Shaved heads, collapsed roads and burnt bread: photos of the day
Models present creations by Walério Araújo during the Sao Paulo fashion week Photograph: Tuane Fernandes/Reuters
A Drosera capensis plant traps an insect at a carnivorous plants exhibit at the Botanical Garden Photograph: Fernando Vergara/AP
Visitors walk along the Grand Ring, made of wood, as it is reflected in the water during a media preview day for the 2025 Osaka Expo Photograph: Richard A Brooks/AFP/Getty Images
The site of a collapsed road above part of an underground transit project connecting Seoul's Yeouido district to Ansan and Siheung in Gyeonggi province Photograph: Yonhap/AFP/Getty Images
Young ethnic Shan boys wearing shimmering clothes and colourful floral headpieces take part in the annual Poy Sang Long procession, a traditional rite of passage ceremony for young boys being initiated as novice Buddhist monks Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images
Dressed in flowers, finery and makeup, scores of boys are paraded around the Wat Ku Tao Buddhist temple before having their heads shaved, a symbolic start to their Shan monkhood Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images
Devotees celebrate the annual Biska festival by pulling the chariot of the god Bhairab. Devotees pull the chariot through the city centre Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Indian security personnel detain a Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) activist outside the Chinese embassy. TYC members were protesting about the alleged sudden and mysterious death of Tulku Hungkar Dorje, a revered Tibetan religious leader, while in custody in Vietnam. The activists called for a transparent and independent investigation into the circumstances of his death and the public release of its findings Photograph: Rajat Gupta/EPA
Ultra-Orthodox Jews pray and burn leavened bread in the Mea Shearim neighbourhood. The burning of all products containing leavening agents, or Chametz, is a customary preparation ahead of the week-long Jewish high holiday of Passover that commemorates the Jewish exodus from Egypt Photograph: Abir Sultan/EPA
Members of the Fujo family, who have taken refuge in a makeshift tent struggle to survive their daily lives in harsh living conditions while being deprived of the most basic needs such as food and clean water Photograph: Doaa Albaz/Anadolu/Getty Images
Flowers remain under snow as snowfall continues in the Sarikamis district of Kars Photograph: Huseyin Demirci/Anadolu/Getty Images
Blooming tulips, hyacinths, daffodils and lily fields create a colourful carpet Photograph: Nikos Oikonomou/Anadolu/Getty Images
Enthusiasts listen to a concert by Italian pianist and performer Marino Formenti, during an opera sleepover event at the Grand Theatre. Once a year the theatre allows a small group of enthusiasts to spend a night, set to music, exploring its majestic halls, admiring its marble entranceway and meandering through fresco-covered foyers Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
Sheep in the vineyards of French winemaker Boris Champy, the sheep help this biodynamic estate enrich the soil naturally and limit its carbon footprint Photograph: Arnaud Finistre/AFP/Getty Images
A wildfire on the Scottish island. Fire chiefs are calling on people to act responsibly after an 'extreme' wildfire warning was issued for the whole of Scotland Photograph: Police Scotland/PA
Lorries queue along the A20 as the Tap traffic management system is deployed as holiday and freight traffic head for the port Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA
Children explore the ancestry in the stars exhibit that forms part of YOU:MATTER, after the cutting-edge experience opened at the National Science and Media Museum. Created by renowned artist collective Marshmallow Laser Feast, the installation uses cutting-edge immersive technology to take visitors on a journey exploring the connections between our bodies, the planet, and the wider universe
Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA
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