Kenyan festivities, wintering flamingos and a snacking panda: Wednesday’s best photos

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  • Bursa, Turkey

    Flamingos which have arrived at their wintering area of Bursa Kocaçay Delta after spending the summer in Italy’s Veneto region. Hundreds of flamingos fly along the Mediterranean coastline in flocks to return to their wintering areas

     flamingos standing in water
  • Chamonix, France

    Roped parties walk down a ridge of the Aiguille du Midi during a heatwave in the Mont Blanc region

     Roped parties walk down the ridge of a mountain
  • Athens, Greece

    Wildfires in the village of Agia Paraskevi near Athens

     houses with flames from wildfires in the background
  • Durham, UK

    People walk through a sunflower trail at East Grange Farm in Shincliffe

     people walk through a sunflower trail
  • Lviv, Ukraine

    A Ukrainian flag-raising ceremony, on the largest flagpole in the city, during the celebration of the National Flag Day of Ukraine.

     A Ukrainian flag is raised on a huge flagpole
  • Buliisa, Uganda

    John Gafabusa, custodian of the Mutyona natural sacred site, points at a place of significance on Lake Albert. As Total Energies invests billions into oilfield development and acquires more land, Bagungu people worry about the impact on the the spiritual power of sacred sites

    Buliisa, UgandaJohn Gafabusa, custodian of the Mutyona natural sacred site, points at a place of significance on Lake Albert. As Total Energies invests billions into oilfield development and acquires more land, Bagungu people worry about the impact on the the spiritual power of sacred sites
  • Barcelona, Spain

    A costumed devil takes part in the Gracia Quarter festival (Festes de Gràcia) in Barcelona. In a Catalan tradition, people dressed as devils blow up firecrackers and flares

     costumed devil takes part in the Gracia Quarter festival
  • Jenin,

    PalestineThe mother of Palestinian boy Othman Abu Khorg, 17, helps carry the body of her son, who died during an Israeli raid in the village of Zababdeh

    Jenin, PalestineThe mother of Palestinian boy Othman Abu Khorg, 17, helps carry the body of her son, who died during an Israeli raid in the village of Zababdeh
  • Sidoarjo, East Java

    A police officer from an explosive disposal unit takes part in a security drill ahead of next year’s general election

     A police officer from an explosive disposal unit falls backwards
  • Seoul, South Korea

    South Korean protesters scuffle with police during a rally against the Japanese government’s decision to release treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean

     A woman cries out as protesters scuffle with police during a rally
  • Harare, Zimbabwe

    A woman casts her ballot at a polling station during the presidential and legislative elections in Mbare

     A woman casts her ballot at a polling station
  • Budapest, Hungary

    Bahamas’ LaQuan Nairn in action during qualification of the men’s long jump at the World Athletics Championships

     A man lying in the sand after completing a long jump
  • Tehran, Iran

    A journalist attends a ceremony in the defence ministry, on Iran Defence Industry Day

     A journalist looks at his phone in front of a picture of weapons
  • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    The giant panda Xing Xing enjoys birthday treats

     A giant panda eats a treat
  • South Carolina, US

    Democratic presidential hopeful Robert F Kennedy Jr, left, looks on as his wife, Cheryl Hines, introduces him at a campaign event

     Democratic presidential hopeful Robert F Kennedy Jr, left, looks on as his wife speaks into a microphone
  • Kharkiv, Ukraine

    The burial plots of Ukrainian soldiers who died in the war against Russia, on the Alley of Glory

     adorned burial plots
  • Narok county, Kenya

    The Maa cultural festival inside the Maasai Mara national reserve

     men dressed in traditional attire stand in a group
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