Buddha clean-up and hidden heroes: photos of the day – Wednesday

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  • Mojokerto, Indonesia

    A worker cleans the feet of a reclining Buddha statue at the Maha Vihara Mojopahit temple, before the Vesak festival, which commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha

    A worker cleans the feet a large golden statue
  • Karachi, Pakistan

    A supporter of political party Markazi Muslim League shares sweets with people after Pakistan shot down Indian fighter jets in retaliation for Indian missile strikes

    A person in a car accepts a sweet through an open window from a person wearing a lilac hat
  • London, UK

    The Table of History, commemorating 80 hidden heroes, which has been unveiled by Ancestry to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day on the Southbank

    A large table with plates, cutlery, cups and flowers
  • Mogadishu, Somalia

    Adam Abdulahi Ali feeds stray dogs and cats on the streets of Wabari, in a culture where animals are often neglected or seen as unclean

    A dog walks towards the camera with a man and other dogs in the background
  • Phoenix, US

    Naelyn Pike of the San Carlos Apache tribe participates in a candlelight vigil during a protest to stop the sale of Oak Flat, land considered sacred by the Apache, to the Resolution Copper mining company in Arizona

    Protestors sitting on the ground candles
  • Frankfurt, Germany

    Egyptian goslings waddle along the bank of the Main River

    goslings walk along a river bank with rowers (or scullers) in the background
  • London, UK

    Usher performs during his Past Present Future tour at the O2 Arena

    Usher on stage
  • London, UK

    The National Gallery’s preview of the redisplayed C C Land: The Wonder of Art and reopening of the Sainsbury Wing after its two-year transformation, as part of the Gallery’s 200th birthday celebrations

    People stand next to large works of art
  • The Vatican, Vatican City

    Cardinals attend a mass for the election of the pope before the start of the conclave, at St Peter’s Basilica

    Seated cardinals
  • Deir al-Balah, Gaza

    An injured Palestinian child is brought to al-Awda hospital after an Israeli attack on the Abu Humaysa school in the Bureij refugee camp, where several people, including children, were killed

    A child with a cut and bleeding face and a bandaged head is carried by an adult
  • Ukraine

    Ukrainian servicemen meet relatives after they were released from Russian captivity at an undisclosed location. Two hundred and five members of the Ukranian military have been returned in the prisoner swap

    A man draped in a Ukraine flag hugs relatives
  • New Delhi, India

    Students take part in a mock security drill at a local government school, amid rising tensions with Pakistan

    Students sit in rows holding books or folders on their heads
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