A pole vaulter and a vehicle ballet: photos of the day

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People drop off stray dogs at the Department of Animal Care and Control. The shelter is struggling with overcrowding caused by pets abandoned during recent Ice raids Photograph: Mike Blake/Reuters
A woman takes a selfie in front of artwork by Canadian artist Benjamin Von Wong entitled The Thinker's Burden, a 6-metre 'sculptural remix' of Rodin's Thinker, created for the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations, in front of the United Nations offices Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
People relax at Ounaskoski Beach at the Arctic Circle in Rovaniemi. Finland has broken a 50-year weather record as the country undergoes the longest period of temperatures above 30C (86F) Photograph: Jouni Porsanger/Lehtikuva/AFP/Getty Images
Council workers and volunteers begin to remove flowers and tributes left for Ozzy Osbourne at the Black Sabbath Bridge bench on Broad Street. The Black Sabbath frontman died last month aged 76 Photograph: Jacob King/PA
Diggers perform a scene during an adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet where heavy goods vehicles and cars take on the roles of the characters Photograph: Janis Laizans/Reuters
A worker repairs clothing at the Afri-Expo Textile Factory Photograph: Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters
Planes drop humanitarian aid as efforts continue to airdrop supplies by parachute into the Gaza Strip, which remains under Israeli attacks and blockade Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
Palestinians wait to receive food at a charity kitchen Photograph: Hatem Khaled/Reuters
Zangbeto, a Vodún also known as 'guardian of the night', performs during a mask festival Photograph: Sunday Alamba/AP
Dutch pole vaulter Menno Vloon competes during the Athletics National Championships Photograph: Rob Pauel/Orange Pictures/Shutterstock
Members of the Mahogany Blue Baby Dolls march in the 25th anniversary Satchmo Salute second line parade. The parade honours New Orleans jazz legend Louis Armstrong. Revellers marched from historic St Augustine Church in the Tremé neighbourhood to the New Orleans Jazz Museum where Satchmo Summerfest is being held Photograph:Humanoid robots vie for the ball during an exhibition football match before the World Humanoid Robot Games Photograph: Pedro Pardo/AFP/Getty Images
New York police make arrests as demonstrators hold a pro-Palestine rally at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
An RNLI lifeguard battles against strong winds on Portstewart Strand as she plants a warning flag advising swimmers against entering the water. The Met Office has issued an amber warning for much of Scotland and a yellow warning for northern England, north Wales and Northern Ireland, as Storm Floris threatens the northern half of the UK with strong winds and heavy rains Photograph:Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Lehigh Valley international airport Photograph:Sudanese refugees voluntarily return from Egypt to Sudan on a special train, coordinated by the Egyptian government. A free train service is running between the Egyptian capital to the southern city of Aswan, where people can then board cross-border buses to the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, as part of a voluntary repatriation programme for Sudanese nationals who have been displaced by the conflict in Sudan Photograph:Defendants in the case of the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall attend a hearing of the Second Western District military court. Nineteen people were arrested in Moscow in connection with the terrorist attack at the concert hall in Krasnogorsk that took place on 22 March 2024, in which at least 140 people died when attackers opened fire with automatic weapons in the building and set the auditorium on fire Photograph: Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images
A Mercedes Unimog van sits beneath overgrown vegetation on a parking spot in Bad Vilbel Photograph: Michael Probst/AP
Spanish bailaor Jesus Carmona and his wife, Lucia Campillo, perform on stage at Cante de las Minas International Flamenco festival
Photograph: Marcial Guillén/EPA