North Island, New Zealand
Surfers walk past a giant sun sculpture at sunrise on Mount Maunganui beach. Second Sun is a light therapy lamp illuminated by more than 8,000 bulbs. The 18-metre-wide artwork emits a light designed to lift the mood during the dark winter months
Photograph: Brett Phibbs/AP
Bangalore, India
An Indian army taekwondo practitioner displays his skills at a passing out parade for the army service corps
Photograph: Jagadeesh Nv/EPA
Glasgow, UK
BMX training at the world cycling championships
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Hong Kong, China
A woman takes photos at an art installation called Dots Obsession: Aspiring to Heaven’s Love by Yayoi Kusama, with her signature polka dots and reflective mirrors
Photograph: Isaac Lawrence/AFP/Getty Images
New York City, US
A Donald Trump impersonator gestures near a protest outside Trump Tower
Photograph: Milo Hess/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock
Ravne na Koroškem, Slovenia
Heavy rain causes flash floods and landslides in northern, north-western and central parts of the country; a month’s worth of rain fell in 24 hours
Photograph: Gregor Ravnjak/AP
Tel Aviv, Israel
A visitor takes photos at the Balloon Story exhibition, which highlights the fusion of creativity and sustainability
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Noida, India
Participants practise their grips before an arm wrestling tournament
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Artvin, Turkey
A drone photo shows the construction of Yusufeli dam and hydroelectric power plant
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Dunedin, New Zealand
A little blue penguin. The flightless bird, native to New Zealand and the world’s smallest penguin species, is ‘at risk’, according to the country’s Department of Conservation
Photograph: Sanka Vidanagama/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
Toronto, Canada
A dancer is helped into her costume at the King and Queen Show, part of the Caribbean Caribana festival
Photograph: Canadian Press/Shutterstock
Frankfurt, Germany
Straw bales painted with faces. In Germany’s rural areas it is quite common to announce forthcoming weddings this way
Photograph: Michael Probst/AP
London, UK
Peta supporters dressed as horses and camels call for the end of animal rides at the Pyramids in Giza outside the Egyptian embassy
Photograph: Guy Bell/Shutterstock
Chang-Hua, Taiwan
An electrical engineer checks control room devices at the Chang-Yi switching station
Photograph: Sam Yeh/AFP/Getty Images
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