The Guardian's picture editors have selected photographs from around the world for Thursday, capturing moments of panic, celebration, and daily life.
Kyiv drone strike
In Kyiv, Ukraine, a woman runs through a traffic jam after a Russian drone strike, in a photograph by Alina Smutko/Reuters.
Festivals and livestock shows
In Reading, England, a group of young people arrive for the town's music festival, photographed by Geoffrey Swaine/Shutterstock. At West Bay, England, competitors show off their sheep at the Melplash Agricultural Society show, in a photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images.
Weather and emergencies
In London, people cross the River Thames during a downpour, captured by Tolga Akmen/EPA. In Grangetown, England, a police officer is at the scene near Middlesbrough where a woman and her niece died in a house fire, photographed by Owen Humphreys/PA.
Political visits and international scenes
The prime minister, Andy Burnham, and the secretary of state for Wales, Stephen Kinnock, visit the Tata Steel plant in Port Talbot, Wales, in a photo by Ben Birchall/PA. In Battar Bazar, Nepal, a helicopter carrying people rescued from a devastating flash flood lands in Nuwakot district, and in Trishuli, Nepal, the aftermath of a flash flood caused by the collapse of a glacier is shown, both by Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images.
Fires, restoration, and daily life
In Kampar, Indonesia, firefighters work to extinguish a peatland fire, photographed by Wahyudi/AFP/Getty Images. In Deir el-Balah, Gaza, conservationists begin work to restore the Abu Salim mosque after it was struck by an Israeli airstrike, in a photo by Eyad Baba/AFP/Getty Images. In Bandar Abbas, Iran, a vessel awaits passage through the Strait of Hormuz, captured by Majid Asgaripour/Reuters. In Wehrheim, Germany, a stork lands in a field, photographed by Michael Probst/AP. In Sarno, Italy, a farmer surveys his harvest of San Marzano tomatoes, a protected designation, in a photo by Remo Casilli/Reuters. In Havana, Cuba, a woman dances in the street, photographed by Ramón Espinosa/AP.
