Firefighters and civilian volunteers refill a water tanker during night-time wildfire suppression operations in Gironde. Photograph: Sapte Fabrice/ABACA/ShutterstockJim PowellFri 31 Jul 2026 13.04 EDTLast modified on Fri 31 Jul 2026 13.23 EDTShare
Kyiv, Ukraine
People hold flares during a memorial event at Independence Square in Kyiv, marking the fourth anniversary of the Olenivka prison attack. On 29 July 2022, dozens of Ukrainian soldiers died in the bombardment of the Russian-controlled jail of Olenivka in the eastern Donetsk region.Photograph: Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty ImagesShare
Lviv, Ukraine
A woman is in tears upon seeing an apartment building hit by a Russian missile strike in Lviv. Donald Trump cast doubt this week on allowing Ukraine to build Patriot missiles, saying in an interview he was ‘not sure’ about the move.The US president told the Financial Times: ‘It’s a very extraordinary weapon, and we have to be a little bit careful of who we licence to.’Photograph: Roman Baluk/ReutersShare
Odesa, Ukraine
Residents and visitors relax on a beach on the outskirts of Odesa as smoke from a fire rises in the background following a Russian missile strike. Russia has been accused of violating Polish airspace after a missile exploded in a field in the east of the country, triggering Nato air defences, in the midst of a massive air raid that killed 13 people in neighbouring Ukraine.Photograph: Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty ImagesShare
Firefighters and civilian volunteers refill a water tanker during night-time wildfire suppression operations in Gironde. Severe wildfires have burned across Spain and France since early July, killing people, destroying thousands of homes and forcing more than 300,000 people to flee.Photograph: Fabrice Sapte /ABACA/ShutterstockShare
Ceuta, Spain
Migrants try to cross from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. At least 57 people died trying to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after as many as 50,000 migrants entered the tiny territory from Morocco in a matter of hours, triggering a political crisis for the Madrid government and unleashing a barrage of criticism from other EU countries.Photograph: Antonio Sempere/APShare
Fnideq, Morocco
A member of the security forces stands guard as people attempt to cross from the northern Moroccan town of Fnideq to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, who arrived in Ceuta on Friday, described the influx of as many as 50,000 migrants as ‘a violation of Spain’s territorial integrity’ and said he would use all the state resources at his disposal to guarantee the safety of the people of Ceuta.Photograph: APShare
Gaza
Palestinians take cover following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. Donald Trump has declared a breakthrough in negotiations over the disarmament of Hamas and the withdrawal of Israeli forces but Israel has yet to respond officially to the plan and government officials have voiced scepticism over the deal.Photograph: Mohammed Saber/EPAShare
Deir al-Balah, Gaza
Adults and children survey the wreckage of homes destroyed in an Israeli military attack in Deir al-Balah. Israel has pointed to Hamas’s failure to disarm as justification for its continued strikes and refusal to allow any reconstruction in Gaza, and for Israeli forces’ steady edging forward from the demarcation line agreed in October.Photograph: Ali Jadallah/Anadolu/Getty ImagesShare
Qusra, West Bank
Children stand outside a mosque that was burned during an attack by Israeli settlers in the West Bank village of Qusra. On its wall, Hebrew graffiti reads ‘Revenge Benayahu’, referring to an Israeli settler killed during clashes with Palestinians in the village of Tell.Photograph: Léo Corrêa/APShare
Anzah, West Bank
Palestinians gather in front of a building containing shops and flats that were demolished by Israeli forces, citing the lack of a building permit, in Anzah. Israel said it was preparing a major military operation in the West Bank after four Palestinians and two Israelis were killed during a confrontation that began after armed settlers entered a Palestinian village with support from the Israeli military.Photograph: John Wessels/AFP/Getty ImagesShare
Aurora and her six-year-old daughter, who were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and sent to a family detention centre in Texas, pose for a portrait with Aurora’s ankle monitor in the Central Valley of California. The Trump administration arrested a record number of immigrants last month, according to newly released government data that reveals how US immigration agents are quietly but steadily ramping up operations across the country.Photograph: Carlos Barría/ReutersShare
Pyongyang, North Korea
Youths and students dance at the plaza of the Arch of Triumph to mark the 73rd anniversary of the end of the Korean War in Pyongyang. Russia and North Korea are close to completing a bridge that will form the first road link ever built between the countries, amid concerns the two increasingly close allies are creating infrastructure to boost military cooperation in the Ukraine war.Photograph: Kim Won Jin/AFP/Getty ImagesShare
Nairobi, Kenya
Revellers in cowboy attire dance to country music during International Cowboy Day celebrations at Ngong racecourse. Observed annually on the fourth Saturday of July, International Cowboy Day celebrates the history, culture and enduring legacy of cowboys and cowgirls around the world.Photograph: Luis Tato/AFP/Getty ImagesShare
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
US photographer Spencer Tunick gives instructions to the participants of his new performance. Entitled Gran Spectrum, it’s a tribute to the gay community, with participants painted in the colours of the rainbow flag.Photograph: Angel Medina G/EPAShare
Paris, France
The peloton cycles up Rue Lepic on the ascent of the Butte de Montmartre during the 21st stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France. Tadej Pogačar took a record-equalling fifth win on Sunday, joining Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Induráin in the canon of the Tour’s most successful cyclists.Photograph: Geoffroy van der Hasselt/AFP/Getty ImagesShare
Glasgow, Scotland
Team Australia compete in the men’s 4000m team pursuit qualifying during the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games at Sir Chris Hoy velodrome.Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty ImagesShare
Bray, England
The green square and parched, dry and yellow grass on the cricket field of Maidenhead & Bray cricket club during a game in Bray. England is on track to record its highest ever number of heat-related deaths this summer after the UK Health Security Agency announced that an estimated 2,877 people had died in the May and June heatwaves.Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty ImagesShareExplore more on these topics
