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Monday June 26, Our World in Pictures

June 26, 2017 Brooklyn Daily Eagle
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PERU — Patrol Officers Participate in Ceremony: Covered in mud, members of the civil defense patrol known as “Ronderos” attend an official ceremony in Puerto Ocopa on Saturday. Peruvian Armed Forces delivered humanitarian aid to the residents in the region where 60 percent of Peru’s cocaine originates.

DUMBO — Posing for a Picture: On a recent summer night, girls take photos in front of artist David Crumley’s “DUMBO” sign in Brooklyn Bridge Park.

GERMANY — Lions Look Out: A Barbary lion cub stands next to its father Schroeder at the zoo in Neuwied on Monday.

COLOMBIA — Ferry Sinks: People who survived a sunken ferry cry as they wait for more information about their missing friends and relatives at a reservoir in Guatape on Sunday. Nine people were dead and 28 were missing after a tourist ferry packed with about 170 passengers for the holiday weekend capsized Sunday on a reservoir near the Colombian city of Medellin, officials said.

GAZA STRIP — Ramadan Ends: Two Palestinian boys play during a gathering at a local park to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan, known as Eid al-Fitr, in Gaza City.

MANHATTAN — People Celebrate Pride Month: People cheer as floats travel along Fifth Avenue during the New York City Pride Parade on Sunday.

SPAIN — Bullfighter Performs: Spanish bullfighter Uceda Leal performs during a bullfight at Las Ventas bullring in Madrid on Sunday.

ENGLAND — Teams Compete in Penny Farthing Polo Match: British team members compete against Scotland in the Penny Farthing International Polo fun match during the Bentley Motors Royal Windsor Cup Final at Guards Polo Club in Windsor Great Park on Sunday. The Penny Farthing cycle dates from late 1800s, but it is not known when they started to be used for polo rather than the more normal horse power.

SPAIN – Forest Fire: A military police officer stands by his motorcycle next to flames from a forest fire near Mazagon in southern Spain, Sunday. A forest fire in southern Spain has forced the evacuation of around 1,000 people and is threatening Donana National Park, one of Spain’s most important nature reserves and a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1994, and famous for its biodiversity, authorities said Sunday. 

CANADA – International Pride Parades: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, second left, his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, right, and their children Ella-Grace, second right, and Xavier walk in the Pride parade in Toronto, Sunday. 

ENGLAND – Kiefer Sutherland on Guitar: Kiefer Sutherland performs at the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm, in Somerset, England, Sunday. 

NEW YORK – Old-Timers’ Day: Former New York Yankees Bobby Brown, right, shakes hands with Don Larson during Old-Timers’ Day at Yankee Stadium, Sunday in New York. 

UGANDA – Refugees Watch Soccer Match: In this photo taken Sunday, South Sudanese refugees watch a match between refugee men’s soccer teams, in the Bidi Bidi refugee settlement in northern Uganda. 

RUSSIA – White Horse: In this Saturday photo, a white horse eats leaves as its owner waits for people to ride at a hillock near an Assumption Cathedral built in XVI century in the background in the small Russian town of Dmitrov, about 75 kilometers (47 miles) north from Moscow, Russia. 

SPAIN – Flying Over Forest Fire: A firefighting plane flies over a forest fire near Mazagon in southern Spain, Sunday. 

CALIFORNIA – NASCAR Celebration: Kevin Harvick celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race Sunday in Sonoma, Calif. 

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