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Beach beasts, balloons and BTS fans: photos of the day
The Green party MP for Brighton Pavilion, Siân Berry and the party's MP in Waveney Valley, Adrian Ramsay, join demonstrators outside the Houses of Parliament on the morning of the government's spending review Photograph:A supporter holds up a drum with an image of the former Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner after the supreme court upheld her guilty verdict for defrauding the state Photograph: Tomás Cuesta/Reuters
Tributes were laid out in the main square the day after a former student opened fire at a school, killing and wounding several people Photograph: Darko Bandić/AP
A man holds an umbrella printed with the slogan 'Convict Sara Now!' as people gather to protest after a senate decision concerning the impeachment trial of the country's vice-president, Sara Duterte Photograph: Jam Sta Rosa/AFP/Getty Images
The Capitol building at dawn, before of the US army's 250th birthday celebration and parade Photograph: Alexander Drago/Reuters
An elephant tries to eat leaves from a man's costume during a religious procession, before an annual chariot procession called Ratha Yatra Photograph: Ajit Solanki/AP
A groom at the Cadre Noir of Saumur – part of the French military riding academy – prepares saddles for a morning show Photograph: Loïc Venance/AFP/Getty Images
A Conservator examines stonework on the south facade of Rosslyn Chapel, which featured in the film The Da Vinci Code, during annual maintenance work Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA
A 12ft-tall bronze statue of a young black woman, Grounded in the Stars by the British artist Thomas J Price, stands in Times Square Photograph: Aashish Kiphayet/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
The wind-powered Strandbeesten (beach beasts) by the Dutch artist Theo Jansen, which have been exhibited along the Dutch north sea coast, are moved to a permanent home in a former cable factory near the artist's home Photograph: Peter Dejong/AP
A standard bearer watches as the former Royal Navy destroyer HMS Bristol, which was deployed in the Falklands war, is towed out of the harbour to be taken to Turkey and recycled Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA
Two members of the K-pop supergroup BTS, Jungkook and Jimin, talk to reporters and fans after completing 18 months of military service Photograph: Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images
Pope Leo XIV wears a Chicago White Sox baseball cap as he poses for a picture during his general audience in St Peter's Square Photograph: Remo Casilli/Reuters
A pilot checks rigging inside a hot air balloon before a sunrise launch over Gilcombe Farm, Somerset, to announce the Show of Hands music and arts festival Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA
President Prabowo Subianto launches the Pandu, an electric military vehicle, during the Indo Defense 2025 exhibition Photograph: Adi Weda/EPA
A damaged Cristo de la Concordia statuette stands in the road as people walk through blockades set up by supporters of former president Evo Morales Photograph: Claudia Morales/Reuters
The Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, speaks in parliament – where a vote of confidence in his centre-left coalition cabinet is due – flanked by empty seats of the Law and Justice (PiS) opposition party Photograph: Kacper Pempel/Reuters
A vehicle is set on fire during riots that broke out on Monday after a vigil for a teenage girl allegedly sexually assaulted by two 14-year-old boys. Police said the unrest turned into racially motivated attacks on foreigners Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP/Getty Images
A man stands on a damaged balcony after Russian drone strikes killed or wounded several people Photograph: Florent Vergnes/AFP/Getty Images
An injured Palestinian girl receives medical treatment at Nasser hospital after Israeli forces attacked makeshift tents Photograph: Abdallah F.s. Alattar/Anadolu/Getty Images
Palestinians receive the body of their relative, killed by an Israeli attack in the Netzarim Corridor, at al-Shifa hospital Photograph: Abdalhkem Abu Riash/Anadolu/Getty Images
A charity distributes meals to desperate, hungry Palestinians as Israel's aid blockade continues
Photograph: Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu/Getty Images
