South Ayrshire, UK
Passengers board the Glen Sannox ferry as it journeys from Troon to Brodick on Isle of Arran on its first official day in service. The ferry, built at the Ferguson Marine shipyard in Glasgow, was initially due to be delivered in 2018. The ferry and its sister ship, Glen Rosa, have been beset by a saga of costly delays and technical problems at the shipyard. The cost of the two vessels is expected to be more than triple the original price tag of £97m
Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA

Maputo, Mozambique
Demonstrators take to the street amid smoke from burning barricades during a protest on the day of the new parliament’s inauguration. The swearing-in ceremony of the deputies elected to Mozambique’s new parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, is under way as two opposition parties, Renamo and MDM that reject the outcome of the October 2024 election, boycotted the ceremony
Photograph: Luisa Nhantumbo/EPA

London, UK
The prime minister, Keir Starmer, speaks at UCL East to announce his government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan as he seeks to make Britain a world leader in the sector
Photograph: Henry Nicholls/PA

Al Duwadimi, Saudi Arabia
South Racing Can-Am’s Manuel Andújar and Bernardo Graue in action during stage 8 of the Dakar Rally, between Al Duwadimi and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia
Photograph: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters

Prayagraj, India
Hindu pilgrims taking a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers, during the Maha Kumbh Mela festival. Organisers are expecting 400 million people – the world’s largest gathering of humanity – to assemble over the next six weeks
Photograph: Uttar Pradesh State Information Department/AFP/Getty Images

Seoul, South Korea
Supporters of the impeached South Korean president, Yoon Suk Yeol, shout slogans during a rally to oppose his impeachment near the presidential residence
Photograph: Lee Jin-man/AP

Dover, UK
People disembark a Border Force vessel at Dover port. Last year, the number of refugees and migrants successfully crossing the Channel in small boats was up by 25% on 2023, rising to 36,816, according to provisional government data. The total is the second highest since 2018
Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Goroimari Lake, India
Villagers participate in a community fishing event on the occasion of the Bhogali Bihu festival to mark the end of the harvesting season in Panbari, Assam state
Photograph: Biju Boro/AFP/Getty Images

Melbourne, Australia
Nishesh Basavareddy of the US hits a shot against Serbia’s Novak Djokovic during their men’s singles match on day two of the Australian Open tennis tournament
Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

Kent, UK
A red sky from the winter morning sunrise is pictured beyond the harbour wall at the port of Dover in south-east England
Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

Jilin, China
A boat sailing on Songhua River as visitors gather to see the frost-covered trees on the riverbank in north-east China
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Kathmandu, Nepal
Devotees take a dip in the Sali River during the Madhav Narayan festival in Sankhu
Photograph: Niranjan Shrestha/AP

California, US
Firefighters work to clear a firebreak as the Palisades Fire, one of several blazes that have ripped across Los Angeles County, burns in Mandeville Canyon
Photograph: Ringo Chiu/Reuters
