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Umbrella shade and an evacuation zone: photos of the day

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

Umbrella shade and an evacuation zone: photos of the day

TL;DR

  • Clashes occurred between federal immigration officers and protesters outside a New Jersey migrant detention center where a hunger strike was underway.
  • Former president Nicolas Sarkozy attended his appeal trial related to charges of seeking Libyan financing for his 2007 election.
  • Rescue teams worked to free seven Lao men trapped in a flooded goldmine cave in mountainous terrain after heavy rain caused a landslide.
  • Shinsegae Group chairman Chung Yong-jin publicly apologized for Starbucks' 'Tank Day' campaign, which coincided with the anniversary of the Gwangju uprising.
  • An evacuation order was issued for residents in Garden Grove, California, near Los Angeles, due to an overheating tank, but was later lifted for some.
  • Events included a National Memorial Day Observance in Virginia, British prime minister Keir Starmer's visit to Brighton, and heatwaves in London and Taipei, with people using umbrellas for shade.
  • Muslim pilgrims gathered for noon prayers at Namirah mosque during the Hajj pilgrimage near Mecca.
  • A drone view showed remaining houses in Blatten surrounded by a river nearly a year after a rock and ice slide destroyed much of the village.