Photos of the Day: A Nursery School and U.S. Musicians

Beirut, Lebanon

Angela Merkel visits a nursery school. The German chancellor is on the final leg of a two-day trip to Jordan and Lebanon
Photograph: Christian Bruna/EPA

İzmir, Turkey

Thousands of supporters listen to Muharrem İnce, the leader of Turkey’s main opposition party and presidential candidate, as he gives an address during a campaign rally in the run-up to elections
Photograph: Ali Ege/AFP/Getty Images

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Some of the 8,500 weapons seized during operations, or voluntarily delivered to the police, are displayed before being crushed under an army steamroller
Photograph: Leo Correa/AP