Birmingham, UK
A standard poodle being groomed on the second day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre
Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

Nairobi, Kenya
Deel Shisanya Wekesa, 30, who lives in the Komarock region, keeps dozens of dogs of different breeds in his home
Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Tokyo, Japan
The British foreign secretary, David Lammy, visits the Shibuya Crossing on an official visit to the country
Photograph: Ben Dance/FCDO

Chongqing, China
An elevated carriageway between buildings in Yuzhong district
Photograph: Héctor Retamal/AFP/Getty Images

Coolangatta, Australia
Fallen trees and branches lie across a road after violent winds toppled power lines as Cyclone Alfred inched towards Australia’s eastern coast, prompting evacuation orders and leaving more than 50,000 homes without electricity
Photograph: David Gray/AFP/Getty Images

Coolangatta, Australia
Young men crouch behind a sea wall as they play in record-breaking waves caused by the outer fringe of Cyclone Alfred at Point Danger
Photograph: David Gray/AFP/Getty Images

Skennars Head, Australia
Residents enjoy the rainy conditions accompanying Cyclone Alfred by riding boogie boards on a saturated stretch of grass
Photograph: David Maurice Smith/The Guardian

Tweed Heads, Australia
A group of boys walk into the sea foam caused by crashing waves
Photograph: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

Paris, France
Models present creations by Leonard Paris for the womenswear fall/winter 2025-26 collection as part of Paris fashion week
Photograph: Thibaud Moritz/AFP/Getty Images

Accra, Ghana
Security chiefs salute during Independence Day celebrations at Jubilee House
Photograph: Ernest Ankomah/Getty Images

Khan Younis, Gaza
Palestinians gather to perform the first Friday prayer of the holy month of Ramadan at Muhammad Nasiruddin al Albani mosque
Photograph: Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu/Getty Images

London, UK
People demonstrate outside the BBC after it emerged that the son of a senior Hamas minister featured in a documentary
Photograph: Lab Ky Mo/Sopa/Shutterstock

Prayagra, India
Candyfloss sellers wait for customers on the banks of Triveni Sangam, the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati Rivers, at the end of the Maha Kumbh Mela festival
Photograph: Niharika Kulkarni/AFP/Getty Images

Chennai, India
An Indian army cadet performs drills at the Officers Training Academy
Photograph: R Satish Babu/AFP/Getty Images

Dhaka, Bangladesh
A traffic jam along a road in the capital
Photograph: MD Abu Sufian Jewel/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

Mumbai, India
People take shelter from the midday sun
Photograph: Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images

Bangkok, Thailand
The sun sets behind the Giant Swing, also known as Sao Chingcha
Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters
