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Ankara, Turkey
A Turkish angora cat peeks out from a wooden shelter at the Ankara Cat Protection, Survival and Promotion Centre at Ankara University. The veterinary faculty houses cats in safe conditions and helps them find new homes
Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
Porto-Novo region, Benin
Participants in the Benin mask festival present sacred Gounouko masks. The celebration features activities that showcase colourful customs and rituals
Photograph: Charles Placide Tossou/Reuters
Budapest, Hungary
Members of the Spanish zenit aerial ballet present their performance entitled Aria at the 31st Sziget (Island) festival on Shipyard Island
Photograph: Tamas Vasvari/EPA
California, US
A horse is evacuated from a property as a canyon fire razes brush-filled hillsides in Castaic. The blaze, near Lake Piru, a reservoir about 60 miles north-west of downtown Los Angeles, is burning across more than 405 hectares and has forced thousands of people to leave their homes
Photograph: Allison Dinner/EPA
Khan Younis, Gaza
Sisters Hala, Alma and Sema Kamil Mohammed al-Misri memorise the Qur’an under the guidance of their elder sister, Nada. After the family was displaced from Rafah, they continued their religious instruction in a small tent mosque. Encouraged by their sister, the girls complete their hafiz studies amid destruction and loss
Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
Tampere, Finland
Elise de Jong of the Netherlands competes in the women’s competition on day two of the European Athletics U20 Championships 2025
Photograph: Maja Hitij/Getty Images for European Athletics
Scotland, UK
Burryman Andrew Taylor shares a whisky with Tony Hamlin. The Burryman or Burry Man is the central figure in an annual ceremony or ritual, the Burryman’s Parade, that takes place annually in the town of South Queensferry. The tradition is believed to bring good luck to the townspeople
Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA
California, US
A homeowner sprays down his house as firefighters battle a canyon fire in Castaic, California
Photograph: Allison Dinner/EPA
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A protester confronts a cordon of riot police during a rally against President Javier Milei’s veto of a bill passed by Congress to boost pension spending and expand protections for people with disabilities
Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP
Staritsa, Russia
Circus performers prepare for the Karandash-Fest street festival
Photograph: Pavel Bednyakov/AP
Nairobi, Kenya
People watch from a rooftop as rescuers go through the wreckage of a crashed aircraft ambulance in Mwihoko village, northern Nairobi. Six people have been confirmed dead and at least two others injured after the light aircraft belonging to African Medical and Research Foundation went down in unclear circumstances
Photograph: Kevin Midigo/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock
Scotland, UK
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s Edinburgh Zoo is celebrating the birth of a rare Visayan spotted deer. Keepers at the wildlife conservation charity have named the youngster Ulan, which means ‘rain’ in Tagalog, a language spoken in the Philippines. Native to the Philippines, it is estimated that as few as 700 Visayan spotted deer remain in the wild
Photograph: The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
Kyiv, Ukraine
People gather next to a bust of the Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko, at an interactive installation called The World Through Shevchenko’s Eyes, by the Ukrainian artist Sergiy Zapadnya, on display at a park in central Kyiv
Photograph: Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Images
San Salvador, El Salvador
Visitors enjoy a fairground ride during the festivities of El Divino Salvador del Mundo (the Divine Saviour of the World), patron saint of the capital city
Photograph: José Cabezas/Reuters
Bristol, UK
An alien-shaped hot air balloon flies during a mass launch at the annual Bristol international balloon fiesta
Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters
The Hague, Netherlands
Police officers intervene in a demonstration near the Lower House during a committee debate on the humanitarian situation in Gaza
Photograph: Hollandse Hoogte/Shutterstock
