The Guardian's picture editors have selected photographs from around the world for Friday, capturing a range of events from a naval homecoming to natural disasters and protests.
USS Abraham Lincoln returns to San Diego
In San Diego, US, the navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln arrived home after an extended deployment in the Middle East. A sailor kissed his wife after the ship's return, and Alexander Adkins kissed his wife, McKenzie Adkins, as she held Declan, their 10-week-old baby.
Mudslides in Chile and floods in India
In Santiago, Chile, a man walked on a mud-covered street after heavy rains triggered a mudslide. Carabineros inspected a vehicle swept away by a mudslide in the Las Condes district of the city.
In Lucknow, India, a kite flew over rescue boats moored next to a police building as water from the overflowing Gomti River flooded the residential area of Faizullaganj.
Protests and clashes worldwide
In New York City, a protester faced off with police officers during a protest at a crime scene after an ICE officer allegedly shot a man. In Soweto, South Africa, a looter removed goods from a convenience store after clashes between anti-immigration protesters and some foreign nationals.
In Durban, police helped people take cover after clashes between protesters and foreign nationals. Tensions over migration were reignited by a court order saying the government must restart the processing of asylum applications.
Airstrikes and demonstrations
In Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, a person entered an apartment building damaged in a Russian airstrike. In Gaza City, Palestinians inspected destruction caused by an Israeli airstrike that hit a residential building in the Sabra area.
In Brussels, electronic scooters and bikes burned as people, including students, attended a demonstration during a nationwide strike against the Belgian government's austerity measures and budget cuts. In Washington DC, demonstrators held signs during a Stop Sexual Violence protest at the Washington Monument as part of rallies following the Cornell University rape allegations.
Culture and space
In London, a scene from End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland by Haruki Murakami and Philippe Decouflé was captured at the Barbican theatre. In New York City, cosplayers took photographs during the opening day of New York Comic-Con at the Jacob Javits Center.
In the Pacific Ocean, the SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft splashed down off the coast of Los Angeles with Nasa astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.
