Photos of the day

Massive mural and a Sydney disaster simulation: photos of the day – Thursday

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

Aston, US

The reflection of Democratic presidential nominee and vice-president, Kamala Harris, is seen on a camera screen as she speaks during a CNN town hall event in Pennsylvania

Photograph: Kevin Mohatt/Reuters

Duluth, US

Dancers perform before the Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, speaks at a Turning Point Action campaign rally in Georgia

Photograph: Alex Brandon/AP

Kazan, Russia

Vladimir Putin and the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, speak at the Brics summit

Photograph: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters

Doha, Qatar

Antony Blinken, accompanied by the US ambassador to Qatar, Timmy Davis, and the Qatar official Ibrahim Fakhroo, greets an official upon arriving in Doha

Photograph: Nathan Howard/Reuters

São Paulo, Brazil

Aerial view of a massive street mural created by the Brazilian artist Mundano and made with ashes from forest fires and mud from floods to highlight extreme weather events wreaking havoc across the country. It features the Indigenous activist Alessandra Korap wearing a crown of flowers and holding a sign that says: ‘Stop the destruction, #keepyourpromise’

Photograph: Carlos Fabal/AFP/Getty Images

Brasília, Brazil

An Indigenous person leaves after the signing ceremony for a decree demarcating new lands, in front of the ministry of justice. The Brazilian government signed a directive to delimit seven new Indigenous lands of the Guarani in the industrialised state of São Paulo, which together add up to an area of nearly 20,000 hectares

Photograph: André Borges/EPA

Apia, Samoa

Keir Starmer attends a welcome reception during the Commonwealth heads of government meeting

Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/Reuters

Seoul, South Korea

A North Korean propaganda leaflet denouncing the South Korean president, Yoon Suk Yeol, and his wife, Kim Keon-hee, apparently carried by balloons sent from North Korea, near the presidential office in Seoul

Photograph: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters

Lima, Peru

Police line up as Peruvian transport workers begin a national protest demanding action against extortion and growing insecurity

Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Mérida, Mexico

A health worker dispenses insecticide with fogging machines, to kill mosquitoes spreading dengue fever, near a couple dressed as ‘catrinas’ ahead of Day of the Dead celebrations in Yucatan

Photograph: Hugo Borges/AFP/Getty Images

Karachi, Pakistan

Models present creations by Gogi by Hassan Riaz during the Texpo fashion show focusing on innovation and sustainability

Photograph: Shahzaib Akber/EPA

Panama City, Panama

The minister of culture of Panama, Maruja Herrera (R), appears in the ballet Giselle. Herrera returned to the stage as a dancer, performing in the classic ballet as part of two special galas of the National Ballet of Panama to raise funds for charity

Photograph: Bienvenido Velasco/EPA

Sydney, Australia

Sydney airport and emergency management agencies conduct a field exercise involving a simulated aircraft crash

Photograph: Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images

San Pedro Cholula, Mexico

The Popocatépetl volcano spews a column of ash and smoke

Photograph: Imelda Medina/Reuters