Photos of the Day: A Press Conference and Japanese Designers

New York, US

A Banksy painting protesting against gentrification is seen on a wall at an abandoned petrol station in Brooklyn
Photograph: Steven Ferdman/Rex/Shutterstock

Frankfurt, Germany

Spectators embrace during an installation by the artist Philipp Geist at the Römer during the city’s Luminale festival
Photograph: Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images

Moscow, Russia

Vladimir Putin speaks during a rally and concert celebrating the fourth anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea at Manezhnaya Square. Putin secured a record win in the country’s presidential election
Photograph: Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images