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
· the GuardianTehran, 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