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Ystrad Mynach, Wales
Greyhounds racing at Valley Greyhound Stadium in Caerphilly county borough. Modern greyhound racing made its debut in Wales on 7 April 1928 – two years after the first recorded UK race at Belle Vue in Manchester – and within days 25,000 people were watching dogs run at the Welsh White City Stadium in Cardiff
Photograph: David Davies/PA
Tokyo, Japan
A visitor inspects ookanzakura cherry blossom almost in full bloom at Ueno Park
Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters
Gold Coast, Australia
A tourist has their photo taken against a backdrop of beach erosion at Broadbeach. As the recovery from the devastating impact of ex-tropical cyclone Alfred ramps up, tourists are being urged to maintain their Easter holiday plans
Photograph: Dave Hunt/EPA
London, UK
Staff display LS Lowry’s May Day painting at the press preview for the upcoming modern British and Irish art sale at Christie’s
Photograph: James Manning/PA
Gaza
Palestinians rely on solar energy to charge their phones due to the electricity crisis in the Zeitoun neighbourhood. Israel halted all aid supplies on 2 March and cut off electricity a week later. Its refusal to allow new energy panels to be delivered makes repairing existing ones indispensable for survival in Gaza
Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
La Thuile, Italy
Italy’s Marta Bassino competes in the Women’s super-G event at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup
Photograph: Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images
Cheltenham, UK
Racegoers arrive on day three of the 2025 Cheltenham festival
Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA
Phoenix, US
A political billboard by the artist Karen Fiorito satirising Donald Trump and Elon Musk. The artwork, titled Twitler and Putin’s Puppet Do Washington, depicts Musk as a puppet master controlling Trump. The artwork on the other side, Liar in Chief, references Project 2025, a conservative proposal to overhaul the federal government
Photograph: Eduardo Barraza/Zuma/Rex/Shutterstock
Sudzha, Russia
Russian soldiers walk through a destroyed town in the Kursk region. On Thursday, Russia said it had taken full control of Sudzha, a town that fell to Ukrainian troops shortly after their shock offensive last August. Sudzha, home to around 5,000 people before the fighting, is the largest settlement Kyiv had seized since it launched its cross-border assault into Russia last year
Photograph: Russian defence ministry/AFP/Getty Images
Ankara, Turkey
Wild horses in the highlands of the Çamlıdere district
Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
Vrindavan, India
A widow smeared with gulal (colour powder), dances as she celebrates Holi, the Hindu spring festival of colours at a temple in Uttar Pradesh
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
Placentia, US
A US flag reflected in the hood of a black SUV during a break in the rain in California
Photograph: Bruce Chambers/Zuma/Rex/Shutterstock
Los Angeles, US
Lizzo performing on her Lizzo in Real Life tour at the Wiltern in California
Photograph: Christopher Polk/Billboard/Getty Images
Ayutthaya, Thailand
Elephants enjoy various fruits and plants during an all-you-can-eat elephant buffet to mark National Elephant Day at the Ayutthaya Elephant Palace and Royal Kraal in the world heritage city. National Elephant Day has been observed annually on 13 March since 1998 when it was established by the Thai government in an effort to protect and conserve Thai elephants, who are part of the Asian elephant family and classified as an endangered species
Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA
Mount Kenya, Kenya
The Lewis Glacier in Mount Kenya national park. Mount Kenya, Africa’s second-highest peak, is home to rapidly shrinking glaciers, which are vital for nearby ecosystems and communities. Lewis Glacier, the most studied, has lost over 90% of its mass since 1934, according to the World Glacier Monitoring Service. This dramatic loss is driven by rising temperatures and declining rainfall, both tied by experts to the global climate crisis
Photograph: Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images
Illpilli, Australia
Indigenous men and children prepare for a dance event in Australia’s Central Western Desert Indigenous Protected Area. The event brought together communities from Kintore, Papunya, Utju, Kiwirrkurra, and Watiyawanu for two days of dance and cultural activities as part of a programme designed to mark the dedication of the Central Western Desert Indigenous Protected Area
Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian
Santa Monica, US
A man holds up a sign asking for money on the Santa Monica Pier in California
Photograph: Daniel Cole/Reuters
Cairo, Egypt
Dancers perform Tanoura, a traditional Egyptian folk dance, during the holy month of Ramadan at the Sultan Al-Ghuri complex
Photograph: Xinhua/REX/Shutterstock
