Making a splash: a woman enjoys the in the warm weather at Lymington Sea Water Baths in Hampshire. The UK today is basking warm weather with temperatures expected to reach 26.5C. Photograph: Solent News and Photo AgencyIraqi army troops chant slogans against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (Isis) as they recruit volunteers to join the fight against a major offensive in northern Iraq. Follow the latest events in Iraq with our live blog. Photograph: Ali Al-Saadi/AFP/Getty ImagesPrimate pals: a cherry crowned mangabey appears to hug and whisper into three-year-old gorilla Kituba's ear at Dublin Zoo. Photograph: Fran Veale/Rex
Angelina Jolie, listens during the opening plenary session on the third day of the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict in London. Photograph: Carl Court/AFP/Getty ImagesA man enjoys the sunrise as students walk to school in Marikana, South Africa. Photograph: ReutersTesco removes the controversial anti-homeless spikes from outside its Regents Street Metro store in central London just before an organised protest. Share your examples of defensive architecture. Photograph: Guy Corbishley/Demotix/CorbisGardeners Tessa Palmer, Linda Moneham and Eileen Arrowsmith tend a row of turnips, on the Nomura rooftop gardens, which are opening to the public for the first time as part of Open Garden Squares Weekend in London. Photograph: Mary Turner/Getty ImagesAntony Gormley's Another Place sculpture on Crosby Beach as HMS Dauntless passes at Crosby, Merseyside. The boat is part of the Mersey River Festival taking place this weekend in Liverpool. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PASofa so good for German fans: a stadium in Berlin has invited fans to bring their own sofas to watch World Cup games on a giant screen. See more images in our gallery. Photograph: Axel Schmidt/APAfghan men lead a donkey, loaded with ballot boxes to be transported to polling stations which are not accessible by road, in Shutul, Panjshir province. The second round presidential election will be held on Saturday. Photograph: Omar SobhaniAung San Suu Kyi arrives at Tribhuvan Airport in Kathmandu as part of a four day official visit to Nepal. Photograph: Navesh Chitrakar/ReutersTime to cool off: a festival-goer goes down a water slide at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee. Photograph: Wade Payne/Invision/APDiners gather at their tables during the Diner en Blanc (Dinner in White) in Paris. The diners bring their own white tablecloths for an impromptu open-air dinner. Photograph: Benoit Tessier/ReutersA woman does morning exercises near the Songhua River in China during heavy fog. Photograph: ChinaFotoPress via Getty ImagesEgypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (centre in white) rides a bicycle with few hundred cyclists as he called on people to cycle and walk more in order to save money for the country. Photograph: ReutersMembers of the Israel team perform their Senior Group Qualification and All- Around Final programme during the 30th Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. Photograph: Zurab Kurtsikidze/EPAHoly Smoke. Building crews set fire to a luxury lake house left dangling 75 feet in the air as the cliff it was built on collapsed into Lake Whitney, Texas. Photograph: Brandon Wade/ReutersA supporter of The Netherlands seems to think he is off to Mardi Gras rather than the first round match against Spain at the 2014 World Cup. Photograph: Guilaume Horcajuelo/EPA
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