Best photos of July 12: Traditional Kathakali dancer in Chennai to wildfire in Syria's Latakia

  • A Kathakali classical dancer, second left, watches artists rehearse the traditional folk dance Pulikkali, known as the Tiger Dance, as they wait backstage before their performance at a cultural festival in Chennai. AFP
    A Kathakali classical dancer, second left, watches artists rehearse the traditional folk dance Pulikkali, known as the Tiger Dance, as they wait backstage before their performance at a cultural festival in Chennai. AFP
  • Cadets of the Komponen Cadangan (Komcad), the Reserve Component of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), take part in a graduation ceremony in Banda Aceh after three months of military basic training. AFP
    Cadets of the Komponen Cadangan (Komcad), the Reserve Component of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), take part in a graduation ceremony in Banda Aceh after three months of military basic training. AFP
  • Players in action during the Swamp Soccer Championships 2025 in Hyrynsalmi, Finland. EPA
    Players in action during the Swamp Soccer Championships 2025 in Hyrynsalmi, Finland. EPA
  • People offer prayers at St Peter's Church in Mumbai to mark the one-month anniversary of the Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad. EPA
    People offer prayers at St Peter's Church in Mumbai to mark the one-month anniversary of the Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad. EPA
  • Revellers attend the sixth running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, Spain. AP Photo
    Revellers attend the sixth running of the bulls at the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, Spain. AP Photo
  • Palestinian children inspect the damage at the site of an overnight Israeli air strike that hit a tent sheltering displaced people, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
    Palestinian children inspect the damage at the site of an overnight Israeli air strike that hit a tent sheltering displaced people, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
  • Dead fish float on the water following a fish die-off, which experts believe could be a result of low water levels due to drought, in Belgrade, Serbia. Reuters
    Dead fish float on the water following a fish die-off, which experts believe could be a result of low water levels due to drought, in Belgrade, Serbia. Reuters
  • Syrian Civil Defence teams and volunteers battle wildfires near the town of Kasab, in Syria's Latakia countryside. AP Photo
    Syrian Civil Defence teams and volunteers battle wildfires near the town of Kasab, in Syria's Latakia countryside. AP Photo