Gold Coast, Australia

The RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team create a visual stir ahead of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games at RAF Brize Norton.

Photo: Steven Paston/PA

Huai’an, China

A mantis has a rest on a delicate pink lotus flower in the Xuyi County part of the city.

Photo: Xinhua/Barcroft Images

Brooklyn, New York, US

Street art by artists Gauche and Praxis in the Bushwick area. Many of the pieces are part of The Bushwick Collective – an outdoor gallery of artists from all over the world.

Photo: Adam Gray/Barcroft Images

Cali, Colombia

A woman stands shoulder to shoulder with several images of Pope Francis at a printing centre ahead of a special four-day visit to the country by the pope.

Photo: Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images

Sydney, Australia

Medieval jousters Binks and McKinnon engage in a bit of a tussle for the World Jousting Championships.

Photo: Stringer/Reuters

Shenyang, China

Pigs are encouraged to dive off a platform into water by breeders during daily exercise at a pig farm.

Photo: China Stringer Network/Reuters

Shinshiro, Japan

Playing with fire: People swing flame torches during the ‘Hiondori’ ritual at the former battlefield of the Battle of Nagashino, Shinshiro, Japan.

Photo: The Asahi Shimbun/Getty Images