From an erupting volcano to a heavenly fireball - in pictures

  • Lava pours from Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, during an eruption. AFP
    Lava pours from Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, during an eruption. AFP
  • Double-amputee climber Hari Budha Magar, 43, returns to Kathmandu, Nepal after climbing Mount Everest. EPA
    Double-amputee climber Hari Budha Magar, 43, returns to Kathmandu, Nepal after climbing Mount Everest. EPA
  • Palestinians in the Balata refugee camp near the West Bank town of Nablus inspect a damaged building following an Israeli army raid. AP
    Palestinians in the Balata refugee camp near the West Bank town of Nablus inspect a damaged building following an Israeli army raid. AP
  • Fans watch a Fifa Under-20 World Cup Group F football match between France and South Korea at the Malvinas Argentinas stadium in Mendoza, Argentina. AP
    Fans watch a Fifa Under-20 World Cup Group F football match between France and South Korea at the Malvinas Argentinas stadium in Mendoza, Argentina. AP
  • A surfer jumps into the sea off a pier on the beachfront in Durban, South Africa. EPA
    A surfer jumps into the sea off a pier on the beachfront in Durban, South Africa. EPA
  • SpaceX’s Starship lifts off from the company’s Boca Chica launch pad in Texas on an orbital test mission, in a photo retrieved from a destroyed remote camera on the pad. Reuters
    SpaceX’s Starship lifts off from the company’s Boca Chica launch pad in Texas on an orbital test mission, in a photo retrieved from a destroyed remote camera on the pad. Reuters
  • The US Navy's aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford in the North Sea, off the coast of Denmark. EPA
    The US Navy's aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford in the North Sea, off the coast of Denmark. EPA
  • A street vendor pushes a cart of shoes and slippers in Hanoi. AFP
    A street vendor pushes a cart of shoes and slippers in Hanoi. AFP
  • A Romanian Air Force F-16 fighter jet leads Portuguese Air Force F-16s during Nato's Baltic Air Policing Mission over the Baltic Sea in Lithuanian airspace. AP
    A Romanian Air Force F-16 fighter jet leads Portuguese Air Force F-16s during Nato's Baltic Air Policing Mission over the Baltic Sea in Lithuanian airspace. AP
  • A bright fireball, believed to be a meteor, streaks across the sky over Queensland, Australia. Reuters
    A bright fireball, believed to be a meteor, streaks across the sky over Queensland, Australia. Reuters