Best photographs of the day: a slow loris and farewell from Farage

The Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, including the Queen’s costumes, Baghdad bomb tributes and DVD destruction

  • Montreux, Switzerland


    US bassist and lead vocalist Dusty Hill (L) and US guitarist and lead vocalist Billy Gibbons (R) of the band ZZ Top perform on stage of the Auditorium Stravinski during the 50th Montreux Jazz Festival
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    Montreux, Switzerland US bassist and lead vocalist Dusty Hill (L) and US guitarist and lead vocalist Billy Gibbons (R) of the band ZZ Top perform on stage of the Auditorium Stravinski during the 50th Montreux Jazz Festival

  • Wimbledon, England


    Spectators at the back on Centre Court during day seven of the 2016 Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club
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    Wimbledon, England Spectators at the back on Centre Court during day seven of the 2016 Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club

  • Shah Alam, Malaysia


    A Malaysian swings around fireworks to celebrate the last day of the Muslims’ Holy fasting month of Ramadan. Eid al-Fitr is the celebration following the holy fasting month of Ramadan when Muslims stop fasting from sunrise to sunset
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    Shah Alam, Malaysia A Malaysian swings around fireworks to celebrate the last day of the Muslims’ Holy fasting month of Ramadan. Eid al-Fitr is the celebration following the holy fasting month of Ramadan when Muslims stop fasting from sunrise to sunset

  • Baghdad, Iraq


    People light candles at the scene of a massive car bomb attack in Karada, a busy shopping district where people were shopping for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday
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    Baghdad, Iraq People light candles at the scene of a massive car bomb attack in Karada, a busy shopping district where people were shopping for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday

  • Mumbai, India


    A boy stands under an overflowing dam along the Powai lake after heavy rains
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    Mumbai, India A boy stands under an overflowing dam along the Powai lake after heavy rains

  • Xapuri, Brazil


    A devotee rides her horse around a chapel to make an offering to Saint Joao of Guarani during an annual celebration in Chico Mendes Extraction Reserve Devotees believe that Sao Joao do Guarani is a saint of the forest and can grant blessings and miracles.
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    Xapuri, Brazil A devotee rides her horse around a chapel to make an offering to Saint Joao of Guarani during an annual celebration in Chico Mendes Extraction Reserve Devotees believe that Sao Joao do Guarani is a saint of the forest and can grant blessings and miracles.

  • West Java, Indonesia


    A Javan slow loris, confiscated from people trying to sell it as a pet, is treated by a medical team from the charity International Animal Rescue at Mount Sawal in Ciamis
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    A Javan slow loris is treated by International Animal Rescue at Mount Sawal in Ciamis, West Java, Indonesia

  • Novosibirsk, Russia


    A participant crawls through the mud during the Race of Heroes event at Koltsovo training ground
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    A participant crawls through the mud during the Race of Heroes event in Novosibirsk, Russia

  • Dorset, England


    The sun shimmers on the sea at Chesil beach in Portland
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    The sun shimmers on the sea at Chesil beach in Portland, Dorset, England

  • Pörtschach am Wörthersee, Austria


    A design by Italian artist Daniele Piovano seen on a model at the 2016 World Bodypainting festival
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    A design by Italian artist Daniele Piovano at the 2016 World Bodypainting festival in Pörtschach am Wörthersee, Austria

  • Turkey-Syria border


    Young Syrians take shelter at a refugee camp
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    Young Syrians take shelter at a refugee camp on the Turkey-Syria border

  • London, England


    Curator Caroline de Guitaut with some of the outfits on display for the Fashioning a Reign: 90 Years of Style from The Queen’s Wardrobe exhibition at Buckingham Palace
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    Curator Caroline de Guitaut with some of the outfits from the Fashioning a Reign: 90 Years of Style from The Queen’s Wardrobe exhibition at Buckingham Palace in London, England

  • Pretoria, South Africa


    Residents of the Plastic View informal settlement have been left homeless after a huge fire destroyed homes in the slum area
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    Residents of the Plastic View slum in Pretoria, South Africa, have been left homeless after a huge fire

  • Český Krumlov, Czech Republic


    Photographer Petr Kubát captures the city in South Bohemia, one of a series of images taken as part of a project on sunrise and twilight in the area
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    Photographer Petr Kubát captures the city of Český Krumlov in South Bohemia, Czech Republic

  • Quezon City, Philippines


    An armoured personnel carrier and road rollers crush fake DVDs and sunglasses as part of the government’s fight against counterfeiting and piracy
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    An armoured personnel carrier and road rollers crush fake DVDs and sunglasses in Quezon City, Philippines

  • Paris, France


    A model on the catwalk at the Iris van Herpen show during the autumn/winter 2016 haute couture fashion week
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    The Iris van Herpen show during the autumn/winter 2016 haute couture fashion week

  • London, England


    Nigel Farage leaves a news conference after announcing he is stepping down as leader of Ukip
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    Nigel Farage after announcing he is stepping down as leader of Ukip in London, England

  • London, England


    Andrea Leadsom prepares to launch her campaign to succeed David Cameron as Conservative leader
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    Andrea Leadsom prepares to launch her campaign to succeed David Cameron as Conservative leader in London, England

  • Anhui, China


    A man paddles through a village in Shucheng county, where four villages have been evacuated after the Fengle river flooded
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    A man paddles through a flooded village in Shucheng county, Anhui province, China

  • Delhi, India


    Mechanics eat iftar, the evening meal at the end of the day’s fast during Ramadan, inside a shop in the old quarter of the city
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    Mechanics eat iftar, the evening meal at the end of the day’s fast during Ramadan, in Delhi, India