Photos of the Day: Angela Merkel and Cute Piglets

Berlin, Germany

Angela Merkel and her spokesman Steffen Seibert are reflected in glass shelf during Merkel’s annual summer press conference at the Bundespressekonferenz

Photograph: Markus Schreiber/AP

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Emirati honorary guards walk through a reception hall at the presidential palace during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit after the announcement of oil and trade deals between China and the UAE

Photograph: Karim Sahib/AFP/Getty Images

Denizli, Turkey

Tourists in the Cleopatra’s Pool in the ruins of ancient city of Hierapolis at the Unesco World Heritage Site of Pamukkale. Thermal water have been running at Pamukkale for 2500 years. Despite the hot weather, layers of limestones and travertines of Pamukkale attract many tourists

Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images