Photos of the day

A wildfire, defaced art and a former PM: photos of the day – Monday

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

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Tehran, Iran

Workers install a banner depicting Hassan Nasrallah, the longtime leader of Hezbollah in Lebanon, two days after his targeted assassination by Israeli forces in the southern suburbs of Beirut

Photograph: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images

Los Angeles, US

Kamala Harris, the Democratic party vice-president and presidential nominee, boards Air Force Two as she departs California

Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Las Vegas, US

Nine-year-old Emma Escalante listens as Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event in Nevada

Photograph: Ronda Churchill/AFP/Getty Images

Perry, US

Utility companies try to restore power after Hurricane Helene lashed Florida

Photograph: Kathleen Flynn/Reuters

Conyers, US

Smoke billows from a chemical factory in Georgia. A sprinkler at the BioLab plant malfunctioned, causing water to spray on to a chemical and form a large reaction that started a fire. Hours after being contained by firefighters, the blaze reignited

Photograph: Ben Gray/AP

Seoul, South Korea

A relative of a victim of the Itaewon crush cries outside of the district court after the Yongsan-gu mayor was found not guilty of poor handling of the disaster. More than 150 people were killed in 2022 as a crowd of Halloween revellers filled the city’s narrow, sloping streets

Photograph: Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images

Shanghai, China

Old posters of Mao Zedong (left), the former chair of the Chinese Communist party, are sold on a street before celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China

Photograph: Alex Plavevski/EPA

Lyon, France

A trompe-l’œil mural is defaced with a tag depicting the Catholic priest Abbé Pierre, who has been accused of sexual assault, next to the word ‘violeur’ (‘rapist’)

Photograph: Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images

El Hierro, Spain

A fibreglass boat carrying migrants arrives at La Restinga port

Photograph: Borja Suárez/Reuters

Ano Loutro, Greece

A wildfire approaches the village, despite an attempt by hundreds of firefighters to stop it

Photograph: AP

Dhading, Nepal

Passengers stranded on the Prithvi highway are escorted to safety after a landslide

Photograph: Aryan Dhimal/Zuma/Rex/Shutterstock

New York, US

Janelle Monáe performs at the All Things Go music festival held at Forest Hills Stadium

Photograph: Nina Westervelt/Variety/Getty Images

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A pride party reveller in the Mare neighbourhood

Photograph: Hannah-Kathryn Valles/AP

Birmingham, England

The former Conservative prime minister Liz Truss arrives for the Tory party conference at the International Convention Centre

Photograph: Jacob King/PA