Singapore: The Japanese choreographer Hiroaki Umeda rehearses for a performance called Holistic Strata. The production will be presented at a dance festival in the cityPhotograph: Imago/Barcroft MediaSofia, Bulgaria: A Syrian mother holds her children as they wait to receive medical help at a refugee camp in an old school. Bulgaria has seen an influx of refugees over the past monthsPhotograph: Valentina Petrova/APBali, Indonesia: A man walks among blazing coconut husks during the Mesabatan Api, a firefight ritual, at a temple in Tuban. Balinese Hindu men throw the husks at each other barehanded believing that the fire can destroy evil and negative forcesPhotograph: Made Nagi/EPA
Mordovia, Russia: Officers of the interior ministry's special taskforce undergo an examinationPhotograph: ITAR-TASS/Barcroft MediaMadrid, Spain: A dog yawns before the start of the Perroton dog racePhotograph: Jhinojosacobacho/Demotix/CorbisBhopal, India: A potter prepares clay lamps to be sold during Diwali, the annual Hindu festival of lightsPhotograph: Sanjeev Gupta/EPALima, Peru: People take part in the Lord of Miracles processionPhotograph: Enrique Castro-Mendivil/ReutersRome, Italy: Protesters rally against austerity measures and job insecurityPhotograph: Adamo Di Loreto/ZUMA Press/CorbisLondon, UK: Navy cadets perform in Trafalgar Square during the Trafalgar Day parade, which celebrates Admiral Nelson's naval victory of 21 October 1805Photograph: Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPATokyo, Japan: A model presents a creation by the Japanese label Alice Auaa during fashion weekPhotograph: Franck Robichon/EPALima, Peru: Women carry incense during the Lord of Miracles processionPhotograph: Enrique Castro-Mendivil/ReutersLondon, England: A spectator wears a traditional flower wreath during the Days of Ukraine concert in Potters Field. A three-day celebration of Ukrainian music, crafts and culture concluded with the concertPhotograph: Guy Corbishley/Demotix/CorbisGaza Strip: A Palestinian refugee pulls his father's nets from the Mediterranean sea during sunset at al-Shati refugee campPhotograph: Ahmed Deeb/NurPhoto/Corbis
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