This is a selection of photos that will give you the information you need about this day. From people who swim in choppy waters at a beach in Quintana Roo to a child who peers out of a voting booth as his father casts his vote on a constitutional amendment that would make it harder to legalize same-sex marriage, these highlights will give you thrills.

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Cancun, Mexico

People swim in choppy waters at a beach in Quintana Roo. Tropical depression 14 that was moving to Florida through the Gulf of Mexico has turned into tropical storm Michael.

Photograph: Alonso Cupul/EPA

Skopje, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Children look at an installation of sunflowers inside a VW beetle at Skopje Art exhibition in the old Turkish Bazaar.

Photograph: Georgi Licovski/EPA

Tynemouth, England

Brooding storm clouds hover above Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear.

Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

Corsica, France

Authorities are trying to contain an oil spill after two merchant ships collided in the Mediterranean Sea north of Corsica. The regional French maritime authority said no one was injured in the collision.

Photograph: AP

Los Angeles, California

Protesters react as the US Senate approves Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the supreme court

Photograph: Eugene Garcia/EPA

Königssee lake, Germany

Cattle are herded down from alpine summer pastures and transported across Königssee to their winter barns

Photograph: Andreas Gebert/Getty Images

Tarragona, Spain

Members of Castellers de Sants build a human tower during the 27th Tarragona Competition

Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images

Goyang, South Korea

A firefighting helicopter tries to extinguish flames engulfing an oil storage tank

Photograph: Yonhap/EPA

Ciorogarla, Romania

A child peers out of a voting booth as his father casts his vote on a constitutional amendment that would make it harder to legalize same-sex marriage

Photograph: Andreea Alexandru/AP