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  • A collapsed building is a monument to the twin earthquakes that shook La Guaira state in Venezuela, as rescuers scour debris for survivors. AFP
    A collapsed building is a monument to the twin earthquakes that shook La Guaira state in Venezuela, as rescuers scour debris for survivors. AFP
  • Robots go for goal at a technology competition in Incheon, South Korea. AFP
    Robots go for goal at a technology competition in Incheon, South Korea. AFP
  • Lava flows down the slopes of Mount Merapi as the Indonesian volcano erupts. AFP
    Lava flows down the slopes of Mount Merapi as the Indonesian volcano erupts. AFP
  • Mourners gathering around the coffin of Iran's former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a funeral ceremony in Tehran. AFP
    Mourners gathering around the coffin of Iran's former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a funeral ceremony in Tehran. AFP
  • Melted glacier water streams over rock and gravel near Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, amid a record heatwave in France. Getty Images
    Melted glacier water streams over rock and gravel near Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, amid a record heatwave in France. Getty Images
  • Serbia's Novak Djokovic is left on his knees in his second round Wimbledon match against Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas. AFP
    Serbia's Novak Djokovic is left on his knees in his second round Wimbledon match against Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas. AFP
  • Rush hour traffic passes a mural depicting Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo in El Salvador. Reuters
    Rush hour traffic passes a mural depicting Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo in El Salvador. Reuters
  • The Ferris wheel of the Great American State Fair in the National Mall viewed from the Washington Monument with the US Capitol in the distance. The fair celebrates the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence. AFP
    The Ferris wheel of the Great American State Fair in the National Mall viewed from the Washington Monument with the US Capitol in the distance. The fair celebrates the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence. AFP
  • Honour guards march in front of Chinese President Xi Jinping, centre, during a celebration of the 105th anniversary of the ruling Communist Party, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. EPA
    Honour guards march in front of Chinese President Xi Jinping, centre, during a celebration of the 105th anniversary of the ruling Communist Party, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. EPA
  • A view of the decorative umbrellas in Bohri bazaar in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA
    A view of the decorative umbrellas in Bohri bazaar in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA
  • An aerial shot of high-speed trains at the Nanjing South depot in China's eastern Jiangsu province. AFP
    An aerial shot of high-speed trains at the Nanjing South depot in China's eastern Jiangsu province. AFP
  • Houthi guards watch a burning pile of confiscated drugs, in the northern governorate of Saada, Yemen. EPA
    Houthi guards watch a burning pile of confiscated drugs, in the northern governorate of Saada, Yemen. EPA
  • Palestinians search destroyed tents at a camp for displaced people after it was hit in an Israeli strike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. Reuters
    Palestinians search destroyed tents at a camp for displaced people after it was hit in an Israeli strike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. Reuters
  • France's Mary-Ambre Moluh competes in the 50-metres backstroke final during the French national swimming championships in Saint-Etienne, central France. AFP
    France's Mary-Ambre Moluh competes in the 50-metres backstroke final during the French national swimming championships in Saint-Etienne, central France. AFP
  • Flooded streets in Accra, Ghana. EPA
    Flooded streets in Accra, Ghana. EPA
  • A destroyed building after Pakistani air strikes in the Samkani district of Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks. Reuters
    A destroyed building after Pakistani air strikes in the Samkani district of Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks. Reuters
  • Pope Leo XIV leads the Angelus prayer from a window of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. Reuters
    Pope Leo XIV leads the Angelus prayer from a window of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. Reuters
  • A police officer helps secure the scene of a plane crash in Tomblaine, near Nancy, France. A civilian aircraft carrying skydivers crashed shortly after take-off, killing at least 11 on board. EPA
    A police officer helps secure the scene of a plane crash in Tomblaine, near Nancy, France. A civilian aircraft carrying skydivers crashed shortly after take-off, killing at least 11 on board. EPA
  • A child jumps into the sea beside the Maiden's Tower in Istanbul. Europe's extreme heatwave has pushed eastwards. AFP
    A child jumps into the sea beside the Maiden's Tower in Istanbul. Europe's extreme heatwave has pushed eastwards. AFP
  • France's President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Oman's Sultan Haitham ahead of a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Reuters
    France's President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Oman's Sultan Haitham ahead of a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Reuters
  • England's forward #09 Harry Kane celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the 2026 World Cup round of 32 match football between England and the Democratic Republic of Congo at the Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta. AFP
    England's forward #09 Harry Kane celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the 2026 World Cup round of 32 match football between England and the Democratic Republic of Congo at the Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta. AFP
  • Formula One drivers in action during the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg. The race was won by George Russell. Reuters
    Formula One drivers in action during the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg. The race was won by George Russell. Reuters
  • The Moon rises over Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery, which was recently damaged by Russian missile and drone strikes, in the Ukrainian capital. Reuters
    The Moon rises over Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery, which was recently damaged by Russian missile and drone strikes, in the Ukrainian capital. Reuters
  • Bahrain civil defence and rescue personnel work in a residential building, which according to the Bahraini Interior Ministry, was hit by an Iranian drone, in Muharraq. Reuters
    Bahrain civil defence and rescue personnel work in a residential building, which according to the Bahraini Interior Ministry, was hit by an Iranian drone, in Muharraq. Reuters
  • Mourners line up to pay their respects to the late Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha, at Phiman Rattaya Throne Hall in the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
    Mourners line up to pay their respects to the late Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha, at Phiman Rattaya Throne Hall in the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
  • Lightning strikes the Eiffel Tower during a thunderstorm in Paris. AFP
    Lightning strikes the Eiffel Tower during a thunderstorm in Paris. AFP
  • Emergency workers search for survivors after a landslide engulfed homes in Hirao, Japan. Reuters
    Emergency workers search for survivors after a landslide engulfed homes in Hirao, Japan. Reuters
  • An Adidas advert featuring footballer Lamine Yamal from Spain's World Cup team is towed along on the East River near the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, US. Reuters
    An Adidas advert featuring footballer Lamine Yamal from Spain's World Cup team is towed along on the East River near the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, US. Reuters
  • People try to cool down in the spray from portable misting machines near the Colosseum in Rome, Italy. AFP
    People try to cool down in the spray from portable misting machines near the Colosseum in Rome, Italy. AFP
  • A jockey a specially adapted wooden plough during Pacu Jawi, a traditional bull racing event, in the Indonesian village of Simabur, West Sumatra. AFP
    A jockey a specially adapted wooden plough during Pacu Jawi, a traditional bull racing event, in the Indonesian village of Simabur, West Sumatra. AFP

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July 03, 2026

Updated: July 03, 2026, 6:02 PM
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