Zurich, Switzerland An aerial photograph taken by the French land artist Guillaume Legros, AKA Saype, of his artwork Bright Dreams, in Irchelpark. Made with eco-friendly paint, the work shows a girl surrounded by several symbols evoking rescue at sea, in support of the humanitarian NGO SOS Mediterranee Switzerland Read More »
Mojokerto, Indonesia Doves fly past a giant Buddha statue at the Maha Vihara Mojopahit temple ahead of the Vesak festival, which commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha Read More »
Baltimore, US Crews conduct a controlled demolition of a section of the Francis Scott Key Bridge resting on the Dali container ship. The bridge collapsed on 26 March when the vessel lost power and collided into a support column, killing six construction workers Read More »
Rafah, Gaza Children sit on a truck as Palestinians continue to depart from the eastern neighbourhoods of Rafah Read More »
Rafah, Gaza Palestinian children pull water containers as people flee Rafah after Israeli forces launched a ground and air operation in the eastern part of the southern Gaza City Read More »
Qiqihar, China A red-crowned crane guards its chick and egg at Zhalong national nature reserve. The reserve is the world’s largest habitat and reproduction base for the birds with more than 380 bred in captivity being released into the wild Read More »
Gola, India A voter smokes after casting his ballot at a polling station during the third phase of the general election Read More »
From left, Denmark’s Queen Mary, King Frederik X, Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia wave from the balcony at the Royal Palace, in Stockholm, Sweden Read More »
Porto Alegre, Brazil A woman is evacuated from a flooded area in Rio Grande do Sul state. The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by torrential storms in southern Brazil has climbed to 58, with the state capital, Porto Alegre, particularly hard-hit Read More »