Indonesian soldiers, tiger toenails and wildfires: photos of the day
Vets and wildlife park staff carry out a delicate operation to remove an ingrown toenail from Tschuna, a 17-stone Amur Tiger, at Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA
Palestinians receive medical care at the al-Awda hospital in the Nuseirat refugee camp following an Israeli strike Photograph: Eyad Baba/AFP/Getty Images
A destroyed airplane lies on the tarmac at Sana'a international airport in the aftermath of an Israeli military strike. It was the last remaining plane at rebel-held Yemen's international airport Photograph: Mohammed Huwais/AFP/Getty Images
UK foreign secretary David Lammy with Norway's foreign minister, Espen Barth Eide, at SvalSat, a satellite ground station that monitors the climate Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA
Preparations for the upcoming Hajj season include installing cooling systems, rest areas and mobile phone charging stations, all aimed at enhancing pilgrims' comfort and safety Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
A sculpture at the Bitcoin 2025 conference, an event for cryptocurrency and blockchain enthusiasts held in Las Vegas Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
A Ukrainian soldier from the 2nd rifle battalion of the 24th mechanised brigade firing a 120mm mortar amid the ongoing Russian invasion Photograph: Ukrainian 24th mechanised brigade/EPA
Indonesian soldiers take part in a welcome ceremony for France's president, Emmanuel Macron, at the military academy in Magelang, central Java Photograph: Jeanne Accorsini/AFP/Getty Images
Smoke rises from a wildfire northwest of Fort McMurray Photograph: Alberta Wildfire/Reuters
A market where sheep are sold ahead of Eid al-Adha, the Muslim feast of sacrifice Photograph: Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images
A campground near the Everglades Photograph: Rebecca Blackwell/AP
A boy plays with a football on the banks of the river Ganges at Scindia Ghat on a hot summer's day Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
Feral honey bees interact at the edge of their hive behind a fruit processing barn near Elkton in rural southwestern Oregon Photograph: Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock
Firefighters and military officers work at the scene of crashed navy plane, an incident in which four crew were killed Photograph: AP
Cole Palmer of Chelsea lifts the Conference League trophy after his team's victory over Real Betis Photograph:People protest outside the Varick ICE facility in New York amid an immigration crackdown
Photograph: Olga Fedorova/EPA
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