Spring weather and Trump protests: Wednesday's photos of the day
Commuters cycle in central London as temperatures reach 25C. Photograph: Maja Smiejkowska/Reuters
People sit on the riverbank as a person paddleboards past on the River Thames in Runnymede Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA
People enjoy the sun along the Seine, where temperatures rose to 27C. Photograph: Michel Euler/AP
Second World War RAF veteran Dennis Bishop, 99, a former leading aircraftsman who saw active service in France, Belgium, Germany and Africa, is presented with gifts by the air crew of a Airbus A400M Atlas military transport aircraft at RAF Brize Norton, during the preparations for the Royal Air Force flypast on May 5 to mark the 80th Anniversary of VE Day Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA
The Princess of Wales, known as the Duchess of Rothesay when in Scotland, speaks to a child from the Ardura Acorns group during a visit to the Ardura community forest, to highlight the importance of protecting and championing the natural environment, on the last day of the royal visit to the island Photograph: Oli Scarff/PA
Members of Syria's Druze community chant slogans during the funeral of seven people killed during overnight clashes with Syrian security forces. Syria state media said on 30 April that 11 people had been killed in clashes that erupted overnight between security forces and 'outlaw groups' near Damascus, as sectarian violence a day earlier spread Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
Vietnamese female police officers march during a parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War Photograph: Richard Vogel/AP
British prime minister, Keir Starmer, departs 10 Downing Street for prime minister's questions at parliament Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA
Palestinian children staying in Unrwa shelters take part in an event to reduce the stress and tension caused by the psychological trauma due to the ongoing Israeli attacks, in the courtyard of the Tel al Hawa girls' school Photograph: Dawoud Abo Alkas/Anadolu/Getty Images
Shipping containers stacked at the Rhine-Neckar commercial port in Mannheim, Germany, 30 April 2025 Photograph: Ronald Wittek/EPA
The St Peter's Basilica of the Vatican, in Rome Photograph: Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images
Astronaut Wang Haoze is carried out of the return capsule of the Shenzhou-19 crewed spaceship at the Dongfeng landing site in Alxa League, Inner Mongolia of China. The three astronauts of the Shenzhou-19 crewed mission were all out of the return capsule on Wednesday afternoon, and the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) declared the mission a success Photograph: VCG/Getty Images
A Special task force soldier stands guard as Sri Lanka's minority Tamils demonstrate outside the Pakistan high commission, denouncing alleged support to those who carried out an attack in Kashmir Photograph: Ishara S Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images
Emergency services tackle a blaze in a building in Kharkiv after a Russian attack Photograph: Ukrainian Emergency Service/AP
Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, arrives at an early voting polling place at Midland in the electorate of Hasluck with Labor candidate for Bullwinkel, Trish Cook, on day 33 of the 2025 federal election campaign Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP
Thousands of protesters showed up to unwelcome US president, Donald Trump, who celebrated his first 100 days in office with a rally at Macomb community college. The protesters cited government funding cuts, which have cost jobs, health care, retirement, and more Photograph: Jim West/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock
Donald Trump holds a rally to mark his 100th day in office, at Macomb community college Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters
Detainees form the letters SOS with their bodies in the courtyard at the Bluebonnet detention facility, where Venezuelans at the centre of a US supreme court ruling are being held
Photograph: Paul Ratje/Reuters
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