Sunflowers and heatwaves: photos of the day – Wednesday

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

Main image: Law enforcement officers watch as the Thompson fire burns over Lake Oroville in Oroville, California Photograph: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images

  • Saint-Vulbas, France

    Spectators wait for the pack to pass during the fifth stage of the Tour de France
    An older man with a grey moustache leaning against the back of a car parked by the roadside and two children in deck chairs wait for the Tour de France to pass by

  • Whitland, UK

    The Labour leader, Keir Starmer, stands next to the parliamentary candidate for Carmarthenshire, Martha O’Neil, and the first minister of Wales, Vaughan Gething, as he speaks to supporters on the final day of general election campaigning at West Regwm farm
    The three politicians stand in a crowd of people holding banners

  • Blankenhain, Germany

    Declan Rice of England controls the ball during a training session at the Weimarer Land spa and golf resort
    Declan Rice of England controls the ball during a training session at the Weimarer Land spa and golf resort in Germany

  • Wimbledon, London

    Andy Murray at a training session on day three of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships. He has had to pull out of the singles competition due to injury problems but continues to play in the doubles
    Andy Murray bends forward and leans on his racket during a training session at Wimbledon

  • Wiltshire, UK

    The Liberal Democrat leader, Ed Davey, during a visit to Owl Lodge in Lacock while on the general election campaign trail
    Ed Davey laughs as he walks from his campaign bus towards a car at Owl Lodge in Lacock

  • Moscow, Russia

    People take shelter with umbrellas during a hot day at a pond in a residential district as a heatwave continues
    People bathing in a pond in Moscow

  • London, UK

    Boris Johnson speaks at a Conservative party rally in Chelsea, where he made a late, surprise appearance on the general election campaign trail less than 48 hours before voters head for the polls
    Boris Johnson speaks at a Conservative party rally in London

  • Rome, Italy

    An aerial view shows Icarus, a mural by artist Judith de Leeuw, aka JDL, painted on the lateral wall of the Serpentone (The Big Snake), a 1km residential complex designed in the 70s in the Corviale neighbourhood
    An artwork on the side of a building showing a character tumbling through the air

  • California, US

    Law enforcement officers watch as the Thompson fire burns over Lake Oroville in Oroville. A heatwave is sending temperatures soaring, resulting in red flag fire warnings throughout the state
    Law enforcement members watch a red sky filled with embers as the Thompson fire burns

  • Hathras, India

    A sandal lies abandoned where a crowd crush killed at least 116 people during a Hindu religious gathering in Uttar Pradesh state. At least 116 people died due to overcrowding on 2 July, government officials said, the worst such tragedy in more than a decade
    A sandal lies abandoned in a puddle in Uttar Pradesh state after a fatal crowd crush

  • Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

    Women in uniforms rehearse for the upcoming National Flag Day outside the Government Palace on Sukhbaatar Square
    Rows of uniformed women line up outside the Government Palace on Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

  • Karmiel, Israel

    Police arrest a woman outside a shopping mall after a stabbing attack in northern Israel. One person was killed and another wounded in what Israeli police say was a terrorist attack during which the assailant was killed
    Police arrest a woman whose face is covered outside a shopping mall following a stabbing attack in northern Israel

  • Khan Younis, Gaza

    Palestinians walk and drive past buildings destroyed during previous Israeli bombardment in the southern Gaza Strip amid the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group
    Palestinians walk and drive past bombed buildings in Gaza

  • Seoul, South Korea

    A man walks past customers queueing outside a restaurant as they hold umbrellas to provide shade from the sun
    A man walks past customers queueing outside a restaurant as they hold umbrellas to provide shade from the sun

  • Beijing, China

    A tourist takes a selfie against the blooming wildflowers and sunflowers in the Olympic Forest Park
    A tourist takes a selfie against the blooming wildflowers and sunflowers in the Olympic Forest Park

  • Sydney, Australia

    A tourist poses for a photograph as a sailing boat passes in front of the Sydney Opera House on a winter’s day
    A tourist poses for a photograph as a sailing boat passes in front of the Sydney Opera House on a winter’s day
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