A cathedral on fire and a ‘Frankenwrap’: photos of the day – Monday
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
Kyiv, Ukraine
Smoke and fire rises from the Dormition Cathedral in the Orthodox complex of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra after a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian capital. Photograph: Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images
London, UK
The prime minister, Keir Starmer, appears on the ITV show This Morning to talk about the new social media ban for under-16s. Photograph: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock
Dorset, UK
A military vessel patrols around the detained oil tanker Smyrtos outside Portland harbour. The tanker, which was operating as part of Russia’s shadow fleet and sailing under the flag of Cameroon, was intercepted by British forces in the Channel on Sunday. Photograph: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images
Berck, France
People thought to be migrants wade in the water to board a small boat off the coast of France, in an attempt to cross the Channel. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA
Sidon, Lebanon
A woman sitting on a car laden with furnishings checks her phone as she waits to return to her village, after the announcement of an initial ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran. Photograph: Mohammed Zaatari/AP
London, UK
Police removing protesters from outside the Royal Courts of Justice after the court of appeal ruled that the decision to ban Palestine Action as a terror group was lawful, overturning a high court decision to quash it. Photograph: Maja Smiejkowska/PA
London, UK
Campaigners from the animal welfare organisation Anima unveil a 4-metre animatronic Frankenwrap as part of a campaign targeting Pret a Manger over its chicken welfare commitments. Photograph: Betty Laura Zapata/PA
Yangzhou, China
Farmers transplant rice seedlings in a field in Jiangsu province. Farmers have been taking advantage of recent sunny weather to do the transplanting. Photograph: Meng Delong/VCG/Getty Images
Chattogram, Bangladesh
Children pose, play football and imitate their favourite players in front of Fifa World Cup 2026-themed murals painted on neighbourhood walls, transforming residential streets into informal gathering spaces for the tournament. Photograph: Md Rafayat Haque Khan/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock
London, UK
Anish Kapoor poses with Ha Makom, 2026, at an exhibition of his work at the Hayward Gallery in London. Photograph: Nicky J Sims/Getty Images
Kyiv, Ukraine
Firefighters try to put out a fire at a city marketplace after a Russian missile and drone attack. Photograph: Dan Bashakov/AP
South China Sea
Ships identified by the Philippine coastguard as Chinese research vessels are seen from onboard a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) plane in Scarborough Shoal. Photograph: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images
Geneva, Switzerland
A woman walks past a ‘No G7’ graffiti the day after demonstrations against the summit, being held in Evian, France, from 15 to 17 June. Photograph: Jean-Christophe Bott/EPA
Washington DC
The US president, Donald Trump, attends the UFC Freedom 250 event on the South Lawn of the White House. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AFP/Getty Images
