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The Guardian - UK
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24 hours in pictures : May 30 2007

Tony Blair
Sirte, Libya: Members of the media gather around as Tony Blair meets Colonel Gadafy. Mr Blair is on a five day visit to meet with African leaders as he prepares to stand down as Britain's prime minister Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty
Indian security forces fire teargas shells
India-Nepal border: Indian security forces fire teargas shells at Bhutanese refugees to prevent them from crossing the border. Ten thousand Bhutanese refugees from camps in eastern Nepal attempted to cross into India as part of their 'Long March' for voluntary repatriation to Bhutan Photograph: Diptendu Dutta/AFP
Israeli missile strike near Rafah
Gaza: Palestinians walk on top of the ruins of a Hamas base following an Israeli missile strike near Rafah Photograph: Hatem Omar/AP
Tate Modern turbine hall
London, England: Painted tents form a temporary campsite in the Tate Modern turbine hall. 500 school children will spend the evening in the gallery's main exhibition space in tents that they have spent the day transforming into their own works of art Photograph: Bruno Vincent/Getty
madrassa
Islamabad, Pakistan: Students at the the women's school or madrassa inside the compound of the Lal mosque Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty
Huancavelica, southern Peru
Huancavelica, Peru: Farmers discuss the quality of the potatoes that have just been harvested Photograph: Martin Mejia/AP
Afghan children
Kabul, Afghanistan: Children stand among the ruins of a traditional building in the old city. Although reconstruction of the Afghan capital is underway, many areas of the city still bear the scars of the country's two decades of war Photograph: Shah Marai/AFP
house destroyed by a gas explosion
San Pedro Las Huertas, Guatemala: Villagers look at a house damaged by a gas explosion Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP
Alexandrovsky garden
Moscow, Russia: Children play in a fountain in the Alexandrovsky garden near the Kremlin during a record heat wave Photograph: Dima Korotayev/AFP
silkworm farmer
Qianjin Township, China: A farmer picks silk moth cocoons from straw at a farm in Huzhou Photograph: China Photos/Getty
turtle
Suzhou, China: A turtle swims with its baby on its back in a pool at Hanshan Temple. Hundreds of turtles of more than 10 varieties attract many visitors in the summer Photograph: Xinhua, Wang Jianzhong/AP
Dali & Film
London, England: The new Dali & Film exhibition which opens on June 1 at the Tate Modern. It is the first exhibition to focus on the close relationship between the paintings and films of Salvador Dali Photograph: Stephen Kelly/PA
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