A visual roundup of unusual scenes and candid moments from across the globe this week

Last updated: May 01, 2026 | 17:30

A helmeted participant looks on as others cook lemang, a traditional glutinous rice dish stuffed into bamboo tubes and filled with coconut milk which are then placed over an open fire, during a mass cooking event in Blang Pidie, Indonesia's Aceh province. AFP

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A participant poses, caked in mud as they compete in the annual Maldon Mud Race in Maldon, east England.

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A couple with a dog ride a motorbike at Enqelab Square in Tehran.

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An aerial view shows people visiting a hillside in full bloom with azaleas during the annual Azalea Festival in Gunpo.

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A female dolphin, standing 2 meters tall and weighing 200 kg, swims among bathers near the beach in the bay of Saint-Jean de Luz, southwestern France.

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Kindergarten students react as they are sprayed with water while learning to use hoses with firefighters in Banda Aceh.

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A Eurasian…