Bkerke, Lebanon: A Lebanese soldier watches over the crowds before the arrival of the pope Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty ImagesHawkantaki, Niger: Young girls stare at a visitor in a remote village. In Niger, the legal age of marriage is 15. The law, however, only applies to civil ceremonies officiated by the statePhotograph: Jerome Delay/APShenzhen, China: A protester wearing a Chinese national flag recovers after being teargassed during an anti-Japan protest over disputed islandsPhotograph: Keita Van/Reuters
Honiara, Solomon Islands: Local people cheer as Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge arrive at Honiara international airportPhotograph: Chris Jackson/Getty ImagesSydney, Australia: A competitor dressed as Spider-Man crosses the Sydney harbour bridge during the city's running festival Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty ImagesPortmeirion, Wales: Performance artists from the Kitsch & Sync Collective entertain visitors at the Number 6 festival, named after the cult 1960s TV series The Prisoner, which was filmed in the villagePhotograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesGaza City: Palestinian girls attend a ballet classPhotograph: Wissam Nassar/CorbisGodewaersvelde, France: A mole digging in dirtPhotograph: Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty ImagesGuatemala City, Guatemala: Students take part in a parade to mark the 191st anniversary of independencePhotograph: Saul Martinez/EPAHavana, Cuba: Taxis drive through a tropical thunderstorm Photograph: Desmond Boylan/ReutersMarikana, South Africa: A striking miner after police fired teargas at Lonmin's platinum mine. Hundreds of workers had regrouped in a shanty town near where police shot dead 34 people last monthPhotograph: Alexander Joe/AFP/Getty ImagesThnebeh, Jordan: A young Syrian refugee receives treatment in a Jordanian military ambulance after crossing the borderPhotograph: Muhammad Hamed/ReutersBoonsboro, Maryland, US: Men dressed as Confederate cavalry pass through a cloud of dust at sunset during preparations for a re-enactment of the 150th anniversary of the American civil war battle of AntietamPhotograph: Michael Reynolds/EPA
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