A queen's selfie and a save the bees demo: Friday's best photos

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

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  • Washington, USA


    President Trump greets German chancellor Angela Merkel in the White House
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    Washington, USA President Trump greets German chancellor Angela Merkel in the White House

  • Groningen, the Netherlands


    Queen Maxima poses for a selfie with a fan as she attends the traditional King’s Day celebrations in the northern city, marking the 51st birthday of King Willem-Alexander
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    Groningen, the Netherlands. Queen Maxima poses for a selfie with a fan

  • Prague, Czech Republic


    People dress as US soldiers as they take part in the Convoy of Liberty, commemorating the 73rd anniversary of the liberation of the western part of the country from Nazi rule
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    Prague, Czech Republic. People dress as US soldiers

  • Paju, South Korea


    South Korea’s president, Moon Jae-In (left), speaks to the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, in the border village of Panmunjom. The event marks the first time a North Korean leader has crossed the border into South Korea since the end of hostilities during the Korean war
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    Paju, South Korea. Moon Jae-In (left), speaks to the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, in the border village of Panmunjom

  • Brussels, Belgium


    Activists demonstrate outside the European commission calling on member states to protect bees by voting for a full ban on bee-killing pesticides. A partial ban of neonicotinoids was introduced five years ago
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    Brussels, Belgium. Activists demonstrate outside the European commission calling on member states to protect bees

  • Catia La Mar, Venezuela


    Locals are handed bowls of soup by people rallying for Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate, Javier Bertucci. Campaigning has started in the run-up to the election in May, though international organisations and communities, including the EU and the US, have expressed concern and rejected the electoral process
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    Catia La Mar, Venezuela. Locals are handed bowls of soup by people rallying for Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate

  • Murmansk, Russia


    Crew on the K-18 Karelia nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine during training in the Barents Sea
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    Murmansk, Russia. Crew of the K-18 Karelia nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine

  • Jakarta, Indonesia


    A woman who changes large banknotes into smaller tender sits beside a stack of Indonesian currency
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    Jakarta, Indonesia. A woman who changes large banknotes

  • Dundrennan, Scotland


    Royal Marines come ashore as they take part in the bi-annual Exercise Joint Warrior. About 11,600 personnel from 17 countries are taking part in Europe’s largest military exercise
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    Dundrennan, Scotland. Royal Marines come ashore as they take part in the bi-annual Exercise Joint Warrior

  • Colombo, Sri Lanka


    Statues of Buddha are cleaned at a factory before being sent to the paint room. They will be painted before being put on sale for Vesak Day, which commemorates the guru’s birth, enlightenment and death
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    Colombo, Sri Lanka. Statues of Buddha are cleaned at a factory

  • Zhejiang, China


    Giant net fishing at Thousand Island lake in Chunan
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    Zhejiang, China. Giant net fishing

  • Carlsbad, US


    A worker picks ranunculus at the Flower Fields, in the hills of North San Diego county, California
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    Carlsbad, US. A worker picks ranunculus flowers

  • Kolkata, India


    Labourers struggle to carry a basket of produce on a hot afternoon at a vegetable market
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    Kolkata, India. Labourers struggle to carry a basket

  • Baku, Azerbaijan


    Lewis Hamilton during track practice
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    Baku, Azerbaijan. Lewis Hamilton during track practice
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