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  1. A head shot of a sandy-coloured dog looking at the camera. A chequered blue blanket is covering some of his body.

  2. BBC journalist Ottilie Mitchell in a split screen with a cruise ship.

  3. The MV Hondius cruise ship.

  4. Aerial picture of a general view of the cruise ship MV Hondius stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde.

  5. a paved road cutting through a brown desert landscape

  6. A grainy screen grab showing a rope with a crocodile on the end with a man holding on higher up

  7. Two people stand, waving South African flags, draped in other flags, and wearing hats, on a sunny day on the street.

  8. A man seen from behind walking down a street in Nairobi, holding several rocks in their hands, with a blurred crowd visible in the distance

  9. Sunset over the Gulf of Aden, in 2004.

  10. Aaron Agbanu speaks in front of microphone on a lectern. He wears a black graduation hat and robe with a blue caped strap across his tie. He is inside the grand interior of Chester Cathedral.

  11. People by a walled tree planted in the 13th Century.

  12. An iLamp, looking up at the light-emitting surface of the streetlight, with clouds and trees seen beyond

  13. A white Adidas running shoe is held up so that its side is central to the image. It has the three black stripes on it for the Adidas logo and the text 1:59:30 WR sub 2 is written along the base of the sole. The two hands of marathon world record holder Sabastian Sawe can be seen grasping the shoe lightly between fingers, with Sawe's blurred face, covered by the shoe, is partially seen in the background

  14. A head and shoulders image of Joseph Kabila. He is wearing a blue jacket and open-necked blue chequered shirt.

  15. Young women takes a selfie amongst clothing racks at a Shein pop-up store in South Africa

  16. Christopher Okello Onyum stares into the distance, his face is expressionless.

  17. A motorcyclist rides past a monument in support of the Malian Army in Bamako on April 26, 2026.

  18. A set of black Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses on a table.

  19. Close-up of Bellarmine Mugabe. The partial black and white collar and black shoulders of his jacket can be seen. He is standing indoors.

  20. Kenyan World Marathon Record holder Sabastian Sawe smiles with wreaths laid around his neck.

  21. Sawe in a split screen with a grinning dancer.

  22. A blonde girl with dark lipstick holding a phone taking a mirror selfie

  23. Achraf Hakimi #2 of Paris Saint-Germain looks on during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Semi Final First Leg match between Paris Saint-Germain and FC Bayern Munchen

  24. New Cardiff signing (right) Le Roux Malan played for Sharks against Cardiff in March 2026