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West Midlands, UK
A standard poodle at Crufts on the first day of the dog show in Birmingham
Photograph: Temilade Adelaja/Reuters
London, UK
F Company Scots Guards prepare for an inspection by General Officer Commanding the household division, Maj Gen James Bowder, during the annual ceremonial inspection of the London Central Garrison and Bands of the Household Division, at Wellington Barracks
Photograph: Yui Mok/PA
Merseyside, UK
Keir Starmer takes part in a Q&A session at a company in north-west England. Last week the British prime minister pledged to boost UK defence spending to 2.5% of the nation’s economy by 2027, which the Labour government believes will also lead to economic growth
Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images
Brussels, Belgium
Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, meets the French president, Emmanuel Macron, on the sidelines of the special European Council meeting to discuss continued support for Ukraine and European defence after the pause in US military aid
Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images
Paris, France
American rapper and songwriter Doechii attends the Chloé womenswear fall/winter 2025-26 show as part of Paris fashion week at Tennis Club de Paris
Photograph: Marc Piasecki/WireImage
Pohang, South Korea
US marines take part in a joint military exercise with South Korea
Photograph: Son Dae-sung/AP
Manila, Philippines
Children play in a slum area in Parañaque city. The latest report of the Philippine Statistics Authority found the country’s poverty rate dropped to 15.5% in 2024 from 18.1% in 2021, with 17.54 million people living below the poverty line. This is a decrease of 2.4 million from the previous survey two years earlier
Photograph: Francis R Malasig/EPA
Istanbul, Turkey
A view of the half moon over the Sultan Ahmed Mosque last night
Photograph: Isa Terli/Anadolu/Getty Images
London, UK
Second world war veterans Ruth Bourne, Marie Scott, Dorothea Barron and 102-year-old Robbie Hall at an International Women’s Day event, hosted by the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans, at the RAF Club in Piccadilly
Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA
Baja California, Mexico
A US Marine Corps member works on reinforcing the border wall at El Nido de las Aguilas in eastern Tijuana, seen from the Mexican side of the Mexico-US border
Photograph: Guillermo Arias/AFP/Getty Images
Khan Younis, Gaza
Palestinians walk past the rubble of destroyed houses, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
Photograph: Hussam Al-Masri/Reuters
Tel Aviv, Israel
Demonstrators hold photos depicting the faces of Israeli hostages who are being held in the Gaza Strip and demand their release from Hamas captivity
Photograph: Oded Balilty/AP
Qingdao, China
Imported iron ore is sorted into piles at the port in eastern Shandong province
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
Dresden, Germany
A member of the media visits the exhibition Space by German photographer Wolfgang Tillmans at the Albertinum
Photograph: Jens Schlueter/AFP/Getty Images
Beijing, China
Leaders of the Shaanxi province delegation meet during the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People
Photograph: Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images
Coolangatta, Australia
Young men play in sea foam created by record-breaking waves as the outer fringe of Tropical Cyclone Alfred whips eastern Australia
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
Northumberland, UK
The Milky Way in a spectacular display over Bamburgh Lighthouse in the early hours
Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA
