These photos will give you the information you need to keep you abreast of what happened this day around the world, so don’t miss them! From a conservationist who holds up a newly hatched sea turtle on the protected beach to women from the Oman Royal Cavalry’s combined bands, who are performing at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, these highlights will give you a reason to smile today.
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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
Brussels, Belgium
An 1,800 sq meter (19,375 sq ft) flower carpet made out of more than 500,000 dahlias and begonias is on display in the Grand Place. The biennial event this year pays tribute to Guanajuato, a Mexican region with a rich floral culture
Photograph: Yves Herman/Reuters
Quezon, Philippines
Children cover their heads as they take part in a nationwide earthquake evacuation drill
Photograph: Rolex Dela Pena/EPA
Shah Alam, Malaysia
Doan Thi Huong, center, is escorted by police as she leaves a court hearing. The Vietnamese national and the Indonesian Siti Aisyah are on trial accused of the murder of Kim Jong-nam, half-brother of the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un
Photograph: Yam G-Jun/AP
Guadalajara, Mexico
A woman is baptized at the Luz del Mundo – meaning light of the world – church
Photograph: Ulises Ruiz/AFP/Getty Images
Aksaray, Turkey
Flamingos take off from Lake Tuz at sunset
Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Edinburgh, Scotland
Women from the Oman Royal Cavalry’s combined bands, who are performing at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, wear traditional Arabian dress as they exercise their horses on the city’s Portobello Beach
Photograph: Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo/PA