• Fireworks explode over the National Mall during Fourth of July celebrations in Washington, D. C. , U. S. , July 4, 2025. REUTERS / Umit Bektas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
    Fireworks explode over the National Mall during Fourth of July celebrations in Washington, D. C. , U. S. , July 4, 2025. REUTERS / Umit Bektas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
  • People stand on the boardwalk in Kuwait City. AFP
    People stand on the boardwalk in Kuwait City. AFP
  • Fans watch Oasis perform at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Getty Images
    Fans watch Oasis perform at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Getty Images
  • US President Donald Trump after signing the 'Big Beautiful Bill Act' at the White House. AFP
    US President Donald Trump after signing the 'Big Beautiful Bill Act' at the White House. AFP
  • A handler walks with a dog at Jordan's National K9 centre in Amman, Jordan. Reuters
    A handler walks with a dog at Jordan's National K9 centre in Amman, Jordan. Reuters
  • A lifeguard stands on duty as people swim at the Pont Marie on the River Seine, Paris. AFP
    A lifeguard stands on duty as people swim at the Pont Marie on the River Seine, Paris. AFP
  • Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama attends a long-life prayer offering ceremony at the Main Tibetan Temple in McLeod Ganj, near Dharamsala. AFP
    Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama attends a long-life prayer offering ceremony at the Main Tibetan Temple in McLeod Ganj, near Dharamsala. AFP
  • A visitor views famous buildings assembled from Lego blocks, including the Orient Pearl Tower and Forbidden City, at Legoland Shanghai, China. AP Photo
    A visitor views famous buildings assembled from Lego blocks, including the Orient Pearl Tower and Forbidden City, at Legoland Shanghai, China. AP Photo
  • A Syrian woman takes a picture of the new national emblem of Syria, depicting an eagle inspired by ancient motifs at Palmyra carrying 14 feathers symbolising the country's 14 governorates and surmounted by three stars from the national flag, during a drone show at Ummayad Square in Damascus. AFP
    A Syrian woman takes a picture of the new national emblem of Syria, depicting an eagle inspired by ancient motifs at Palmyra carrying 14 feathers symbolising the country's 14 governorates and surmounted by three stars from the national flag, during a drone show at Ummayad Square in Damascus. AFP

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Best photos of July 5: Fourth of July celebrations to Syria's new emblem

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July 05, 2025

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