Best photographs of the day

Global protests and white storks hatch: Wednesday's best photos

The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world

Horsham, UK

A white stork tends to its chicks on a nest in West Sussex. The last hatchlings recorded in the UK were on the roof of St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, in 1416. The White Stork project, which has been monitoring the birds, hopes to restore a population in southern England to about 50 breeding pairs by 2030

Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

San Sebastián, Spain

People sunbathe at a distance at La Concha beach

Photograph: Javier Etxezarreta/EPA

Kochi, India

Locals drink tea outside a restaurant during the fourth phase of lockdown in the state of Kerala, where some restrictions introduced because of the coronavirus pandemic are being relaxed

Photograph: Oscar Espinosa/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock

Rome, Italy

Young doctors and medical students protest in front of the Italian parliament because of concerns about the fragility of the country’s health system

Photograph: Angelo Carconi/EPA

Hong Kong, China

A woman argues with police as she is told to stay away from the Mong Kok area during protests against legislation that would allow Chinese security forces on to the street’s of the city

Photograph: Kin Cheung/AP

Minneapolis, US

Milk is poured over the face of a woman who has been exposed to percussion grenades and teargas fired by police during a protest following the death of George Floyd in police custody

Photograph: Carlos Gonzalez/AP

Paris, France

Restaurant owners place chef’s coats, toques and restaurant trays along the bank of the River Seine during a nationwide protest against the consequences of the measures the French government has imposed on their industry to curb the spread of the Covid-19

Photograph: Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images

Frimley, England

A nurse takes a video of a newborn in the maternity ward at Frimley Park hospital in Surrey to send to the parents because of restricted visiting hours during the coronavirus pandemic

Photograph: Steve Parsons/Pool/Reuters

Kyoto, Japan

A couple takes a stroll in the bamboo grove in Arashiyama after the country lifted the nationwide state of emergency introduced because of the coronavirus pandemic

Photograph: Dai Kurokawa/EPA

Manaus, Brazil

A boy from the Educandos riverside community wears a face mask. A local church has been handing out masks to poorer members of its community in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus

Photograph: Michael Dantas/AFP/Getty Images

Moscow, Russia

Medical workers have their protective gear disinfected at an exit of a “clean zone” in a temporary Covid-19 hospital set up at an exhibition centre

Photograph: Valery Sharifulin/TASS/Getty Images

Miami, US

A woman walks in floodwater caused by heavy rainfall in south Florida

Photograph: Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images

Dogmersfield, England

Paddle boarders make their way along the Basingstoke Canal in Hampshire during warm weather

Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA

Beijing, China

Medical workers disinfect a vial containing a swab sample from a reporter before the closing session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference

Photograph: Roman Pilipey/EPA