Smelly fruit and doctor fish: Thursday's best photos

The Guardian’s picture editors bring you photo highlights from around the world

  • Norristown, US


    Bill Cosby, center, leaves the the Montgomery County Courthouse after being convicted of drugging and molesting a woman.
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    Norristown, USBill Cosby, center, leaves the the Montgomery County Courthouse after being convicted of drugging and molesting a woman.

  • Dublin, Ireland


    The heart of Laurence O’Toole at Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin. The 800 year old relic had been missing for six years and was recovered undamaged.
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    Dublin, IrelandThe heart of Laurence O’Toole at Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin. The 800 year old relic had been missing for six years and was recovered undamaged.

  • Ninh Binh province, Vietnam


    Veterinarians check May, a female moon bear, during her rescue from a bear farm for bile trading to an animal welfare project by Four Paws.
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    Ninh Binh province, VietnamVeterinarians check May, a female moon bear, during her rescue from a bear farm for bile trading to an animal welfare project by Four Paws.

  • Washington, DC, US


    President Donald Trump meets with children in the Oval Office on ‘Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work’ day at the White House.
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    Washington, DC, USPresident Donald Trump meets with children in the Oval Office on ‘Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work’ day at the White House.

  • Brasilia, Brazil


    People protest against the Indigenous policies of Brazilian President Michel Temer in front of the national congress.
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    Brasilia, BrazilPeople protest against the Indigenous policies of Brazilian President Michel Temer in front of the national congress.

  • DMZ, North and South Korea


    North and South Korean soldiers stand guard before the military demarcation line on each side of the truce village of Panmunjom
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    DMZ, North Korea and South Korea. North and South Korean soldiers stand guard

  • London, UK


    Protesters with masks depicting Facebook’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, and an angry emoji demonstrate outside Portcullis House
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    London, UKA protester with a mask depicting Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, flanked by a protester wearing angry emoji mask protest outside Portcullis House. Facebook’s Mike Schroepfer’s is scheduled to appear at Portcullis House in front of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee

  • London, UK


    The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, campaigns in a Jain temple in Kenton, ahead of the local elections
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    London, UKJeremy Corbyn canvassing in Jain Temple, Kenton, London ahead of the local elections

  • Liverpool, UK


    Tom Evans speaks to the media outside Alder Hey hospital, where his 23-month-old son Alfie has been at the centre of a life-support treatment dispute
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    Liverpool, UKTom Evans speaks to the media outside Liverpool’s Alder Hey Children’s Hospital where Alfie Evans, the 23-month-old who has been at the centre of a life-support treatment dispute, is a patient

  • Gaza


    Students watch the funeral of Palestinian journalist Ahmed Abu Hussein, 24, who died of wounds he sustained while covering a protest on the Gaza-Israel border
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    GazaStudents watch the funeral of Palestinian journalist Ahmed Abu Hussein, 24, who died of wounds he sustained while covering a protest along the Gaza-Israel border

  • Brasilia, Brazil


    A man takes part in the indigenous national mobilisation week
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    Brasilia, Brazil A Brazilian indigenous man is pictured at the Acampamento Terra Livre (free land camp). Approximately 2,500 indigenous people from different tribes are taking part in the Indigenous National Mobilization week, which seeks to tackle territorial rights’ negotiations with the government

  • Sivas, Turkey


    Garra rufa, also known as doctor fish, swim around the face of a man as he relaxes in a hot spa pool
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    Sivas, TurkeyGarra rufa obtusas, also known as doctor fish, swim around the face of a man as he relaxes in a hot spa pool in Kangal

  • Motril, Spain


    Sub-Saharan migrants on a rescue boat
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    Motril, SpainSub-Saharan migrants on a the rescue boat after 37 people were rescued from a rubber boat in Mediterranean Sea and brought to Motril port

  • Bangkok, Thailand


    Women dressed in traditional costumes hold durians at a department store
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    Bangkok, ThailandWomen dressed in Thai traditional costumes hold durians at a department store. Durian season has just arrived and the stinky fruit is being a prime product in China. The Thai government recently sold 80,000 during to China in 60 seconds in an online flash sale

  • Alnwick, Northumberland


    A woman walks through the Tai Haku cherry tree orchard
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    Alnwick, NorthumberlandA woman walks through the Tai Haku Cherry Tree Orchard at the Alnwick Garden

  • Boracay island, Philippines


    Sunset on the resort island
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    Boracay island, PhilippinesA view of a sunset in the resort island of Boracay. The island was closed to the public for six months, on April 26, for sanitation and development work at the tourist destination, which the country’s president had called a ‘cesspool’
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