Best photographs of the day
Pothole mosaics and a fluorescent sea: Monday's best photos
The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world
by Joe Plimmer
Idlib, Syria
Children celebrate Eid al-Fitr in the rebel held town of Idlib. Muslims around the world are celebrating the three day festival marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.
Photograph: Yehya Nemah/EPA
Georgia, US
A beluga whale calf swims alongside its mother in a tank at the aquarium in Atlanta. Staff say the calf was born recently to its mother, 20-year-old Whisper.
Photograph: Addison Hill/AP
Delaware, US
Democratic presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden arrives to pay his respects to fallen service members on Memorial Day at Delaware Memorial Bridge Veteran’s Memorial Park.
Photograph: Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images
Dalian, China
Visitors take photos of the fluorescent sea near Paishi village. The phenomenon is caused by noctilucent algae
Photograph: Costfoto/Barcroft/Future Publishing
Raglan, Wales
A swan flying along the River Wye on the Welsh and English border on Bank Holiday Monday
Photograph: Chris Fairweather/Huw Evans/Rex/Shutterstock
Beirut, Lebanon
Storm clouds gather over the capital
Photograph: Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images
Chicago, US
Artist Jim Bachor has created four pandemic-themed pothole mosaics on the city’s North Side
Photograph: Brendan O’Brien/Reuters
West Bengal, India
A woman feeds her child in their home. The roof has been damaged by Cyclone Amphan
Photograph: Jit Chattopadhyay/Pacific Press/Rex/Shutterstock
Tokyo, Japan
The prime minister, Shinzo Abe, is seen in a live TV broadcast lifting the state of emergency after a sharp decline in the number of new coronavirus cases
Photograph: Charly Triballeau/AFP/Getty Images
Beijing, China
A delivery worker looks at a map on his phone
Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images
Normandy, France
The spire of Mont Saint-Michel Abbey featuring Saint Michael and the dragon
Photograph: Damien Meyer/AFP/Getty
New York, US
A woman walks her dog in Coney Island
Photograph: Nina Westervelt/Rex/Shutterstock
Lulworth, UK
A man jumps from Durdle Door against the backdrop of a cruise ship as tourists enjoy the hot weather
Photograph: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images
Milan, Italy
Air force planes fly over Duomo cathedral to mark the founding of the Italian Republic in 1946
Photograph: Luca Bruno/AP
Lhokseumawe, Indonesia
Muslim women perform an Eid al-Fitr prayer at the Islamic centre mosque
Photograph: Zikri Maulana/Zuma/Rex/Shutterstock
Perth, Australia
A surfer in action at Cottesloe Beach in stormy weather
Photograph: Richard Wainwright/AAP
Déols, France
BA A380s have been grounded at Châteauroux- Déols airport amid the coronavirus crisis
Photograph: Guillaume Souvant/AFP/Getty Images
Nevada, US
Skaters perform in the desert during the lockdown
Photograph: Ethan Miller/Getty Images
Bhaktapur, Nepal
A man gives a blessed flower to his child at a small temple
Photograph: Niranjan Shrestha/AP
Orlando, US
A performer in a dinosaur costume entertains a child in a car parade to celebrate Eid
Photograph: Paul Hennessy/Sopa/Rex/Shutterstock
Blackpool, UK
A passerby walks past closed shops near the beach
Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters