Monday's selection of photographs from around the world captures a range of significant events, from a grape harvest at Prague Castle to the aftermath of deadly floods in Nepal. The images, curated by The Guardian's picture editors, offer a visual snapshot of current affairs across multiple continents.
Prague Castle's Early Grape Harvest
In Prague, Czechia, a gardener cuts a cluster of grapes in the south gardens of Prague Castle. More than 500kg of grapes are expected to be harvested from its 262 Hibernal vines to produce wine for the castle's official needs. The harvest began two weeks earlier than usual because of a very hot summer, according to the photographer Martin Divíšek/EPA.
Nepal's Zip Wire and Flood Aftermath
In Nuwakot, Nepal, residents commute across the Trishuli River on a newly installed zip wire after the deadly flash floods and mudslides. Rescuers continue to find survivors more than 10 days on from the disaster. The zip wire was installed 11 days after the floods, as seen in a photograph by Niranjan Shrestha/AP. In Kathmandu, children attend a gathering to observe a national day of mourning for victims of flash floods and mudslides triggered by a glacier collapse. At least 1,342 people were killed in Nepal, with a further 5,000 remaining missing across the region, according to Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images.
Political and Ceremonial Events
In Brasília, Brazil, the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, attends an Independence Day parade. The parade comes as the rightwing presidential hopeful Senator Flavio Bolsonaro seeks to capitalise on a crisis engulfing the country's supreme court, where two justices accuse each other of wrongdoing, as photographed by Adriano Machado/Reuters.
In Coventry, UK, the chancellor, John Healey, delivers a speech at the Manufacturing Technology Centre. In his first big address since taking up the job in July, Healey said boosting economic growth would be his priority and warned that Labour must be honest on spending, according to Betty Laura Zapata/Pool AP/AP.
In Nuuk, Greenland, Denmark's prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, joins the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, and Greenland's head of government, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, on a visit to Eutelsat OneWeb, a company that provides broadband satellite internet services, as captured by Mads Claus Rasmussen/EPA.
Social and Cultural Highlights
In Portsmouth, UK, a local resident collects some of the discarded life jackets near Eastney beach after unrest following the arrival of a boat carrying asylum seekers. Ministers condemn the 'thuggish and intimidating behaviour' of far-right activists who blocked roads in the city, according to PA/Joe Sene/PA.
In London, UK, a journalist looks at a section of the Bayeux tapestry during a press preview at the British Museum. The 70-metre embroidery has returned to Britain for the first time in almost 1,000 years, on loan as part of an agreement between the UK and France, as photographed by Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters.
In Venice, Italy, Pamela Anderson poses at the Hotel Excelsior Lido pier during the city's film festival. Her latest movie, Place to Be, is being screened out of competition. She was honoured at a gala on Sunday evening for her work in the fight against Aids, according to Stéphane Cardinale/Corbis/Getty Images.
Commemorations and Conflicts
In Belgrade, Serbia, people gather around the grave of the former Bosnian Serb army commander and war criminal Ratko Mladić at the Topcider cemetery. Mladić, 84, died last week while serving a life sentence for genocide and other crimes against humanity carried out during the Bosnian war, as reported by AP.
In Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, rescuers work at the site of a Russian drone strike on a shopping centre. The City Center mall has been closed since the beginning of September because of persistent Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure. No casualties were reported after the strike, according to Daryna Naumova/EPA.
In Bandar Abbas, Iran, a boy stands with his bicycle on a beach overlooking commercial vessels anchored in the strait of Hormuz. On Sunday, Leon Panetta, a former US defence secretary, said the Iran conflict was likely to drag on for another six months and risked becoming another 'forever war in the Middle East', as captured by Vahid Salemi/AP.
In New York, US, revellers take part in the J'ouvert celebration during the annual West Indian Day parade in Brooklyn, as photographed by David Dee Delgado/Reuters.
