From stargazing in Kuwait to strolls along the Mont Blanc massif - today's best pictures

  • A fishing boat. left. heads out to sea at dawn in Lhokseumawe, Aceh, Indonesia.
    A fishing boat. left. heads out to sea at dawn in Lhokseumawe, Aceh, Indonesia.
  • Police detain youth Congress party workers during a protest outside Twitter's office in New Delhi, India. The protest was against Twitter temporarily locking Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi's account after he tweeted a photograph of him meeting the family of a Dalit girl who was allegedly raped before being killed.
    Police detain youth Congress party workers during a protest outside Twitter's office in New Delhi, India. The protest was against Twitter temporarily locking Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi's account after he tweeted a photograph of him meeting the family of a Dalit girl who was allegedly raped before being killed.
  • Alpinists walk on Col du Geant - Giant Pass - in the Mont Blanc Massif, on the French-Italian border.
    Alpinists walk on Col du Geant - Giant Pass - in the Mont Blanc Massif, on the French-Italian border.
  • Bangladeshi women wait to receive a Covid-19 vaccine during an inoculation campaign at a makeshift vaccine centre in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
    Bangladeshi women wait to receive a Covid-19 vaccine during an inoculation campaign at a makeshift vaccine centre in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • A man holds the national flag of Pakistan as he walks along a street in Islamabad, ahead of the country's 75th Independence Day, which marks the end of British colonial rule.
    A man holds the national flag of Pakistan as he walks along a street in Islamabad, ahead of the country's 75th Independence Day, which marks the end of British colonial rule.
  • Friends look at the Milky Way galaxy rising in the night sky in Kuwait's al-Salmi desert, 120km north of the capital.
    Friends look at the Milky Way galaxy rising in the night sky in Kuwait's al-Salmi desert, 120km north of the capital.
  • Two women pose for a photograph next to a giant desk lamp in front of Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, China.
    Two women pose for a photograph next to a giant desk lamp in front of Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, China.
  • Football fans await the potential arrival of Lionel Messi in Paris before his expected signing for Paris St Germain, in Parc Des Princes, Paris, France.
    Football fans await the potential arrival of Lionel Messi in Paris before his expected signing for Paris St Germain, in Parc Des Princes, Paris, France.
  • Local youths and other volunteers gather in an open field to support firefighters during a wildfire next to the village of Kamatriades on the Greek island of Evia.
    Local youths and other volunteers gather in an open field to support firefighters during a wildfire next to the village of Kamatriades on the Greek island of Evia.
  • A burnt slope is seen following a wildfire in the Varympompi suburb, in Athens, Greece,
    A burnt slope is seen following a wildfire in the Varympompi suburb, in Athens, Greece,