Here are the day's top stories in photos.

Urumqi fire triggers protest vs China’s COVID restrictions

Students light candles in the campus of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, in solidarity with protests held at the mainland over Beijing's COVID-19 restrictions, in Hong Kong on Monday. Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in China's major cities in a rare outpouring of public anger against the state over its zero-COVID policy. Peter Parks, AFP

Fighting for gay right in Venezuela

The LGBTIQ activist Koddy Campo is seen chained as a protest in front of the headquarters of the Ombudsman, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Monday. The activists are seeking to put an end to transgender people being unable to change their names in Venezuela as they protest for a week chained in front of the headquarters of the Ombudsman. Rayner Peña R, EPA-EFE

Desert madness in the World Cup

A fan of Ecuador attends the FIFA World Cup 2022 group A football match between Ecuador and Senegal at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday. The biggest football event in the world is in its second week of action with some top seed countries still unsure of making it to the final 16 countries in the second round. Rungroj Yongrit, EPA-EFE