Best photos of July 29: Festival goers in Switzerland to flooding in Vietnam

Festival goers listen to the performance of Congolese singer and rapper Gims at the Paleo Festival in Nyon, Switzerland, 28 July 2024. The Paleo is an open-air music festival running from 23 to 28 July. More than 250,000 visitors are expected during the festival. EPA / VALENTIN FLAURAUD EDITORIAL USE ONLY
Japan's Koki Kano and Hungary's Tibor Andrasfi compete in the men's epee individual semi-final bout during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. AFP
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado makes a statement after voting in the presidential election, in Caracas, Venezuela. EPA
To keep the balance of the houseboat on the dry beds of the Jhelum River, owners have fixed wooden logs at the bottom; in Kashmir, India. EPA
Snoop Dogg at the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Qualification on day two of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in Paris. Getty Images
Firefighters stand by the road near a blaze in Jonesville, California. Reuters
People watch at sunset the Paris 2024 Olympic Games cauldron attached to a balloon in the Jardin des Tuileries in Paris. AFP
Flood waters surround and submerge homes in Ben Voi village on the outskirts of Hanoi. AFP

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July 29, 2024

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