Elephants ride and flood waters rise: Friday's best photos
The Guardian’s picture editors bring you photo highlights from around the world
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Peshawar, Pakistan
Shiite Muslims attend a Ashura Day procession observing Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendarPhotograph: Arshad Arbab/EPA
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Kiev, Ukraine
A worker is seen at the entrance of a reconstructed shop in central KievPhotograph: Gleb Garanich/Reuters
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Milan, Italy
A model in playful mood backstage before the Etro show during Milan Fashion WeekPhotograph: WWD/REX/Shutterstock
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Rostock, Germany
Akiak the Polar bear swims in its pool at Rostock zoo in northeastern GermanyPhotograph: Stefan Sauer/AFP/Getty Images
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Moscow, Russia
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia welcomes relics of Saint Spyridon of Trimythous from Corfu, Greece, at the Christ the Saviour Cathedral.Photograph: Valery Sharifulin/TASS
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Hyderabad, India
A crowd watches on as as workers use a crane to immerse a statue of Ganesh in the Hussain Sagar Lake on the ninth day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festivalPhotograph: Noah Seelam/AFP/Getty Images
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Madrid, Spain
A hat seller wears his merchandise on his head as he tries to sell hats to tourists outside the Royal PalacePhotograph: Susana Vera/Reuters
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Gaza City, Gaza Strip
A Palestinian protester uses a giant scintillant in response to clashes with the Israeli armyPhotograph: Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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London, UK
Theresa May arrives at the back entrance of 10 Downing StreetPhotograph: Peter Nicholls/Reuters
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Naga, Philippines
The aftermath of a landslide that buried dozens of homes and led to the evacuation of five villagesPhotograph: Bullit Márquez/AP
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Gerik, Malaysia
Two elephants travel to a new 40-hectare sanctuary in Hulu Perak districtPhotograph: Fazry Ismail/EPA
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Las Vegas, US
Supporters of President Trump cheer at a campaign rallyPhotograph: Evan Vucci/AP
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South Carolina, US
A couple bail out their flooded home in LongsPhotograph: Sean Rayford/Getty Images
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Hollywood, US
Carrie Underwood stands on her star during a ceremony on the Walk of FamePhotograph: Mike Nelson/EPA
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Moscow, Russia
The Bolshoi Theatre facade is illuminated as part of the 2018 Circle of Light FestivalPhotograph: Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS
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Oss, the Netherlands
People lay flowers near a rail crossing where four children died when a train crashed into an electric cart. A fifth child and a woman were critically injuredPhotograph: Rob Engelaar/EPA
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Culiacán, Mexico
Flood waters in Sinaloa statePhotograph: Rashide Frias/AFP/Getty Images
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Chicago, US
A Siamese fighting fish in an aquarium. The fish are found in rice paddies in Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and SingaporePhotograph: Bilgin S Şaşmaz/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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Bucharest, Romania
A display of light and music marks the restoration of the city’s largest fountains, built during the rule of Nicolae CeauşescuPhotograph: Vadim Ghirdă/AP
