Chinese lanterns and a bee protest: Wednesday's best photos

The Guardian’s picture editors select photo highlights from around the world

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Main image: Chinese lantern festival in Santiago, Chile.

  • Santiago, Chile

    Women’s rights activists wear blindfolds while protesting against violence to women and also the Chilean government.
    Santiago, ChileWomen’s rights activists wear blindfolds while protesting against violence to women and also the Chilean government.

  • London, UK

    Schoolchildren unveil 21 bronze life-sized elephants at Marble Arch. The sculptures, by artists Gillie and Marc, have been created to highlight the plight of the species which could face extinction by 2040
    London, UK, School children unveil 21 bronze life-sized elephants at Marble Arch. The sculptures, by artists Gillie and Marc, have been created to highlight the plight of the species which could face extinction by 2040

  • Shihezi, China

    A soldier jumps through a circle of fire during a drill
    Shihezi, China. A soldier jumps through a circle of fire during a drill

  • Gold Coast, Australia

    Zac Maher plays in algae, known as ‘cornflake seaweed’ at Palm Beach. The council says the build up of the seaweed is due to current weather conditions and is a natural process at this time of year
    Gold Coast, Australia. Zac Maher plays in algae, known as ‘cornflake seaweed’ at Palm Beach. The council says the build up of the seaweed is due to current weather conditions and is a natural process at this time of year

  • London, UK

    The Liberal Democrat leader, Jo Swinson, speaks to Extinction Rebellion protesters dressed as bees after they glued themselves to the party’s battlebus during a visit to Knights youth centre
    London, UK. Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson speaks to Extinction Rebellion protesters dressed as bees after they glued themselves to the party’s battle bus during a visit to Knights youth centre

  • Kampong Cham, Cambodia

    Trays of fried tarantulas and insects offered for sale to tourists in the town of Skun
    Kampong Cham, Cambodia. Trays of fried tarantulas and insects offered for sale to tourists in the town of Skun

  • Gaza, Palestine

    A man takes a lion cub to visit children in Rafah refugee camp
    Gaza, Palestine. A man takes a lion cub to visit children in Rafah refugee camp

  • London, UK

    The US first lady, Melania Trump, visits a Salvation Army centre in Clapton where she met local school children, made Christmas decorations and helped wrap donated presents
    London, UK. US First Lady Melania Trump visits a Salvation Army centre in Clapton where she met local school children, made Christmas decorations and helped wrap donated presents

  • Santiago, Chile

    Visitors at the Fesiluz international Chinese lantern festival. The show is in Latin America for the first time and will be open to public until the end of February 2020
    Santiago, Chile. Visitors at the Fesiluz International Chinese Lantern Festival. The show is in Latin America for the first time and will be open to public until the end of February 2020

  • Katoomba, Australia

    A huge wave of smoke from scattered bushfires can be seen in the distance from the Three Sisters rock formation in the Blue Mountains. It is estimated that 20% of the Blue Mountains world heritage area has been impacted as bushfires continue across New South Wales
    Katoomba, Australia. A huge wave of smoke from scattered bushfires can be seen in the distance from the Three Sisters rock formation in the Blue Mountains. It is estimated that 20 per cent of the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area has been impacted as bushfires continue across New South Wales

  • Mus, Turkey

    A man walks along a road covered in freshly fallen snow in Mus province
    Mus, Turkey. A man walks along a road covered in freshly fallen snow in Mus province

  • County Durham, UK

    Victoria Burnham admires the hundreds of Santas as she finishes decorating her father’s house in the village of Framwellgate Moor
    County Durham, UK. Victoria Burnham admires the hundreds of Santa Claus’s as she finishes decorating her father’s house in the village of Framwellgate Moor

  • Hanoi, Vietnam

    Workers install underground drainage on a city street
    Hanoi, Vietnam. Workers install underground drainage on a city street

  • Nottingham, UK

    The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, speaks to a crowd of supporters next to a statue of Robin Hood, while on the general election campaign trail
    Nottingham, UKThe Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, speaks to a crowd of supporters next to a statue of Robin Hood, while on the general election campaign trail
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