A choir on ice and a clay hippo: Wednesday's best photos
The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world
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Western Sahara, Morocco
A camel calf is seen among a herd in the desert near Dakhla in Morocco-administered Western Sahara.Photograph: Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty Images
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Vilnius, Lithuania
A model presents a creation from the Lithuanian designer Juozas Statkevicius’ Spring-Summer 2020 fashion collection.Photograph: Mindaugas Kulbis/AP
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Kathmandu, Nepal
Buddhist monks holding metal alms pots march through an alley near Durbar SquarePhotograph: Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images
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Guangxi, China
New recruits of the armed police at a swearing-in ceremonyPhotograph: Costfoto/Barcroft Media
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Winchester, UK
Choristers take to the ice before the public opening of a rink at the city’s cathedralPhotograph: David Hartley/Rex/Shutterstock
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Harare, Zimbabwe
A policeman tackles a woman with his boot as police disperse a crowd outside an opposition party’s headquartersPhotograph: Jekesai Njikizana/AFP/Getty Images
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Tehran, Iran
Mourners at a funeral for two security officers who died during protests over petrol price hikesPhotograph: Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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Baghdad, Iraq
Anti-government protesters after spending the night sleeping on the streetsPhotograph: Murtadha Sudani/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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Gateshead, UK
Three-year-old Nina Condon looks at Hope Hippo, a clay sculpture that is part of an exhibition at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary ArtPhotograph: Owen Humphreys/PA
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Bangkok, Thailand
A man in a Pope Francis costume walks inside the grounds of St Louis church before the pope’s arrival. See more pictures of the papal visit herePhotograph: Diego Azubel/EPA
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Cambridge, UK
The Liberal Democrat leader, Jo Swinson, visits Trumpington Park primary schoolPhotograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters
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London, UK
The Palm House at Kew Gardens is illuminated during a preview of the Christmas at Kew eventPhotograph: Jim Dyson/Getty Images
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Hong Kong
Medics carry a man past debris at Polytechnic UniversityPhotograph: Ng Han Guan/AP
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New Delhi, India
Security personnel detain an Indian Youth Congress (IYC) activist during a protestPhotograph: Harish Tyagi/EPA
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Newton Aycliffe, UK
Boris Johnson visits a washing machine manufacturer during election campaigning in County DurhamPhotograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA
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London, UK
An immersive jellyfish installation by Rimini Protokoll at the Royal Academy of ArtsPhotograph: Hollie Adams/Getty Images
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