Hot-air balloons and spring sunshine: photos of the day – Wednesday (2025)

  • London, UK

    People enjoy the spring sunshine in Greenwich Park

    Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian

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  • Thessaloniki, Greece

    A fisher waves a Greek flag during a protest against European regulation that requires fishers to weigh their catch when unloading at a port, which they say is unenforceable, creates problems and is dangerous to health

    Photograph: Sakis Mitrolidis/AFP/Getty Images

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  • Sydney, Australia

    A surfer dismounts a wave off the Fairy Bower headland at Manly Beach. The large swell has been generated by a strong low-pressure system moving down the east coast of Australia

    Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

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  • Wonosobo, Indonesia

    Hot-air balloons in the air during the annual hot-air balloon festival, held since 1950 to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the Islamic holiday marking the end of Ramadan, in Central Java

    Photograph: Devi Rahman/AFP/Getty Images

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  • Hong Kong, China

    Two men push a pallet of goods over tram tracks. Asian markets edged up as nervous investors brace for Donald Trump’s wave of tariffs – expected later in the day – though speculation about what he has in store is stoking uncertainty on trading floors

    Photograph: Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images

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  • Mandalay, Myanmar

    Children walk past a collapsed building, five days after a major earthquake struck central Myanmar. The 7.7-magnitude quake has killed more than 3,000 people, and many people are still sleeping outdoors, either unable to return to ruined homes or afraid of further aftershocks

    Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

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  • Kharkiv, Ukraine

    Firefighters extinguish a blaze at a building hit by Russian drones. According to the city’s authorities, Kharkiv was hit by 15 drones, injuring eight people, including two children. Two industrial buildings caught fire and more than 10 private residential houses were damaged nearby

    Photograph: Viacheslav Mavrychev/Suspilne Ukraine/Global Images Ukraine/Getty Images

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  • Djursland, Denmark

    People at the beach view the carcass of a dead humpback whale at Foelle Strand in Logten Bay

    Photograph: Mikkel Berg Pedersen/EPA

  • Khan Younis, Gaza

    Palestinians wait with empty pots and pans in their hands to receive meals distributed by charitable organisations at al-Mawasi

    Photograph: Doaa Albaz/Anadolu/Getty Images

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  • Kosovo

    Xhelal Sveçla, Kosovo’s minister of internal affairs, and the UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, with equipment to search cars at a surveillance centre

    Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

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  • Pingtan Island, China

    People visit a scenic spot called 68 Nautical Miles, the closest point between China and Taiwan’s main island, in Fujian province

    Photograph: Héctor Retamal/AFP/Getty Images

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  • Glenelg, UK

    The Glenachulish ferry crosses between Glenelg and Kylerhea in Scotland. The ferry crossing between the Scottish mainland and the Isle of Skye has been in operation since 1934, earning it a ‘Red Wheel’ designation from the National Transport Trust in 2019, for sites of important transport heritage. The service runs between April and October and can carry up to 40,000 people each season

    Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

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  • Wisconsin, US

    Judge Susan Crawford addresses supporters after voters elected her to the Wisconsin state supreme court

    Photograph: Vincent Alban/Reuters

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  • London, UK

    Usher on stage with the special guest Naomi Campbell at the O2 Arena

    Photograph: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images For Usher

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  • Washington DC, US

    Senator Cory Booker speaks to the media off the Senate floor after completing a record-breaking 25-hour, five-minute speech in opposition to the US president, Donald Trump

    Photograph: Aaron Schwartz/EPA

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