Scotland fans gathered in Miami, Florida, ahead of their World Cup match against Brazil, while Europe endured a record-breaking heatwave, as captured in Wednesday's photo selections by the Guardian's picture editors.
Scotland Fans in Miami
In Miami, the Tartan Army was spotted at a bar near Ocean Drive, preparing for the crucial World Cup clash against Brazil. The image, taken by Nathan Ray Seebeck, shows fans in high spirits amid the tropical heat.
Heatwave Across Europe
Europe sweltered under extreme temperatures, with France recording its hottest day on record. In Bordeaux, people cooled off in the basin of the Girondins Fountain, as photographed by Philippe Lopez. The UK also experienced record temperatures, disrupting schools and transport networks, with rail passengers at London's Waterloo station captured by Toby Melville. A woman reading in the shade at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London, was photographed by Dan Kitwood.
Other Notable Images
In Lebanon, a hairdresser attended to clients in a salon damaged by Israeli military strikes, photographed by Joseph Eid. In Rio de Janeiro, police officers patrolled the Santa Marta favela during an operation targeting the Comando Vermelho drug trafficking organisation, captured by Daniel Ramalho. UK Labour leader Keir Starmer was seen leaving 10 Downing Street for his first Prime Minister's Questions since his resignation, photographed by Rasid Necati Aslim.
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, healthcare workers celebrated survivors of Ebola being discharged, photographed by Benediction Murhabazi. In Copenhagen, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg appeared in court on trespassing charges from a 2024 incident, photographed by Mads Claus Rasmussen. In Indonesia, a Sumatran elephant and her newborn calf were bathed in Tesso Nilo National Park, photographed by Wayhudi.
In Iraq, a man stopped at a roadside fan and water spray during peak midday heat, photographed by Murtadha Al-Sudani. In Kyiv, people jumped over a bonfire during Ivana Kupala celebrations marking the summer solstice, photographed by Thomas Peter. In Iceland, two fin whales arrived at a processing plant after commercial whaling resumed following a two-year hiatus, photographed by Levi Baltasar. In Najaf, Shia Muslim mourners carried torches towards the Imam Ali shrine during Muharram rituals, photographed by Ahmad Al-Rubaye. In Gaza, Palestinians gathered at the site of an Israeli strike on a tent camp sheltering displaced people, photographed by Dawoud Abu Alkas.
