Photos of the day

Mexican mariachi and a police chase: photos of the day – Tuesday

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

Kyiv, Ukraine

People react during a nationwide minute of silence in memory of soldiers killed in the war with Russia, on Defenders Day at the improvised war memorial in Independence Square

Photograph: Efrem Lukatsky/AP

Gletsch, Switzerland

Insulating fabric covers part of the Rhône Glacier to prevent it from melting in the Swiss Alps. A snowy winter provided no respite for Switzerland’s glaciers, which shed 2.4% of their volume over the past year

Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images

Strasbourg, France

Julian Assange and his wife, Stella Assange, attend a hearing on the WikiLeaks founder’s detention and conviction, and the effect on human rights, at the Council of Europe

Photograph: Stéphane Mahé/Reuters

New Delhi, India

A police officer runs after an exiled Tibetan protesting against the human rights situation in Tibet, outside the Chinese embassy

Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP

Seongnam, South Korea

Cadets march during a celebration to mark the 76th anniversary of Korea Armed Forces Day

Photograph: Kim Hong-Ji/AFP/Getty Images

Tokyo, Japan

Japan’s outgoing prime minister, Fumio Kishida (centre), reacts after receiving flowers and applause at the prime minister’s office on his final day as Japanese leader

Photograph: Philip Fong/AFP/Getty Images

Mexico City, Mexico

A mariachi performs as judicial employees protest at the Revolución monument. Workers protested against the outgoing Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador

Photograph: Yuri Cortéz/AFP/Getty Images

Coyuca de Benítez, Mexico

A vehicle lies damaged after Hurricane John passed through Guerrero state

Photograph: Félix Márquez/AP

Pyongyang, North Korea

The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, meets players and coaches who won the 2024 Fifa Under-20 Women’s World Cup, at the headquarters of the Workers’ party of Korea central committee

Photograph: KCNA via KNS/AFP/Getty Images

Big Bear Lake, US

A firefighter walks through smoke as the Line Fire burns over 43,000 acres in San Bernardino County, California

Photograph: David Swanson/AFP/Getty Images

Paris, France

A model presents a creation by Chanel for the women’s ready-to-wear spring/summer 2025 collection at Paris fashion week

Photograph: Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images

Manacapuru, Brazil

A drone view of boats stranded among sandbanks exposed due to drought on the Solimões River, one of the largest tributaries of the Amazon, during the most intense and widespread drought Brazil has experienced since records began in 1950

Photograph: Bruno Kelly/Reuters

Marston Moretaine, England

A car remains submerged in flood water on the A421 in Bedfordshire as tankers continue to pump out the water. Wet weather will persist across parts of the UK

Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA

Hanoi, Vietnam

A man naps at a stall in a market

Photograph: Luong Thai Linh/EPA