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Title – Basílica sunset and Eid al-Adha prayers: photos of the day – Thursday
Author – Eithne Staunton
Link – Basílica sunset and Eid al-Adha prayers: photos of the day – Thursday
Publish date – 2026-05-28T13:02:49.000Z
Category – News
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Basílica sunset and Eid al-Adha prayers: photos of the day – Thursday
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
The sun melts into the horizon behind Basílica de la Sagrada Familia. Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP
Eithne Staunton
Last modified on Thu 28 May 2026 15.17 BST
Dakar, Senegal Followers of the Layène Brotherhood, a Sufi Muslim sect, attend Eid al-Adha prayers in Cambérène Photograph: Zohra Bensemra/Reuters
New Delhi, India Worshippers gather at Jama masjid for Eid al-Adha prayers, marking the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. During the festival, sacrificial meat is shared in three parts – for family, friends and those most in need Photograph: Rajat Gupta/EPA
Gilgil, Kenya A student injured in a stampede is helped from a school bus after a fire tore through a dormitory at Utumishi girls’ academy in Nakuru county Photograph: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters
Gaza City A funeral for 10 Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike the night before. Gaza remains gripped by daily violence, with the Israeli military and Hamas accusing one another of violating the truce, in effect since 10 October. More than 900 people have been killed by Israel since the ceasefire, according to Gaza’s health ministry, which operates under Hamas authority and whose figures are considered reliable by the UN Photograph: Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP/Getty Images
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Children play football in the hilly suburb of Pétion-Ville Photograph: Odelyn Joseph/AP
Delhi, India A boy plays in a park in the old quarters of the city Photograph: Kabir Jhangiani/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock
Kolkata, India A Bangladeshi woman, who allegedly illegally crossed the border, arrives for verification at an Indian border security force camp. Hundreds of people have fled to the frontier, according to police, after the government ordered the construction of detention centres for undocumented Bangladeshi migrants and Rohingya refugees Photograph: Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images
Hyderabad, India A child yawns during Eid al-Adha prayers Photograph: Noah Seelam/AFP/Getty Images
Bangkok, Thailand Community members carry food into Buddarul Mumineen mosque after Eid al-Adha prayers Photograph: Matt Hunt/Anadolu/Getty Images
Paris, France Naomi Osaka walks on to the court at the Roland Garros French Open tennis tournament Photograph: Virginie Lefour/Belga/Shutterstock
Paris, France The installation of La Caverne du Pont Neuf by the French photographer and street artist JR. The artwork pays tribute to the the late French artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s 1985 wrapping of the city’s oldest bridge Photograph: Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images
Windsor, United Kingdom The newly renamed and redesigned Venus Garden at Windsor Castle in Berkshire. First used as a garden in the 1820s during the reign of George IV, this new design is inspired by the petal-shaped orbit of Earth’s closest planetary neighbour Photograph: Royal Collection Trust/PA
Cambridge, UK People on a punt tour past Clare College and King’s College Chapel on the River Cam after days of record-breaking heat Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA
Mindelo, Cape Verde The Leopard tugboat shipwreck Photograph: Patrick Meinhardt/AFP/Getty Images
Yerevan, Armenia Cars transport military robots during a military parade marking Republic Day Photograph: Hayk Baghdasaryan/Photolure/Reuters
Tokyo, Japan The bipedal robot Mini Pi, made by the Chinese startup High Torque Technology, is surrounded by visitors during the Humanoids Summit. The annual technology conference is centred on advancing humanoid robotics Photograph: Franck Robichon/EPA
Barcelona, Spain The sun melts into the horizon behind Basílica de la Sagrada Familia. Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to visit the city next month Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP