Photos of the Day: Lotus Flowers and Melania Trump

Manila, Philippines

Prisoners gather outside their cells during an inspection at the Manila City Jail. The inspection was part of an operation to reduce illegal contraband in city jails around the country
Photograph: Mark R. Cristino/EPA

Washington DC, USA

The first lady, Melania Trump (R), and Queen Letizia of Spain walk down the colonnade beside the Rose Garden to join their husbands in the Oval Office at the White House
Photograph: Michael Reynolds/EPA

Hanoi, Vietnam

A woman collects lotus flowers at a lake in Hanoi. The flowers, which bloom every June, are collected for their inner parts to be mixed with tea for fragrance
Photograph: Luong Thai Linh/EPA