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Alrewas, UK
The Red Arrows ascend during a national service of remembrance to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire
Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA
Alrewas, UK
A veteran wipes a tear during the service at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire
Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA
Tokyo, Japan
People take part in prayers for war dead and for peace at the Yasukuni Shrine to mark 80 years since the end of the second world war
Photograph: Franck Robichon/EPA
Ukraine
Relatives of Ukrainian prisoners of war held by Russian forces demonstrate at an undisclosed location
Photograph: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters
Anchorage, Alaska
Protesters gather in solidarity with Ukraine before Donald Trump’s summit with Vladimir Putin in the city
Photograph: Nathaniel Wilder/Reuters
Calais, France
A work by Braga Last1 forms part of the the city’s street art festival
Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Chennai, India
A dog from the country’s Railway Protection Force shows its agility during Independence Day celebrations
Photograph: R Satish Babu/AFP/Getty Images
Chandigarh, India
Members of the National Cadet Corps, the youth wing of the Indian armed forces, celebrate after winning the best contingent trophy during Independence Day celebrations
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
Shincliffe, UK
People enjoy the sunflower trail at East Grange farm in County Durham
Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA
Castel Gandolfo, Italy
Pope Leo greets a crowd as he walks towards the Parrocchia Pontificia da San Tommaso da Villanova to preside over mass
Photograph: Yara Nardi/Reuters
Brisbane, Australia
Dana Stephensen plays the Queen, Ako Kondo the Princess Aurora and Matthew Lawrence the King a during a preview of the Australian Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty at the Lyric theatre
Photograph: Darren England/AAP
Veracruz, Mexico
Two traditional dancers pose before the Virgin of the Assumption celebration. The religious holiday is a significant event in the city
Photograph: Hector Quintanar/Getty Images
Kishtwar, India
Rescue workers build a makeshift cross at the site of a flash flood in a Himalayan village. At least 60 people were killed and more than 100 others injured in the deluge, officials said
Photograph: Mir Imran/AFP/Getty Images
Milna, Croatia
A man looks on as wildfire rages on the Adriatic island of Brač
Photograph: Marko Đurica/Reuters
Gaza City, Gaza
The bodies of Palestinians are brought to al-Shifa hospital for a funeral after an Israeli attack
Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
Atlanta, US
Jawahir Kamil, a Palestinian activist from Georgia, is removed from the town hall after confronting the Democratic US representative Nikema Williams
Photograph: Erik S Lesser/EPA
Jatiwangi, Indonesia
Workers smear each other’s bodies with oil before taking part in a bodybuilding competition on a roof-tile factory
Photograph: Aditya Irawan/AFP/Getty Images
Beijing, China
The winner of a kickboxing event at the World Humanoid Robot Games is announced
Photograph: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images
Béziers, France
The matador Carlos Olsina smokes a cigarette before a bullfight
Photograph: Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images
Sydney, Australia
A Boeing 737 flies past storm clouds as it prepares to land at an airport
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
