Sunflowers and heatwaves: photos of the day – Wednesday
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
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Saint-Vulbas, France
Spectators wait for the pack to pass during the fifth stage of the Tour de FrancePhotograph: Jérôme Delay/AP
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Whitland, UK
The Labour leader, Keir Starmer, stands next to the parliamentary candidate for Carmarthenshire, Martha O’Neil, and the first minister of Wales, Vaughan Gething, as he speaks to supporters on the final day of general election campaigning at West Regwm farmPhotograph: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images
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Blankenhain, Germany
Declan Rice of England controls the ball during a training session at the Weimarer Land spa and golf resortPhotograph: Eddie Keogh/The FA/Getty Images
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Wimbledon, London
Andy Murray at a training session on day three of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships. He has had to pull out of the singles competition due to injury problems but continues to play in the doublesPhotograph: John Walton/PA
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Wiltshire, UK
The Liberal Democrat leader, Ed Davey, during a visit to Owl Lodge in Lacock while on the general election campaign trailPhotograph: Andrew Matthews/PA
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Moscow, Russia
People take shelter with umbrellas during a hot day at a pond in a residential district as a heatwave continuesPhotograph: Maxim Shipenkov/EPA
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London, UK
Boris Johnson speaks at a Conservative party rally in Chelsea, where he made a late, surprise appearance on the general election campaign trail less than 48 hours before voters head for the pollsPhotograph: James Veysey/Rex/Shutterstock
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Rome, Italy
An aerial view shows Icarus, a mural by artist Judith de Leeuw, aka JDL, painted on the lateral wall of the Serpentone (The Big Snake), a 1km residential complex designed in the 70s in the Corviale neighbourhoodPhotograph: Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images
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California, US
Law enforcement officers watch as the Thompson fire burns over Lake Oroville in Oroville. A heatwave is sending temperatures soaring, resulting in red flag fire warnings throughout the statePhotograph: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images
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Hathras, India
A sandal lies abandoned where a crowd crush killed at least 116 people during a Hindu religious gathering in Uttar Pradesh state. At least 116 people died due to overcrowding on 2 July, government officials said, the worst such tragedy in more than a decadePhotograph: Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images
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Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Women in uniforms rehearse for the upcoming National Flag Day outside the Government Palace on Sukhbaatar SquarePhotograph: Ng Han Guan/AP
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Karmiel, Israel
Police arrest a woman outside a shopping mall after a stabbing attack in northern Israel. One person was killed and another wounded in what Israeli police say was a terrorist attack during which the assailant was killedPhotograph: Rami Shlush/AP
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Khan Younis, Gaza
Palestinians walk and drive past buildings destroyed during previous Israeli bombardment in the southern Gaza Strip amid the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant groupPhotograph: Eyad Baba/AFP/Getty Images
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Seoul, South Korea
A man walks past customers queueing outside a restaurant as they hold umbrellas to provide shade from the sunPhotograph: Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images
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Beijing, China
A tourist takes a selfie against the blooming wildflowers and sunflowers in the Olympic Forest ParkPhotograph: Vincent Thian/AP
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Sydney, Australia
A tourist poses for a photograph as a sailing boat passes in front of the Sydney Opera House on a winter’s dayPhotograph: David Gray/AFP/Getty Images
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