Nuseirat, Gaza
Palestinians rush to a site where parachuted aid packages are landing
Photograph: Eyad Baba/AFP/Getty Images

Deeping St Nicholas, UK
An estimated 1.5m sunflowers are grown each year at Vine House Farm, which supplies bird food; the farm has won conservation awards and supports the British Trust for Ornithology
Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA

Nevşehir, Turkey
Hot air balloons create a visual spectacle as part of the Turkey Culture Route festival, an annual series of events across the country organised by the ministry of culture and tourism
Photograph: Behcet Alkan/Anadolu/Getty Images

Khan Younis, Gaza
Palestinian children receive medical attention at the Nasser medical complex after Israeli bombardment of the Mawasi area
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Red Sea, Egypt
A clownfish takes refuge among a sea anemone’s venomous tentacles, gaining protection from predators while also benefiting from feeding opportunities
Photograph: Tahsin Ceylan/Anadolu/Getty Images

Falmouth, UK
Knights joust at Pendennis Castle in one of a series of events staged by English Heritage across the country this summer
Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA

Lahore, Pakistan
A scavenger collects recyclable items including plastic from a dump site
Photograph: KM Chaudary/AP

Nevşehir, Turkey
Pigeons fly from nests carved into the rocks in the valleys of Cappadocia; the shelters have traditionally been created for them as their guano is a source of natural fertiliser, contributing to local agriculture
Photograph: Ayten Altintas/Anadolu/Getty Images

Buenos Aires, Argentina
Police officers line up at a protest by pensioners, part of demonstrations against the cuts made by Javier Milei’s government
Photograph: Juan Ignacio Roncoroni/EPA

Beijing, China
Robots perform in a band at the Robot Mall, said to be the world’s first humanoid intelligent robot store
Photograph: Mahesh Kumar A/AP

Guangzhou, China
Buildings in Dayuan village, in the Baiyun district of the city, collapsed after heavy rain triggered a landslide
Photograph: CNS/AFP/Getty Images

Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse, France
A wildfire raging across the Corbières hills, near the border with Spain in southern France, has been described as ‘a catastrophe of unprecedented scale’ by the French prime minister, François Bayrou
Photograph: Saboor Abdul/Reuters

Thiobon, Senegal
A man performs a sacred initiation ritual, cutting his tongue with a knife without drawing blood, during the Jola festival (Futampaf)
Photograph: Muhamadou Bittaye/AFP/Getty Images

Donetsk region, Ukraine
A Ukrainian serviceman fires a howitzer towards Russian troops on a frontline
Photograph: Oleksandr Ratushniak/Reuters

Alsace, France
A Barbary macaque at the Montagne des Singes (Monkey Mountain)
Photograph: Mehmet Aslan/Anadolu/Getty Images

Edinburgh, Scotland
The cast of Footballers’ Wives: The Musical, a musical comedy based on the ITV series, promote their show at the Edinburgh Fringe festival
Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
