A selection of compelling photographs from around the globe has been curated by The Guardian’s picture editors, capturing moments of art, crisis, and daily life.
Paris, France
An inflatable artwork conceived by French street artist JR as a tribute to Christo and Jeanne-Claude covers the Pont Neuf. The piece, titled La Caverne du Pont Neuf, transforms the historic bridge into a surreal cave-like structure.
Prague, Czechia
A US doctor who had been in contact with individuals infected with Ebola in Uganda is transferred by medical staff in protective gear at a hospital in Prague. The transfer highlights ongoing international efforts to contain the virus.
Mongbwalu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
A woman sits beside a relative believed to have died from Ebola at a hospital in the northeastern Ituri province, near the Ugandan border. The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, with rising death tolls and confirmed cases.
Banda Aceh, Indonesia
A woman cries after being caned during a public punishment for violating sharia law. Individuals allegedly involved in extramarital sex arranged through apps received 25 to 100 strikes, as ordered by the city’s sharia court. Aceh, the only Indonesian province enforcing sharia law, criminalizes lesbian, gay, and bisexual relationships, as well as sex outside marriage.
Maghazi, Gaza Strip
Palestinians inspect the remains of a house destroyed by an Israeli strike. Israel’s military had issued a warning for the building to be evacuated prior to the attack.
La Paz, Bolivia
Demonstrators participate in a ‘defence of democracy’ march opposing road blockades and ‘pressure measures’ used by protesters calling for President Rodrigo Paz’s resignation amid the country’s economic and fuel crisis.
Montevideo, Uruguay
Portraits of people who disappeared during the last dictatorship in Uruguay are held aloft during the Marcha del Silencio (March of Silence), a annual remembrance event.
Hatay, Turkey
Cars are caught in a landslide after heavy rain, illustrating the destructive power of extreme weather events.
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Muslim pilgrims visit Mount al-Noor, where Muslims believe Muhammad received the first words of the Koran through Gabriel in the Hira cave, ahead of the hajj pilgrimage.
Marseille, France
Photographs capturing daily life in Gaza, taken by US photographer Kegham Dhegalian Sr, a survivor of the 1915 Armenian genocide, are exhibited at the Marseille Photo Centre.
Sydney, Australia
A performer wears a coral-inspired costume during a show raising awareness of threats to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.
New York, US
A couple cool off in a park during a heatwave. Near-record temperatures prompted the National Weather Service to issue a heat advisory, with heat index values around 35C (95F).
