Photos of the day

Chic hats and polling day in the US: photos of the day – Tuesday

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

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US

Voting in the US presidential election begins at a polling station in Pittsburgh Manchester school

Photograph: Quinn Glabicki/Reuters

Las Vegas, Nevada, US

The Sphere entertainment arena displays the image of the US vice-president and Democratic presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, with the Trump International hotel in the foreground

Photograph: Ronda Churchill/AFP/Getty Images

Rankin, Pennsylvania, US

Kamala Harris arrives for a campaign rally at the Carrie Blast Furnaces national historic landmark near Pittsburgh

Photograph: Rebecca Droke/AFP/Getty Images

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

Lady Gaga performs at a rally for Kamala Harris outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US

The Republican presidential nominee and former US president Donald Trump flexes his muscles during a rally at PPG Paints Arena

Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters

Reading, Pennsylvania, US

Supporters of Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania

Photograph: Will Oliver/EPA

Paiporta, Spain

A water-damaged painting in one of the towns hit hardest by recent floods in Valencia

Photograph: Emilio Morenatti/AP

North Pyongan, North Korea

The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, visits a construction site for restoration work in the province of North Pyongan after flooding caused by heavy rain during the summer

Photograph: KCNA VIA KNS/AFP/Getty Images

Lahore, Pakistan

Schoolchildren in face masks. The government of the province of Punjab, in eastern Pakistan, ordered the closure of all primary schools in the capital, Lahore, because of high air pollution in recent days, which reached up to 45 times above the level recommended by the World Health Organization

Photograph: A Hussain/EPA

Anseong, South Korea

Workers making jang, a fermented soya bean product that is a staple of Korean cooking. Unesco has recommended jang-making in South Korea for inclusion in its list of intangible cultural heritage. Jang varieties include ganjang (a type of soy sauce) and gochujang (a spicy chilli paste)

Photograph: Yonhap/EPA

Narayanganj, Bangladesh

Hindu worshippers pray with oil lamps during the Rakher Upobash festival

Photograph: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters

Maputo, Mozambique

Medical workers march to protest against human rights violations and to defend democracy. At least 11 people have died in widespread demonstrations since the contested results of last month’s presidential elections were announced

Photograph: Alfredo Zuniga/AFP/Getty Images

Melbourne, Australia

People wait to enter the Fashions on the Field event before the Melbourne Cup horse race at the Flemington Racecourse

Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty Images

Brülisau, Switzerland

A paraglider descends into a sea of fog in eastern Switzerland

Photograph: Gian Ehrenzeller/EPA