Photos of the Day: Highlights from Around the World

June 26, 2024

Photographs capturing worldwide events have been highlighted in today’s selection. Key moments include:

  • Glastonbury, UK: Festivalgoers arrived at Worthy Farm for the opening day of Glastonbury Festival, basking in warm sunshine with temperatures reaching up to 27°C.

  • Rome, Italy: Police removed activists from the group Bruciamo Tutto who poured red paint on the Spanish Steps to protest against femicides.

  • Mokopane, South Africa: A pioneering project in the Waterberg Unesco biosphere saw a rhinoceros sedated as radioisotopes were injected into its horns to curb poaching.

  • Colombo, Sri Lanka: Police used water cannons and teargas to disperse teachers protesting against salary anomalies.

  • Yangon, Myanmar: A firefighter controlled flames from seized illegal drugs during a destruction ceremony on the UN’s International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

  • Merida, Venezuela: Opposition leader María Corina Machado, despite being banned from the upcoming presidential elections, toured the country wearing a traditional garment gifted by her followers.

  • London, UK: The Make Health Equal campaign was launched on Southbank, highlighting disparities in life expectancy through portraits of babies.

  • Sharqia, Egypt: Children played in fields at the start of the rice planting season.

  • Seoul, South Korea: People cooled themselves in a public fountain.

  • Boston, US: A group of boys tossed a friend into the water at Good Harbor Beach during a heatwave.

  • Great Massingham, UK: A Norfolk field, rewilded by its owner, was covered in vibrant poppies.

  • Vatican City: Pope Francis greeted crowds from his popemobile during the weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square.

  • Chennai, India: Vendors awaited customers at the Kasimedu fish market.

  • Khan Younis, Gaza Strip: A Palestinian child slept at a school shelter amid hot weather and power cuts.

  • Dhaka, Bangladesh: The city experienced heavy monsoon rain and thunderstorms after intense heat.

  • Nouakchott, Mauritania: Supporters of opposition leader Biram Dah Abeid attended a rally ahead of the presidential election.

  • Corumbá, Brazil: Authorities declared an emergency due to out-of-control fires in Mato Grosso do Sul’s Pantanal wetland, the largest in the world.

  • Pokrovsk, Ukraine: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy awarded medals to Ukrainian service members on the frontline in Donetsk.

These photographs offer a snapshot of events happening in various parts of the globe today.