World of Photos - August 16, 2023

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Israelis and Palestinians catch a break from extreme summer heat by swimming in a cool natural spring in the Judean Desert, West Bank.Credit:AP

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People visit the Phrygian Valley in Afyonkarahisar, 250 km south-west of Ankara, to watch the Perseid meteor shower.Credit:AP

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Lava flows from the Mt Etna volcano as seen from Southeast Crater, in Nicolosi, Sicily.Credit:AP

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A firefighter walks through the smoke of a mountain fire in Soacha near Bogota, Colombia.Credit:AP

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A boy watches from behind the bars of an open electronics store as a soldier stands guard at a security check point placed by the army in Duran, across a bridge from Guayaquil, Ecuador.Credit:AP

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A man gestures after tear gas was fired by police during a protest against insecurity in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.Credit:AP

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A woman covers herself from the rain with campaign banners of Sandra Torres, presidential candidate of the UNE party, after a rally in Chimaltenango, Guatemala.Credit:AP

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A portion of the Shimla-Kalka heritage railway track that got washed away following heavy rainfall on the outskirts of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh state.Credit:AP