Ozzy Osbourne's funeral and a tsunami alert: photos of the day
Ewa Beach residents Carlo Salas and CJ Jasper, with their families, are evacuated at the side of Kunia Road to escape the tsunami threat in Kapolei Photograph: Michelle Bir/AP
People seek higher ground in Hokkaido prefecture after Japan's meteorological agency issued a tsunami alert for Japan's Pacific coast Photograph: NTV via AP
A drone image shows an area damaged by flood water in Suceava county Photograph: Romanian General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations/Reuters
Tourists holding parasols walk through the Tottori sand dunes Photograph: Louise Delmotte/AP
Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire while trying to receive aid, according to medics, at al-Shifa hospital Photograph: Mahmoud Issa/Reuters
Australian nationals identified by their initials as MC, PT and DJF, the suspects in the fatal shooting of an Australian tourist in June, take part in a police re-enactment Photograph: Firdia Lisnawati/AP
A crew member in the missile compartment on board the USS Ohio, the first Ohio-class submarine to pull into the port of Brisbane. The USS Ohio is a nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine with 150 crew Photograph: Darren England/AAP
A wildfire near houses in Arouca, northern Portugal. Almost 2,700 firefighters battled to contain forest blazes across Portugal that have led to almost the whole country being put on high alert for fires Photograph: Carlos Costa/AFP/Getty Images
Artists perform in the play Ceremonia Viva during the 500th anniversary commemoration of the founding of Santa Marta. The city marked the milestone with a theatrical ceremony blending music, memory, fire, spirituality and popular celebration, honoring a history that began long before the arrival of the conquistadors Photograph: Carlos Ortega/EPA
A dancer poses for a photograph outside the Mballet dance academy as it prepares for the upcoming Johannesburg auditions of The Nutcracker Photograph: Phill Magakoe/AFP/Getty Images
The American swimmer Regan Smith competes in a heat of the women's 200m butterfly swimming event during the 2025 World Aquatics Championships Photograph: François-Xavier Marit/AFP/Getty Images
Lady Gaga performs onstage during the Mayhem Ball tour Photograph:for Live Nation
The US Capitol police arrest 27 rabbis following an act of civil disobedience inside the office of the US Senate majority leader, John Thune. The members of the Jewish clergy were seeking to draw attention to the need for immediate action to provide food aid to Gaza's population Photograph: Sue Dorfman/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock
Tributes are left in advance of Ozzy Osbourne's funeral cortege traveling through his home city of Birmingham. The Black Sabbath frontman's death occurred just a little over two weeks after his final live performance at the Back to the Beginning concert in Birmingham
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