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The sun sets over the US Capitol building in Washington, DC, where President Joe Biden is to use his State of the Union address to take a swipe at rival Donald Trump's desire for "revenge and retribution" while touting the US economy's "greatest comeback story" under his own leadership, according to excerpts released ahead of the speech. IMAGES
Japanese tourists, relatives, friends, and members of Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa's team visit the launchpad in Baikonur, Kazakhstan where a Russian Soyuz rocket launch will send Maezawa and his production assistant Yozo Hirano to the International Space Station, marking Russia's return to space tourism after a decade-long pause that saw the rise of competition from privately held US companies. Their journey aboard the three-person Soyuz spacecraft piloted by cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin will take just over six hours, capping a banner year that many have seen as a turning point for private space travel. IMAGES
In Paris, in the district of Montmartre, Parisians and tourists enjoy exceptional temperatures on Monday, higher than the seasonal norm for mid-September. IMAGES
Boatloads of tourists dock in the Philippines' famous holiday island of Boracay as the government declares it open after a six-month closure and clean-up. IMAGES.
Voting stations across Algeria close after an hour's extension for the presidential election expected to bring a second term for incumbent Abdelmadjid Tebboune. IMAGES
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