Photos of the Day: Eagle Hunting and Cycling Race

 

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Members of Mongolia’s Kazakh ethnic group celebrate their 6,000-year history of eagle hunting with an annual Eagle Festival, aiming to draw tourists and encourage the continuation of the tradition
Photograph: Byambasuren Byamba-Ochir/AFP/Getty Images

Chennai, India

Muslim women pray at a school ground in the southern Indian city
Photograph: Babu Babua/Reuters

Bangkok, Thailand

Pro-democracy activists wear masks mocking Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha as Pinocchio during a protest against the junta
Photograph: Staff/Reuters