{"id":24116,"date":"2025-03-01T11:42:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T11:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/poplar-trees-the-pope-and-paddling\/"},"modified":"2025-03-01T11:42:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T11:42:49","slug":"poplar-trees-the-pope-and-paddling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/poplar-trees-the-pope-and-paddling\/","title":{"rendered":"Poplar trees, the Pope and paddling"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A selection of news photographs from around the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"JustinJustin Tallis\/PA Media<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Queen Camilla meets Gladiators Nitro aka Harry Aikines-Aryeetey and Fire aka Montell Douglas, at a reception to celebrate the final of BBC’s creative writing competition 500 Words, at Buckingham Palace, London.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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\"AndreAndre Coelho\/EPA-EFE<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

People paddle in the sea at Copacabana Beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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\"DylanDylan Martinez\/Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Nuns pray in front of the statue of late Pope John Paul II outside Gemelli Hospital, where Pope Francis continues his treatment for pneumonia, in Rome, Italy.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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\"AdamAdam Vaughan\/EPA-EFE<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Poplar trees next to Sefton Park Allotments in Liverpool cast long shadows in the evening sun.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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\"MikeMike Blake\/Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Academy Awards host Conan O’Brien pushes the rolled red carpet during its rollout for the 97th Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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\"ChaideerChaideer Mahyuddin\/AFP<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A leatherback sea turtle hatchling swims away after its release at Lhoknga beach in Indonesia’s Aceh province.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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\"IdaIda Marie Odgaard\/Ritzau Scanpix\/AFP<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Michelangelo’s David is moved into the National Gallery of Denmark in Copenhagen for an exhibition about the sculptor’s life.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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\"CarlCarl Court\/Pool\/Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

During a visit to the White House, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer presents US President Donald Trump with an invitation from King Charles III for a second state visit to the UK.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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\"LisaLisa Leutner\/Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Couples dance during the opening ceremony of the traditional Opera Ball in Vienna, Austria.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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\"InaIna Fassbender\/AFP<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Carnival goers cheer in front of Cologne Cathedral during the launch of carnival season.<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/article>\n