Best pictures from June 23rd
A National Heritage Trust historical re-enactor in Victorian-era Royal Malta Artillery uniform fires one of several cannons during an activity to mark the feast day of Saint John the Baptist, patron saint of the Knights of the Order of Saint John, on the bastions of Valletta.DARRIN ZAMMIT LUPI/Reuters
Netherlands' Memphis Depay, left, looks toward the ball after scoring his side's second goal during the group B World Cup soccer match between the Netherlands and Chile at the Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil.Wong Maye-E/The Associated Press
Tourists walk in the rain across a deserted Red Square in Moscow, Russia. Moscow has seen unseasonably cool temperatures so far this month, and rains have been more frequent than usual.Alexander Zemlianichenko/The Associated Press
Toddlers (18 to 30 months old) are photographed in the toddler daycare at the Sir Samuel B. Steele YMCA. The YMCA is expanding their daycare program through the GTA and some areas beyond.Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
Members of the Ceremonial Guard take part in the annual inspection at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.CHRIS WATTIE/Reuters
Senior soccer players take part in a match at a soccer field in Miraflores, in Lima. Senior players, aged from 60 to 90, play weekly in a program organized by the municipality to promote activities for older adults.MARIANA BAZO/Reuters
Alex Wells, 38, a three time world champion hoop dancer from the Lil'wat Nation, has been dancing for 24 years. "The gratitude for being able to do this for a living. A way of life. Something that's part of my heritage and native culture." His portrait was taken during National Aboriginal Day celebrations in Victoria, B.C.Chad Hipolito/The Globe and Mail
People attend a party held during the night of the San Juan bonfire on the beach of Playa de Poniente in Gijon.ELOY ALONSO/Reuters
Visitors wearing umbrella hats sit and queue to enter the grounds on the first day at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London.Sang Tan/The Associated Press
Indians walk during a dust storm on the banks of Sangam, the confluence of rivers the Ganges and the Yamuna in Allahabad, India. The confluence is an important Hindu pilgrimage center.Rajesh Kumar Singh/The Associated Press
Visitors view the blooming of a five-foot-tall "corpse" flower at the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota, Florida.William S. Speer/Reuters