2024. The day, also known as “Orangemen’s Day,” commemorates the victory of Protestant King William of Orange over Catholic King James II at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. The Belfast parade, which draws tens of thousands, is one of 18 such demonstrations held across Northern Ireland.(Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

Anti-monarchy Not My King protesters demonstrate as King Charles III and Queen Camilla ride past in their carriage to the Houses of Parliament ahead of the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords, London, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. King Charles III's speech will set out the agenda of the UK's first Labour government for 14 years. (Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)

“Not My King” anti-monarchy protesters demonstrate as King Charles III and Queen Camilla ride in their carriage to the State Opening of Parliament in London on July 17, 2024. The King’s Speech was set to outline the agenda for the UK’s first Labour government in 14 years.(Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)

EasyPost team's Ecuadorian rider Richard Carapaz cycles in the ascent of Col du Noyer during the 17th stage of the 111th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 177,8 km between Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux and Superdevoluy, in the French Alps, on July 17, 2024. (Photo by Etienne Garnier/AP Photo)

Ecuadorian cyclist Richard Carapaz of the EasyPost team climbs the Col du Noyer during the 177.8 km 17th stage of the Tour de France from Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Superdévoluy in the French Alps, July 17, 2024.(Photo by Etienne Garnier/AP Photo)

A fan of US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift poses for a photo at a “Swiftie” party zone in the city of Gelsenkirchen, western Germany on July 17, 2024, prior to the first of three concerts that US musician and pop icon Taylor Swift will perform at the Veltins Arena as part of her “Eras Tour”. Swift's concerts with take place on July 17, 18 and 19, 2024. (Photo by Ina Fassbender/AFP Photo)

A Taylor Swift fan poses in a “Swiftie” party zone in Gelsenkirchen, western Germany, on July 17, 2024, before the first of the pop icon’s three “Eras Tour” concerts at the Veltins Arena.(Photo by Ina Fassbender/AFP Photo)

Members of a Mongolian honor guard leave after a ceremony marking the first session of the newly elected Parliament in front of the Government Palace on Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

Members of a Mongolian honor guard march off following a ceremony for the first session of the newly elected Parliament at Government Palace on Sükhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, July 2, 2024.(Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

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