Today's best photos: from a long-eared goat to Boris Johnson's resignation - in pictures

  • Breeder Mohammad Hasan Narejo displays the extraordinarily long ears of kid goat Simba in Karachi. The goat has become something of a media star in Pakistan, with its owner claiming a world record. AFP
    Breeder Mohammad Hasan Narejo displays the extraordinarily long ears of kid goat Simba in Karachi. The goat has become something of a media star in Pakistan, with its owner claiming a world record. AFP
  • Karyn Larson watches a plane drop retardant as the Electra Fire burns towards her home in the Pine Acres community of Amador County, California. AP Photo
    Karyn Larson watches a plane drop retardant as the Electra Fire burns towards her home in the Pine Acres community of Amador County, California. AP Photo
  • Fishermen swim out from an incoming boat, some with their overnight catch. Artisanal fisheries on Kenya's coast say climate change and overfishing by large foreign vessels is draining the Indian Ocean of its yellowfin tuna stocks. AP Photo
    Fishermen swim out from an incoming boat, some with their overnight catch. Artisanal fisheries on Kenya's coast say climate change and overfishing by large foreign vessels is draining the Indian Ocean of its yellowfin tuna stocks. AP Photo
  • Dinosaur sand sculptures that form part of the sand sculpture festival 'Dinos in the Sand' on the beach of Middelkerke, Belgium. EPA
    Dinosaur sand sculptures that form part of the sand sculpture festival 'Dinos in the Sand' on the beach of Middelkerke, Belgium. EPA
  • A livestock market on the outskirts of the rebel-held town of Dana, in Idlib province near the Turkish-Syrian border, amid preparations for the Muslim festival of Eid Al Adha. AFP
    A livestock market on the outskirts of the rebel-held town of Dana, in Idlib province near the Turkish-Syrian border, amid preparations for the Muslim festival of Eid Al Adha. AFP
  • Ukrainian service members install a national flag on Snake (Zmiinyi) Island, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Odesa region. Reuters
    Ukrainian service members install a national flag on Snake (Zmiinyi) Island, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Odesa region. Reuters
  • Revellers run next to the Fire Bull, a man carrying a bull figure packed with fireworks, during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain. Reuters
    Revellers run next to the Fire Bull, a man carrying a bull figure packed with fireworks, during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain. Reuters
  • Crowds gather at the gates of Downing Street in London before a resignation speech from Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Getty Images
    Crowds gather at the gates of Downing Street in London before a resignation speech from Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Getty Images
  • Pigeons fly as Muslim pilgrims pray on top of the rocky hill known as the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. One million pilgrims from across the globe amassed on Thursday in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia to perform the initial rites of the hajj, marking the largest Islamic pilgrimage since the coronavirus pandemic upended the annual event — a key pillar of Islam. AP Photo
    Pigeons fly as Muslim pilgrims pray on top of the rocky hill known as the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat, during the annual hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. One million pilgrims from across the globe amassed on Thursday in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia to perform the initial rites of the hajj, marking the largest Islamic pilgrimage since the coronavirus pandemic upended the annual event — a key pillar of Islam. AP Photo
  • Jack LeBrocq driver of the #34 Truck Assist Racing Holden Commodore ZB during practice for the Townsville 500 round of the 2022 Supercars Championship Season at Reid Park in Townsville, Australia. Getty Images
    Jack LeBrocq driver of the #34 Truck Assist Racing Holden Commodore ZB during practice for the Townsville 500 round of the 2022 Supercars Championship Season at Reid Park in Townsville, Australia. Getty Images