A grieving mother and a Senegal surfer: Photos of the day – Monday

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Odesa, Ukraine

Nadiia, the mother of four-year-old Zlata Rostochyl, who died in hospital on 23 May from wounds sustained in a Russian missile attack, mourns by the coffin of her daughter during a memorial service at Transfiguration Cathedral

A woman puts her hand on a coffin adorned with flowers and a cuddly toy

Rafah, Gaza

Palestinians inspect the destruction after Israeli strikes near the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees warehouses. The attack killed at least 35 Palestinians including children

A crowd of people with objects burning in the foreground

Deir al Balah, Gaza

A child searches through rubbish as Palestinians face the threat of disease because of accumulated garbage and leaked sewage

A child searches a trash pile

Deir al-Balah, Gaza

The bodies of Palestinians killed after Israeli bombardment hit a family home in Nuseirat are moved to al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital

The body of a child under a blanket

Negev, Israel

Former Republican US presidential contender Nikki Haley hugs Rita Lifshitz, whose parents were kidnapped in the 7 October attack by Hamas, as she tours the Nir Oz kibbutz in southern Israel

Nikki Haley hugs Rita Lifshitz

Berlin, Germany

Germany’s president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, with their respective wives, Elke Büdenbender and Brigitte Macron, observe a moment of silence at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe.

The four stand in front of wreaths, with concrete slabs arranged in a grid pattern in the background

Yerevan, Armenia

Law enforcement officers detain a protester during a rally to demand the resignation of the prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, resignation over land transfer to neighbouring Azerbaijan

Several police hold a protester

Geneva, Switzerland

The plaintiff who goes under the name of ‘Brigitte’ for safety reason arrives for the appeal trial of leading Swiss Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan over charges of rape and sexual coercion. Tariq Ramadan was acquitted in first instance

A woman holds out her arm to usher another woman

São Leopoldo, Brazil

A flood-damaged motorcycle is parked in a residential condominium in the São Miguel neighbourhood where 10,000 residents are still without water or electricity

A rusted damaged motorcycle

Kolkata, India

Onlookers watch a raging Hooghly River in high wind as rain continues after cyclone Remal made landfall near the Bangladesh-India border

Two people stand in front of water in wet and windy weather

Taipei, Taiwan

Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, puts on a cowboy hat given by Texas Republican Michael McCaul during a meeting in Taipei. A US congressional delegation met Taiwan’s new leader in a show of support shortly after China held drills around the self-governing island in response to his inauguration speech

Michael McCaul claps and smiles as a smiling Lai Ching-te tries the hat on

Mekelle, Ethiopia

A bridal couple attend their wedding ceremony in the streets of Mekelle

The couple, wearing robes, pose for photographs

Basra, Iraq

Fishers working on a boat are silhouetted in the moonlight in the Shatt al-Arab River, formed at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates

A person with a headtorch on a boat in the middle of a river, with lights in the background

Iquitos, Peru

Spectators watch a film from boats during the Muyuna Floating film festival, showcasing films from countries with tropical forests, in the Belen neighbourhood of Iquitos

People on a boat pose for pictures

Dallas, US

Lil Wayne performs during TwoGether Land festival at Fair Park in Texas

Lil Wayne performs

San Francisco, US

A participant performs during the Grand Parade Carnaval in California. The parade covers 20 blocks in the Mission District with more than 3,000 artists participating in the event

A person with headgear resembling a large pink flower

Dakar, Senegal

A surfer enjoys some Atlantic Ocean waves. In Senegal, which has 450 miles (724km) of coastline, surf schools with large and small beaches along the coastline are flooded by surfing enthusiasts

A surfer rides a wave

Frankfurt, Germany

Two hares run over a field on the outskirts of Frankfurt

Two hares running

Pescadero, US

The sun sets behind the Pigeon Point lighthouse in California

Lighthouse silhouette with the sun behind it
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