Impersonators, wearable arms and Putin: Tuesday’s best photos

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  • London, UK

    Matt Hancock, the former health secretary, arrives at the Covid-19 inquiry, where he is giving evidence

    London, UK. Matt Hancock arrives at the Covid-19 inquiry, where he is giving evidence
  • Tamara, Honduras

    Inmates sit in formation at a prison in the Francisco Morazán region 25km north of Tegucigalpa, the capital. The country’s military has taken control of the prison system after a fight between rival gangs left 46 women dead at a jail last week

    Tamara, Honduras. Inmates sit in formation at a prison in the Francisco Morazan region
  • London, UK

    A Just Stop Oil activist is detained after throwing orange paint at the Canary Wharf office of TotalEnergies, which has signed a $10bn agreement with the China National Offshore Oil Corporation to create an oil pipeline running from Uganda to the Tanzanian port of Tanga

    London, UK. A Just Stop Oil activist is detained in Canary Wharf
  • Málaga, Spain

    Migrants from north Africa celebrate their arrival after they were rescued 52 miles from the coast while attempting to make the crossing in an inflatable boat

    Malaga, Spain. Migrants from north Africa celebrate their arrival after they were rescued 52 miles from the coast while attempting to make the crossing in an inflatable boat
  • London, UK

    Celebrity impersonators banned from Facebook - including lookalikes of Freddie Mercury, George Michael, Britney Spears and Dolly Parton - protest outside the offices of the social media site’s parent company Meta in King’s Cross

    London, UK. Celebrity impersonators protest outside Meta's offices
  • Los Angeles, US

    Stephanie Hsu at the premiere of her new film Joy Ride at the Regency Village theatre in Westwood

    Los Angeles, US. Stephanie Hsu on the red carpet
  • Moscow, Russia

    President Putin gives an address at Cathedral Square praising the Russian military for stopping the outbreak of a civil war over the weekend when fighters from the Wagner Group approached the capital

    Moscow, Russia President Putin gives an address at Cathedral Square
  • Whyte Lake, Canada

    Air tankers drop water on a brush fire burning in West Vancouver. The fire burned about 3 hectares by late afternoon on Monday and forced the closure of a nearby highway

    Whyte Lake, Canada. Air tankers drop water on a brush fire burning in West Vancouver
  • Tokyo, Japan

    Masahiko Inami of the University of Tokyo wears the ‘jizai arms’ device at his lab during a demonstration of the technology

    Tokyo, Japan. Masahiko Inami wears the 'jizai arms' device at his lab
  • Karachi, Pakistan

    A blacksmith sharpens knives at a workshop in preparation for Eid al-Adha, which takes place from Wednesday

    Karachi, Pakistan. A blacksmith sharpening knives
  • Haian, China

    Farmers working in a rice field are captured in an aerial image in eastern Jiangsu province

    Haian, China. Farmers working in a rice field
  • Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

    A young ‘cholita’ - a once derogatory name used to describe indigenous women from Bolivia who wear traditional dress - poses for a picture on the Uyuni salt flats, a popular tourist destination

    Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. A young woman poses for a picture on the Uyuni salt flats
  • Mecca, Saudi Arabia

    Muslims gather on the Mount of Mercy in the Plain of Arafat during the hajj pilgrimage

    Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Muslim pilgrims on the Mount of Mercy
  • Lhasa, Tibet

    The Potala Palace is lit up at night in Tibet autonomous region. The Chinese government says it has invested heavily in the region to boost Tibet’s economy, but critics say the scale of development is a threat to its culture and environment

    Lhasa, Tibet. The Potala Palace is lit up at night in Tibet autonomous region
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