Photos of the day

A missile strike in Ukraine and floods in India: photos of the day – Tuesday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

Oaks, US

Republican presidential nominee and former president Donald Trump dances to the song Y.M.C.A. with South Dakota governor Kristi Noem on the campaign trail at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center and Fairgrounds

Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP

Erie, US

A supporter wears campaign-themed bracelets at a rally for Democratic presidential nominee and vice-president Kamala Harris at Erie Insurance Arena in Pennsylvania

Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP

Washington, US

Attendees inspect the Anduril Roadrunner unmanned aircraft during the Association of the United States Army annual meeting and exposition at the Walter E Washington Convention Center

Photograph: Nathan Howard/Reuters

Mykolaiv, Ukraine

A State Emergency Service of Ukraine rescuer examines the site of a rocket strike after a missile attack in Mykolaiv

Photograph: Ukraine Emergency Ministry Press Service/AFP/Getty Images

Chennai, India

People make their way through a flooded street amid heavy rainfall in Chennai

Photograph: R Satish Babu/AFP/Getty Images

Edinburgh, Scotland

A man signs a book of condolence in memory of Alex Salmond at the Scottish Parliament. The politician died on Saturday of a suspected heart attack during a conference in North Macedonia

Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Cape Town, South Africa

A dead humpback whale lies washed up on a beach

Photograph: AP

Manila, Philippines

Sailors onboard an Indonesian navy training ship as it docks for a goodwill visit

Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP

Taipei, Taiwan

A woman takes a photo of a dinosaur statue, with the Taipei 101 skyscraper in the background

Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters

New York, US

Soprano Angel Blue (front) in the role of Margarita Xirgu and soprano Elena Villalon as Nuria perform a scene from Ainadamar by Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov during a dress rehearsal at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. The opera dramatises the life and death of Spanish poet Federico García Lorca and its title, an Arabic word meaning “fountain of tears”, references the place where the poet was killed by the fascists in 1936 at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)

Photograph: Timothy A Clary/AFP/Getty Images

Lagos, Nigeria

Men sit next to a poster of Fela Kuti, a Nigerian musician and political activist who is regarded as the principal innovator of Afrobeat, at the entrance of the New Afrika Shrine during Felabration week in the district of Ikeja. Every year, Lagos celebrates the musical legacy of Fela Kuti with a week of concerts at the legendary New Afrika Shrine in the working-class district of Ikeja

Photograph: Olympia de Maismont/AFP/Getty Images

Paris, France

Visitors look at the artwork Balloon Dog (Yellow) by US artist Jeff Koons during the exhibition Pop Forever, Tom Wesselmann &… at the Louis Vuitton Foundation

Photograph: Yoan Valat/EPA