Photos of the Day: Etna Eruption and Hindu Devotees

From a female civil defense member who carries out search and rescue work after Bashar al-Assad’s warplanes attacked the town in Idlib province to people who gather at a jetty to cross the Buriganga river, these highlights will keep you abreast of the latest events.

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West Sussex, England

Anthony Condon of Ireland and horse Zira clear the water jump during the Longines BHS King George V Gold Cup at the Hickstead All England Jumping Course – International Arena.

Photograph: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

Sicily, Italy

Mount Etna erupts and lights up the sky

Photograph: Antonio Parrinello/Reuters

Herat, Afghanistan

Afghan soldiers during their graduation ceremony

Photograph: Jalil Rezayee/EPA

Nendaz, Switzerland

Alphorn players during the international festival

Photograph: Jean-Christophe Bott/AP

St Petersburg, Russia

President Vladimir Putin takes part in the Navy Day parade

Photograph: Alexei Nikolsky/Tass

Chennai, India

Hindu devotees with their bodies pierced by metal rods take part in rituals during the Aadi festival

Photograph: Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images

Kyiv, Ukraine

Clergy and believers of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine take part in a ceremony marking the 1,031st anniversary of the Christianisation of the country

Photograph: Gleb Garanich/Reuters

Paris, France

Exercising in a park

Photograph: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images

Dhaka, Bangladesh

People gather at a jetty to cross the Buriganga river

Photograph: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters