A baby elephant escapes a waterhole — and other news in pictures

, The Times Two young Highland dancers sharing an umbrella at the Argyllshire Gathering.

Two young dancers take cover from the rain during the Argyllshire Gathering aka the Oban Games, which dates to 1871 when local families gathered to renew clan contacts, declare loyalties and settle scores.The gathering is now a celebration of Highland heritage and culture

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Photo of Tom Sturgess and puppeteers with the War Horse puppet on stage.

Tom Sturgess who plays Albert in the stage show War Horse with the puppet horse, Joey. The production is on at the Leeds Grand Theatre until September 6

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Photograph of the Pacman Nebula (NGC 281).

NGC281 or the Pacman Nebula, named after its resemblance to the video-game character and one of several bright emission nebulae in the constellation of Cassiopeia

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Three men playing Punjabi folk music on dhol drums in Bradford, England.

Bashir Lohar, centre, the Pakistani folk musician, with his drummers Muhammad Tayyab, left, and Muhammad Hussain bring their brand of Punjabi folk music to the inaugural Leeds Road Festival on Friday

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Double rainbow over beach huts at Mudeford Sandbank, Dorset, with a ferry in the foreground.

A spectacular double rainbow at Mudeford Sandbank near Bournemouth in Dorset

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Protester throwing rocks at riot police during a demonstration.

Police in Jakarta, Indonesia, confront rioters during a protest against lavish allowances given to parliament members that are almost ten times the minimum wage

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Yaroslava Mahuchikh competing in the women's high jump.

Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh jumped 2.02m — 8cm shy of her personal best — to win the silver medal at the Diamond League athletics meet in Zurich

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Bandaged monkey in a cage after electrocution.

A male macaque in bandages at Khun Kala Animal Clinic having been found with serious burns after electrocution by power lines in Bangkok, Thailand

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Two girls embrace at a vigil, holding a candle and a teddy bear.

A vigil at Lynnhurst Park in Minneapolis after a 23-year-old man opened fire through the windows of the Annunciation Catholic Church during Mass, killing two children and injuring 14 others and three parishioners in their eighties

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A newborn European hamster in its nest.

A critically endangered European hamster (Cricetus cricetus) at the Wroclaw Zoo in Poland, which is celebrating the first birth of a litter as part of any conservation programme. The rodent has declined in numbers due to habitat loss, changing agricultural practices and poor dietary conditions

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A snow-covered forest with a camouflaged naked woman.

At first glance, a snow-covered woodland scene, but hidden among the trees is a nude woman camouflaged by body paint applied by the German artist Jorg Dusterwald, who transforms his models into living works of art

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MrCallaby at his new exhibition, "Cheers," showcasing cartoon-designed bottles.

The artist Matthew Callaby, known as MrCallaby, unveils his new exhibition in Fitzrovia, London, entitled Cheers, exploring the rituals and temptations of nightlife as the culture of going out late diminishes

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Children and a young adult sit wrapped in blankets amidst debris from a missile strike in Kyiv.

Young Ukrainians keep warm among the debris of their apartment building in Kyiv, which was hit by Russian drone and missile strikes

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Robotic rabbit used to capture Burmese pythons in the Everglades.

A robotic rabbit that moves and smells like the real thing attracts and traps Burmese pythons in the Florida Everglades, where the snakes have eaten 95 per cent of small mammals as well as thousands of birds

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Roman mosaic depicting Dionysus' triumph.

The Roman mosaic of the Dionysus Triumph on display at the National Archaeological Museum of Sarsina in Forli, Italy, which reopened on August 27 after an 11-month restoration programme

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Anne Hathaway on the set of "The Devil Wears Prada 2" in New York City.

The actress Anne Hathaway takes a tumble in New York City while playing Andrea Sachs in The Devil Wears Prada 2, the sequel to the hugely successful movie of 2006 about an intern at a Vogue-like magazine

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A woman and child feed their adopted donkey and crow in their kitchen.

Gizem Apak and her daughter Pera share their home in the Silivri district of Istanbul, as well as their pool, pond and garden, with a wide assortment of adopted animals in need, including donkeys, birds, turtles and dogs

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Fallow deer in the New Forest.

Fallow deer have the longest continuous lineage of any deer species in the New Forest National Park. Though not native to the forest, they have been there since Norman times

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Kim Jong Un inspecting North Korean sniper unit.

Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, visits the special operation training base of a sniper unit

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Two brown hares running in a field.

A hare that was grazing peacefully is suddenly chased by another on farmland near the market town of Oakham in Rutland in the East Midlands

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Javelina mother and three babies at Tonto Natural Bridge State Park.

A peccary and her offspring out for a stroll in the Tonto Natural Bridge State Park in Pine, Arizona. The pig-like creatures are also known as javelina because their canine teeth are shaped like spears

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National Guardsman high-fives a girl near the Washington Monument.

A member of the National Guard high fives a girl at the base of the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington DC. President Trump has deployed the military to crack down on crime, but only in Democrat-run cities

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Three harvest mice on a plant.

Three harvest mice seem determined to get a better view of something in Wiltshire

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Queen Mary receiving gifts during a windy visit.

Queen Mary of Denmark is caught in blustery wind in Laeso as she greets crowds during a stop on the annual summer cruise with King Frederik aboard the royal ship Dannebrog

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