Yaseen Khan, 6, throws stones at a homemade pillar, meant to evoke the ritual of driving away the devil during the hajj. Daniella Cheslow/WAMU hide caption
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Annah Goba, 20, carries water to her shack in Azania, the name squatters gave to a section of private property they took over in Stellenbosch. Goba said the lack of running water was a challenge, but she couldn't afford to pay rent in crowded Kayamandi township. Her shirt is from the far-left Economic Freedom Fighters party, which encourages supporters to occupy the land of wealthy farm owners. Daniella Cheslow for NPR hide caption
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U.S. national security adviser John Bolton speaks to the media in Jerusalem on Sunday. He says the U.S. military is "ready to go." Tsafrir Abayov/AP hide caption
Customers line up to enter the Bergdorf Goodman store in New York City in this 2010 file photo. Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll claims President Trump sexually assaulted her in a dressing room at the Manhattan department store in the '90s. Stephen Chernin/AP hide caption
President Trump did not offer specifics on those sanctions but suggested sanctions could be lifted in the future. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo closes his remarks at the State Department Thursday. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
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A woman prepares milk bottles Sunday using candles at her home in Montevideo during a power cut. MIGUEL ROJO/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Mourners hold flowers Sunday and pray for a man who fell to his death after hanging a protest banner against an extradition bill in Hong Kong Sunday, June 16, 2019. Kin Cheung/AP hide caption
Mariners from the MT Front Altair arrive at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Saturday. Jon Gambrell/AP hide caption
Customers abandoned their carts after the cash registers failed at a Target location in Washington, D.C. Alina Selyukh/NPR hide caption