Bekasi, Indonesia
A performer prepares traditional giant effigies called ondel-ondel during the Cap Go Meh festival to mark the end of lunar new year celebrations
Photograph: Dita Alangkara/AP

Photograph: Eduardo Muñoz/Reuters

Prayagraj, India
Government officials shower flower petals from a helicopter on to pilgrims gathered at the Sangam, on Maghi Purnima (full moon day) during the Maha Kumbh festival
Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP

Istanbul, Turkey
A view of the Bosphorus during a foggy morning
Photograph: Isa Terli/Anadolu/Getty Images

Washington, US
Elon Musk, holding his son X, speaks to the press in the Oval Office of the White House during a meeting with President Trump
Photograph: ABACA/REX/Shutterstock

London, UK
Greenpeace members take hammers to an art installation called Breaking Point: Untold Stories of Climate Loss and Damage, that they set up outside Shell’s headquarters, displaying the once-cherished belongings of Filipino communities that were wrecked by climate-charged typhoons in the Philippines
Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

Kyiv, Ukraine
Rescue workers at the site of a Russian missile strike which damaged a business centre, warehouses and a house, killing one person and injuring others
Photograph: Roman Petushkov/Global Images Ukraine/Getty Images

Rafah, Gaza Strip
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid enter from Egypt
Photograph: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP

Bulengo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
A woman holds a child as people dismantle tents to salvage materials in a refugee camp after the M23 armed group ordered them to vacate the camp and go back to their villages and towns
Photograph: Nadaa Kahashy/EPA

Ranya, Iraq
Women hand-weaving at a traditional Kurdish carpet shop
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Harbin, China
Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto competes in the women’s single skating short programme at the Harbin 2025 Asian Winter Games
Photograph: Jade Gao/AFP/Getty Images

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Shakira performs during the worldwide launch of her Las Mujeres ya no Lloran tour at Nilton Santos stadium
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

New York, US
Models pose on the runway at the Thom Browne show during New York fashion week
Photograph: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images

Izmir, Turkey
A common starling on the west coast of Anatolia. The songbird, known for the white spots that appear on their feathers, have beaks that change colour in winter and summer
Photograph: Mahmut Serdar Alakus/Anadolu/Getty Images

Washington, DC, US
Snow covers the north lawn of the White House
Photograph: Ting Shen/AFP/Getty Images

Jinan, China
Spectators watch as robot dogs draped in lion costumes perform at the Lantern festival, marking the end of the Lunar new year
Photograph: Reuters

Seoul, South Korea
A collection of steel rods outside a metal fabrication plant. The country’s acting president has vowed to protect local firms after Donald Trump signed off on 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports
Photograph: Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images

Valencia, Spain
A volunteer from the conservation and restoration programme at the Universitat Politècnica de València works on restoring family photos damaged during last year’s flash floods
Photograph: Bernat Armangué/AP

Colombo, Sri Lanka
A mahout lights a cigarette after finishing washing an elephant
Photograph: Akila Jayawardena/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock

Tainan, Taiwan
People wear protective clothing as firecrackers explode during the Yanshui beehive fireworks festival
Photograph: Ann Wang/Reuters
