Friday's photo highlights: laughing sculptures and a swan parade

The Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of the best photographs from around the world

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  • Tokyo, Japan


    Dancers dressed as swans perform during the Sanja Festival in Asakusa district
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    Tokyo, Japan. Dancers dressed as swans perform during the Sanja Festival in Asakusa district

  • Agartala, India


    A man pushes his rickshaw and passenger through a flooded street after heavy rain
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    Agartala, India. A man pushes his rickshaw and passenger through a flooded street after heavy rain

  • Ercis, Turkey


    A seagull hunts pearl mullets, the only fish known to live in Lake Van, as they swim upstream during spring migration
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    Ercis, Turkey. A seagull hunts pearl mullets, the only fish known to live in Lake Van, as they swim upstream during spring migration

  • Cannes, France


    Vanessa Paradis at the photocall for Knife + Heart at the 2018 Cannes film festival
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    Cannes, France. Vanessa Paradis at the photocall for Knife + Heart (Un Couteau Dans Le Coeur) at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival

  • Cumbria, UK


    Dairy cows graze alongside fields of newly planted maize at Castlesteads farm in the village of Plumpton
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    Cumbria, UK. Dairy cows graze alongside fields of newly planted maize at Castlesteads Farm in the village of Plumpton

  • Beijing, China


    A woman walks past sculptures by the Chinese artist Yue Minjun outside an art museum in the city
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    Beijing, China. A woman walks past sculptures by Chinese artist Yue Minjun outside an art museum in the city

  • Windsor, UK


    A royal fan still in her sleeping bag after spending the night on the pavement outside Windsor Castle, awaiting Saturday’s royal wedding
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    Windsor, UK. A royal fan still in her sleeping bag having spent the night on the pavement outside Windsor Castle, awaiting Saturday’s royal wedding

  • Norilsk, Russia


    Children play with their dog in the snow in the Siberian city
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    Norilsk, Russia. Children play with their dog in the snow on a street in the Siberian city

  • Kathmandu, Nepal


    Children prepare for Friday prayers during the holy month of Ramadan
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    Kathmandu, Nepal. Children prepare for friday prayers during the holy month of Ramadan, at Jamia Gausia Madarasha

  • Moscow, Russia


    Soldiers of the Preobrazhensky regiment are greeted by friends and family at a retirement ceremony held in a garden near the Kremlin
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    Moscow, Russia. Soldiers of the Preobrazhensky regiment are greeted by friends and family at a retirement ceremony held in a garden near the Kremlin

  • Paris, France


    Performers take part in the rehearsal of Frôlons, by James Thierrée, in the public area of the Palais Garnier opera house
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    Paris, France. Performers take part in the rehearsal of Frôlons, created by James Thierrée, in the public areas of the Palais Garnier opera house

  • Jerusalem, Israel


    An eagle owl and her chicks nest on a cliff in the mountains around Jerusalem
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    Jerusalem, Israel. An eagle owl and her chicks nest on a cliff in the mountains around Jerusalem

  • Kapoho, Hawaii


    Lava flows after more eruptions of the Kilauea volcano with one explosion launching a plume of ash 30,000 feet into the sky
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    Kapoho, Hawaii. Lava flows after more eruptions of the Kilauea volcano with one explosion launching a plume of ash 30,000 feet into the sky

  • West Bank


    Palestinian women make their way through Kalandia checkpoint to attend the first Friday prayers at al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem during Ramadan
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    West Bank. Palestinian women make their way through Kalandia checkpoint to attend the first friday prayers at Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem during Ramadan

  • Villamanrique, Spain


    Andalusians dressed in traditional costume make their way along the Quema river with decorated carriages for the annual Virgin of El Rocio pilgrimage
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    Villamanrique, Spain. Andalusians dressed in traditional costume with decorated carriages make their way through the Quema river for the annual Virgin of El Rocio pilgrimage
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