Photos of the day

A buried car and a dancing politician: photos of the day – Wednesday

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

Avignon, France

Giséle Pelicot leaves the criminal court where her ex-husband stands trial. Dominique Pelicot is accused of drugging and raping his then-wife Giséle Pelicot. He is also accused of inviting dozens of men to rape her while she was unconscious at their home in Mazan, France, between 2011 and 2020. Fifty other men are facing trial for their alleged involvement. Dominique Pelicot could face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison if convicted

Photograph: Guillaume Horcajuelo/EPA

Beirut, Lebanon

A bomb dropped from an Israeli jet falls towards a building in the suburb of Ghobeiry. The building was destroyed

Photograph: Bilal Hussein/AP

Detroit, US

An attendee holds a sign during a campaign event with Barack Obama as he continues to support the Democratic presidential nominee and US vice-president, Kamala Harris, during the first week of early voting in Michigan

Photograph: Emily Elconin/Reuters

Greensboro, US

A supporter holds a sign as Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, speaks during a campaign rally in New Carolina. Trump is vying to become the 47th US president

Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP

North Korea

The country’s leader Kim Jong-un visits a strategic missile base at an undisclosed location

Photograph: KCNA via KNS/AFP/Getty Images

Madrid, Spain

The minister for youth and childhood, Sira Rego (left), and the health minister, Monica Garcia, talk before the weekly question time session at the Congress of Deputies in the lower house of parliament

Photograph: JJ Guillen/EPA

Lokoja, Nigeria

A health worker gives medicine to a woman in St Luke school, which is used as a shelter for internally displaced persons from the floods

Photograph: Olympia de Maismont/AFP/Getty Images

Guinobatan, Philippines

Residents look at a car buried by volcanic ash, which cascaded into a village triggered by heavy rains brought about by Tropical Storm Trami. Torrential rains driven by the storm have turned streets into rivers, submerged entire villages and buried some vehicles up to their door handles in volcanic sediment knocked loose by the downpour

Photograph: Charism Sayat/AFP/Getty Images

South Aceh, Indonesia

Locals on a boat distribute aid in the form of food and used clothes for Rohingya refugees stranded and adrift in the Labuhan Haji sea area. More than 100 Rohingya people are adrift in the coastal region of Labuhan Haji port, South Aceh. Local authorities have not yet given their craft permission to land owing to a wave of rejection from residents

Photograph: Hotli Simanjuntak/EPA

San Andrés Larráinzar, Mexico

Hundreds of people attend the funeral of the priest Marcelo Pérez in the state of Chiapas. The alleged murderer of the priest was arrested on 22 October, according to the governor of Chiapas, Rutilio Escandón

Photograph: Carlos Lopez/EPA

Rome, Italy

A newly married couple attend Pope Francis’s weekly general audience in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican

Photograph: Remo Casilli/Reuters

Cali, Colombia

A woman sings during the parade for life, biodiversity and peace at Cop16

Photograph: Luisa González/Reuters

Las Piedras, Uruguay

Valeria Ripoll, running mate of the centre-right presidential candidate Álvaro Delgado, dances during their closing campaign rally

Photograph: Mariana Greif/Reuters

Faleolo, Samoa

A worker prepares for the arrival of King Charles and Queen Camilla at Faleolo international airport

Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

Bangkok, Thailand

A woman takes a selfie with a worker dressed in a Halloween costume at a cafe

Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images