The Day in Photos – Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Ben Curtis, AP

An opposition supporter wears a headdress of plastic oranges, the party color, as he and others attend a rally of opposition leader Raila Odinga to commemorate Madaraka Day, when Kenya attained internal self-rule in 1963, at Uhuru Park in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, June 1, 2016. The government and opposition held opposing celebrations Wednesday, following weeks of opposition protests demanding the electoral commission be dissolved ahead of next year's elections, due to allegations of bias and corruption. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Jason Franson, The Canadian Press via AP

A Fort McMurray resident looks over the damage in the neighborhood of Timberlea in Fort McMurray, Canada, on Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Residents started to return to the fire-damaged city in northern Alberta on Wednesday, but officials have warned that they should not expect everything to be running normally right away. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

An Iraqi child who fled with his family the northern province of Nineveh following the advance of jihadists of the Islamic State (IS) group, plays with a makeshift tricycle in a refugee camp in al-Hawl located some 14 kilometers from the Iraqi border in Syrias northeastern Hassakeh province, on May 31, 2016. The camp houses some 5000 refugees according to its chief Ciwan Sidou.

Delil Souleiman, AFP, Getty Images

TOPSHOT - An Iraqi child who fled with his family the northern province of Nineveh following the advance of jihadists of the Islamic State (IS) group, plays with a makeshift tricycle in a refugee camp in al-Hawl located some 14 kilometers from the Iraqi border in Syrias northeastern Hassakeh province, on May 31, 2016. The camp houses some 5000 refugees according to its chief Ciwan Sidou. / AFP PHOTO / DELIL SOULEIMANDELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images

Arun Sankar, AFP, Getty Images

Indian labourers unload sacks of onion from a truck at a wholesale market in Chennai on June 1, 2016. India's economy grew 7.6 percent in 2015-16, official figures showed May 31, retaining its place as the world's fastest-growing major economy and providing a boost to the right-wing government as it marks two years in power. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded at a faster pace in the fourth quarter of the financial year, growing 7.9 percent year-on-year, the Central Statistics Office data showed. / AFP PHOTO / ARUN SANKARARUN SANKAR/AFP/Getty Images

Khalil Hamra, AP

An elderly Palestinian man waits for his turn to enter the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, in the southern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, June 1, 2016. On Wednesday Hamas said Egypt has temporarily opened its border crossing with the Gaza Strip. The opening of the Rafah crossing, Gazas main gateway to the outside world, is seen as a goodwill gesture ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Ben Curtis, AP

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By Glen Barber | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: June 1, 2016 at 4:49 PM MDT

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A selection of the best images of the day from around the country and across the world onWednesday, June 1, 2016.

A rally of opposition leader Raila Odinga to commemorate Madaraka Day, when Kenya attained internal self-rule in 1963, at Uhuru Park in Nairobi, Kenya. Residents started to return to the fire-damaged city in northern Alberta on Wednesday, but officials have warned that they should not expect everything to be running normally right away. An Iraqi child who fled with his family the northern province of Nineveh following the advance of jihadists of the Islamic State (IS) group, plays with a makeshift tricycle.

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