Wildfires, floods, sculpture restoration and a Pride parade: Monday’s best photos

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  • Lillooet, Canada

    Smoke rises from the Texas Creek wildfire, south of Lillooet in British Columbia

    Lillooet, Canada. Smoke rises from the Texas Creek wildfire, south of Lillooet in British Columbia
  • California, US

    Damaged houses, which were evacuated due to a growing fissure causing a landslide, in the Rolling Hills estates

    California, US. Damaged houses, which were evacuated due to a growing fissure causing a landslide, in the Rolling Hills estates
  • Yueshan, China

    Rescuers conduct a search operation at a highway construction site hit by a landslide in the central Hubei province. Seven people were missing in a landslide triggered by torrential rains, while employers across much of China were ordered to limit outdoor work due to scorching temperatures as the country struggled with heat, flooding and drought

    Yueshan, China. Rescuers conduct a search operation at a highway construction site hit by a landslide in the central Hubei province. Seven people were missing in a landslide triggered by torrential rains, while employers across much of China were ordered to limit outdoor work due to scorching temperatures as the country struggled with heat, flooding and drought
  • Nagwain, India

    A villager wearing a safety harness is helped to cross the Beas river during an evacuation drive by the members of the national disaster response force, after heavy rains in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh

    Nagwain, India. A villager wearing a safety harness is helped to cross the Beas river during an evacuation drive by the members of the national disaster response force, following heavy rains in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh
  • Kurume, Japan

    People wade through a street during heavy rain in Fukuoka prefecture. Torrential rain has been pounding south-western Japan, triggering floods and mudslides

    Kurume, Japan. People wade through a street during heavy rain in Fukuoka prefecture. Torrential rain has been pounding south-western Japan, triggering floods and mudslides
  • Bolu, Turkey

    An aerial view of the Anadolu highway after a landslide due to heavy rain

    Bolu, Turkey. An aerial view of the Anadolu highway after a landslide due to heavy rain
  • London, England

    The US president, Joe Biden, speaks to the UK prime minister, Rishi Sunak, in the garden of 10 Downing Street. Biden is visiting the UK to further strengthen the close relationship between the two nations and to discuss climate issues with King Charles at Windsor Castle

    London, England. The US president, Joe Biden, speaks with the UK prime minister, Rishi Sunak, in the garden of 10 Downing Street. Biden is visiting the UK to further strengthen the close relationship between the two nations and to discuss climate issues with King Charles at Windsor Castle
  • London, England

    A journalist reports from outside BBC Broadcasting House, in central London, after a male presenter was suspended after allegations that he paid a teenager tens of thousands of pounds for sexually explicit images

    London, England. A journalist reports from outside BBC Broadcasting House, in central London, after a male presenter was suspended after allegations that he paid a teenager tens of thousands of pounds for sexually explicit images
  • Paris, France

    Workers restore the lead of a sculpture forming part of the Apollo’s Chariot fountain, at the Coubertin foundry in Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse, south-western Paris. The fountain sculpture in the Versailles gardens, by Jean-Baptiste Tuby, depicts the god of the sun driving his four-horse chariot full-pelt, symbolising the ascent of the rising sun

    Paris, France Workers restore the lead of a sculpture forming part of the Apollo’s Chariot fountain, at the Coubertin foundry in Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse, south-western Paris. The fountain sculpture in the Versailles gardens, by Jean-Baptiste Tuby, depicts the god of the sun, driving his four-horse chariot full-pelt, symbolising the ascent of the rising sun
  • Philadelphia, US

    A person rests in a park in the Kensington neighbourhood of the city, as homelessness and drug addiction hit Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, US A person rests in a park in the Kensington neighbourhood of the city, as homelessness and drug addiction hit Pennsylvania
  • Quimper, France

    A Greenpeace activist wears a pig mask during an action to dump green seaweed in front of the Finisterre prefecture in western France

    Quimper, France A Greenpeace activist wears a pig mask during an action to dump green seaweed in front of the Finisterre prefecture in western France
  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Spectators watch video games as gamers from different countries play during an esports and gaming festival

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Spectators watch video games as gamers from different countries play during an esports and gaming festival
  • Potočari, Bosnia

    A newly dug grave at the Srebrenica Genocide Memorial centre. Newly identified victims of the July 1995 Srebrenica massacre are reburied annually on 11 July

    Potočari, Bosnia A newly dug grave at the Srebrenica Genocide Memorial centre. Newly identified victims of the July 1995 Srebrenica massacre are reburied annually on 11 July
  • Mae Sai, Thailand

    Members of the Wild Boars youth football team gather inside the Tham Luang cave in the northern province of Chiang Rai, during an event to mark the five-year anniversary of their rescue from the flooded cave

    Mae Sai, Thailand Members of the Wild Boars youth football team gather inside the Tham Luang cave in the northern province of Chiang Rai, during an event to mark the five-year anniversary of their rescue from the flooded cave
  • Beijing, China

    Members of an honour guard march out during a welcoming ceremony for the Solomon Islands’ prime minister, Manasseh Sogavare, at the Great Hall of the People

    Beijing, China Members of an honour guard march out during a welcoming ceremony for the Solomon Islands’ prime minister, Manasseh Sogavare, at the Great Hall of the People
  • Québec, Canada

    Festivalgoers enjoy the Festival d’été de Québec at the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City

    Quebec, Canada Festivalgoers enjoy the Festival d’ete de Quebec at Plains of Abraham in Quebec City
  • Brasília, Brazil

    Two people kiss during the Brasília LGBT+ Pride march, on the Esplanade of the Ministries

    Brasília, Brazil Two people kiss during the Brasília LGBT+ Pride march, on the Esplanade of the Ministries
  • Southport, England

    The 163-year-old Southport pier, Merseyside. The grade II listed structure, the oldest iron pier in the country, has been closed since December 2022 due to safety concerns and now needs up to £13m to repair its decking

    Southport, England The 163-year-old Southport pier, Merseyside. The grade II listed structure, the oldest iron pier in the country, has been closed since December 2022 due to safety concerns and now needs up to £13m to repair its decking
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