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London, UK
Epiphytes, presented By Cie des Chaussons Rouges, perform on high wires at Greenwich Docklands festival
Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian
Colombo, Sri Lanka
People take part in the international kite festival
Photograph: Ishara S Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images
Anglet, France
France’s Sam Piter competes in the night-surfing competition at Chambre d’Amour beach
Photograph: Gaizka Iroz/AFP/Getty Images
Surrey, UK
A police officer holds back a demonstrator at an anti-immigration protest outside the Four Points By Sheraton hotel in Horley, which houses asylum seekers
Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images
Manchester, UK
People take part in the Manchester Pride parade. This year’s event, centred on the theme of love, included protests in support of Palestine as well as LGBTQ+ rights
Photograph: Gary Roberts Photography/Shutterstock
Melbourne, Australia
People take part in a pro-Palestine protest on a day of large-scale rallies across the country
Photograph: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images
London, UK
Performers take part in the children’s day parade at Notting Hill carnival
Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters
London, UK
People celebrate J’ouvert, meaning ‘daybreak’ or ‘opening of the day’ in French Creole, at the start of Notting Hill carnival
Photograph: Yui Mok/PA
Kyiv, Ukraine
A woman walks past a monument outside the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the second world war before the country’s independence day, which takes place each year on 24 August
Photograph: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images
California, US
A bulldozer clears vegetation as a wildfire approaches the Aetna Springs area of Napa county
Photograph: Noah Berger/AP
Jakarta, Indonesia
Cyclists and environmental activists take part in an event calling for the protection of orangutans, during a car-free day in the city
Photograph: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images
Bregaglia, Switzerland
A hiker pauses on a suspension bridge, previously closed because of mudslides, on a trail to the Swiss Alpine Club’s Sciora hut
Photograph: Gian Ehrenzeller/EPA
Nairobi, Kenya
Members of the Rastafarian community hold a spiritual prayer ceremony
Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Athletes bump into each other during a qualifying-round routine at the rhythmic gymnastics world championships
Photograph: Mauro Pimentel/AFP/Getty Images
Cologne, Germany
People attend Gamescom, the world’s largest annual video-game trade fair
Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
Toronto, Canada
Dogs in a pushchair and their owners attend the Doggie Fest summer carnival at Roundhouse Park
Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
