A Pomeranian on day one of the Crufts Dog Show at the NEC in Birmingham Britain. EPA
Elephants enjoy various fruits and plants during National Elephant Day at Ayutthaya Elephant Palace and Royal Kraal in Ayutthaya, Thailand. EPA
Buddhist devotees hold lotus flowers before offering prayers on the occasion of 'Poya' a religious festival to mark the full moon, at the Kelaniya Buddhist temple in Kelaniya. AFP
People take pictures with cherry blossom trees at Ueno park during a rainy day in Tokyo. AFP
People attend Open Iftar 2025 organised by the Ramadan Tent Project at Shakespeare's Globe in London. Reuters
The Milky Way in a spectacular display over the Bamburgh Lighthouse in Northumberland. AP
Skiers participate in the 55th annual Engadin skiing marathon in Maloja, Switzerland. AP
Window cleaners at Al Mayrah Island in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
Palaeontologist Anthony Romilio inspecting a boulder sitting outside a school which contains dinosaur footprints, in the town of Biloela, in central Queensland. AFP
The Louis Vuitton Womenswear Ready-to-Wear Fall-Winter 2025/2026 fashion show during Paris Fashion Week in Paris. AFP
Women playfully hit revellers with sticks as a traditional ritual during the Lathmar Holi celebrations, the Hindu spring festival of colours, in Mathura, India. AFP
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque during Ramadan. Victor Besa / The National
Participants pilot water jet packs on the Yarra River during the annual Moomba Festival in Melbourne. AFP
Ikuma Horishima of Team Japan in action during the Men’s Moguls Practice Session of the 2025 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup Finals Aerials & Moguls in Livigno, Italy. Getty Images
India cricket fans light firecrackers as they celebrate India winning the ICC Champions Trophy on a street in Varanasi. AFP
Artists perform during the closing ceremony of the Economic Community of West African States African Wrestling Tournament in Abuja, Nigeria. Reuters
Utah Jazz's Isaiah Collier, right, and Philadelphia 76ers' Andre Drummond during the first half of an NBA basketball game, in Philadelphia. AP
The Whippet, 'Miuccia' at the trophy presentation after winning the Best in Show event at the Crufts dog show at the NEC in Birmingham, England. AFP
Scotland's National Piper Louise Marshall plays at The Kelpies in Falkirk ahead of International Bagpipe Day. PA
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