Today's best photos: from bicycle tricks to the Tour de France - in pictures


  • A biker performs stunts at Kavouri Beach near Athens. Reuters
    A biker performs stunts at Kavouri Beach near Athens. Reuters
  • People cooling off at a water park in hot weather in Lianyungang in China's eastern Jiangsu province. AFP
    People cooling off at a water park in hot weather in Lianyungang in China's eastern Jiangsu province. AFP
  • The sun sets behind a burnt forest near Mariposa, California. More than 2,000 firefighters backed by 17 helicopters were sent to battle the so-called Oak Fire, which broke out near Yosemite National Park. AFP
    The sun sets behind a burnt forest near Mariposa, California. More than 2,000 firefighters backed by 17 helicopters were sent to battle the so-called Oak Fire, which broke out near Yosemite National Park. AFP
  • Families and friends of the victims of the collapse of Corrego do Feijao dam pay tribute in Brumadinho, Brazil. AFP
    Families and friends of the victims of the collapse of Corrego do Feijao dam pay tribute in Brumadinho, Brazil. AFP
  • People are reflected in the waters of the Basilica Cistern while visiting the historic site in Istanbul, Turkey. The Byzantine structure, built in 532, has been restored and is open for visitors again. EPA
    People are reflected in the waters of the Basilica Cistern while visiting the historic site in Istanbul, Turkey. The Byzantine structure, built in 532, has been restored and is open for visitors again. EPA
  • Ulises Aguero is dressed in feathers to honour Saint Francisco Solano, known as 'the Saint of the birds' in Emboscada, Paraguay. AP
    Ulises Aguero is dressed in feathers to honour Saint Francisco Solano, known as 'the Saint of the birds' in Emboscada, Paraguay. AP
  • A motorist drives a car overloaded with vegetables and fruit on a street in Yaounde, Cameroon before a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron. AFP
    A motorist drives a car overloaded with vegetables and fruit on a street in Yaounde, Cameroon before a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron. AFP
  • Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, passes the Arc de Triomphe during the twenty-first stage of the Tour de France in Paris. AP
    Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, passes the Arc de Triomphe during the twenty-first stage of the Tour de France in Paris. AP