Photos of the Day: A Giant Waterlily Leaf and an Earthquake Evacuation
, wear traditional ArabiaLara Beach, Cyprus
A conservationist holds up a newly hatched sea turtle on the protected beach. Cyprus’s green and loggerhead turtles have made a strong comeback thanks to conservation efforts stretching back decades
Photograph: Petros Karadjias/AP
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Muslims visit the Hira cave on Jabal al-Nour during the annual hajj pilgrimage. About 2.5 million Muslims are expected to attend this year
Photograph: Mohammed Saber/EPA
Taipei, Taiwan
A girl poses on a giant waterlily leaf in Shuangxi Park to promote the annual giant waterlily exhibition
Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters