Helen of Troy and selfies: photos of the day – Thursday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

Main image: An excavated fresco depicting the mythological characters Helen and Paris. Photograph: Parco Archeologico di Pompei press office/AFP/Getty Images

  • London, UK

    A visitor at the press preview of Suspended States, an exhibition by the British-Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare at Serpentine South. It runs from 12 April to 1 September and coincides with the artist’s presentation at Venice Biennale from April 2024
    Woman standing in front of shelves of books

  • London, UK

    Julia Westerman, a cataloguer at Kerry Taylor Auctions, handles a Liza Bruce lamé slip dress, almost identical to the one famously worn by Kate Moss in 1994, and a Judy Blame T-shirt, worn by Kate Moss on the cover of i-D magazine in 2004
    Woman crouching down to dress a mannequin

  • Johannesburg, South Africa

    The former South African president Jacob Zuma attends the case of his private prosecution against the incumbent president, Cyril Ramaphosa, in Johannesburg high court
    Zuma using a phone to take a photo of the photographer

  • Khan Yunis, Gaza

    Black smoke rises after Israeli attacks as some of the Palestinians return to their homes
    Khan Yunis, GazaBlack smoke rises after Israeli attacks as some of the Palestinians return to their homes

  • Jerusalem

    Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men and youth raise placards during a protest against Israeli army conscription outside an army recruitment office
    JerusalemUltra-Orthodox Jewish men and youth raise placards during a protest against Israeli army conscription outside an army recruitment office

  • Cowra, Australia

    Emergency services respond to a plane crash at Cowra airport, on the New South Wales central tablelands. The plane, which was believed to have had two occupants, is suspected to have flipped during takeoff. Neither occupant was injured
    Emergency workers stand between an upturned light aircraft and a fire engine.

  • Frankfurt, Germany

    Hares run on a field in the city’s outskirts
    Five hares running across grassland

  • Lyman, Ukraine

    Soldiers of the 2nd International Legion attend training in Donetsk region
    Men of various ethnicities wearing combat gear hold rifles in the back of a truck

  • Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Members of social organisations clash with police during a demonstration against recent economic measures introduced by the government of the president, Javier Milei. Eight people were arrested and at least six injured during a protest demanding food for soup kitchens
    Row of riot police behind shields advance on a big group of men protesting at a road junction

  • Wonosobo, Indonesia

    People prepare to fly in the traditional hot air balloon festival, an annual event since 1950, during the Eid al-Fitr holiday celebrating the end of Ramadan, in Central Java
    Hot air balloons with colourful geometric patterns sway near the ground amid a dense crowd of people.

  • Aintree, UK

    Racegoers take selfies on day one of the 2024 Randox Grand National festival at Aintree racecourse near Liverpool.
    Five women in colourful dresses pose for a selfie

  • Kyiv, Ukraine

    Yuliia takes shelter inside a metro station with her daughter Varvara during a Russian missile strike
    Woman reading a book on the floor as a child sleeps next to her

  • Gaza

    Humanitarian aid packages delivered by plane fall to the ground as Israeli attacks continue
    Black parachutes float from the sky in the distance above a skyline of dense rooftops

  • Pompeii, Italy

    An excavated fresco depicting the mythological characters Helen and Paris, according to a Greek inscription placed between the two figures, in a banqueting room with black walls
    Oil painting of three people and a dog

  • Manila, Philippines

    Filipino activists protest during the trilateral summit between the US, Philippines and Japan
    Three female protesters hold up a banner and raise their fists. Behind, a crowd of people hold up placards

  • Milan, Italy

    Annalisa performs during her Tutti Nel Vortice Palasport tour
    Performer wearing a visor and a high-shouldered body suit is suspended by wires above a stage of dancers. A sea of phone screens and hands can be seen at the bottom as the audience take photos.
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