• A photo taken with a drone shows the Gilleleje Labyrinth in Gilleleje, Denmark, 06 June 2023. Guests must quiz their way through the 50,000-square-meter labyrinth's green paths of willows, trees, bushes and flowers. The maze opened in April 2023. EPA / Mads Claus Rasmussen DENMARK OUT
    A photo taken with a drone shows the Gilleleje Labyrinth in Gilleleje, Denmark, 06 June 2023. Guests must quiz their way through the 50,000-square-meter labyrinth's green paths of willows, trees, bushes and flowers. The maze opened in April 2023. EPA / Mads Claus Rasmussen DENMARK OUT
  • A border defence team patrols Changgo township in south-west China's Tibet Autonomous Region. EPA
    A border defence team patrols Changgo township in south-west China's Tibet Autonomous Region. EPA
  • The Thalass sails down the Seine to reach Rouen, part of a gathering of old vessels and tall ships in Sahurs, north-western France. AFP
    The Thalass sails down the Seine to reach Rouen, part of a gathering of old vessels and tall ships in Sahurs, north-western France. AFP
  • Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus serves during her French Open semi-final match against the Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova in Paris. Reuters
    Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus serves during her French Open semi-final match against the Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova in Paris. Reuters
  • US marines prepare for a parade near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, under a sky clouded by smoke from wildfires in Canada. EPA
    US marines prepare for a parade near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, under a sky clouded by smoke from wildfires in Canada. EPA
  • A man carrying a refrigerator through a street market in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP
    A man carrying a refrigerator through a street market in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP
  • Fishing boats on the beach before the start of the monsoon season, on the outskirts of Mumbai, India. Reuters
    Fishing boats on the beach before the start of the monsoon season, on the outskirts of Mumbai, India. Reuters
  • A woman gazes over the hillside village of Olympos, home to one of the few matriarchal societies in Greece that resists tourism and lifestyle standardisation. AFP
    A woman gazes over the hillside village of Olympos, home to one of the few matriarchal societies in Greece that resists tourism and lifestyle standardisation. AFP
  • Kate, Princess of Wales, plays rugby at a club in Maidenhead, where she later spoke about childhood and the importance of community settings in early years. Reuters
    Kate, Princess of Wales, plays rugby at a club in Maidenhead, where she later spoke about childhood and the importance of community settings in early years. Reuters
  • Children play on a beach in Lhoknga, Indonesia. AFP
    Children play on a beach in Lhoknga, Indonesia. AFP
  • A worker carries a bundle of plastic bottles at a waste collection centre in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA
    A worker carries a bundle of plastic bottles at a waste collection centre in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA
  • A temple during a ceremony commemorating Vesak Day, an annual celebration of Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death. Reuters
    A temple during a ceremony commemorating Vesak Day, an annual celebration of Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death. Reuters
  • The Green Planet is teaming up with Gems Legacy School to welcome an 18m blue whale sculpture made from recycled materials. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    The Green Planet is teaming up with Gems Legacy School to welcome an 18m blue whale sculpture made from recycled materials. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • A woman mourns at the gravestone of a family member who died for the country, on the eve of Korean Memorial Day in Seoul, South Korea. Reuters
    A woman mourns at the gravestone of a family member who died for the country, on the eve of Korean Memorial Day in Seoul, South Korea. Reuters
  • A performer during a re-enactment of the passage of Napoleon Bonaparte with his troops in May 1800 during the Second Italian Campaign, in Bard, Valley of Aosta, Italy. AFP
    A performer during a re-enactment of the passage of Napoleon Bonaparte with his troops in May 1800 during the Second Italian Campaign, in Bard, Valley of Aosta, Italy. AFP
  • Marine litter displayed at the port of Vlychada on the Greek island of Santorini. AFP
    Marine litter displayed at the port of Vlychada on the Greek island of Santorini. AFP
  • Members of the Tengger sub-ethnic group gather to present offerings at the volcano crater on Mount Bromo as part of the Yadnya Kasada festival in Probolinggo, Indonesia. AFP
    Members of the Tengger sub-ethnic group gather to present offerings at the volcano crater on Mount Bromo as part of the Yadnya Kasada festival in Probolinggo, Indonesia. AFP
  • The Great Mosque of Djenne, which was built in 1907, in central Mali. Thousands gather each year to replaster the walls with mud. AFP
    The Great Mosque of Djenne, which was built in 1907, in central Mali. Thousands gather each year to replaster the walls with mud. AFP
  • A grasshopper in San Jose, Costa Rica. Central America was urged by Unesco to value its rich diversity as the world marked Environment Day on Monday. EPA
    A grasshopper in San Jose, Costa Rica. Central America was urged by Unesco to value its rich diversity as the world marked Environment Day on Monday. EPA
  • Gilbert Nadeau, a Second World War veteran from the US, attends a remembrance ceremony at Omaha Beach, on France's Normandy coast. Reuters
    Gilbert Nadeau, a Second World War veteran from the US, attends a remembrance ceremony at Omaha Beach, on France's Normandy coast. Reuters
  • People gather on Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, to re-enact the D-Day invasion of June 6, 1944, that helped to change the course of the Second World War. AP
    People gather on Omaha Beach in Normandy, France, to re-enact the D-Day invasion of June 6, 1944, that helped to change the course of the Second World War. AP
  • Tetiana holds her pets, Tsatsa and Chunya, in her house that was flooded after the Kakhovka dam blew up in Ukraine. AP
    Tetiana holds her pets, Tsatsa and Chunya, in her house that was flooded after the Kakhovka dam blew up in Ukraine. AP
  • A heavy police presence in the Old Town of Prague before Fiorentina take on West Ham United. Reuters
    A heavy police presence in the Old Town of Prague before Fiorentina take on West Ham United. Reuters
  • Work by artist Elinor Stanley on display at The RA Schools Show 2023 at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. EPA
    Work by artist Elinor Stanley on display at The RA Schools Show 2023 at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. EPA
  • UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak with Screech, the Washington Nationals' mascot, at Nationals Park, Washington DC. PA
    UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak with Screech, the Washington Nationals' mascot, at Nationals Park, Washington DC. PA
  • Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon shoots under pressure from Miami Heat's Caleb Martin at Kaseya Centre, Miami. Reuters
    Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon shoots under pressure from Miami Heat's Caleb Martin at Kaseya Centre, Miami. Reuters
  • A helicopter refuels en route to the Russian scientific vessel Severny Polyus, caught in Arctic ice 440km from the North Pole. AFP
    A helicopter refuels en route to the Russian scientific vessel Severny Polyus, caught in Arctic ice 440km from the North Pole. AFP
  • Farmers accompanied by a swarm of locusts near a wheat field in Kandali, Afghanistan. AFP
    Farmers accompanied by a swarm of locusts near a wheat field in Kandali, Afghanistan. AFP
  • A feast hosted by newly elected MP Fahad bin Jamea to mark his election win in Kuwait City. AFP
    A feast hosted by newly elected MP Fahad bin Jamea to mark his election win in Kuwait City. AFP
  • Bees attracted to a 3D-printed wax statue of the Roman emperor Hadrian in Jerusalem. AFP
    Bees attracted to a 3D-printed wax statue of the Roman emperor Hadrian in Jerusalem. AFP

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The best photos of the week: from a Danish labyrinth to a wax statue of emperor Hadrian

Striking pictures from around the world

Charlotte Mayhew

June 09, 2023

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