A woman, wearing a sash and tiara, rides in an open-top vehicle during Independence Day celebrations in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2019. (REUTERS)

A view of Botuobinsky diamond mining pit of Nakyn diamond ore field, some 340 kms North-East from the town of Mirny. The Botuobinsky diamond mining pit has now depth of 130 meters, with a project depth of 580 meters, having 6,2 carats of diamonds per one tonne of kimberlite ore in this pipe. Russian Alrosa gets its diamonds in the permafrost abyssal holes dug with explosives in the permanently frozen ground of Yakutia, an isolated region in East Siberia, the home to the huge diamond deposits that ensure Russia's supremacy in world production. (AFP)

Indian Hindu devotees pull a chariot carrying the icon of Lord Balaram, brother of Lord Jagannath, in Raipur area during the 142nd annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath, in Ahmedabad on July 4, 2019. - Idols of Lord Jagannath, his Sister Subhadra and his Brother, Balaram are taken out in a procession from Lord Jagannath Temple once a year. According to mythology, the Ratha Yatra dates back some 5,000 years when Hindu god Krishna, along with his older brother Balaram and sister Subhadra, were pulled on a chariot from Kurukshetra to Vrindavana by Krishna's devotees. (AFP)

Men compete in Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York City, U.S., July 4, 2019. (Reuters)

Arjan Kaashoek from Hungary shears a sheep during the 18th edition of the World Sheep Shearing and Wool handling championships in Le Dorat, central-western France, on July 4, 2019. - From July 4 to 7, 2019 the competition takes place for the first time in France. More than 5,000 sheep will be shorn for four days during numerous competitions. (AFP)

A Canadair water-bombing plane releases water on the volcano's hillside to extinguish remaining fires on July 4, 2019 a day after the Stromboli volcano erupted, on the Stromboli island, north of Sicily. - The village of Ginostra on Stromboli began sweeping away layers of ash on Thursday, the day after a dramatic volcanic eruption on the tiny Italian island killed a hiker. Canadair water-bombing planes battled to put out fires started by two massive explosions which on July 3 sent plumes of smoke two kilometres (over a mile) into the sky. (AFP)

Archaeologists work at a discovery dig in Sidon in southern Lebanon on July 4, 2019. - An expedition affiliated with the British Museum in London reported the discovery at College site in Sidon of a well-preserved grave for two male adult warriors dating to the 19th century BC, buried with weapons and a bronze belt, in addition to other remains of animals. (AFP)

A visitor, with a cardboard bearing Pokemon character "Pikachu" on his bag, sits during the Pokemon Go Festival on July 4, 2019 at the Westfalenpark in Dortmund, western Germany. - The festival runs until July 7. (AFP)

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II reacts as she walks with Olive the duck and keeper Maia Gordon during her visit to Gorgie City Farm in Edinburgh on July 4, 2019. (AFP)

Chelsea Press Conference with Frank Lampard - Stamford Bridge, London, Britain - July 4, 2019. New Chelsea manager Frank Lampard holds up a shirt on the pitch after the press conference (Reuters)

A view shows tourists walking past the Louvre Pyramid designed by Chinese-born U.S. architect Ieoh Ming Pei outside the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, July 4, 2019. (Reuters)

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican July 4, 2019. (Reuters)

A German woman who joined the Islamic State jihadist group hides her face behind a folder as she waits at court for another session of her trial in Munich, southern Germany, on July 4, 2019. - The woman is accused, among others, of the war crime of letting a five-year-old Yazidi "slave" girl die of thirst in the sun. The case against Jennifer W is believed to be the first anywhere in the world for international crimes committed by IS militants against members of the Yazidi minority. (AFP)

A man carries a child on his shoulders while holding a "Baby Trump" balloon during Independence Day celebrations at the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2019. (Reuters)

Niger's armed forces patrol during the opening of the 35th Ordinary Session of the Executive Committee of the Meeting of the African Union at the Palais des Congres in Niamey, on July 4, 2019, ahead of the Heads of States of the African Union Summit in Niger. (AFP)