This land is not barren, this land is thirsty. Hot Springs, Jordan Valley, 2016. Nadia Bseiso hide caption
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The Russian and Uzbek Kok-boru teams clash in a playoff match in the main event arena and stadium in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan. Nicolas Tanner/for NPR hide caption
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha, who ousted Thailand's elected government in 2014, speaks in Bangkok on Friday during the his last major campaign rally ahead of this weekend's elections. Lilllian Suwanrumpha/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Protesters hold a banner showing images, of President Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and National Security Adviser John Bolton during a rally against U.S. sanctions on North Korea, near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visited Cashmere High School in Christchurch, which lost two current students to the shootings at two mosques last Friday that killed 50 people. Vincent Thian/AP hide caption
Afghan couples in Kabul out for a stroll on Valentine's Day this year. Wakil Kohsar/Getty Images hide caption
As India's middle class grows, more domestic tourists are coming to Gulmarg, a resort in Indian-administered Kashmir that used to be a playground for British colonial rulers in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Furkan Latif Khan/NPR hide caption
Surrounded By Military Barracks, Skiers Shred The Himalayan Slopes Of Indian Kashmir
Japan's Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda said Tuesday that he will step down in June, as French authorities probe his involvement in payments made before Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Summer Games. Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev says he will leave his post after nearly 30 years in office. He's seen here at the Akkorda Palace in Astana, Kazakhstan, in 2016. Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images hide caption
At Toyota's LFA Works plant in Japan, the automaker manufactures 10 Mirai hydrogen fuel cell cars a day. It has plans to ramp up production. Hiroo Saso hide caption
Darrell Blatchley, environmentalist and director of D' Bone Collector Museum, shows plastic waste found in the stomach of a Cuvier's beaked whale near the Philippine city of Davao. AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Rescuers are recovering victims and searching for survivors of flash floods in Papua province, Indonesia. Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency/AP hide caption
Seungri, photographed as he arrived at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on March 14, 2019. The former pop idol was there to undergo police questioning over charges of supplying prostitution services. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images hide caption
North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, center, speaks at a gathering for diplomats in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Friday. Eric Talmadge/AP hide caption
Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong, center, is escorted by police as she leaves Shah Alam High Court in Malaysia on Thursday. Malaysia's attorney general ordered the murder case to proceed against the Vietnamese woman accused in the killing of the North Korean leader's estranged half brother. Vincent Thian/AP hide caption
The floating wholesale produce market on Srinagar's Dal Lake opens for business at dawn. Jeff Koehler for NPR hide caption
The U.S. used to ship about 7 million tons of plastic trash to China a year, where much of it was recycled into raw materials. Then came the Chinese crackdown of 2018. Olivia Sun/NPR hide caption
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison fastens an Australian flag pin on Hakeem al-Araibi, a Bahraini refugee soccer player who was granted citizenship in the country on Tuesday in Melbourne. Stefan Postles/Getty Images hide caption
An estimated 5,500 Komodo dragons live in Komodo National Park. Michael Sullivan for NPR hide caption
Indonesian national Siti Aisyah smiles while leaving the Shah Alam High Court, outside Kuala Lumpur on March 11. MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Indian protesters in Mumbai burn posters of Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan during a demonstration against the Feb. 14 attack that killed more than 40 Indian policemen in the Kashmir region. Rajanish Kakade/AP hide caption
