Hundreds of Venezuelan asylum seekers, waiting an a contained area steps inside the US, hoping to be allowed to cross over and apply for asylum.

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The battle for Bakhmut has been the most intense of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, costing thousands of lives on both sides in months of grinding warfare. Ukrainian troops have been pushed back in recent weeks but have clung on in the city to inflict as many Russian losses as possible ahead of Kyiv’s planned big push against the invading forces along the 620-mile front line. Ukraine is expected to soon start a much-anticipated counteroffensive to retake Moscow-held territory, including in the Zaporizhzhia region, which hosts Europe’s largest nuclear plant. The United Nations nuclear watchdog expressed concern over the possible escalation of hostilities. Welcome to ‘BATTLE FOR BAKHMUT’

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May 6, 2023, Maltepe, Istanbul, Turkey: The Istanbul rally of Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the presidential candidate of the opposition Nation Alliance, was held in Maltepe, Istanbul with the participation of hundreds of thousands of people. The general election to elect the President of Turkey on May 14, 2023, and the parliamentary elections to determine 600 new deputies of the Turkish Grand National Assembly will be held on the same day in Turkey. (Credit Image: © Tolga Uluturk/ZUMA Press Wire)

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May 7, 2023, Yesilkoy, Istanbul, Turkey: The Istanbul rally of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the President of Turkey and the presidential candidate of the Republic Alliance, was held in the Istanbul Ataturk Airport Nation’s Garden with the participation of hundreds of thousands of people. The general election that will elect the President of the Republic on May 14, 2023 and the parliamentary elections that will determine 600 new parliamentary deputies will be held on the same day in Turkey. (Credit Image: © Tolga Uluturk/ZUMA Press Wire)

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April 30, 2023, Metro Manila, Manila, The Philippines: Children play in an inflatable outdoor swimming amid extremely hot weather, at a highly densely populated residential area in Metro Manila. The multiple layers of concrete among roads and buildings and the uses of metals for construction in the Philippines are said to have been contributed to the urban heat island effect, making the country much hotter than ever. Asia has also been experiencing weeks of endless heat. (Credit Image: © Daniel Ceng Shou-Yi/ZUMA Press Wire)

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October 16, 2022, HONG KONG, CHINA: TV image of Chinese Communist Party chairman and dictator, Xi Jin-ping is being projected onto a large screen on the building in Hong Kong on the opening day of CCP’s 20th Party Congress.Oct-16,2022Hong Kong.ZUMA/Liau Chung-ren (Credit Image: © Liau Chung-ren/ZUMA Press Wire)

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May 6, 2023, Ojai, California, USA: EXCLUSIVE! Newlyweds Former Happy Days star ‘Potsie’ aka ANSON WILLIAMS, 73, and SHARON MAHARRY, 64 after ceremony. The actor, who filed for divorce from his wife of 30 years in 2019, wore a black suit with a light blue shirt and a gray patterned tie. He had a boutonniere on the lapel of his jacket and wore black eyeglasses. The bride, who is a real estate agent in Ojai, California, wore a gorgeous, long-sleeved floor length white lace gown with a boat neck and full skirt. She wore her blonde hair pinned back off her face and carried a pretty bouquet of roses and hydrangeas. (Credit Image: © Nina Prommer/ZUMA Press Wire)

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May 7, 2023, Yesilkoy, Istanbul, Turkey: The Istanbul rally of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the President of Turkey and the presidential candidate of the Republic Alliance, was held in the Istanbul Ataturk Airport Nation’s Garden with the participation of hundreds of thousands of people. The general election that will elect the President of the Republic on May 14, 2023 and the parliamentary elections that will determine 600 new parliamentary deputies will be held on the same day in Turkey. (Credit Image: © Tolga Uluturk/ZUMA Press Wire)

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May 7, 2023, Isle of Palms, South Carolina, USA: People are silhouetted as they walk along the beach toward a sunrise appearing as a giant ball, May 7, 2023 in Isle of Palms, South Carolina. The Charleston area is experiencing unusually cool and dry weather for May as the jet stream dipped south bringing cooler Canadian air to the southeastern United States, but is expected to return to the high 80’s later in the week. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/ZUMA Press Wire)

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