Hungry bears and a legends parade: Monday's best photos
by Paul BellshamThe Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world
County Durham, UK
Waves crash against the pier wall at Seaham Lighthouse as weather warnings remain in place owing to strong winds from Storm Atiyah
Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA
Grimsby, UK
Britain’s prime minister and Conservative party leader, Boris Johnson, visits a fish market on the general election campaign trail
Photograph: Ben Stansall/AP
Glencoe, UK
The SNP campaign bus travels up the Pass of Glencoe in the Highlands during its tour of Scotland in the final week of the general election campaign
Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA
London, UK
Extinction Rebellion protesters block Cranbourne Street, outside Leicester Square Station, to demand action on air pollution
Photograph: Guy Bell/Rex/Shutterstock
Banda Aceh, Indonesia
A worker sorts scrap plastic to be recycled at a recycling plant. According to reports, Indonesia is the second-largest contributor to global plastic pollution
Photograph: Hotli Simanjuntak/EPA
Medellin, Colombia
A performer during the Myths and Legends parade
Photograph: Joaquín Sarmiento/AFP/Getty Images
Anaheim, US
Fans cheer during the KROQ Absolut Almost Acoustic Christmas 2019 in California
Photograph: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Heavy industry looms over the outskirts of the city
Photograph: Valery Sharifulin/Tass
Chukotka, Russia
Polar bears near the village of Ryrkaypiy where over 60 bears approached the village in search of food. The coastal ice melt has prevented their migration north
Photograph: Maxim Deminov/Tass
Berlin Zoo, Germany
The city zoo unveils two recently born twin panda cubs, Meng Xian (R) and Meng Yuan (L)
Photograph: Clemens Bilan/EPA
Algiers, Algeria
Security forces contain protesters during an anti-government demonstration before the presidential election scheduled for 12 December
Photograph: Ryad Kramdi/AFP/Getty Images
Gaza City, Gaza
Palestinian children play barefoot despite the cold weather in the Ein al-Zeitun neighbourhood
Photograph: Mustafa Hassona/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Hanover, Germany
A tram makes its way round a turning loop
Photograph: Julian Stratenschulte/dpa/AFP/Getty Images
White Island, New Zealand
Tourists watch the volcanic eruption that has claimed five lives, with many more still missing
Photograph: Michael Schade
Nairobi, Kenya
Members of Dance Centre Kenya perform during a production of the Nutcracker ballet
Photograph: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images
Srinagar, India
Kashmiri Muslim children pray as a priest displays a relic of Sufi saint Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jeelani outside his shrine in the city
Photograph: Mukhtar Khan/AP
Seoul, South Korea
Tourists wearing a Hanbok, a Korean traditional costume, pose for pictures during a visit to the Gyeongbokgung Palace
Photograph: Jeon Heon-Kyun/EPA
Santiago, Chile
Protesters clash with police during ongoing austerity anti-government protests.
Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images