From a blue whale at a vaccination site to the SpaceX capsule docking at the ISS - today's best pictures

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

A blue whale model hangs with a band aid on its fin above a pop up vaccination site at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, US. Reuters

In this image made from NASA TV, the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, left, approaches to the International Space Station. The recycled SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts has arrived at the International Space Station, a day after launching from Florida. NASA via AP

Muslims maintaining social distance perform their Tarawee prayers during the holy month of Ramadan, in Fateh Grand Mosque in Manama, Bahrain. Reuters

Israeli security forces disperse Palestinian protesters outside the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City, amid tensions following yesterday's clashes between Palestinians and far-right Jews. AFP

Algerians gather during an anti-government demonstration in the capital Algiers. AFP

Tigrayan refugee Abraha Kinfe Gebremariam, 40, second left, sits for a photograph with his sons, Micheale, 5, left; Daniel, 11, center; his 19-year-old brother-in-law, Goytom Tsegay, second right, and his 4-month-old twin daughters Aden, right, and Turfu Gebremariam, on his lap, inside their family's shelter in Hamdayet, eastern Sudan, near the border with Ethiopia. AP Photo

A female recruit from US Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego participates in the gruelling crucible training as their platoon breaks a barrier becoming the first ever women Marines trained at Camp Pendleton, California, US. Reuters

Demonstrators march with black umbrellas to conceal their faces while calling for racial justice and police reforms in Washington, US. Reuters

Seated from left: Associate Justice Samuel Alito, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, standing from left: Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett pose during a group photo of the Justices at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC. AFP

A woman reads a book inside the space capsule replica outside a bookstore in Yilan, eastern Taiwan. EPA

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