Photos of the day

Soaring spires and floods in Europe: photos of the day – Thursday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

Milan, Italy

Models walk the runway during the Max Mara spring/summer 2025 show at Milan fashion week

Photograph: Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images

Spain

Italy’s Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli team members prepare to compete in the semi-finals of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup, off the coast near Barcelona

Photograph: Josep Lago/AFP/Getty Images

London, UK

Stags clash antlers as the annual deer rutting season begins in Richmond Park

Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

Vác, Hungary

The uniforms of firefighters who are building a sandbag along the Danube. The country has been hit by flooding in the wake of Storm Boris

Photograph: Márton Mónus/Reuters

Ravenna, Italy

Flooded countryside in the Emilia-Romagna region. Heavy rainfall brought by Storm Boris has caused rivers to overflow, and more than 1,000 people have been evacuated across the region, according to local authorities

Photograph: Fabrizio Zani/EPA

Baalbek, Lebanon

The funeral of Hezbollah member Hussein Amhaz in the Bekaa valley. At least 37 people were killed after pagers and walkie-talkies exploded across Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday

Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Tel Aviv, Israel

People stop traffic during a protest against the government and in support for the hostages kidnapped by Hamas on 7 October

Photograph: Jim Urquhart/Reuters

Constanța, Romania

The grain cargo ship Aya, with tarpaulins taking the place of its destroyed hatch cover, in dock at the Black Sea port. The Ukrainian navy said the ship was hit by a cruise missile on 12 September. The Black Sea is a crucial trading route for Ukraine, one of the world’s largest agricultural producers and exporters

Photograph: Daniel Mihăilescu/AFP/Getty Images

Kathmandu, Nepal

Devotees worship an idol of Aakash Bhairab, a god of power, which is uncovered during the Indra Jatra festival. The eight-day-long celebration is held in honour of Indra, attributed as king of heaven and the god of rain, as well as to honour family and relatives who passed away in the past year

Photograph: Narendra Shrestha/EPA

Barcelona, Spain

Construction workers at the Sagrada Família Basilica, on which construction began in 1882. It has been announced that the cathedral’s largest and last spire, the Jesus Christ spire, will be finished in 2025, with a viewpoint from which 11 people at a time will be able to look over the city. The following year, a 17-metre cross will be placed on top of the spire and the cathedral completed, to coincide with the centenary of the death of its architect, Antoni Gaudí

Photograph: Alejandro García/EPA

North Korea

The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, inspects a sniper weapon developed by the Academy of National Defence Science, at an undisclosed location in this photo released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency

Photograph: KCNA/Reuters

El Hierro, Spain

People wait to disembark from a maritime search and rescue vessel after three small boats carrying about 180 people arrived at the port of La Restinga on the Canary island early this morning. A steep rise in the number of people arriving in the Canary Islands from African countries has fuelled a fierce debate in the country over how to tackle immigration

Photograph: Antonio Sempere/AFP/Getty Images

Wrocław, Poland

The surging waters of the Odra (or Oder) River, swollen by heavy rains brought by Storm Boris

Photograph: Maciej Kulczyński/EPA

Washington DC, US

The US vice-president and Democratic presidential nominee, Kamala Harris, speaks at the annual conference of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute

Photograph: Allison Bailey/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

New York, US

The Republican presidential nominee and former president Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at Nassau Coliseum

Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP

Rajasthan, India

Workers are silhouetted against the setting sun at a construction site in Pushkar

Photograph: Himanshu Sharma/AFP/Getty Images