Best photographs of the day
Anti-lockdown protests and a rooftop concert: the weekend's best photos
The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world including Venice film festival and a baby race
by Mee-Lai Stone
Grand Colombier, France
Tour de France fans cheer on the riders during Stage 15 of the cycle race
Photograph: Tim de Waele/Getty Images
Frankenmuth, US
A classic car cruise in Michigan, in support of U.S. President Donald Trump
Photograph: Emily Elconin/Reuters
Scarperia, Italy
Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP wears a t-shirt displaying the message ‘arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor’ as he takes a knee on the grid in support of ending racism before the F1 Grand Prix of Tuscany
Photograph: Dan Istitene - Formula 1/Formula 1/Getty Images
Pocone, Brazil
A jaguar crouches on a scorched ground at the Encontro das Aguas park in the Pantanal wetlands near in Mato Grosso state. Firefighters, troops and volunteers have been scrambling to find and rescue jaguars and other animals before they are overtaken by wildfires, which have been exacerbated by the worst drought in 47 years
Photograph: André Penner/AP
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Crowds flock to Ipanema beach despite, ignoring warnings about the Covid-19 pandemic
Photograph: António Lacerda/EPA
London, UK
People are seen dancing to a busker in Leicester Square, London, on the last weekend before ‘rule of six’ coronavirus restrictions come into force in England
Photograph: Peter Summers/Getty Images
Paris, France
A group of nudists visit the Louis de Funès exhibition at the Cinémathèque museum
Photograph: Geoffroy van der Hasselt/AFP/Getty Images
Bogotá, Colombia
The shield of a riot police officer reads ‘I am a rapist’ during the fourth consecutive day of protests against police brutality
Photograph: Daniel Munoz/AFP/Getty Images
Madrid, Spain
Angel Vilda on the runway at the Brain and Beast fashion show during Mercedes Benz fashion week at Ifema
Photograph: AFP7/Getty Images
Melbourne, Australia
Riot police clear Queen Victoria market of anti-lockdown protesters. Melbourne continues to enforce strict lockdown measures as it faces a second wave of coronavirus
Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty Images
Nevada, US
A Donald Trump supporter shows a ring featuring the face of the US president during a campaign rally at Minden-Tahoe airport
Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images
Minsk, Belarus
Police officers detain protesters during a continuing demonstration against the presidential election results
Photograph: EPA
Beijing, China
Babies participate in a crawling race at a shopping centre in Daxing district
Photograph: Xinhua/Rex/Shutterstock
Melbourne, Australia
Police detain an anti-lockdown protester during a rally amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic
Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty Images
Van, Turkey
Flamingos greet each other at Lake Ercek
Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Lesbos, Greece
Two children eat cookies as refugees and migrants from the destroyed Moria camp sleep on the side of a road
Photograph: Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters
Pantanal, Brazil
A dead alligator is seen at the wetland of Pantanal at the Transpantaneira park road at the Mato Grosso state. Pantanal is suffering its worst fires in more than 47 years, destroying vast areas of vegetation and causing death of animals caught in the fire or smoke
Photograph: Mauro Pimentel/AFP/Getty Images
Dresden, Germany
Residents on their balconies listen to a concert featuring distant harmonies. About 33 musicians of the Dresden Sinfoniker perform a concert named the ‘Himmel ueber Prohils’, The Sky above Prohlis
Photograph: Markus Schreiber/AP
Oregon, US
A police patrol car drives by homes destroyed by wildfire in Talent, Oregon. Hundreds of homes in Talent and nearby towns have been lost due to wildfire.
Photograph: David Ryder/Getty Images
Tokyo, Japan
Tourism amid coronavirus pandemic in Tokyo. Japanese women wearing ‘yukata’ casual summer kimono take selfies at Asakusa district
Photograph: Franck Robichon/EPA
Lucknow, India
A dhobi, or a washerman washes cloths on the banks of the River Gomti. Dhobis are traditional laundry workers who wash clothes by hand and dry them in the sun, an occupation which has been in existence for generations.
Photograph: Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP