Happy Lula supporters and shrapnel art: photos of the day – Monday
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
Mon 26 Oct 2026 09.53 EDT
Last modified on Mon 26 Oct 2026 10.14 EDT
Düzce, Turkey
People sit on a swing at Topuk Plateau, at an altitude of 1,280 metres. In autumn the plateau showcases shades of green, yellow and brown, with dense forests and a lake surrounded by woodlands Photograph: Ömer Ürer/Anadolu/Getty Images
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Supporters of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva celebrate the election results. Lula won the presidential runoff election against Flávio BolsonaroPhotograph: Andre Coelho/EPA
Lebanon
Visual artist Lina Jouni holds an artwork depicting a face wearing glasses, created from Israeli military munitions that she collectedPhotograph: Hassan Ammar/AP
London, UK
The London mayor, Sadiq Khan, looks up at a drone after a photocall in the middle of Oxford Street as the first phase of permanently pedestrianising London’s busy shopping thoroughfare begins Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Banten province, Indonesia
Men ride a motorbike past the remnants of a mosque and houses in Somang village that have reemerged after the water levels in the Karian reservoir dropped amid prolonged droughtPhotograph: Willy Kurniawan/Reuters
Naucalpan, Mexic0
Comando, a chihuahua serving in the National Guard, performs a demonstration at the 1A military camp Photograph: José Méndez/EPA
Orléans, France
A protester is detained at the launch rally for Marine Le Pen’s presidential campaignPhotograph: Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images
Caracas, Venezuela
María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel peace prize laureate, greets supporters upon her arrival in Caracas. She returned to her home country after almost a year in exile, greeting ecstatic supporters at a church in the city of BarquisimetoPhotograph: Federico Parra/AFP/Getty Images
Mexico City, Mexico
Dance troupes take part in a parade as part of the Paquiliztli fair, a celebration of Indigenous peoples and neighbourhoods, at the Monument to the RevolutionPhotograph: Solrac Santiago/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
Anhui province, China
Power technicians work at a construction site for the ±800kV ultra-high-voltage, direct-current transmission project along the Yangtze River in Wuhu. It will stretch 2,370km from Gansu province in north-west China to Zhejiang province in the east. Once operational, it will be able to transmit more than 36bn kWh of electricityPhotograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock
Zurich, Switzerland
People walk and cycle past autumnal trees on SechseläutenplatzPhotograph: Michael Buholzer/EPA
Gaza City
Mourners grieve during the funeral of three Palestinians after they were killed in an Israeli strike on the Islamic University buildingPhotograph: Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP/Getty ImagesExplore more on these topics