A volcanic eruption and Obama on the midterm campaign trail: photos of the day – Thursday
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
Thu 29 Oct 2026 10.01 EDT
Last modified on Thu 29 Oct 2026 10.15 EDT
Huntington Beach, California, US
A man surfs through floodwatersPhotograph: Jae C Hong/AP
Chillicothe, Ohio, US
Donald Trump departs after speaking at a campaign rally held at Ohio University ChillicothePhotograph: Mark Schiefelbein/AP
Tirana, Albania
Opposition lawmakers light flares and set off smoke bombs during a parliament sessionPhotograph: Adnan Beci/AFP/Getty Images
Najaf, Iraq
People walk past a roadside stall during a dust stormPhotograph: Alaa Al-Marjani/Reuters
Sydney, Australia
Tourists climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge behind the Opera House on a spring dayPhotograph: David Gray/AFP/Getty Images
Lumajang, Indonesia
Mount Semeru spews volcanic ash as thick clouds cover the area in East JavaPhotograph: Hayu Yudha/AFP/Getty Images
Lumajang, Indonesia
Children are taken to school on a motorcycle across a stream of cold lava flow from SemeruPhotograph: Hayu Yudha/AFP/Getty Images
London, UK
Humboldt penguins swim during a photocall to promote Halloween at London ZooPhotograph: Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty Images
Shangrao, China
Farmers steer boats between rows of cages to manage eels at an aquaculture farm in the north-east of Jiangxi provincePhotograph: Liu Zhankun/China News Service/Getty Images
St Petersburg, Florida, US
The Milwaukee Brewers celebrate after winning baseball’s World Series against the Tampa Bay RaysPhotograph: Ashley Landis/AP
Morrow, Georgia, US
The former US president Barack Obama attends a rally before the midterm electionsPhotograph: Edgar Su/Reuters
New York City, US
A protester is detained by NYPD officers for blocking the Brooklyn Bridge in a demonstration for Oscar Belgal, a man shot by ICEPhotograph: Adam Gray/Getty Images
Gaza
Palestinians look at the wreckage of a vehicle destroyed by an Israeli airstrike at the Maghazi refugee campPhotograph: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP
Madrid, Spain
Employees of the Iryo high-speed rail company at Atocha railway station after observing a minute’s silence for the victims of the train collision in UrdaPhotograph: Bernat Armangué/AP
Urda, Spain
Cranes lift wrecked train carriages as rescuers search for victims after a collision between two trains in Toledo provincePhotograph: Manu Fernández/AP
Seville, Spain
Santa Justa train station is quiet after a five-minute silence for the victims of the collision of the two high-speed trainsPhotograph: Marcelo del Pozo/ReutersExplore more on these topics