Best photos of July 18: Wildfires in France to drying tomatoes in Tunisia

Trees burn during a fire in Martigues, France, July 18, 2025. REUTERS / Manon Cruz REFILE - QUALITY REPEAT
Tourists gather around the cross on top of the Zugspitze, Germany's highest mountain, in Grainau, near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany. AFP
Swimmers dive into the water at the start of the Men's 5km Open Water Final at the Singapore 2025 World Aquatics Championships. Getty Images
Egrets rest on treetops in Huai’an, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province. AFP
Cows take shelter on the verandah of a house damaged by torrential rain, at a cattle farm in South Korea's western province of Yesan. Reuters
People walk past dried lava from previous volcanic activity as they make their way to watch the fresh eruption near Grindavik, Reykjanes, in south-west Iceland. EPA
A Buddhist monk goes to collect alms in front of a temple in Bangkok. AFP
A farmer puts salt on tomatoes to dry them in the sun in Tebourba, northern Tunisia. EPA

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July 18, 2025

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