Cheetah cubs and a bronze suffragist: Tuesday's top photos

The Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world

Main image: People attend the unveiling of a statue in honour suffragist Millicent Fawcett in Parliament Square, London Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

  • Yerevan, Armenia

    People celebrate in the street after the prime minister, Serzh Sargsyan, announced his resignation after 11 days of protests
    Street celebrations in Yerevan, Armenia, after PM Serzh Sargsyan resigned

  • Carcassonne, France

    Concentric circles created by the Swiss artist Felice Varini help to mark the 20th anniversary of the medieval castle becoming a Unesco world heritage site
    Concentric circles created by Swiss artist Felice Varini in Carcassonne, France

  • Virginia, US

    Melania and Donald Trump pose with Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron as the presidential couples prepare to have their picture taken on a visit to Mount Vernon, the estate of George Washington
    Melania and Donald Trump pose with Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron as the presidential couples prepare to have their picture taken in Virginia, US

  • Kolkata, India

    Boys dive into the Ganges on a humid day
    Kolkata, IndiaBoys dive into the Ganges on a humid day

  • Rafah, Gaza

    Alaa al-Daly, a Palestinian cyclist, lost his leg after being shot by Israeli soldiers during demonstrations at the border. The bicycle was a gift from the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in 2016
    Alaa al-Daly, a Palestinian cyclist, in Rafah, Gaza

  • London, UK

    A bronze statue of the suffragist leader Millicent Fawcett is unveiled during a ceremony in Parliament Square
    A bronze statue of the suffragist leader Millicent Fawcett in Parliament Square

  • London, UK

    People attend the unveiling of the Millicent Fawcett statue. Parliament Square’s first statue of a woman stands 2.54 metres high (8ft 4in) just outside the Houses of Parliament
    People at the unveiling of the Millicent Fawcett statue

  • Boracay, Philippines

    A boy walks past soldiers taking part in a drill in preparation for the temporary closure of the island. The popular holiday destination will be closed to tourists for six months after concerns of damage to its once pristine shores
    A boy walks along a beach near soldiers taking part in a drill in Boracay, Philippines

  • Los Angeles, US

    Benedict Cumberbatch (left) and Tom Hiddleston arrive for the premiere of Avengers: Infinity War
    Benedict Cumberbatch and Tom Hiddleston in Los Angeles, US

  • Björkö, Finland

    An aerial photo of a canoe surrounded by holes made by fishermen on frozen waters near Raippaluoto Island
    A canoe on ice near Raipaluoto Island in Björkö, Finland

  • West Sumatra, Indonesia

    Firefighters in Padang tackle an enormous blaze at a warehouse containing rubber and palm shells
    Firefighters tackle an enormous warehouse blaze in West Sumatra, Indonesia

  • Managua, Nicaragua

    Peaceful protests calling for the resignation of President Daniel Ortega and his wife and the vice-president, Rosario Murillo, who are accused of repression and violation of human rights
    Peaceful protests in Managua, Nicaragua, calling for the resignation of the president and the vice-president

  • Yongin, South Korea

    Cheetah cubs sit on a toy zebra. The pair were born in March at the Everland amusement park
    A pair of cheetah cubs in Yongin, South Korea
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