A missile attack in Kharkiv, wildfires and taekwondo: photos of the day
Rescuers evacuate an injured civilian after a residential building was hit by a Russian missile attack Photograph: Andrii Marienko/AP
Relatives of Palestinians who were killed waiting for humanitarian aid mourn at al-Shifa hospital Photograph: Saeed M M T Jaras/Anadolu/Getty Images
A Palestinian girl searches for things to collect at a rubbish dump. Palestinians were gripped by fear and anxiety after the Israeli military said it was preparing for the forcible displacement of 1 million people from Gaza City Photograph: Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP/Getty Images
A police officer looks out from shields on which demonstrators smeared paint at a protest against the war in Gaza Photograph: Fernando Llano/AP
A person battles a forest fire in Carballeda de Avia as multiple blazes continue to affect several provinces in Spain Photograph: Brais Lorenzo/EPA
A pyrocumulus cloud forms as smoke rises from a wildfire behind the village of Vilarmel in Galicia Photograph: Mikel Konate/Reuters
A view of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupting, as seen from the village of Pululera Photograph: Arnold Welianto/AFP/Getty Images
A student participates in a cultural parade to mark the 80th anniversary of its independence from the Netherlands Photograph: Hotli Simanjuntak/EPA
People take photographs in front of a flower arrangement commemorating the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of the second world war in Beijing Photograph: Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images
Burqa-clad women shop for beauty accessories at a roadside stall in Kandahar Photograph: Sanaullah Seiam/AFP/Getty Images
Volunteers survey damaged areas, following a storm that caused heavy rains and flooding Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters
Members of the District of Columbia National Guard stand next to their M-ATV, a mine-resistant vehicle, outside Union station Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP
A worker removes weeds from the waters of Dal Lake during heavy rain Photograph: Farooq Khan/EPA
Workers move the monumental bronze sculpture Large Upright Internal/External Form as they continue to refresh the presentation of outdoor sculptures at Henry Moore studios and gardens Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA
Mongolia's Temuulen Tumniimagnai competes against Jack Orchard of Australia during the 2025 Australian Open and World Taekwondo President's Cup
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