Furry dancers and a baby tiger: Tuesday's top photos

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

Main image: Performers take part in Cornwall dance as they celebrate the passing of winter and the arrival of spring Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

  • Salaspils, Latvia

    A man carries flowers to lay at a memorial for the approximately 30,000 people who died at the Nazi concentration camp in the town. The remains of some of the site’s victims are marked by a series of simple concrete memorials
    Salaspils, Latvia. A man places flowers at second world war memorial

  • Jerusalem

    Russian Israeli veterans march during a Victory in Europe Day parade in Jerusalem
    Jerusalem. Russian Israeli veterans march during a Victory in Europe Day parade

  • Mediterranean

    Moroccan migrants sing on the deck of the MV Aquarius, a rescue vessel chartered by SOS-Mediterranean and Doctors Without Borders, about 25 nautical miles off the coast of Libya. Italy’s coastguard granted authorisation for 105 people rescued at sea to transfer to the Aquarius after nearly two days of diplomatic standoff
    Mediterranean. Moroccan migrants on a rescue vessel

  • Hawaii, US

    Lava surges towards a gate in Puna
    Hawaii, US. Lava surges towards a gate in Puna

  • Cannes, France

    Julianne Moore takes part in the filming of a promotional event on the red carpet before the opening ceremony of the 71st Cannes film festival
    Cannes, France. Julianne Moore on the red carpet

  • London, England

    Claire Perry, the minister of state for energy and clean growth, greets Larry, No 10’s mouser-in-chief, before a cabinet meeting
    London, England. Claire Perry, minister of state for energy and clean growth, greets Larry the cat

  • Managua, Nicaragua

    A bus burns during a protest against President Daniel Ortega’s government
    Managua, Nicaragua. A bus burns during an anti-government protest

  • Cleveland, US

    Cleveland Cavaliers guard José Calderón (centre) falls into a cameraman after being fouled in the second half of the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals basketball game against the Toronto Raptors
    Cleveland, US. Cleveland Cavaliers guard José Calderón takes a tumble

  • Shenyang, China

    A Siberian tiger cub is weighed at a zoo
    Shenyang, China. A Siberian tiger cub is weighed

  • Helston, UK

    Performers take part in the Hal-an-Tow dance as they celebrate Helston Flora Day in Cornwall. The annual event, also known as the Furry Dance, is one of the UK’s oldest customs still practised today and is said to be a celebration of the passing of winter and the arrival of spring
    Helston, UK. Performers take part in the Hal-an-Tow dance

  • Cologne, Germany

    Men play basketball
    Cologne, Germany. Young men play basketball
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