A secret tunnel and the battle of the oranges: photos of the day - Tuesday

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  • London, UK

    Daffodils bloom in early spring sunshine, with the London Eye in the background.

    Daffodils bloom, with the London Eye wheel seen behind
  • Gold Coast, Australia

    Crowds gather to watch surfers riding the waves at Kirra Beach. Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall in southeast Queensland as a category 2 storm, marking the first time a cyclone has directly hit the region in over 50 years.

    Crowds gather on a headland to watch surfers riding the waves at Kirra Beach
  • New York, US

    Michael C Hall and Krysten Ritter on the film set of Dexter.

    Michael C Hall and Krysten Ritter on the film set of Dexter
  • Helsinki, Finland

    The president of Finland, Alexander Stubb, (2nd L), his wife, Suzanne Innes-Stubb (L), King Frederik X of Denmark (R) and Queen Mary of Denmark (2nd R) stand on a balcony of the Presidential Palace.

    The president of Finland, Alexander Stubb, (2nd L), his wife, Suzanne Innes-Stubb (L), King Frederik X of Denmark (R) and Queen Mary of Denmark (2nd R) stand on a balcony of the Presidential Palace.
  • London, UK

    Deer make their way across Heron Pond at sunrise on a frosty spring morning in Bushy Park, south-west London.

    Deer make their way across Heron Pond at sunrise on a frosty spring morning in Bushy Park, south-west London
  • Hakkari, Turkiye

    A maintenance engineer fixes problems with an electricity pylon covered in snow and ice caused by harsh winter conditions.

    A maintenance engineer fixes problems with an electricity pylon covered in snow and ice
  • Pokrovsk, Ukraine

    A soldier of the 14th Assault Brigade Chervona Kalyna of the Ukrainian National Guard carries a shell as the company fire an OTO Melara howitzer towards Russian troops in the Donetsk region.

    A soldier of the 14th Assault Brigade Chervona Kalyna of the Ukrainian National Guard carries a missile shell
  • Ivrea, Italy

    Members of the Aranceri della Morte team fight against I Difensori del Castello during the traditional Battle of the Oranges at the carnival in Ivrea, near Turin. During the event, which marks the people’s rebellion against tyrannical lords who ruled the town in the Middle Ages, revellers parading on floats represent guards of the tyrant, while those on foot represent the townsfolk.

    People on a float and in the street throw oranges at each other
  • Beijing, China

    A military band perform during the opening meeting of the third session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People.

    A military band perform in a hall
  • Damascus, Syria

    A tunnel containing money vaults and rooms has been discovered under the summer house of the former commander of the 4th Armoured Division Maher al-Assad, the brother of ousted leader Bashar al-Assad. The armoured doors inside the tunnels could not be opened.

    A man looks down into a secret tunnel
  • Depok, Indonesia

    A man uses a paddle board to cross floodwater. More than 1,400 people were affected by flooding following heavy rains, and thousands of homes were damaged in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, and Bekasi, according to the National Board for Disaster Management.

    A man uses a paddle board to cross floodwater
  • Melbourne, Australia

    Models parade garments by Australian label Boteh during the Melbourne fashion festival.

    Models on a catwalk
  • Seljalandsfoss, Iceland

    Visitors stand below Seljalandsfoss waterfall, one of the most famous waterfalls a country where there are about 10,000 waterfalls. Seljalandsfoss, a tourist hotspot in the south of Iceland, takes its source from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano glacier, and is formed by the Seljalands river pouring from a height of about 60 meters.

    Visitors stand below Seljalandsfoss waterfall
  • Torkham, Afghanistan

    Taliban fighters patrol near the closed Torkham border with Pakistan, where Pakistani and Afghan forces exchanged fire overnight.

    A group of Taliban fighters walk in the street
  • Ofunato, Japan

    A wildfire continues to rage in a mountainous area in Iwate prefecture in the north-east.

    A wildfire raging on a mountain at night
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