Hangzhou, China

Hanging around: middle-school students take part in a military training in Zhejiang province.

Photo: China Stringer Network/Reuters

Ilakaka, Madagascar

People hunt for sapphires in red mud. The discovery of pink sapphire in the early 90s transformed this area into a bustling mining hub overnight.

Photo: Massimo Rumi / Barcroft Images

Villeneuve, Switzerland

Forget Icarus: paragliders fly past the sun towards the landing area of the Acro Show above Lake Geneva.

Photo: Valentin Flauraud/EPA

Montreal, Canada

Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau (centre), with the Irish taoiseach, Leo Varadkar (left), and the Montreal mayor, Denis Coderre, show solidarity in the annual pride parade.

Photo: Canadian Press/REX/Shutterstock

Goyang, South Korea

Emergency services personnel wearing protective clothing participate in an anti-terror and anti-chemical terror exercise as part of the 2017 Ulchi Freedom Guardian US-South Korea joint military drills.

Photo: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

Wuhan, China

A man performs a stomach churning BMX bicycle trick as he jumps into East Lake in Wuhan, Hubei province.

Photo: China Stringer Network/Reuters

Herefordshire, England

Dew-covered cobwebs are seen on rusty railings near Longtown on Monday morning, as a touch of autumn arrives on the Herefordshire hills.

Photo: Chas Breton / Barcroft Images