Ishara S. Kodikara, AFP/Getty ImagesTOPSHOT - In this picture taken July 1, 2017 Sri Lankan stilt fishermen work on their poles in the southern town of Galle.
Mario Tama, Getty ImagesCowboys herd bulls at a cattle feed lot in the Amazon on June 28, 2017 near Chupinguaia, Rondonia state, Brazil. The confinement farm currently holds about 38,000 heads of cattle and employs around 125 full-time workers. At peak capacity the farm dispenses around 900 metric tons of feed to the cattle per day. Brazil is the world's largest exporter of red meat and poultry and annually exports more than $12 billion per year. Brazil holds 212 million heads of cattle- the largest herd of commercial cattle on the planet. Brazil's finance minister said he expects the U.S. to remove the ban on importing fresh Brazilian beef soon.
Emergency crews respond to the scene of a train derailment near Chambers Bay on Sunday, July 2, 2017, in Tacoma, Wash. There appear to be only minor injuries from the waterfront derailment of the Amtrak Cascades train near the town of Steilacoom, the Pierce County Sheriff's Office said on Twitter. The train runs between Vancouver, Canada, and Eugene-Springfield, Oregon.
Ahmad Al-rubaye, AFP/Getty ImagesA picture taken on July 2, 2017, shows a general view of the area in the vicinity of the destroyed Al-Nuri Mosque in the Old City of Mosul, during the Iraqi government forces' offensive to retake the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters.
Louai Beshara, AFP/Getty ImagesSyrians inspect the damage at the site of a suicide bomb attack in the capital Damascus' eastern Tahrir Square district, on July 2, 2017. Syrian state television reported that security forces had intercepted three suicide car bombers on their way into the city, killing two, but the third managed to reach the eastern Tahrir Square district. The attacker was surrounded but was able to detonate a bomb, killing a number of people and wounding several more, it reported.
Felipe Dana, The Associated PressA woman screams while fleeing with her family through a destroyed alley, as Iraqi Special Forces continue their advance against Islamic State militants, in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, Sunday, July 2, 2017.
Felipe Dana, The Associated PressAn Iraqi girl flees through a destroyed street as Iraqi Special Forces continue their advance against Islamic State militants in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, Sunday, July 2, 2017.
Ahmad Al-rubaye, AFP/Getty ImagesA woman walks barefoot as she flees from the Old City of Mosul on July 2, 2017, as Iraqi government forces continue their offensive to retake the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters.
Felipe Dana, The Associated PressA civilian flees through a destroyed alley as Iraqi Special Forces continue their advance against Islamic State militants, in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, Sunday, July 2, 2017.
Ahmad Al-rubaye, AFP/Getty ImagesSmoke billows in the background behind the destroyed Al-Nuri Mosque in the Old City of Mosul, after the area was retaken from Islamic State (IS) group fighters, on July 2, 2017. Explosions on the evening of June 21, 2017 levelled the mosque where Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi gave his first sermon as leader of the Islamic State group, along with its ancient minaret.
Mahmud Hams, AFP/Getty ImagesPalestinian children are seen looking outside a window during a heatwave at al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on July 2, 2017.
Federico Parra, AFP/Getty ImagesAn injured opposition activist is taken away by volunteer medics during protest against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, at the Francisco Fajardo highway in Caracas, on July 1, 2017. Venezuela marks three months of violent protests within a political and economic crisis with protesters demanding President Nicolas Maduro's resignation and new elections.
(FILES) This file photo taken on March 10, 2017 shows Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R), shaking hands with Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (L) following a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on July 2, 2017 held talks with Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu in Istanbul as tension soared on the Syrian border between Turkish troops and a Kurdish militia. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Alexander ZemlianichenkoALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/AFP/Getty Images
John Macdougall, AFP/Getty ImagesProtestors with masks of politicians (L-R) EU Foreign minister Frederica Mogherini, British Prime minister Theresa Mary, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, US President Donald Trump and Russian Presidet Vladimir Putin drink cocktails in a boat on the Alster river during a demonstration called by several NGOs ahead of the G20 summit in Hamburg on July 2, 2017.
Mahmud Hams, AFP/Getty ImagesTOPSHOT - A Palestinian young man uses a plastic bottle to wash his horse during a heatwave at al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on July 2, 2017.
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TOPSHOT - In this picture taken July 1, 2017 Sri Lankan stilt fishermen work on their poles in the southern town of Galle.
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