Vigils, flares and a stranded sailing boat: photos of the day – Thursday

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  • Gaza

    Flares are fired by Israeli forces over Gaza

    Flares light up the night sky, illuminating the clouds
  • Manila, Philippines

    Elementary school pupils cover their heads with their notebooks at a designated evacuation centre outside a school building during an an annual earthquake drill

    Young children wearing blue shirts and brown shorts sit on the floor covering their heads with their notebooks
  • Kathmandu, Nepal

    The burnt-out Singha Durbar office complex that housed the prime minister’s office and other ministries. It was destroyed during Monday’s deadly anti-corruption protests triggered by a social media ban, which was later lifted

    A grand, three-storey building with rubble spilling out of the windows. The exterior is stained by the fire and smoke
  • Seattle, US

    A candlelight vigil on Wednesday for the Turning Point USA founder, Charlie Kirk, who was shot dead while speaking at Utah Valley University earlier in the day

    A man has a US flag draped around him and he and others hold up lit candles in the shape of the crucifix
  • Gaza City, Gaza

    Palestinians transport their belongings as they evacuate Gaza City towards southern areas of the coastal Gaza Strip

    A man sits on the bonnet of a very battered car with a shattered windscreen. Belongings including thin mattresses and blankets are piled high and tied to the roof of the car
  • Benalmadena, Spain

    A firefighting helicopter spreads water over a forest fire in the coastal city of Benalmadena on the Costa del Sol

    Water is sprayed from a helicopter on to a forest. The sea is visible in the distance
  • Washington, UK

    The aftermath of a fire at the constituency office of the MP for Washington and Gateshead South, Sharon Hodgson, in Sunderland. Graffiti at the scene reads: “328 days. Blood on your hands.”

    Aerial view of burnt-out buildings with the roofs and interior destroyed
  • Hamburg, Germany

    Climate activists hang a banner at the main entrance to the exhibition centre hosting the Cruise Days and Seatrade Europe trade fair

    Two men high up on two poles with a banner hung between them that says ‘smash cruiseshit’
  • Mexico City, Mexico

    A vehicle burns near the site of a gas tanker explosion under a highway overpass

    A car engulfed in flames on the side of a road. A fire engine and firefighter are nearby
  • Gaza City, Gaza

    Palestinians, including children, gather at a food distribution site

    Children in tears hold out bowls and saucepans for food
  • Havana, Cuba

    Cubans at the Malecón waterfront during the country’s fifth nationwide power blackout in a year

    Silhouettes of people in front of the water during sunset
  • Tynemouth, UK

    Emergency services at the scene after a sailing boat ran aground at King Edward’s Bay in Tynemouth. A solo sailor who was rescued from the vessel told rescuers he had been at sea for 45 days. Armed police and an army bomb disposal team were called to the bay after concerns were raised about items found on the sailing boat. The one person on board, an elderly man, was helped off by a lifeboat volunteer after two RNLI crews were called to the scene after reports of a vessel drifting dangerously close to rocks

    A sailing boat at an angle in the bay. Two emergency services workers are standing on the sand looking at the boat
  • New York, US

    Selma Blair and Judith Light attend the Forbes Power Women’s Summit at Jazz at the Lincoln Center

    Judith Light sits on the red carpet stroking a dog who has rolled on to its side. Selma Blair is posing for a photo with her hand in her pockey
  • New York, US

    The New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo walks on the runway during the Style Across the Aisle fashion show

    Andrew Cuomo holds his suit jacket open at the end of the runway
  • London, UK

    A painting by Banksy after being partially removed from a wall of the Royal Courts of Justice. The mural, which depicted a judge raising a gavel over a cowering protester holding a blood-splattered placard, was removed from the Grade I listed building after it appeared on Monday

    The faded outline of the mural on the wall
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