Today in photos (June 19)
View a gallery of photos from around the world on Wednesday, June 19, 2013.
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Buildings are surrounded by flood water near Lourdes, southwestern France, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. French rescue services and police are evacuating hundreds of pilgrims from hotels threatened by floodwaters from a rain-swollen river in the Roman Catholic shrine town of Lourdes.
Bob Edme Associated Press
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Iraqi anti-terrorism special forces in camouflage gear prepare for a simulated hijacking of a plane, during a training exercise in Baghdad airport, Iraq, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Iraqi police performed Wednesday an operational-tactical drill on how to manage a crisis situation caused by a terrorist act in civil aviation.
Hadi Mizban Associated Press
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Special operations forces from Iraq, Jordan, and the U.S. use rope ladders to board a ship during a vessel board search and seizure exercise as part of Eager Lion multinational military maneuvers, in the Gulf of Aqaba, Jordan, Wednesday, June, 19, 2013. The 12-day exercise involves combined air, land and sea maneuvers across Jordan. Along with Jordan and the U.S., the exercise brings together some 8,000 personnel from 19 Arab and European nations to train on border security, irregular warfare, terrorism and counterinsurgency.
Maya Alleruzzo Associated Press
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President Barack Obama, accompanied by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, waves before throwing his jacket over his shoulder as he arrives to speak at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Obama called to reduce the world's nuclear stockpiles, including a proposed one-third reduction in U.S. and Russian arsenals, a senior administration official said.
Evan Vucci Associated Press
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A dog, named Sare drinks water from a fountain in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Hot weather has set in with temperatures rising up to 34 Celsius (93 Fahrenheit ) in Belgrade.
Darko Vojinovic Associated Press
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A car damaged in an accident sits in the middle of the street in the East Village section of New York, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Fire authorities say eight people have been hurt, several of them seriously, after a car jumped a curb and slammed into a 24-hour grocery around 7 a.m. Wednesday. A witness says the driver lost control about a block away and plowed through everything on the sidewalk.
Seth Wenig Associated Press