Wildfire haze in Borneo and fallen soldiers in Vietnam: Wednesday’s photos of the day
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
TL;DR
- Students and teachers protested school conditions, classroom sizes, and pay.
- Political demonstrations occurred against emergency rule and for election commission resignations.
- Pope Leo is recovering from surgery after a lung cancer diagnosis.
- Legislative polls are approaching amidst uncertainty following recent conflicts.
- China's producer price index increased due to higher fuel prices.
- A campaign called for the return of the water industry to public ownership.
- Flash floods caused significant damage, sweeping away bridges and houses.
- Wildfires created hazardous haze across Borneo and neighboring regions.
- Vietnam held funeral rites for hundreds of its war dead.
- Alleged attacks by Israeli settlers involved setting fire to a mosque and a vehicle.
- Russian airstrikes caused damage and disruptions in Kyiv.
- Donald Trump campaigned for local Republican candidates in Alaska.
- Protesters in Venezuela demanded salary increases and the release of political prisoners.