Photos of the Day: Lotus Flowers and Elephants

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Students of the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH) clash with riot police during a protest against the hike in the price of fares on public transport and taxis.

Photograph: Orlando Sierra/AFP/Getty Images

Moscow, Russia

A paratrooper attends a prayer service at the Church of Elijah the Prophet as part of the Paratroopers’ Day celebrations. Elijah is patron saint of Russia’s airborne troops (Blue Berets)

Photograph: Mikhail Tereshchenko/TASS

Rize, Turkey

Two men wade through a submerged garden after heavy rainfall caused streams to burst their banks

Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images