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Baby otters make a splash and a JD Vance chest bump: photos of the day – Friday

The Guardian's photo editors curated a series of images from around the world on Friday, May 29, 2026. Highlights include rare 15-week-old giant otter pups cooling off after their first swimming lesson at Chester Zoo in the UK, and US Vice-President JD Vance exchanging a celebratory chest bump with a graduating cadet at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. Other notable images feature British artist Sue Tilley with Lucian Freud's portrait of her, 'Sleeping by the Lion Carpet', ahead of its auction debut at Sotheby's, as well as scenes from a street festival in Zagreb, a memorial at Anfield, and conflict-related images from Lebanon and Gaza.

Week in wildlife: an ostrich on the lam, a tortoise crossing a road and surfing seals

The Guardian’s weekly wildlife roundup showcases a diverse array of animal behavior captured by photographers globally. Highlights from this collection include an ostrich sprinting down a Thai highway after escaping a cafe, seals lounging on a surfboard in Ireland, and migratory birds returning to the thawing Songhua River in China.

Nasa’s Orion spaceship four days into Artemis II mission: in pictures

NASA's Orion spacecraft, carrying the four-person crew of the Artemis II mission, is four days into its journey to orbit the moon. The mission marks the first crewed lunar flyby in over 50 years and is a critical test for NASA's deep space exploration systems.