Best photos of July 21: Clash in South China Sea to Gaza protest in Colombian Parliament

  • Philippines Navy personnel and Chinese coastguards clash near a grounded Filipino warship in the South China Sea. Reuters
    Philippines Navy personnel and Chinese coastguards clash near a grounded Filipino warship in the South China Sea. Reuters
  • Palestinians attend the funeral in Gaza city of six members of a family, who were killed after an Israeli strike hit their home. Reuters
    Palestinians attend the funeral in Gaza city of six members of a family, who were killed after an Israeli strike hit their home. Reuters
  • People assist a woman who fainted during a clash with police at a protest demanding the resignation of India's Education Minister, in New Delhi. AFP
    People assist a woman who fainted during a clash with police at a protest demanding the resignation of India's Education Minister, in New Delhi. AFP
  • A Taoist priest raises a folded text during a crucial stage of the nocturnal Absolution Horse Ritual, meant to pardon wandering spirits, in Yunlin, Taiwan. Getty Images
    A Taoist priest raises a folded text during a crucial stage of the nocturnal Absolution Horse Ritual, meant to pardon wandering spirits, in Yunlin, Taiwan. Getty Images
  • A glaciologist stands beside an eight-metre marker measuring the annual ice melt of the Rhone Glacier, Switzerland. EPA
    A glaciologist stands beside an eight-metre marker measuring the annual ice melt of the Rhone Glacier, Switzerland. EPA
  • People hike along trails at Reseda Point in Los Angeles, as Southern California remains under a heatwave. EPA
    People hike along trails at Reseda Point in Los Angeles, as Southern California remains under a heatwave. EPA
  • Floodwaters near a guesthouse in Parun, the capital of Nuristan province, Afghanistan. Reuters
    Floodwaters near a guesthouse in Parun, the capital of Nuristan province, Afghanistan. Reuters
  • Members of the Pacto Historico party hold a Palestinian flag as Colombian President Gustavo Petro delivers a speech during the installation of the new Congress, in Bogota. EPA
    Members of the Pacto Historico party hold a Palestinian flag as Colombian President Gustavo Petro delivers a speech during the installation of the new Congress, in Bogota. EPA