A selection of the day’s best images, including evacuations in Texas as Harvey’s waters rise and Eid al-Adha preparations in Afghanistan

Main image: Four actors on horseback dressed in Game of Thrones-inspired costumes carry the Queen’s baton through the Dark Hedges in Antrim, Northern Ireland. The Queen’s baton relay is on a nationwide tour before heading to Europe in preparation for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images