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Kyiv, Ukraine
People react during a nationwide minute of silence in memory of soldiers killed in the war with Russia, on Defenders Day at the improvised war memorial in Independence Square
Photograph: Efrem Lukatsky/AP
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Gletsch, Switzerland
Insulating fabric covers part of the Rhône Glacier to prevent it from melting in the Swiss Alps. A snowy winter provided no respite for Switzerland’s glaciers, which shed 2.4% of their volume over the past year
Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
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Strasbourg, France
Julian Assange and his wife, Stella Assange, attend a hearing on the WikiLeaks founder’s detention and conviction, and the effect on human rights, at the Council of Europe
Photograph: Stéphane Mahé/Reuters
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New Delhi, India
A police officer runs after an exiled Tibetan protesting against the human rights situation in Tibet, outside the Chinese embassy
Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP
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Seongnam, South Korea
Cadets march during a celebration to mark the 76th anniversary of Korea Armed Forces Day
Photograph: Kim Hong-Ji/AFP/Getty Images
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Tokyo, Japan
Japan’s outgoing prime minister, Fumio Kishida (centre), reacts after receiving flowers and applause at the prime minister’s office on his final day as Japanese leader
Photograph: Philip Fong/AFP/Getty Images
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Mexico City, Mexico
A mariachi performs as judicial employees protest at the Revolución monument. Workers protested against the outgoing Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Photograph: Yuri Cortéz/AFP/Getty Images
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Coyuca de Benítez, Mexico
A vehicle lies damaged after Hurricane John passed through Guerrero state
Photograph: Félix Márquez/AP
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Pyongyang, North Korea
The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, meets players and coaches who won the 2024 Fifa Under-20 Women’s World Cup, at the headquarters of the Workers’ party of Korea central committee
Photograph: KCNA via KNS/AFP/Getty Images
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Big Bear Lake, US
A firefighter walks through smoke as the Line Fire burns over 43,000 acres in San Bernardino County, California
Photograph: David Swanson/AFP/Getty Images
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Paris, France
A model presents a creation by Chanel for the women’s ready-to-wear spring/summer 2025 collection at Paris fashion week
Photograph: Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images
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Manacapuru, Brazil
A drone view of boats stranded among sandbanks exposed due to drought on the Solimões River, one of the largest tributaries of the Amazon, during the most intense and widespread drought Brazil has experienced since records began in 1950
Photograph: Bruno Kelly/Reuters
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Marston Moretaine, England
A car remains submerged in flood water on the A421 in Bedfordshire as tankers continue to pump out the water. Wet weather will persist across parts of the UK
Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA
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Hanoi, Vietnam
A man naps at a stall in a market
Photograph: Luong Thai Linh/EPA
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