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A stork stands on a straw bale on a field in the outskirts in Frankfurt, Germany.
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World in pictures this week, July 24, 2025

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors

  • April Lombardo

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People sit on a boat as it enters Diversey Harbor on a hot and humid Tuesday, in Chicago.
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World in pictures, July 17, 2025

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors

  • Danie Sprague
Revellers run with bulls along Calle Estafeta during the San Fermin Running of the Bulls’ festival in Pamplona, Spain. During the Festival of San Fermín, each morning crowds of people race with six bulls and six steers along a winding course through narrow streets to the city’s bullring. Later the same evening, the animals are killed in an evening bullfight or ‘corrida’ in a tradition dating back to medieval times.
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World in pictures, July 10, 2025

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors

  • Danie Sprague
An Icelandic horse drinks water from a water hose at a stud farm in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, at the beginning of a multi-day heat wave.
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World in pictures this week, July 3, 2025

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors

  • April Lombardo
A man gestures as he waits to board a migrant dinghy to sail into the English Channel on June 17, 2025 in Gravelines, France. A record number of migrants have made the illegal crossing from France to the UK via small boats so far this year. Figures surpassed the 16,000 mark last week, which is 42% more than the same point last year.
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World in pictures, June 18, 2025

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors

  • Danie Sprague
Moorish knights, in red, and Christian knights, in blue, ride horses during a battle reenactment at the Cavalhadas, or Holy Spirit, Festival in Pirenopolis, Goias state, Brazil.
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World in pictures this week, June 12, 2025

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors.

  • April Lombardo
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Afghans wrestlers fight during a match at the Chaman-e-Hozari Park in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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World in pictures this week, June 5, 2025

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors.

Jabir Kaur, wife of Sukhwinder Singh, center, wails after her husband died consuming toxic liquor, in Majitha village on the outskirts of Amritsar, India.
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World in pictures this week, May 15, 2025

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors

A curious leopard seal beneath the Antarctic ice.

Matt had three seconds to capture the perfect shot. He nailed it

What is it like to come face to face with a leopard seal in Antarctica – and capture the moment? Wildlife photographer Matthew Smith knows.

  • Cindy Yin
Students from St Andrews University take part in the traditional May Day dip into the North Sea at East Sands beach in St Andrews, Scotland. The May Day Dip is traditionally held to bring students good luck during exams.
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World in pictures this week, May 8, 2025

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors

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