Photos of the day

Iron Maiden, a bamboo car and a lionfish: photos of the day - Thursday

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

Edinburgh, Scotland

Union members and workers march against the planned closure of Grangemouth oil refinery. Petroineos, the company that operates the site, has said running the refinery is no longer profitable and it plans to close it by the summer of 2025, with the loss of about 400 jobs

Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Ocoña, Peru

Vehicles queue on a mountain road as small-scale miners halt traffic to demand the extension of a programme that allows them to operate temporarily, but which authorities say has expanded illegal mining

Photograph: Oswald Charca/Reuters

Shenyang, China

Soldiers carry coffins containing the remains of Chinese volunteers who died in the Korean war at Taoxian international airport in north-east Liaoning province

Photograph: Xinhua/Rex/Shutterstock

Tien Shan, Kyrgyzstan

Yilki horses graze in the highlands of the Tien Shan mountains, which cover a large part of Kyrgyzstan and are listed as a Unesco world natural heritage site. The highlands in the Tien Shan mountains and the wild horses, often referred to as the ‘lords of the Tien Shan’, are integral to Kyrgyz culture. As a majority of the Kyrgyz people have embraced a nomadic lifestyle, horses have played a vital role throughout history

Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Gaza

Smoke and dust rise from an apartment block after an attack by the Israeli army

Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Havana, Cuba

Soldiers march during a ceremony marking the 153rd anniversary of the execution of eight medicine students by the Spanish colonial government

Photograph: Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters

Ciudad Juárez, Mexico

Cattle are herded into a trailer at a border crossing to be returned to their place of origin after the US halted imports of Mexican cattle due to the detection of a new world screwworm case

Photograph: José Luis González/Reuters

Cambridge, UK

Rowers train at sunrise on the River Cam. Clearer weather is forecast for the UK on Thursday as Storm Conall moves on to the Netherlands

Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA

Kyiv, Ukraine

Local residents take shelter in a metro station during an airstrike alarm

Photograph: Tetiana Dzhafarova/AFP/Getty Images

Suwon, South Korea

Cars move slowly on a snow-covered road amid a heavy snow alert

Photograph: Yonhap/EPA

Santiago, Chile

Iron Maiden’s bassist, Steve Harris, performs during a concert. More than 60,000 people packed Estadio Nacional for the first of two performances by the British heavy metal band

Photograph: Javier Martín/EPA

Bandung, Indonesia

A man crashes after gliding at high speed from the top of a track in a bamboo car. The event was attended by 30 participants as part of an effort to preserve traditional games that have begun to be abandoned, especially by young people

Photograph: Algi Febri Sugita/Zuma Press/Rex/Shutterstock

Lahore, Pakistan

A farmer waters rose plants in a field on the outskirts of the city

Photograph: Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images

Red Sea, Egypt

A clearfin lionfish swims among corals. Egypt’s coastal dive sites are home to an array of marine life. The area’s vibrant coral reefs make it a prime destination for diving tourism

Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Durán, Ecuador

A police officer batters down a door to search a house. After the operation, four houses were demolished and 13 alleged gang members were arrested, according to police

Photograph: Marcos Pin/AFP/Getty Images

Sydney, Australia

An aerial view shows a single property on a large piece of land amid a densely developed area with many homes

Photograph: Brook Mitchell/AFP/Getty Images

Paris, France

Visitors walk inside a room with LED lights at the Lantern festival in Le Jardin d’Acclimatation. The festival runs from 29 November to 2 March 2025

Photograph: Mohammed Badra/EPA

Ardingly, UK

People look at a projection on a mansion during a photocall for Glow Wild, the winter lantern trail at Kew’s wild botanic garden in West Sussex

Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA