The Guardian's picture editors have selected photographs from around the world, capturing moments of protest, crisis, and daily life.
Protests and demonstrations
In Bogotá, Colombia, a protester attended a demonstration marking a global day of action for access to safe and legal abortion. Another image shows a woman taking part in the same demonstration.
In Nantes, France, protesters with placards reading 'We want to be educated not teargassed' gathered with the aim of putting pressure on the government two days before the presentation of the draft budget for 2027.
Conflict and aftermath
In the Odesa region of Ukraine, rescuers worked to extinguish a fire at the site of an air attack. In Deir al-Balah, Gaza, Palestinians gathered for a mass funeral service after Israeli airstrikes on the area outside al-Awda hospital in the Nuseirat refugee camp.
In Metro Manila, Philippines, Sebastian Duterte, the mayor of Davao city and younger brother of Philippines vice-president Sara Duterte, took an oath before testifying at his sister's impeachment trial at the Senate in Pasay.
Floods and environmental concerns
In Bangkok, Thailand, residents used plastic containers to carry food and necessities through floodwater at Rom Klao community housing in Lat Krabang district.
In Lima, Peru, animal welfare activists fed coastal seabirds at a beach in Chorrillos, amid warnings that El Niño-driven warming of Pacific waters is reducing the availability of fish for seabirds along Peru's coast.
Politics, strikes, and cultural moments
In Edinburgh, Scotland, staff and students from the University of Edinburgh struck over £140m in budget cuts that could lead to 1,800 job losses. Hundreds of staff have already had hours cut or contracts not renewed.
In Liverpool, England, Angela Rayner, the UK's housing secretary, gestured as she delivered a speech on the third day of the annual Labour conference. Lisa Nandy, the UK culture secretary, emerged after swimming in the docks at the Liverpool Watersports Centre during the same conference.
In Jerusalem, Orthodox Jews prayed during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, also called the Feast of Tabernacles, near the gate leading to al-Aqsa mosque complex in Jerusalem's Old City. In Catania, Italy, visitors climbed Mount Etna as smoke rose from its volcano on the Mediterranean island of Sicily.
In Valparaiso, Chile, Congressman Nelson Venegas held up a sign during his speech in the chamber of deputies of the National Congress. In Lumut, Malaysia, a Myanmar national to be repatriated from Malaysia sat inside a bus. In Chongqing, China, train attendants took part in etiquette training to prepare staff for the upcoming National Day holiday travel rush.
