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
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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 FestivalPhotograph: Manuel Lopez/EPA
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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 ClubPhotograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian
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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 sunsetPhotograph: Fazry Ismail/EPA
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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 holidayPhotograph: Hadi Mizban/AP
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Mumbai, India
A boy stands under an overflowing dam along the Powai lake after heavy rainsPhotograph: Shailesh Andrade/Reuters
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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.Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
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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 CiamisPhotograph: Jefta Images/Barcroft Images
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Novosibirsk, Russia
A participant crawls through the mud during the Race of Heroes event at Koltsovo training groundPhotograph: Kirill Kukhmar/TASS via Getty Images
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Dorset, England
The sun shimmers on the sea at Chesil beach in PortlandPhotograph: Stuart Fretwell/Rex/Shutterstock
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Pörtschach am Wörthersee, Austria
A design by Italian artist Daniele Piovano seen on a model at the 2016 World Bodypainting festivalPhotograph: Didier Messens/Getty Images
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Turkey-Syria border
Young Syrians take shelter at a refugee campPhotograph: Dona B/Pacific/Barcroft Images
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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 PalacePhotograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters
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Pretoria, South Africa
Residents of the Plastic View informal settlement have been left homeless after a huge fire destroyed homes in the slum areaPhotograph: Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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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 areaPhotograph: Petr Kubát/REX/Shutterstock
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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 piracyPhotograph: Bullit Marquez/AP
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Paris, France
A model on the catwalk at the Iris van Herpen show during the autumn/winter 2016 haute couture fashion weekPhotograph: WWD/Rex/Shutterstock
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London, England
Nigel Farage leaves a news conference after announcing he is stepping down as leader of UkipPhotograph: Peter Nicholls/Reuters
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London, England
Andrea Leadsom prepares to launch her campaign to succeed David Cameron as Conservative leaderPhotograph: Peter Nicholls/Reuters
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Anhui, China
A man paddles through a village in Shucheng county, where four villages have been evacuated after the Fengle river floodedPhotograph: Feature China/Barcroft Images
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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 cityPhotograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters
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