Photos of the Day: Lotus Roots and Medical Books

Haian, China

Farmers push a boat full of harvested lotus roots in eastern Jiangsu province

Photograph: AFP/AFP/Getty Images

Strasbourg, France

Dutch MEP Judith Sargentini is congratulated after members of the European Parliament voted to take action against Hungary, after she raised concerns about Hungary’s erosion of democracy

Photograph: Vincent Kessler/Reuters

Wrightsville Beach, US

Residents look out at the ocean before the predicted arrival of Hurricane Florence in North Carolina

Photograph: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images