Best photos of the day: Afghan militants and political effigies
The Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, including captured militants and a Tel Aviv statue
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Manama, Bahrain
Theresa May addresses sailors on board HMS Ocean during her trip to attend a Gulf Cooperation Council summitPhotograph: Carl Court/Getty Images
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Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Suspected Islamic State and Taliban militants are brought before the media during a press conferencePhotograph: Noorullah Shirzada/AFP/Getty Images
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Beirut, Lebanon
Activists from a resource centre for gender equality dress as brides and wear bandages during a protest against the Lebanese penal codePhotograph: Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images
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Bhopal, India
Home guard and civil defence members take part in a parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the home guards’ foundingPhotograph: Sanjeev Gupta/EPA
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Accra, Ghana
Supporters of the National Democratic Congress arrive for the last rally before the presidential electionsPhotograph: Cristina Aldehuela/AFP/Getty Images
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Hong Kong, China
A woman takes a selfie next to a replica of the HSBC lion painted in rainbow colours and displayed outside the bank’s headquartersPhotograph: Jerome Favre/EPA
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Mumbai, India
A vendor sells statues of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar, a low-caste Hindu leader, on the 61st anniversary of his deathPhotograph: Divyakant Solanki/EPA
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Tel Aviv, Israel
A woman takes a selfie with a statue of the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu ,which was placed without permission outside the city hall as a political protestPhotograph: Baz Ratner/Reuters
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Taipei, Taiwan
Protesters scuffle with police officers after throwing smoke flares outside parliament during a protestPhotograph: Ritchie B. Tongo/EPA
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Hangzhou, China
A child inspects an installation made by college students from fallen leavesPhotograph: China Daily/Reuters
