Paris, France

A high school student plays the flute as fellow pupils stage a sit-in to block a street ahead of a demonstration over education spending and the cost of living Photograph: Abdul Saboor/Reuters Share

Lyon, France

Students gather in front of the University of Lyon at a protest demanding more education funding Photograph: Laurent Cipriani/AP Share

Lyon, France

A car burns during a nationwide day of strikes and protests. Between 500,000 and 700,000 people are expected to take part in about 260 demonstrations on Thursday Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters Share

Tehran, Iran

Iranians set fire to a banner depicting Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu and JD Vance Photograph: Majid Asgaripour/Wana/Reuters Share

Kyiv, Ukraine

Rescuers with fire hoses attend the site of a Russian strike on a civilian warehouse Photograph: Sergey Dolzhenko/EPA Share

Kramatorsk, Ukraine

An elderly woman walks past a car destroyed by a Russian air attack on a bridge in the industrial city in eastern…