Flamingos flock to Mumbai between September and April, but this year there are almost three times more birds than the amount that usually flocks to the area. Bachchan Kumar/Hindustan Times via Getty Images hide caption
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Zuzana Caputova, elected as Slovakia's first female president, greets supporters on Saturday evening. Petr David Josek/AP hide caption
Josefine Wallenå of Sweden sits on the Iron Throne after driving eight hours to find it. Courtesy of Josefine Wallenå hide caption
A Game of Thrones Fan Traveled To The Arctic As Part Of A Worldwide Scavenger Hunt
Protesters run to cover from teargas fired by Israeli troops near fence of Gaza Strip border with Israel on Saturday. The day marked the first anniversary of the Gaza border protests. Adel Hana/AP hide caption
A part of Band-e-Amir, Afghanistan's first national park, in Bamiyan province. Massoud Hossaini/AP hide caption
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A Chinese site engineer is seen during construction of an extension of the Southern Expressway in Sri Lanka, in November. The project is part of Beijing's massive Belt and Road Initiative. Paula Bronstein/Getty Images hide caption
Ukrainian presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy walks backstage during the filming of the League of Laughter comedy show on March 19 in Kiev, Ukraine. Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images hide caption
Pilot Michel Bacos was greeted by his wife at Orly Airport on July 5, 1976 in Paris, France after refusing to abandon his Jewish passengers held hostage by Palestinian and German terrorists. AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Opinion: Remembering Pilot Michel Bacos, Hero Of The 1976 Entebbe Hijacking
Friday
Guards stand in front the Bataclan concert hall in Paris in November 2018, during a ceremony to remember the victims of the attacks in November 2015. On Friday, a man who rented an apartment to two fleeing terrorists received a four-year prison sentence. Benoit Tessier/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Pope Francis, pictured earlier this week, unveiled a new mandatory-reporting edict on Friday. It requires any Vatican official who learns of an allegation of abuse within the city-state or by Vatican officials to report it to Vatican prosecutors. Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption
At least 25 people died in a fire at a high-rise office building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday — and officials say the building didn't have the right safety protocols in place. Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP hide caption
Young men carry luggage from Venezuela into Colombia under the Simón Bolívar International Bridge. Tensions are rising in this border area, where many Venezuelans are seeking refuge and are anxious for change back home. Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption
He Was Imprisoned And Losing His Mind. 'Anna Karenina' Saved Him
In this photo released by Rappler, CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa, second from left, is escorted by police after being arrested upon her arrival at Manila's International Airport on Friday. Leanne Jazul/AP hide caption