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Today's best photos: from Janmashtami festival to marigold farmers

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A model poses backstage during Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week 2022 in Pavilion, Malaysia. Getty Images
Children celebrate Janmashtami festival, marking the birth anniversary of Hindu Lord Krishna, at a school in Ahmedabad, India. Reuters
People cross London Bridge during heavy rainfall. The British Met Office has warned of widespread flash floods with thunderstorms likely across the country. EPA
A dried up branch of the Loire river as a drought hits western France. Reuters
People queue to receive free meal on a street in Yangon, Myanmar. AFP
People hold a demonstration against rising inflation in Buenos Aires. AFP
Artist Ciaran Gallagher finishes his mural depicting Britain's Conservative leadership candidates Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Reuters
A cooling dip in Folsom Lake, near Sacramento, California. Reuters
A street vendor puts finishing touches to an idol of Hindu god Krishna before Janmashtami celebrations in Bangalore, India. EPA
The wreck of a ship that sunk during the Second World War is revealed by the unusually low water level of the Danube near Vamosszabadi, north-western Hungary. EPA
Mourners carry the body of a victim of a mosque bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP
Women hug near the debris of a building that was damaged after a rocket hit the Saltivka area in Kharkiv, Ukraine. At least seven people were killed and 17 injured. EPA
Farmers picking up marigold flowers at a field in Bijie, in China's south-western Guizhou province. AFP

A model poses backstage during Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week 2022 in Pavilion, Malaysia. Getty Images

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