A baroque ball and Nato jets: Tuesday’s best photos

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  • Cardiff, Wales

    An upturned car burns during unrest after a fatal road crash on Snowden Road on Monday night. Fires were started and objects thrown at officers after rumours on social media wrongly blamed police for the incident

     an upturned car burns during unrest after a fatal road crash on Snowden Road on Monday night. Fires were started and objects thrown at officers after rumours on social media wrongly blamed police for the incident
  • Shrewsbury, UK

    A mass of silken webbing engulfs shrubs at Meole Brace retail park, believed to have been made by ermine moth caterpillars to protect themselves while they feed and pupate

    Shrewsbury, UK. A mass of silken webbing engulfs shrubs at Meole Brace retail park, believed to have been made by ermine moth caterpillars to protect themselves while they feed and pupate
  • London, UK

    The London-born artist and designer Morag Myerscough poses in front of the exterior wall of a freestanding installation during Clerkenwell Design Week

    London, UK. The London-born artist and designer Morag Myerscough poses in front of the exterior wall of a freestanding installation during Clerkenwell Design Week
  • London, UK

    Security personnel remove a protester during the fossil-free London demonstration outside Shell’s annual shareholder meeting at the ExCeL centre

     security personnel remove a protester during the fossil-free London demonstration outside Shell’s annual shareholder meeting at the ExCeL centre
  • Ciudad, Juárez, Mexico

    Police evict families, mostly from Venezuela, from a camp in front of a migration detention centre where several people died during a fire in March

    Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Police evict families, mostly from Venezuela, from a camp in front of a migration detention centre where several people died during a fire in March
  • Islamabad, Pakistan

    Security personnel with ballistic shields escort a vehicle carrying Imran Khan, the country’s former prime minister, after he appeared before an anti-terrorism court

    Islamabad, Pakistan. Security personnel with ballistic shields escort a vehicle carrying Imran Khan, the country’s former prime minister, after he appeared before an anti-terrorism court
  • Narayanganj, Bangladesh

    Workers hang hundreds of sheets of cloth to dry on a bamboo frame at a dyeing factory. The drying process usually takes four hours, with each set of 200 pieces left to hang in temperatures exceeding 42C (108F). Workers use hats for protection from the heat while they turn the colourful fabrics frequently so they can dry evenly in the sun

    Narayanganj, Bangladesh. Workers hang hundreds of sheets of cloth to dry on a bamboo frame at a dyeing factory. The drying process usually takes four hours, with each set of 200 pieces left to hang in temperatures exceeding 42C (108F). Workers use hats for protection from the heat while they turn the colourful fabrics frequently so they can dry evenly in the sun
  • Donetsk region, Ukraine

    A Ukrainian soldier holds his weapon in a trench at the frontline near Bakhmut

    Donetsk region, Ukraine. A Ukrainian soldier is seen in a trench at the frontline near Bakhmut
  • Nalin, West Bank

    People stand near Mutaz Salah al-Khawaja’s family home, which was destroyed with explosives by Israeli forces. The 23-year-old Palestinian is accused of orchestrating an armed attack in Tel Aviv in March

    Nalin, West Bank. People stand near Mutaz Salah al-Khawaja’s family home, which was destroyed with explosives by Israeli forces. The 23-year-old Palestinian is accused of orchestrating an armed attack in Tel Aviv in March
  • Versailles, France

    A guest wearing a baroque-style costume walks through the Hall of Mirrors during the fête galante at the Palace of Versailles. The annual fancy dress ball recreates the splendour of Louis XIV’s dazzling court feasts, which were held to show off the wealth and power of France’s longest-reigning monarch

    Versailles, France. A guest wearing a baroque-style costume walks through the Hall of Mirrors during the fête galante at the Palace of Versailles. The annual fancy dress ball recreates the splendour of Louis XIV’s dazzling court feasts, which were held to show off the wealth and power of France’s longest-reigning monarch
  • Geneva, Switzerland

    Activists supporting Greenpeace, Stay Grounded, Extinction Rebellion, Scientist Rebellion and other climate groups are pulled away by security staff as they hold banners during a demonstration against private jets at an aviation convention

    Geneva, Switzerland. Activists supporting Greenpeace, Stay Grounded, Extinction Rebellion, Scientist Rebellion and other climate movement groups are pulled away by security staff as they hold banners during a demonstration against private jets at an aviation convention
  • Lithuania

    A Romanian air force F-16 military fighter jet (top) and its Portuguese counterparts participate in a Nato air policing mission over the Baltic Sea

    Lithuania. A Romanian air force F-16 military fighter jet (top) and its Portuguese counterparts participate in a Nato air-policing mission over the Baltic Sea
  • Cannes, France

    The actor Karidja Touré poses during a photocall at the 76th Cannes film festival

    Cannes, France. The actor Karidja Touré poses during a photo-call at the 76th Cannes film festival
  • Newbury, UK

    A plane flies west over Berkshire beneath a new moon

    Newbury, UK. A plane flies west over Berkshire beneath a new moon
  • Rome, Italy

    Last Generation climate activists pour mud over themselves in front of the Senate building

    Rome, Italy. Last Generation climate activists pour mud over themselves in front of the Senate building
  • Canudos, Brazil

    Lear’s macaws fly over a reserve near a biological station that is close to a wind energy complex. The windfarm, in north-east Brazil, is causing concern because of its impact on the endangered bird species

    Canudos, Brazil. Lear’s macaws fly over a reserve near a biological station that is close to a wind energy complex. The windfarm, in north-east Brazil, is causing concern because of its impact on the endangered bird species
  • Ziguinchor, Senegal

    Protesters sit on sandbag barricades as they block the road to the opposition leader Ousmane Sonko’s house. Supporters of the politician have been obstructing traffic in the town in an attempt to stop Sonko’s arrest in the run-up to his trial for alleged rape, which is expected to start on Wednesday. The 48-year-old is accused of sexually assaulting and making death threats to a woman who worked in a massage parlour

    Ziguinchor, Senegal. Protesters sit on sandbag barricades as they block the road to the opposition leader Ousmane Sonko’s house. Supporters of the politician have been obstructing traffic in the town in an attempt to stop Sonko’s arrest in the run-up to his rape trial, which is expected to start on Wednesday
  • Arguineguín, Spain

    People who migrated to the town in Gran Canaria wait to disembark from a coastguard vessel

    Arguineguín, Spain. People who migrated to the town in Gran Canaria wait to disembark from a coastguard vessel
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