A Star Wars marathon and a heatwave in Asia: photos of the day – Friday
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
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San Francisco, US
Sea lions are seen on rafts along Pier 39Photograph: Godofredo A Vásquez/AP
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Agassiz, Canada
A young girl runs between rows of flowers at the Harrison tulip festival in British ColumbiaPhotograph: Canadian Press/Rex/Shutterstock
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Hong Kong, China
Air conditioning units on an apartment building. Parts of Asia are experiencing a record-breaking heatwavePhotograph: Dale de la Rey/AFP/Getty Images
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Jerusalem
Christians from around the world walk the Via Dolorosa on Orthodox Good FridayPhotograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
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Vatican City
Pope Francis arrives for an audiencePhotograph: Andrew Medichini/AP
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Weymouth, UK
Local election votes are counted at the Redlands leisure and community parkPhotograph: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images
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Blackpool, UK
Keir Starmer celebrates after Labour’s Chris Webb was declared winner in the Blackpool South byelectionPhotograph: Peter Byrne/PA
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Beijing, China
Crowds gather at the city’s annual car showPhotograph: Greg Baker/AFP/Getty Images
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Rafah, Gaza Strip
World Central Kitchen volunteers cook food for displaced PalestiniansPhotograph: AFP/Getty Images
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Toronto, Canada
Models present creations at the city’s 2024 fashion weekPhotograph: Xinhua/Rex/Shutterstock
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Odawara, Japan
People take part in a parade during the Hojo Godai festivalPhotograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
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Paris, France
Members of Palestine Action Committee talk to journalists outside the Institute of Political Studies, which students have occupied in protest against the war in GazaPhotograph: Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images
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Khan Younis, Gaza Strip
Two displaced Palestinian children sit among the rubble of buildings destroyed in Israeli airstrikesPhotograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
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Tallinn, Estonia
A bee-fly feeds on flower nectar in a forest outside the capitalPhotograph: Sergei Grits/AP
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Manila, Philippines
A man walks past children cooling off in a paddling pool set up on a street during the city’s heatwavePhotograph: Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty Images
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Maracaibo, Venezuela
The opposition leader María Corina Machado greets supporters at a rallyPhotograph: Henry Chirinos/EPA
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The Hague, Netherlands
Star Wars fans dressed as stormtroopers at a cinema where all nine official parts of the film series will be shown in a 24-hour marathonPhotograph: Phil Nijhuis/EPA
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Antalya, Turkey
A peacock displays as a rabbit lollops past itPhotograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
