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Images of the Day

Some striking scenes from around the world
  • 800,000 Shibazakura or Moss Phlox in full bloom during the Fuji Shibazakura Festival at the foot of Mount Fuji, Japan

    800,000 Shibazakura or Moss Phlox in full bloom during the Fuji Shibazakura Festival at the foot of Mount Fuji, Japan

  • Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting in the Kremlin on the crisis in Ukraine

    Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting in the Kremlin on the crisis in Ukraine

  • A bullet-riddled parking sign stands amid debris in a deserted street leading into the old city of Homs, Syria

    A bullet-riddled parking sign stands amid debris in a deserted street leading into the old city of Homs, Syria

  • Activists wearing masks of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and vice chancellor Sigmar Gabriel demonstrate in favour of an appearance by Edward Snowden at the German Bundestag

    Activists wearing masks of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and vice chancellor Sigmar Gabriel demonstrate in favour of an appearance by Edward Snowden at the German Bundestag

  • The US whistleblower is appearing as a witness in hearings over bugging by the NSA

    The US whistleblower is appearing as a witness in hearings over bugging by the NSA

  • Construction workers' helmets hang on a fence at a site in Thailand

    Construction workers' helmets hang on a fence at a site in Thailand

  • A red panda cub and its mother at the National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra, Australia

    A red panda cub and its mother at the National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra, Australia

  • Mist and clouds delayed the start of the Madeira Islands Open in Portugal

    Mist and clouds delayed the start of the Madeira Islands Open in Portugal

  • South Korean policemen detain university student protesters during a rally against the government in Seoul

    South Korean policemen detain university student protesters during a rally against the government in Seoul