A municipal worker cleans the statue of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin during preparations for the 156th anniversary of Lenin's birthday in St. Petersburg, Russia
Two great egret chicks swallow regurgitated fish from their parents at a bird rookery in St Augustine, Florida
An employee checks quality of raw cotton at a yarn manufacturing factory in Rajkot, Gujarat, India
Dogs are taken for an early morning walk along the beach during low tide in Del Mar, California, USA
Samsung union workers sit with placards during a protest in Seoul, Korea
Almond trees bloom on Akdamar Island, with snow-covered Mount Artos seen in the background in Van, Turkiye
Cengiz Arslan and Istvan Vancza wrestle at the European Wrestling Championships in Tirana, Albania
An Icelandic horse flips its mane at a farm in Wehrheim, Germany
Displaced residents gesture the 'time out' hand signal as they travel back to their homes in southern Lebanon
Members of a Vietnamese honour guard prepare ahead of a welcome ceremony for South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam
The peloton passes near Voerendaal during the 2026 Amstel Gold Race over 257.2km from Maastricht to Valkenburg, Netherlands
A street vendor walks down a street carrying food for sale in Hanoi, Vietnam
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