Photo highlights of the day

Visitors walk among a field of salvia at Mother Farm in Futtsu, Chiba, Japan. Photograph: The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images

Write this joke down: The great leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un gives field guidance at the construction site of the Yonphung Rest Home for Scientists in Pyongyang, North Korea. Photograph: Xinhua/Landov/Barcroft Media

France’s swimmer Jeremy Stravius (back) competes to win gold in the 4x100m Freestyle Men final event at the 32nd LEN European swimming championships in Berlin, Germany. Photograph: Tobias Schwarz/AFP/Getty Images

A four year old Alexander walks with a toy at a temporary tent camp set up for Ukrainian refugees outside Donetsk, located in Russia’s Rostov region near the Russian-Ukrainian border. Photograph: Alexander Demianchuk/Reuters

A Palestinian fisherman casts his net as he wades on the surf during the temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza Strip. Photograph: Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/REX

Fancy a dip? A dog hangs onto the edge of a pool in Seattle, Washington, during an open dog swim. Photograph: Jordan Stead/AP

Human pyramid: people attempt to break the Dahi Handi, an earthen pot filled with curd, as part of celebrations to mark Janmashtami festival in Mumbai, India. Photograph: Rafiq Maqbool/AP

The tobacco harvest on a farm in Extremadura, Spain. Photograph: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images

Cheerleaders practice before the Men’s Triathlon medal ceremony during the Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. Photograph: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

Make-up’s the order of the day at the Sziget Festival in Budapest, Hungary. The festival offers art exhibitions, theatre and circus performances as well as music for a week. Photograph: Janos Marjai/EPA

A Russian APC, about 6 miles from the Ukrainian border near the town of Donetsk, Russia. Photograph: Pavel Golovkin/AP

Gabriel Medina surfs during at the ASP World Tour in Teahupoo, Tahiti. Photograph: Ryan Miller/Red Bull/SIPA/Rex

Ecuador’s foreign minister Ricardo Patino shakes hands with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, after a press conference where Assange confirmed he will be leaving the embassy soon. Photograph: John Stillwell/PA

Villagers release a lantern at a ceremony marking the Hungry Ghost festival in Hongling village, Hainan province, China. Small fires are lit underneath to raise the 40 metre paper lantern from the ground. Photograph: Imaginechina/Corbis

Katy B performs on stage at the V Festival in Chelmsford. Justin Timberlake and The Killers headlined the festival this weekend. Photograph: C Brandon/Redferns via Getty Images

Bride Maral Malka, prepares for her wedding to groom Mahmoud Mansour in Jaffa, Israel. Photograph: Ammar Awad/Reuters

A batman kite is flown during the 30th kite festival in Sao Goncalo, a surburb of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photograph: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images