Photos of the day

Urban sheep driving and Hurricane Helene: the weekend in pictures

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

Taichung, Taiwan

Children commemorate Teachers’ Day at a Confucian temple

Photograph: Ann Wang/Reuters

London, England

Damien Lewis drives sheep over Southwark Bridge in the 11th London Sheep Drive

Photograph: James Manning/PA

Concepción, Chile

A spectator takes a selfie during the 2024 World Rally Car championship

Photograph: Nikos Katikis/DPPI/REX/Shutterstock

Beirut, Lebanon

People gather at the site of the assassination of Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in the city’s southern suburbs

Photograph: Hassan Ammar/AP

Kyiv, Ukraine

People carry flags bearing images of fallen servicemen during a Defenders’ Day march

Photograph: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images

Buenaventura, Colombia

A man releases olive ridley sea turtle hatchlings

Photograph: Ernesto Guzman/EPA

New York City

Chief Mapu Huni Kuin and ALOK perform onstage during the Global Citizen festival in Central Park

Photograph: Noam Galai/Getty Images for Global Citizen

Paris, France

A protester is pushed away from the catwalk as a model presents a creation by the designer Veronique Nichanian for the fashion house Hermes at the city’s fashion week

Photograph: Johanna Geron/Reuters

London, England

Protesters take part a National Rejoin march calling for the UK’s re-entry to the EU

Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

Caracas, Venezuela

Supporters of President Nicolas Maduro celebrate his re-election at a rally

Photograph: Cristian Hernandez/AP

Birmingham, England

The Conservative leadership contender Kemi Badenoch speaks to media at the party’s annual conference

Photograph: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

Asheville, North Carolina

People inspect damage caused by Hurricane Helene

Photograph: Sean Rayford/Getty Images

Vienna, Austria

A child runs past an accordion player wearing a horse mask in Maria Theresien Platz

Photograph: Andreea Alexandru/AP

Bern, Switzerland

A bird perches on razor wire

Photograph: Anthony Anex/EPA

Mexico City, Mexico

Women embrace at an event to mark International Safe Abortion Day

Photograph: Silvana Flores/AFP/Getty Images

Lodz, Poland

People gather around an installation called Back to Childhood at the city’s annual festival of light

Photograph: Sergei Gapon/AFP/Getty Images