St Petersburg, Russia Warships sail along the Neva River during a naval parade rehearsal. The celebration of Navy Day in Russia is due to take place on 28 July Read More »
Dhaka, Bangladesh Students take part in a protest against the government’s quota system for civil service jobs. Protesters set the headquarters of Bangladesh’s main state broadcaster ablaze on Thursday after riot police retreated there after firing rubber bullets Read More »
New York, US A couple kiss on the Edge at Hudson Yards observation deck overlooking lower Manhattan Read More »
Eindhoven, Netherlands Spectators enjoy a game of robot football during a practice day in the run-up to the World Cup for Robots: RoboCup 2024. Universities and technology companies from all over the world come to the competition to show what their robots can do in various disciplines Read More »
Taieri Mouth, New Zealand A photo taken on 5 July and received on 16 July from the New Zealand Department of Conservation shows rangers walking beside what appears to be the carcass of a rare spade-toothed whale after it was discovered washed ashore on a beach. The species has never been seen alive Read More »
Tokyo, Japan A woman in a yukata, or casual summer kimono, observes a lantern display as part of the annual Mitama festival at the Yasukuni shrine dedicated to the country’s war dead Read More »
Moscow, Russia A participant dressed in a frog costume steers a paddle board during a paddleboarding and surfing festival in the Russian capital. More than 600 people dressed as fairytale characters took part Read More »
A Palestinian child looks out of the window of a building damaged in an Israeli strike on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. About 6,400 Palestinians reported as missing to the International Committee of the Red Cross since the outbreak of the war in Gaza on 7 October are yet to have been found, the group has said Read More »