Photos of the day

Spain flooding aftermath and autumn leaves: photos of the day – Monday

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

Athens, Greece

University and high-school students take part in a rally to protest against conditions at the country’s public schools

Photograph: Yannis Kolesidis/EPA

Glasgow, UK

Keir Starmer delivers a speech during the opening ceremony at the Interpol general assembly

Photograph: Russell Cheyne/AFP/Getty Images

Moscow, Russia

Visitors pass a miniature copy of the sculpture of a huge sleeping baby, Child of the Earth, by Dong Shubin, a member of the Chinese Sculptors’ Union and the Chinese Society of Arts and Crafts, during the International Science Fiction symposium Inventing the Future

Photograph: Sergei Ilnitsky/EPA

Valencia, Spain

Members of the military and volunteers take part in clean-up efforts in Alfafar after devastating floods. The death toll from Spain’s worst floods in a generation has climbed to 217, according to rescuers

Photograph: José Jordan/AFP/Getty Images

Rome, Italy

The Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, attends a celebration for National Unity and Armed Forces Day

Photograph: Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse ceciliafabiano/Rex/Shutterstock

Cairo, Egypt

An installation by the visual artist Jean-Marie Appriou, titled Vessel of Time, during the fourth edition of Forever is Now, an international art exhibition by Art D’Egypte that reimagines Egypt’s ancient civilisation through contemporary art around the Giza pyramids

Photograph: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters

Anzali, Iran

Azerbaijani navy ship G129 arrives to participate in a sea manoeuvre between Iran and Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea

Photograph: Iranian army office/AFP/Getty Images

Jammu, India

The Indian army trains Village Defence Guards to confront terrorist threats in Poonch

Photograph: Nazim Ali Khan/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Visitors check exhibitor stands at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum exhibition and conference

Photograph: Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images

Cape Town, South Africa

Nomzamo Mbatha, the host of Earthshot Week, takes a selfie with Prince William and a group of young people at the Earthshot Prize climate leaders youth programme at Rooftop on Bree

Photograph: Gianluigi Guercia/AFP/Getty Images

London, UK

Newly elected Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch, waves as she leaves party headquarters

Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Manchester, UK

Erling Haaland trains at the City Football Academy

Photograph: Nick Potts/PA

Ramallah, West Bank

People inspect burnt cars and a building after a reported attack by Israeli settlers on the outskirts of the city

Photograph: Zain Jaafar/AFP/Getty Images

Khan Younis, Gaza Strip

A Palestinian man sits on the rubble of a house destroyed during the Israeli military offensive, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict

Photograph: Mohammed Salem/Reuters

Beijing, China

People visit Zhongshan Park as trees take on the colours of autumn

Photograph: Adek Berry/AFP/Getty Images

Frankfurt, Germany

The sun rises over the city of Kronberg

Photograph: Michael Probst/AP

Michigan, US

Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, meets supporters at Kuzzo’s Chicken and Waffles restaurant in Detroit. With two days until election day, the vice-president continues rallying with supporters in the battleground swing state

Photograph: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Georgia, US

Supporters reach for a Make America Great Again hat tossed by a campaign staffer during a Donald Trump campaign rally

Photograph: Elijah Nouvelage/AFP/Getty Images