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Normandy, France
Yves Holbecq, of the Somme Battlefield pipe band, plays at sunrise to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-day landings on Gold Beach in Arromanches-les-Bains. Today marks the 81st anniversary of Operation Overlord, the allied invasion of Normandy during the second world war that led to the liberation of western Europe and eventual defeat of Nazi Germany
Photograph: Kiran Ridley/Getty
Doha, Qatar
An Iran fan at the Fifa World Cup 2026 AFC Asian qualifiers group A third-round match between Qatar and Iran at Jassim bin Hamad stadium
Photograph: Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
Israel-Gaza border
Peace activists call for an end to the war and starvation of civilians, and the release of all hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip
Photograph: Léo Corrêa/AP
Tokyo, Japan
Diners inside a barbecue restaurant in Tokyo’s Asakusabashi district
Photograph: Philip Fong/AFP/Getty
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
A man and a boy rest on a car at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence
Photograph: Odelyn Joseph/AP
Brasília, Brazil
People carry cutouts of senators’ faces in protest at a bill that would change environmental licensing laws, on World Environment Day
Photograph: Eraldo Peres/AP
Bucharest, Romania
Students of a dance school wait outside parliament during a series of events to mark International Children’s Day
Photograph: Andreea Alexandru/AP
Beirut, Lebanon
Emergency workers attend the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Hadath neighbourhood in the southern suburbs of Beirut. A series of Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut overnight after the military said it would target underground Hezbollah drone factories
Photograph: AFP/Getty
Arimae, Panama
Anti-government protesters clash with police in the Indigenous Emberá community
Photograph: Matias Delacroix/AP
Jerusalem
A man celebrates with a child after participating in a special morning prayer on the first day of the Eid al-Adha festival, which marks the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, at al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City
Photograph: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty
Cornwall, England
Prince William and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, try local cider at the Royal Cornwall Show’s food and farming pavilion, which showcases the best artisan food and drink producers across the county
Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty
Kyiv, Ukraine
People take shelter in a metro station during Russian drone and missile strikes
Photograph: Thomas Peter/Reuters
Surrey, England
Racegoers arrive for Ladies’ Day at the 2025 Epsom Derby festival at Epsom Downs racecourse
Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty
Beit Lahia, Gaza
A child cries during a funeral ceremony for Palestinians killed after Israeli forces carried out airstrikes
Photograph: Abdalhkem Abu Riash/Anadolu/Getty
Aznalcázar, Spain
Devotees of the Virgin del Rocío from the Triana brotherhood cross the Quema River on their way to the shrine of El Rocío
Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP
London, England
Pelicans perch on benches in St James’s Park
Photograph: Anadolu/Getty
Mogadishu, Somalia
A young girl plays at a funfair during prayers to mark the Eid al-Adha holiday
Photograph: Feisal Omar/Reuters
