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While David Cameron and Ed Miliband exchange verbal insults during PMQs, Ukrainian politicians resort to their fists during a debate about the government's language policy Photograph: Reuters

The rural folk group Buranovskiye Babushki (Grannies from Buranovo), who are representing Russia in the Eurovision song contest, give an interview at their hotel north-east of Baku. The grannies are the favourite to win this weekend's Eurovision contest. They get my vote Photograph: David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters

Mitt Romney impresses sixth graders with his alliteration skills during a language class at a school in Philadelphia. Romney took part in a roundtable discussion and said federal funds under his new education plan would allow low-income children to attend any school in their state Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Mourners arrive for the funeral service of Private Christopher Kershaw at Holy Trinity Church, Idle, Bradford Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/PA

An amazing facial expression from Belarusian Pavel Balauski as he competes on the vault during the men's artistic gymnastics European championships in Montpellier, France. See more gymnasts in fantastic poses in our gallery Photograph: Guillaume Horcajuelo/EPA

An African National Congress supporter has his forehead painted with the president's name outside the high court in Johannesburg, South Africa. President Jacob Zuma is asking the high court to issue an order that display of the now-defaced penis painting violates his constitutional right to dignity. The gallery and the artist counter that freedom of expression, also protected by the constitution, is at stake Photograph: Themba Hadebe/AP

A demonstrator from the campaign group Avaaz wears a mask depicting Jeremy Hunt, while holding a goat wearing a tie. Jeremy Hunt's former special adviser Adam Smith is giving evidence to the Leveson inquiry this afternoon Photograph: Andrew Cowie/AFP/Getty Images

Billie Burgess, nine, jumps to burst a giant bubble on the South Bank in London, England. Temperatures in the capital are expected to reach 29 degress today as the spell of sunny weather continues. We're all crossing our fingers that it lasts Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Keeping her eye on the ball right until the last second, Yuki Nonaka of Japan hits a return to Yeh Tung-Yi of Taiwan in their women's preliminary round game in the World Tour 2012 China Open in Shanghai Photograph: Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images

A Muslim school student holds a defaced poster of pop singer Lady Gaga during a protest against her scheduled concert in Indonesia. Lady Gaga might have to cancel her sold-out show because police worry her sexy clothes and dance moves undermine Islamic values and corrupt the country's youth Photograph: AP

The clergy aren't the first people you think of as being high tech but this bishop uses his tablet to take pictures as Pope Benedict XVI addresses the plenary assembly of the CEI Italian bishops' conference at the Vatican Photograph: Andrew Medichini/AP

A slightly surreal sight for commuters this morning as members of the Great Britain women's beach volleyball team, Lucy Bolton, Zara Dempney and Shauna Mullin took part in a photocall in Parliament Square to remind people that roads are likely to be busier during the Olympic Games. I'm sure they got that message across Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Chen Guangfu, the eldest brother of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, shows how he had his hands tied behind a chair as he tells of being tortured and of reprisals against his family by the authorities after Chen Guangcheng's flight last week to the US. Chen Guangfu has fled his village in north-eastern China, evading a security clampdown Photograph: David Gray/Reuters

A striking mural contrasts with the harsh struggle of an immigrant collecting recyclable items in Athens. Immigrants are facing particularly troubling times due to Greece's economic hardships often facing beatings, insults and exclusion Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images

Shaven-headed young trainee monks in South Korea take some time out from studying and don their 3D glasses to watch a movie. They are among nine children who entered the temple to have an experience of monks' life called Little Buddha Camp, to celebrate Buddha's birthday on 28 May Photograph: Lee Jin-man/AP

There's such sadness in this woman's expression as Congolese women from a mothers' association meet in the town of Rutshuru in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Chronic insecurity, exacerbated by the current conflict between the government army and M23 rebels, has left many dead here. "War has been going on here for a long time, since 1996," says Chiza Ntamenya, a volunteer with the group. "We are fed up with the war." Photograph: Phil Moore/AFP/Getty Images

Nicole Kidman has her moment at Cannes during the photocall for her film The Paperboy Photograph: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images