# A Ramadan feast in Gaza and cross-country skiers: photos of the weekend

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## The moon

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 touched down at 3.34am US Eastern Time (0834 GMT) near Mons Latreille, a volcanic formation in Mare Crisium on the moon’s north-eastern near side



## Sälen, Sweden

The Vasaloppet race, the world’s biggest cross-country ski race, is held on a 90km (145m) course between Sälen and Mora



## Kyiv, Ukraine

Octopus? Ice cream? Is there anything gulls don’t eat? – in pictures

Gulls are known for being ravenous – check out a selection of things they like

## Malaikat, Indonesia



## The week around the world in 20 pictures

Russian airstrikes in Donetsk, protests in Buenos Aires, floods in Brisbane and International Women’s Day: the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists

## Holi celebrations and a lunar eclipse: photos of the day – Friday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

## Magic takes flight: Canberra Balloon Spectacular 2025 – in pictures

From 15-23 March, Lake Burley Griffin and the surrounding natural scenery is filled with colour as hot air balloons of all shapes and sizes take to the sky. Spectators young and old gathered around John Dunmore Lang Place in Parkes at the crack of dawn on Saturday for the magical experience

## Week in wildlife: leapfrogging monkeys, a strolling tortoise and Lincolnshire seals

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

## An elephant buffet, a Lowry and Kenya’s melting glacier: photos of the day – Thursday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
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