Newborn lion cubs and Milky Way gazing: Friday's best photos

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

Joe Plimmer

Main image: A Mexican statue is displayed outside the Géode at the Cité des Sciences in Paris. Photograph: Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images

  • Bali, Indonesia

    Boys fly their kite during sunset on Kuta beach, as the island reopened after a three-month virus lockdown.
    Bali, Indonesia Boys fly their kite during sunset on Kuta beach, as the island reopened after a three-month virus lockdown.

  • Calais, France

    Migrants are reflected in a mirror bordered with the union flag as French police officers dismantle a makeshift shelter camp.
    Calais, France Migrants are reflected in a mirror bordered with the union flag as French police officers dismantle a makeshift shelter camp.

  • Qinghai, China

    The Lijiaxia hydropower station releases water in preparation for the flood peak.
    Qinghai, China The Lijiaxia hydropower station releases water in preparation for the flood peak.

  • Mumbai, India

    The national government announced it is banning 59 Chinese phone apps, including TikTok, Helo and WeChat. The decision comes amid India’s ongoing dispute with China in the eastern Himalayan region
    Mumbai, India The national government announced it is banning 59 Chinese phone apps, including TikTok, Helo and WeChat. The decision comes amid India’s ongoing dispute with China in the eastern Himalayan region.

  • Rome, Italy

    Newborn Asian lion cubs play together next to their mother, in their enclosure at the Bioparco zoo
    Rome, Italy Asian lion cubs play together next to their mother, in their enclosure at the Bioparco zoo.

  • London, UK

    Beefeaters officially reopen the Tower of London after three months in lockdown, opening the gate and lowering the drawbridge.
    London, UK Beefeaters officially reopen the Tower of London after three months in lockdown, opening the gate and lowering the drawbridge

  • Charlotte Pass, Australia

    A clear night in the NSW ski region has allowed visitors to view the Milky Way over consecutive nights.
    Charlotte Pass, Australia A clear night in the NSW ski region has allowed visitors to view the Milky Way over consecutive nights

  • Jammu, India

    Firefighters try to extinguish flames after a fire broke out at a shopping centre.
    Jammu, India Firefighters try to extinguish flames after a fire broke out at a shopping centre.

  • Lublin, Poland

    Student Hubert Liszewski, pictured at Wyrko, which is Lublin’s only LGBTQ+ club. The election on Saturday is pivotal to his future. He has suffered two homophobic attacks since 2017, including one by members of a far-right group that left him in hospital with a broken leg and facial injuries. Watch a video on the issue here
    Student Hubert Liszewski

  • Sydney, Australia

    The leader of the opposition, Anthony Albanese, is seen on the back of a camera as he speaks to the media during a press conference.
    Sydney, Australia The leader of the opposition, Anthony Albanese, is seen on the back of a camera as he speaks to the media during a press conference.

  • Ditchling, UK

    People put up a poster of Vera Lynn before her funeral. A village procession and a Battle of Britain flypast will take place as family and friends say goodbye to the second world war singer.
    Ditchling, UK People put up a poster of Vera Lynn before her funeral. A village procession and a Battle of Britain flypast will take place as family and friends say goodbye to the second world war singer.

  • São Paulo, Brazil

    A worker cleans windows as his restaurant reopens.
    São Paulo, Brazil A worker cleans windows as his restaurant reopens

  • Dubai, UAE

    The Atlantis, The Palm, a man made luxury hotel resort reopens after a four-month tourism shutdown that ended this week, bills itself as a safe destination with the resources to ward off coronavirus.
    Dubai: The Atlantis The Palm, a man made luxury hotel resort

  • Moscow, Russia

    Governor Sergei Furgal, suspected of planning murders, attends a detention hearing at the Basmanny district court.
    Governor Sergei Furgal, suspected of planning murders attends a detention hearing at the Basmanny District Court

  • Bolzano, Northern Italy

    The bell tower of Curon’s old church and village were submerged in 1950 in an artificial lake created to power a hydroelectric plant.
    The bell tower of Curon’s old church and village were submerged in 1950 in an artificial lake created to power a hydroelectric plant

  • Pretoria, South Africa

    PPE hangs outside tents where Covid-19 patients are being treated.
    Pretoria, South Africa PPE hangs outside tents where Covid-19 patients are being treated.

  • Paris, France

    One of the Mexican Alebrijes (a statue representing several animals) is seen outside the Géode at the Cité des Sciences. They will be exhibited until August.
    Paris, France A Mexican Alebrije, one of many statues representing several animals, is seen outside the Géode at the Cité des Sciences. They will be exhibited until August.

  • Hong Kong, China

    A woman holds a booklet with a portrait of the late Macau tycoon Stanley Ho as she leaves his funeral. Ho, who died at the age of 98 on 26 May, was known as the godfather of Macau casinos and was instrumental in turning the city on China’s southern coast into a gambling boomtown, with gaming revenue surpassing Las Vegas.
    Hong Kong, China A woman holds a booklet with a portrait of late Macau tycoon Stanley Ho as she leaves his funeral
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