Floods, an immigration protest and returned colonial relics: photos of the day – Tuesday

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  • Beijing, China

    The Russian president, Vladimir Putin (left) speaks with China’s president, Xi Jinping, during their meeting at Zhongnanhai, the residence of the Chinese leader

    The two leaders sitting at a large, formal round table covered in flowers and fruit with a beautiful painting behind them depicting a wintery nature scene
  • Kyiv, Ukraine

    People take shelter inside a metro station while strike drones fly over the city, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine

    A crowd of people sat around and looking at their phones in a marble floored metro station in Kyiv
  • Portland, Oregon

    Ice agents charge towards protesters during a protest against the Trump administration’s immigration policies at a detention facility

    Police with shields charge in a group across a zebra crossing at dawn
  • Darai Nur, Afghanistan

    At least 800 people have been killed and 2,000 others injured after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake and several aftershocks hit Afghanistan’s northern and eastern provinces on Sunday

    A man standing amidst rubble from a home destroyed by an earthquake
  • Gaza City

    Palestinians mourn loved ones killed in an Israeli attack on Gaza City

    A Palestinian woman overwhelmed with grief, mourning a relative and being comforted by others
  • Hanoi, Vietnam

    A military parade marking the 80th anniversary of Vietnam’s independence on 2 September 1945, which marked the end of French colonial rule

    Female armed soldiers in blue camouflage uniforms on parade
  • Brasília, Brazil

    The supreme court headquarters on the morning that the trial of the former president Jair Bolsonaro begins, over allegations that he led a conspiracy to stay in power

    A large, modern court building with dramatic lighting at dawn
  • Islamabad, Pakistan

    Water flows through the open spillways of the Rawal dam after torrential monsoon rains. At least 33 people have died and more than 1.4 million have been affected in Pakistan’s Punjab province after heavy rains caused severe flooding

    A large expanse of water rapidly flowing through a dam
  • Antananarivo, Madagascar

    The Prince of Menabe, Harea Georges Kamamy, leads members of the royal family and representatives of the Sakalava people during a ceremony for the return of three colonial-era skulls that were held in a Paris museum for 128 years

    The Prince of Menabe leading a group of people in a procession while guards stand to attention on one side
  • Peshawar, Pakistan

    Rescue workers evacuate people from flooded areas on the outskirts of the city

    People wading through flood water being rescued
  • Sarajevo, Bosnia

    Large trucks are parked on the side of a road in protest against what truck drivers say is the government’s failure to help them reduce administrative barriers and excessive taxes

    An aerial photo of Sarajevo with a lane of solid traffic as part of a protest
  • Dharamshala, India

    Exiled Tibetan children wait to perform a dance during an event to mark the 65th anniversary of the formation of the parliament-in-exile, on Tibetan Democracy Day at the Tsuglagkhang temple

    A row of young children in traditional Tibetan clothes
  • Pushkar, India

    A tribe of langur monkeys perch on the branches of a tree

    Langur monkeys perch on the branches of a tree
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