A surfing competition and a cheese race: photos of the day – Monday
Guardian staff reporter·2026-05-04·via The Guardian
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The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
Ethan Ewing surfs in the semifinals of the Gold Coast Pro at Snapper Rocks in Australia. Photograph: Jason O’Brien/EPA
Eithne Staunton
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Tehran, Iran
Images of the schoolchildren killed in an airstrike on the southern city of Minab are displayed in Tajrish Square Photograph: Majid Asgaripour/Reuters
Moscow, Russia
An apartment block after a Ukrainian drone strike. Moscow’s mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, said a drone fell into the building. No casualties were reported Photograph: Maxim Shipenkov/EPA
Yerevan, Armenia
The UK prime minister, Keir Starmer, arriving for the European Political Community summit Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/Reuters
San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic
The national police used teargas and water cannon to disperse people trying to reach a community to protest against exploration by the Canadian mining company GoldQuest Photograph: Orlando Barría/EPA
Beijing, China
Cleaning the windows of an office building in the capitalPhotograph: Andrés Martínez Casares/EPA
Karachi, Pakistan
The national meteorology service has issued a heatwave alert for Karachi, warning that temperatures could rise to about 41C in the coming daysPhotograph: Rehan Khan/EPA
Hebron, West Bank
Palestinians watch and Israeli troops stand guard while heavy machinery demolishes a Palestinian building near Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West BankPhotograph: Mussa Qawasma/Reuters
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Catholic faithful carry an image of the Virgin of the Rosary during a procession as part of the Feast of the Rose Photograph: Johan Ordóñez/AFP/Getty Images
Frankfurt, Germany
The Commerzbank Tower in Frankfurt’s financial districtPhotograph: Michael Probst/AP
Milan, Italy
People celebrate Inter’s Serie A championship victory in the Piazza del Duomo. Sunday’s victory over Parma has secured the Milanese team’s 21st league title Photograph: Pietro Staricco/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock
Shaftesbury, UK
The annual Gold Hill Cheese Race on ‘Hovis Hill’, where competitors race up the 72-metre course carrying a 25kg wheel of cheese. The steep cobbled hill was made famous in Ridley Scott’s Hovis bread advert in 1973Photograph: ZacharyCulpin/BNPS
Gold Coast, Australia
Ethan Ewing surfs in the semifinals of the Gold Coast Pro at Snapper RocksPhotograph: Jason O’Brien/EPA
New Delhi, India
Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) supporters celebrate its lead in the Assam and West Bengal state election results outside the party headquartersPhotograph: Rajat Gupta/EPA
Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir
People shelter under umbrellas as heavy rainfall hits the Kashmir valley Photograph: Mukhtar Khan/AP
Venice, Italy
A new black-pigment iteration of At the Edge of the World (1998) by Anish Kapoor in the Palazzo Manfrin, part of the 61st Venice Biennale Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian
Paris, France
Former president Nicolas Sarkozy arrives for his appeal trial in the Palais de Justice courthouse over charges he sought Libyan financing for his 2007 electionPhotograph: Stéphane Lemouton/SIPA/Shutterstock
Ur, Iraq
An aerial view shows members of the Iraqi Antiquities Authority maintenance team working to restore the stairs of the Great Ziggurat temple in the ancient city of Ur, believed to be the birthplace of AbrahamPhotograph: Assad Niyazi/AFP/Getty Images
Kapsabet, Kenya
Sebastian Sawe is welcomed during a ceremony by local residents, athletes and officials in Kapsabet, Nandi County, Great Rift Valley, Kenya. The athlete was honored following his historic victory at the London Marathon. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
Washington DC, US
The base of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool being painted ‘American flag blue’ after an order from the US president, Donald Trump. The decision comes before the nation’s 250th anniversary this summer. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA
