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The Red Arrows fly over the Celtic Manor resort, in newport, south Wales
The Red Arrows fly over the Celtic Manor resort in Newport, South Wales. Follow our coverage of the NATO summit here. Photograph: Getty Images
Fernando Alonso, seen practising ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Italy in Monza, Italy
Speed demon: Fernando Alonso, seen practising ahead of the Italian Grand Prix in Monza. Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images
A boy photographs Srinagar's Hajj house as water levels increase in many parts of the city near Srinagar, India
A boy photographs Srinagar’s Hajj house as water levels increase in many parts of the city near Srinagar, India. Heavy rain has caused flash floods across the Kashmir region. Photograph: The Vox Kashmir/Barcroft India
Indian school girls dance ahead of the Onam festival at a school in New Delhi
In a spin: schoolgirls dance ahead of the Onam festival at a school in New Delhi. The Onam harvest festival will be celebrated mostly in India’s southern state of Kerala on 7 September. Photograph: Raveendran/AFP/Getty Images
Girls pose in front of an 8 metre tall Snoopy exhibition in Shanghai, China
Girls pose in front of an inflatable 8-metre tall Snoopy in Shanghai, China. Photograph: XJZ/Quirky China News/REX
Monsoon season brings heavy rain to Gauhati, India
Monsoon season brings heavy rain to Gauhati, India. Photograph: Anupam Nath/AP
The Lords of Lightning perform during the opening ceremony for the 2014 Great North Run at NewcastleGateshead Quayside
Electrifying: the Lords of Lightning perform during the opening ceremony for the 2014 Great North Run at Newcastle Gateshead Quayside. Photograph: Steve Drew/PA
Officers uses string to measure positions of soldiers
Strung out: officers use string to measure positions of soldiers before a welcoming ceremony for Malaysia’s head of state in Beijing, China. Photograph: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images
A ship passes Woolwich Arsenal Pier as she arrives in London
A ship passes Woolwich Arsenal pier as she arrives in London for the Royal Greenwich Tall Ships Festival. The festival runs from today until 9 September. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images
Joan Rivers star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
Joan Rivers star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. Rivers died on 4 September in a New York hospital, have a look at our gallery of her life here. Photograph: Ted Soqui/Corbis
A woman walks down the street in Kiev, Ukraine.
A woman walks through a square in Kiev, Ukraine. The square was the site of protests that led to the ousting of president Viktor Yanukovych in February 2014. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Diners enjoy the view in the subsea tunnel of Polar Ocean World in Tianjin, China
Fish supper: diners enjoy the view in the subsea tunnel of Polar Ocean World in Tianjin, China. Photograph: ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images
Say cheese: A fan takes a selfie with Jessica Chastain as the US actor arrives to unveil her dedicated beach locker room on the Promenade des Planches in Deauville during the french seaside resort's film festival.
Say cheese: A fan takes a selfie with Jessica Chastain as the US actor arrives to unveil her dedicated beach locker room on the Promenade des Planches in Deauville during the french seaside resort’s film festival. Photograph: Francois Durand/Getty Images
Famous for his big yellow rubber duck, Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman has now produced a giant 25 metre tall white rabbit, which created a stir when displayed in an airfield in Taoyuan County, northern Taiwan.
Famous for his big yellow rubber duck, Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman has now produced a giant 25 metre tall white rabbit, which created a stir when displayed in an airfield in Taoyuan County, northern Taiwan. Photograph: DAVID CHANG/EPA
Special relationship, special access. President Barack Obama gets up close to the ancient monument when he visited Stonehenge after leaving the NATO summit in Newport, Wales.
Special relationship, special access. President Barack Obama gets up close to the ancient monument when he visited Stonehenge after leaving the NATO summit in Newport, Wales. Photograph: Charles Dharapak/AP

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