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London, UK
Daffodils bloom in early spring sunshine, with the London Eye in the background
Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters
Gold Coast, Australia
Crowds gather to watch surfers riding the waves at Kirra beach. Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall in south-east Queensland as a category 2 storm, marking the first time a cyclone has directly hit the region in over 50 years
Photograph: Chris Hyde/Getty Images
New York, US
Michael C Hall and Krysten Ritter on the film set of the TV show Dexter
Photograph: XNY/Star Max/GC Images
Helsinki, Finland
The president of Finland, Alexander Stubb, (2nd L), his wife, Suzanne Innes-Stubb (L), King Frederik X of Denmark (R) and Queen Mary of Denmark (2nd R) stand on a balcony of the Presidential Palace
Photograph: Ida Marie Odgaard/Lehtikuva/AFP/Getty Images
London, UK
Deer make their way across Heron Pond at sunrise on a frosty spring morning in Bushy Park, south-west London
Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images
Hakkâri, Turkey
A maintenance engineer fixes problems with an electricity pylon covered in snow and ice caused by harsh winter conditions.
Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
Pokrovsk, Ukraine
A soldier of the 14th Chervona Kalyna Brigade of the Ukrainian National Guard carries a shell as the company fires an OTO Melara howitzer towards Russian troops in the Donetsk region
Photograph: Inna Varenytsia/Reuters
Ivrea, Italy
Members of the Aranceri della Morte team fight against I Difensori del Castello during the traditional Battle of the Oranges at the carnival in Ivrea, near Turin. During the event, which marks the people’s rebellion against tyrannical lords who ruled the town in the Middle Ages, revellers parading on floats represent guards of the tyrant, while those on foot represent the townsfolk
Photograph: Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images
Beijing, China
A military band perform during the opening meeting of the third session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People
Photograph: VCG/Getty Images
Damascus, Syria
A tunnel containing money vaults and rooms has been discovered under the summer house of the former commander of the 4th Armoured Division Maher al-Assad, the brother of the ousted leader Bashar al-Assad. The armoured doors inside the tunnels could not be opened
Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
Depok, Indonesia
A man uses a paddleboard to cross flood water. More than 1,400 people were affected by flooding following heavy rains, and thousands of homes were damaged in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok and Bekasi, according to the national board for disaster management
Photograph: Bagus Indahono/EPA
Melbourne, Australia
Models parade garments by the Australian label Boteh during Melbourne fashion festival
Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty Images
Seljalandsfoss, Iceland
Visitors stand below Seljalandsfoss, one of the most famous waterfalls in a country where there are about 10,000. Seljalandsfoss, a tourist hotspot in the south of Iceland, takes its source from the Eyjafjallajökull volcano glacier, and is formed by the Seljalands River pouring from a height of about 60 metres
Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
Torkham, Afghanistan
Taliban fighters patrol near the closed Torkham border with Pakistan, where Pakistani and Afghan forces exchanged fire overnight
Photograph: Shafiullah Kakar/AP
Ofunato, Japan
A wildfire continues to rage in a mountainous area in Iwate prefecture in the north-east
Photograph: Kyodo/Reuters
