Protests, plum blossom and the Steel Heart of Azov: photos of the day
A woman sings during a protest outside the Capitol against efforts by Donald Trump and Elon Musk to shrink the federal government Photograph: Allison Bailey/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock
Boys take part in the Utilita football festival hosted by West Bromwich Albion Photograph: Ryan Browne/REX/Shutterstock
Timo Arp, a butcher from Jagel, uses a chainsaw to cut up a sperm whale carcass that washed up on a local beach Photograph: Jonas Walzberg/AP
, Gaza Strip Palestinians sit around a fire amid the rubble of buildings destroyed during the Israel's offensive Photograph: Mahmoud Issa/Reuters
Pilgrims board a train after visiting the Kashi Vishwanath temple Photograph: Niharika Kulkarni/AFP/Getty Images
The northern lights appear over the island's capital Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP
A person crossing Sofiiska Square is framed by the Steel Heart of Azov, which commemorates Ukrainian soldiers killed fighting Russian forces Photograph: Ukrinform/REX/Shutterstock
A watermelon vendor at a market Photograph: Ishara S Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images
A jetski rider practices before the Nazare Big Wave surfing contest Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
Indian soldiers on parade to welcome the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to the official residence of the Indian president Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters
Donald Trump waves in the direction of supporters as he leaves the Trump International golf club Photograph: Ben Curtis/AP
An aerial view of the snow-covered Ishak Pasha Palace, one of the most important Ottoman monuments in Anatolia Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
Representatives of trademark owners cut up a counterfeit luxury handbag at a press conference on the infringement of intellectual property rights Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA
A bird perches on a branch of plum blossom Photograph: Costfoto/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock
An tea vendor waits for customers at a livestock market Photograph: Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images
A state memorial service for the former German president Horst Koehler takes place at the city's Dom Cathedral Photograph: Sean Gallup/EPA
Nigel Farage (right) is interviewed by Jordan Peterson at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference Photograph: Ben Whitley/PA
Fans of the Bay Golf Club cheer their team at the SoFi Center Photograph: Carmen Mandato/TGL/Israeli soldiers sit on a bomb shelter in northern Israel after withdrawing from villages in southern Lebanon Photograph: Ariel Schalit/AP
A cat is seen through a destroyed window in the Nur Shams camp. The 'Iron Walls' operation launched by the Israeli army on camps in the Palestinian National Authority areas in the northern West Bank has displaced thousands of Palestinian families from their homes.
Photograph: Nasser Ishtayeh/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock
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