![Workers painstakingly lay red chilli peppers out to dry in the sun in Bogura, Bangladesh, in preparation for being sold at markets around the country](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F801a71f1-b654-4d18-806e-d6f009cd7bac.jpg?crop=3500%2C2499%2C0%2C0)
Workers painstakingly lay red chilli peppers out to dry in the sun in Bogura, Bangladesh, in preparation for being sold at markets around the country
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![A dog fails to hide its excitement as it feels the wind between its paws on Folkestone beach in Kent](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Fbfb93880-0d82-4b81-874b-37f97f1bcaeb.jpg?crop=4096%2C2728%2C0%2C0)
A dog fails to hide its excitement as it feels the wind between its paws on Folkestone beach in Kent
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![It’s all downhill for those taking part in kadaplak, a sustainability-conscious race using traditional bamboo carts held in in Pasir angling village, Lembang, West Java](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F759eebba-677f-4252-8b6a-ea1cb921b7d0.jpg?crop=5000%2C3333%2C0%2C0)
It’s all downhill for those taking part in kadaplak, a sustainability-conscious race using traditional bamboo carts held in in Pasir angling village, Lembang, West Java
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![Piles of corn go to waste in the village of Kotomierz, Poland, after the contents of a freight train travelling from Ukraine were emptied onto the side of the railway tracks](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Ff4442075-7e28-467b-99cc-addcec44befb.jpg?crop=5000%2C3333%2C0%2C0)
Piles of corn go to waste in the village of Kotomierz, Poland, after the contents of a freight train travelling from Ukraine were emptied onto the side of the railway tracks
MATEUSZ SLODKOWSKI/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
![A flock of hot air balloons offer a sunrise view of Goreme National Park and the rock sites of Cappadocia, a Unesco World Cultural Heritage site in Nevsehir, Turkey](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F1f529363-d798-4de4-a94f-835b82b39a53.jpg?crop=5000%2C3750%2C0%2C0)
A flock of hot air balloons offer a sunrise view of Goreme National Park and the rock sites of Cappadocia, a Unesco World Cultural Heritage site in Nevsehir, Turkey
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![A soldier from the 2nd Battalion Royal Anglian infantry unit storms an enemy position as part of Brilliant Jump, a Nato-led military exercise taking place in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, that is combining forces from across Europe](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Ff189883e-a9cd-4394-a6fc-17fe7d2fd929.jpg?crop=5000%2C3244%2C0%2C0)
A soldier from the 2nd Battalion Royal Anglian infantry unit storms an enemy position as part of Brilliant Jump, a Nato-led military exercise taking place in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, that is combining forces from across Europe
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![Amy Goodman works on her sculpture of Queen Elizabeth II at her studio in Andover, Hampshire. The finished piece will be displayed at a park in the town later this year](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F243d406b-45bd-4bc7-abe9-5c67bacf786d.jpg?crop=3500%2C3007%2C0%2C0)
Amy Goodman works on her sculpture of Queen Elizabeth II at her studio in Andover, Hampshire. The finished piece will be displayed at a park in the town later this year
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![Artists perform the traditional dance of Bharatanatyam to tell the story of Jatayu Moksham, taken from Hindu epic Ramayana, at the Kalakshetra Foundation in Chennai, India](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F75333e6e-d188-42b6-8873-16f527bece41.jpg?crop=3432%2C2288%2C0%2C0)
Artists perform the traditional dance of Bharatanatyam to tell the story of Jatayu Moksham, taken from Hindu epic Ramayana, at the Kalakshetra Foundation in Chennai, India
R. SATISH BABU/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
![While many of us would pay good money for a spa mud bath, these fortunate hippos in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia, have nature to thank as they take a plunge in a lagoon](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Fc4b80897-2938-4b0f-a305-cc31619fcf19.jpg?crop=3500%2C2164%2C0%2C0)
While many of us would pay good money for a spa mud bath, these fortunate hippos in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia, have nature to thank as they take a plunge in a lagoon
DIMITAR NEDELCHEV/SOLENT
![A young girl takes in the gravity of the situation as part of a performance outside Lloyd’s of London by Mothers Rise Up, a group of UK mothers protesting against climate change](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F2f0efb38-0c4c-4f35-9fd3-3b0196df127d.jpg?crop=5000%2C3332%2C0%2C0)
A young girl takes in the gravity of the situation as part of a performance outside Lloyd’s of London by Mothers Rise Up, a group of UK mothers protesting against climate change
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![This gold “sunken treasure chest” clutch bag by Judith Leiber is one of several luxury items being auctioned at Bonhams this week](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Fb637ff0f-0a84-41b8-9f43-a626f171e0b9.jpg?crop=3597%2C2398%2C0%2C0)
This gold “sunken treasure chest” clutch bag by Judith Leiber is one of several luxury items being auctioned at Bonhams this week
KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/AP
![The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No 1 has set a new Guinness World Record for the largest architectural projection-mapped display](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Fa476276c-b223-4485-8f62-aec6ab2825d5.jpg?crop=3816%2C5304%2C0%2C0)
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No 1 has set a new Guinness World Record for the largest architectural projection-mapped display
KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
![Tourists in the Serengeti, Tanzania, get more than they bargained for as a cheetah jumps on the bonnet of their jeep to make their acquaintance](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Fd75a90c4-3378-4f15-972b-e5bf8b6d1123.jpg?crop=3000%2C2001%2C0%2C0)
Tourists in the Serengeti, Tanzania, get more than they bargained for as a cheetah jumps on the bonnet of their jeep to make their acquaintance
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![A protester is detained in Jerusalem as ultra-Orthodox Jewish men react to a proposal to change government policy that grants them exemptions from military conscription](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Fd07cdfee-61f9-464e-ba72-184f2927561f.jpg?crop=5000%2C3334%2C0%2C0)
A protester is detained in Jerusalem as ultra-Orthodox Jewish men react to a proposal to change government policy that grants them exemptions from military conscription
RONEN ZVULUN/REUTERS
![A woman and her child fetch water at the Ladan internally displaced persons camp, on the outskirts of Dolow, Somalia, after they were forced to leave their homes because of climate change](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F7cb4bc51-4a47-49f0-bd38-a2bd7bd0fad2.jpg?crop=2863%2C3514%2C0%2C0)
A woman and her child fetch water at the Ladan internally displaced persons camp, on the outskirts of Dolow, Somalia, after they were forced to leave their homes because of climate change
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![Ruben Vega Rubio, a horticulturist, tends to his pink camellia, which have come into bloom early at RHS Garden Wisley in Woking, Surrey, thanks to the milder winter](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2Fd4eb8cba-4ff2-4fef-90f8-d8ea40214bd3.jpg?crop=3200%2C2168%2C0%2C0)
Ruben Vega Rubio, a horticulturist, tends to his pink camellia, which have come into bloom early at RHS Garden Wisley in Woking, Surrey, thanks to the milder winter
OLIVER DIXON
![A competitor takes flight at the Indian Supercross Racing League finale in Bangalore, India](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.thetimes.com/imageserver/image/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F4d759612-fb13-4fc0-8b05-3c7d4b91a264.jpg?crop=2050%2C1399%2C0%2C0)
A competitor takes flight at the Indian Supercross Racing League finale in Bangalore, India
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