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 Photo Read More » Share Twitter
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 Photo Read More » Share Twitter
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 Photo Read More » Share Twitter
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 Photo Read More » Share Twitter
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 Photo Read More » Share Twitter
Svalbard, Norway The Bråsvellbreen glacier in Nordaustlandet, Svalbard Photo Read More » Share Twitter
London, England Pumpkin (2024), a new large-scale sculpture by the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, is installed by the Round Pond in Kensington Gardens as part of the Serpentine gallery’s public art presentations. Photo Read More » Share Twitter
Death Valley, California A heat warning sign on the salt flats at Badwater Basin Photo Read More » Share Twitter
Kathmandu, Nepal A wet dog sits in the flooded temple area on the banks of the Bagmati river following heavy monsoon rains Photo Read More » Share Twitter