A Cuban portrait and an eastern Eiffel Tower: Friday’s best photos

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  • Stockholm, Sweden

    The Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg attends a climate strike organised by the Fridays for Future network

    Stockholm, Sweden. The Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg attends a climate strike organised by the Fridays for Future network.
  • Druskininkai, Lithuania

    Sculpture park Grūtas Park near Druskininkai with propaganda statues from the Soviet period. The monuments were removed from public view after Lithuania’s independence

    Druskininkai, Lithuania, Sculpture park Grūtas Park near Druskininkai with propaganda statues from the Soviet period
  • Jenin, West Bank

    A bullet hole in a shop window following an Israeli military raid in the Jenin refugee camp. Palestinian health officials say the death toll over a day of fighting between Israel and the Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip has risen to six, four from Jenin

    Jenin, West Bank. A bullet hole in a shop window following an Israeli military raid in the Jenin refugee camp
  • St Petersburg, Russia

    A dachshund dressed as a lion walks a podium during a dachshund parade festival

    St Petersburg, Russia. A dachshund dressed as a lion walks a podium during a dachshund parade festival.
  • Hong Kong, China

    An LED dragon for the mid-autumn festival makes its debut

    Hong Kong, China. An LED dragon for the mid-autumn festival makes its debut.
  • London, UK

    Sleepwalker by Tony Matelli, part of Frieze Sculpture, a free outdoor exhibition in Regent’s Park

    London, UK. Sleepwalker by Tony Matelli, part of Frieze Sculpture, a free outdoor exhibition in Regent’s Park.
  • El Carmen, Mexico

    Asylum seekers heading to the US on a train. Thousands of people have crossed into the United States in recent days

    El Carmen, Mexico. Asylum seekers heading to the US on a train
  • Zhejiang province, China

    A tower modelled on the Eiffel Tower near a residential area in Hangzhou, host city of the 2022 Asian Games

    Zhejiang province, China. A tower modelled on the Eiffel Tower near a residential area in Hangzhou
  • Nineveh, Iraq

    A view of the Mosul dam, which was built on a loose ground eroded by water. The dam has been maintained since 1985 but due to the floods following Storm Daniel in Libya, it is at risk of collapsing

    Nineveh, Iraq. An aerial view of the Mosul dam
  • San José, Costa Rica

    An environmentalist participates in a protest in the main streets of San José. Environmentalists demanded the Costa Rican congress reconsider a project concerning the protection of endangered sharks that had been rejected last August

    San José, Costa Rica. An environmentalist dressed as a dolphin participates in a protest in the main streets of San José
  • New York, US

    An Orthodox Jewish family pray by the lake in Prospect Park ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement

    New York, US. An Orthodox Jewish family pray by the lake in Prospect Park ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement.
  • Havana, Cuba

    Three works that are part of the exhibition Invisible Portraits by Cuban artist Daniela Aguila on display at the Maxima Gallery. Aguila wants to empower black women by making them visible in their daily lives

    Havana, Cuba. Three works that are part of the exhibition Invisible Portraits by Cuban artist Daniela Aguila on display at the Maxima Gallery.
  • Tehran, Iran

    The Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi, attends the annual military parade marking the Iraqi invasion in 1980, which led to an eight-year-long war

    Tehran, Iran. The Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi, attends the annual military parade marking the Iraqi invasion in 1980
  • Dakar, Senegal

    An aerial view shows Muslim worshippers belonging to the Mouride Brotherhood listening to teachings during the ‘prayer preformed at sea’ ceremony. Followers of the brotherhood gather for a ceremony celebrating the prayer that founder, Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba, preformed at sea when exiled towards Gabon by the French

    Dakar, Senegal. An aerial view shows Muslim worshippers belonging to the Mouride Brotherhood listening to teachings during the ‘prayer preformed at sea’ ceremony.
  • Cornwall, UK. Traditional dancers from a group called WAD perform at Newlyn seafront ahead of the premiere of a film about an ancient standing stone in Cornwall
  • Santiago, Chile

    A street dog walks in front of the presidential escort regiment during a military parade on Army Day

    Santiago, Chile. A street dog walks in front of the presidential escort regiment during a military parade on Army Day
  • El Alto, Bolivia

    Aerial view of a new boat-shaped cholet. Cholet buildings are part of the neo-Andean architectural style. These constructions are intended to highlight the values and symbols of the Tiwanaku and Inca cultures, which flourished in the Altiplano thousands of years ago, combining them with modern elements of pop culture. They are also a manifestation of the emerging Aymara economic power

    El Alto, Bolivia. Aerial view of a new boat-shaped cholet
  • Berlin, Germany

    A woman photographs a rainbow at sunset

    Berlin, Germany. A woman photographs a rainbow at sunset.
  • Milan, Italy

    A model walks the runway for the Diesel spring/summer 2024 ready to wear collection

    Milan, Italy. A model walks the runway for the Diesel spring/summer 2024 ready to wear collection
  • Aragua state, Venezuela

    Family members of inmates watch as soldiers raid the Tocorón prison. Soldiers carried out the prison raid in an effort to dismantle one of the largest criminal gangs in the country, according to the interior minister, Remigio Ceballos

    Aragua state, Venezuela. Family members of inmates watch as soldiers raid the Tocorón prison
  • Zagreb, Croatia

    Pedestrians walk along a painted intersection closed to car traffic. The city authorities closed roads to create new pedestrian zones

    Zagreb, Croatia. Pedestrians walk along a painted intersection closed to car traffic
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