Florida space launch, Washington protest and Genoa disaster

U.S. President Donald Trump observes a demonstration with U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division troops, an attack helicopter and artillery as he visits Fort Drum, New York, U.S., August 13, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

2018 European Championships - Women's Long Jump Final - Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany - August 11, 2018 - Maryna Bekh of Ukraine competes. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — © Reuters

Leap of faith Maryna Bekh of Ukraine competes during the Women’s long jump final at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin

People watch Su-30 jet fighters of the Russkiye Vityazi (Russian Knights) aerobatic team at the International Army Games 2018 in Alabino outside Moscow, Russia, August 11, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — © Maxim Shemetov/Reuters

Sky standards People watch Su-30 fighter jets of the Russkiye Vityazi aerobatic team at the International Army Games near Moscow

Embargoed to 0001 Thursday August 16, 2018. Women from the Oman Royal Cavalry's Combined Bands who are performing at The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo wear their traditional Arabian dress as they exercise their animals on the city's Portobello beach. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Tuesday August 14, 2018. Members of the Oman Royal CavalryÕs Mounted Pipes and Drums and all-female marching Band, and 23 Arabian purebred horses which belong to the Sultan of Oman, have travelled 5,000 miles from Muscat to join 1,200 international performers to participate in its ÔSkyÕs the LimitÕ showcase and the Tatoo's 69th show. See PA story ARTS Tattoo. Photo credit should read: Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Equine line Women from the Oman Royal Cavalry’s Combined Bands, who are performing at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, exercise their horses in the Scottish city’s Portobello beach

US First Somali-American legislator Ilhan Omar celebrates after winning a Democratic primary in Minnesota's 5th Congressional District in Minneapolis, Us, 14 August 2018. Omar is poised to become the first Muslim woman in the US Congress after her election victory for the Democrats. Photo: Mark Vancleave/Minneapolis Star Tribune/dpa — © Mark Vancleave/Minneapolis Star/dpa

Prime candidate Ilhan Omar celebrates after winning the Democratic primary in Minnesota’s 5th congressional district. She will become the first Somali-American in the US Congress if she wins in November

TOPSHOT - This handout photo released by NASA shows the United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket with the Parker Solar Probe onboard during its launch on August 12, 2018, Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. - NASA postponed until August 12, 2018, the launch of the first ever spacecraft to fly directly toward the Sun on a mission to plunge into our star's sizzling atmosphere and unlock its mysteries. The reason for the delay was not immediately clear, but was called for after a gaseous helium alarm was sounded in the last moments before liftoff, officials said. (Photo by Bill INGALLS / NASA / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NASA / BILL INGALLS " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSBILL INGALLS/AFP/Getty Images

Sunseeker The Delta IV Heavy rocket, with the Parker Solar Probe onboard, launches from Cape Canaveral in Florida. It is the first spacecraft to fly directly towards the Sun

TOPSHOT - People look at a young bull, with a Pakistan's national flag attached to his horn, lifted by a crane from the roof of a building in preparation for the Muslim annual festival of Eid al-Adha or the Festival of Sacrifice, in Karachi on August 12, 2018. - The owner has the practise of keeping young animals -- three or four bulls and and some goats -- on the roof of a four-story building for a year until they are ready for sacrifice. Muslims around the world will mark the upcoming Eid al-Adha, as the biggest holiday of the Islamic calendar, celebrated the Islamic festival Eid al-Adha by slaughtering sheep, goats, cows and camels to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail on God's command. (Photo by RIZWAN TABASSUM / AFP)RIZWAN TABASSUM/AFP/Getty Images

Festival of sacrifice A young bull, with a Pakistani flag attached to its horn, is lifted by a crane from the roof of a building in preparation for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in Karachi

PABest New Metropolitan police officers brave pouring rain at a Passing Out parade for around 70 new officers, and candidates who have come through the Detective Constable fast-track scheme, Metropolitan Police Centre, north London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday August 10, 2018. Photo credit should read: John Stillwell/PA Wire — © John Stillwell/PA Wire

Wet Met New Metropolitan Police officers brave the pouring rain at a passing out parade in London

Troop inspection President Donald Trump attends exercises by the US Army’s 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum in New York

Members of the Pakistan's Naval force march during a ceremony to celebrate the country's 71st Independence Day at the mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi, Pakistan August 14, 2018. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — © Akhtar Soomro/Reuters

Day of celebration Members of Pakistan’s navy perform a ceremony at the mausoleum of the country’s founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, to mark 71 years of independence

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets schoolchildren after addressing the nation during Independence Day celebrations at the historic Red Fort in Delhi, India, August 15, 2018. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — © Adnan Abidi/Reuters

Pupil power Indian prime minister Narendra Modi meets schoolchildren after addressing the nation at Independence Day celebrations at the historic Red Fort in Delhi

TOPSHOT - Antifa and counter protestors to a far-right rally argue during the Unite the Right 2 Rally in Washington, DC, on August 12, 2018. - Last year's protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, that left one person dead and dozens injured, saw hundreds of neo-Nazi sympathizers, accompanied by rifle-carrying men, yelling white nationalist slogans and wielding flaming torches in scenes eerily reminiscent of racist rallies held in America's South before the Civil Rights movement. (Photo by ZACH GIBSON / AFP)ZACH GIBSON/AFP/Getty Images — © Zach Gibson/AFP/Getty Images

Capital clash Protesters argue during the Unite the Right 2 rally in Washington, DC

A truck is blocked at the end of the collapsed Morandi highway bridge in Genoa, northern Italy, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. A bridge on a main highway linking Italy with France collapsed in the Italian port city of Genoa during a sudden, violent storm, sending vehicles plunging 90 meters (nearly 300 feet) into a heap of rubble below. (Luca Zennaro/ANSA via AP) — © Luca Zennaro/ANSA via AP

Bridge disaster A truck stands at the edge of the collapsed Morandi highway bridge in Genoa, northern Italy

Lightning strikes are seen during a thunderstorm over the city of Minsk, Belarus, August 14, 2018. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — © Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters

Belarus bolt Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm over the city of Minsk

PABest Victor, a 620 kg polar bear, is given an allergy test at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park near Doncaster after he and a smaller bear, Nobby, began suffering from abscesses on their feet. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday August 15, 2018. A team of three vets, a nurse, three dermatologists and five more park staff were on hand to carry out tests while the bear was under sedation as experts suspected it was caused by an allergic reaction to pollen after moving from concrete bear pit enclosures elsewhere to the more natural setting at the attraction in South Yorkshire. See PA story ANIMALS Polar. Photo credit should read: Danny Lawson/PA Wire — © Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Bearing up Victor, a 620kg polar bear, is given an allergy test at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park in northern England after he and a smaller bear, Nobby, began suffering from abscesses on their feet

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