From a drought in Lake Poopo to victory and defeat in the boxing - today's best pictures

  • Mixed emotions ... gold medallist Arlen Lopez Cardona of Cuba, in blue, and Benjamin Whittaker of Britain after their light heavyweight fight at the Tokyo Olympics.
    Mixed emotions ... gold medallist Arlen Lopez Cardona of Cuba, in blue, and Benjamin Whittaker of Britain after their light heavyweight fight at the Tokyo Olympics.
  • A worker at a workshop in Mumbai inspects a national flag ahead of India's 75th Independence Day celebrations.
    A worker at a workshop in Mumbai inspects a national flag ahead of India's 75th Independence Day celebrations.
  • Men shepherd sheep away from an advancing fire in Marmaris district, Turkey. The European Union sent help to Turkey and volunteers joined firefighters in battling a week of bush fires that have killed eight people.
    Men shepherd sheep away from an advancing fire in Marmaris district, Turkey. The European Union sent help to Turkey and volunteers joined firefighters in battling a week of bush fires that have killed eight people.
  • A woman out shopping in the Old City of Tunis, in Tunisia.
    A woman out shopping in the Old City of Tunis, in Tunisia.
  • Fires rage in the mountains near Limni, on the Greek island of Evia, about 160 kilometres north of Athens.
    Fires rage in the mountains near Limni, on the Greek island of Evia, about 160 kilometres north of Athens.
  • From left, Paola Moran of Mexico, Natalia Kaczmarek of Poland and Stephenie McPherson of Jamaica during the first round of the women's 400m in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo.
    From left, Paola Moran of Mexico, Natalia Kaczmarek of Poland and Stephenie McPherson of Jamaica during the first round of the women's 400m in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo.
  • A member of the Afghan security forces at the site of a car bomb explosion in Kabul.
    A member of the Afghan security forces at the site of a car bomb explosion in Kabul.
  • Palestinian children on a beach at sunset in Gaza City.
    Palestinian children on a beach at sunset in Gaza City.
  • Cristina Mamani in what was once Bolivia's second largest lake, Lake Poopo, which dried up because of water diversion for regional irrigation needs and a warmer, drier climate, according to residents and scientists.
    Cristina Mamani in what was once Bolivia's second largest lake, Lake Poopo, which dried up because of water diversion for regional irrigation needs and a warmer, drier climate, according to residents and scientists.