A ghostly parliamentarian and glacier tourism – photos of the day: Thursday
The Qatari airforce escorts the plane transporting the US president, Donald Trump, as it prepares to land Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images
Yoh Yoshida attends the photocall for A Pale View of Hills during the 78th annual Cannes film festival Photograph: Clemens Bilan/EPA
Tourists admire the Perito Moreno glacier, near the city of El Calafate in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz Photograph: Bernat Parera/Reuters
Maddie Summerfield aged three, meets her favourite Disney character, Tiana, at the fifth annual A Disney Wish UK event, an immersive experience for Make-a-Wish children living with serious illnesses, at Hoar Cross Hall in Staffordshire. The event welcomes 200 families and brings 'Disney magic' to children when they need it most Photograph: Fabio De Paola/PA
A stork guards her chicks on her nest on a pylon Photograph: Michael Probst/AP
Donald Trump during his tour of the al-Udeid air base on the third day of his visit to the Gulf to underscore the strategic partnership between the US and Qatar, focusing on regional security and economic collaboration Photograph:Riccardo Magii, a member of parliament, wears a sheet during prime minster's questions in the chamber of deputies Photograph: Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse/Shutterstock
Keir Starmer looks on as an Albanian officer demonstrates the procedures for checking vehicles arriving by ferry from Italy, ahead of Starmer's attendance at the European Political Community summit Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images
Ann injured Palestinian child, Yousef Al-Bayouk, weeps over his brothers, Moath and Moataz, who were killed in Israeli strikes, as mourners attend their funeral, at Nasser hospital Photograph: Hatem Khaled/Reuters
A serviceman of the 141st Separate Mechanised Brigade of the Ukrainian armed forces prepares a 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled howitzer for firing towards Russian troops, from a position near the front line Photograph: Reuters
A mural reimagining the iconic Govan activist Mary Barbour as a modern-day campaigner has been unveiled on the gable end of 1198 Govan Road, Glasgow. Created by the internationally acclaimed muralist Jeks, the artwork is a bold and contemporary depiction of Barbour's spirit linking her legacy of protest and activism with the fight for justice and equality today Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA
Palestinians struggle for food rations outside a crowded distribution centre in the northern Gaza Strip. Gaza rescuers said Israeli strikes and shelling on Thursday killed 82 people in the war-battered Palestinian territory, updating a previous toll Photograph: Bashar Taleb/AFP/Getty Images
Models walk on the runway during the Iordanes Spyridon Gogos show at Australian Fashion Week 2025 at Carriageworks
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