Day in pictures

A couple in Belarus jump over a fire during an ancient night-long celebration to mark the summer solstice.

Visitors wander through a wonderland of ice sculptures being exhibited in Chongqing municipality, China.

A Thai man wears a mask depicting the former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, during anti-government protests in Bangkok.

The G8 summit gets under way in wet and foggy conditions in Japan's remote lakeside town of Toyako.

An open-air performance takes place in central Afghanistan. In the background, the site of two ancient statues of Buddha destroyed by the Taleban can be seen.

A child plays marbles in Saint-Malo, France, as the third stage of the Tour de France begins a short distance away.

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