A fed-up macaque and glorious sunflowers: photos of the day – Thursday

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  • Nuseirat, Gaza

    Palestinians rush to a site where parachuted aid packages are landing

    People run across dry, sandy land rush towards an area where white, green and brown parachutes are landing
  • 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

    people stand in a field of tall, bright yellow sunflowers; a young girl sits on a man’s shoulders and a woman holds a dachshund
  • 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

    Brightly coloured hot air balloons, some in the shape of cartoon figures and creatures, float in the sky above cars on a busy road
  • Khan Younis, Gaza

    Palestinian children receive medical attention at the Nasser medical complex after Israeli bombardment of the Mawasi area

    two young children lie on mats on the floor in a hospital room; a man stands over one holding a drip and another man is kneeling by the other child; both men are in casual clothing and look like family members rather than medical personnel. Both children have blood on them and there is blood smeared across the floor. The image is framed through a circular window
  • Red Sea, Egypt

    A clownfish takes refuge among a sea anemone’s venomous tentacles, gaining protection from predators while also benefiting from feeding opportunities

    a bright yellow clownfish with white stripes swims across a pinkish-red sea anemone with white tentacles; rocks and coral are in the background
  • Falmouth, UK

    Knights joust at Pendennis Castle in one of a series of events staged by English Heritage across the country this summer

    two people on horseback dressed as knights in armour with helmets point long swords at each other; the horses wear protective armour on their heads and rugs in heraldic colours
  • Lahore, Pakistan

    A scavenger collects recyclable items including plastic from a dump site

    A boy in a long black shirt stands amid a huge pile of rubbish, much of which is plastic bags and packaging
  • 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

    A flock of pigeons flies off rocks seen against a bright blue sky; a tree behind them is decorated with ribbons and amulets including blue glass symbols to ward off the evil eye
  • Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Police officers line up at a protest by pensioners, part of demonstrations against the cuts made by Javier Milei’s government

    Police officers stand behind thick shields in a close line as an elderly woman in a white anorak and black woollen hat shouts at them; she is holding a pale blue and white Argentinian flag against the shield of one officer and looks angry
  • Beijing, China

    Robots perform in a band at the Robot Mall, said to be the world’s first humanoid intelligent robot store

    three humanoid robots are lined up on a stage, two with guitars and one sitting behind a drum kit
  • Guangzhou, China

    Buildings in Dayuan village, in the Baiyun district of the city, collapsed after heavy rain triggered a landslide

    An aerial view shows several collapsed buildings in the aftermath of a mudslide down the tree-lined hillside behind them; in the foreground, yellow diggers and construction vehicles are lined up
  • 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

    Trees burn as a wildfire rages; they are silhouetted in black against the bright orange and yellow flames and smoke in the sky
  • Thiobon, Senegal

    A man performs a sacred initiation ritual, cutting his tongue with a knife without drawing blood, during the Jola festival (Futampaf)

    A man holds two large knives to his tongue as other men dance and gather behind him
  • Donetsk region, Ukraine

    A Ukrainian serviceman fires a howitzer towards Russian troops on a frontline

    A soldier in camouflage turns away from a huge gun which has just been fired; it is emitting a huge wave of yellow flames. The gun is part-covered by camouflage netting and placed between two tiny, bare trees
  • Alsace, France

    A Barbary macaque at the Montagne des Singes (Monkey Mountain)

    A light brown Barbary macaque sits by a wooden fence with one arm draped over the pole; it has a bored, sleepy expression on its face
  • 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

    Actors – men in suits and women in brightly coloured, short dresses – laugh and cheer as one blond woman in a strapless green minidress and high heels kicks a football; they are gathered on grass which appears to be a football pitch. One man wears a pale pink suit and open-necked white shirt and another a dark red suit; the women are holding champagne glasses
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