Today's best photos: from Etihad Rail in Fujairah to a German sunset


  • Construction of the Etihad Rail project takes place in Fujairah. Etihad Rail
    Construction of the Etihad Rail project takes place in Fujairah. Etihad Rail
  • England's Matthew Lee diving during the Men's 10m Platform preliminary at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Reuters
    England's Matthew Lee diving during the Men's 10m Platform preliminary at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Reuters
  • People get ready on their stand-up paddleboards on the Moyka River during the annual costumed Fontanka festival in St Petersburg, Russia. AP
    People get ready on their stand-up paddleboards on the Moyka River during the annual costumed Fontanka festival in St Petersburg, Russia. AP
  • People release paper lanterns on the Motoyasu River to mark the 77th anniversary of the world's first atomic bomb attack in Hiroshima, Japan. AFP
    People release paper lanterns on the Motoyasu River to mark the 77th anniversary of the world's first atomic bomb attack in Hiroshima, Japan. AFP
  • People enjoy the beach near the site of a fuel depot blast at Cuba's supertanker port of Matanzas. Reuters
    People enjoy the beach near the site of a fuel depot blast at Cuba's supertanker port of Matanzas. Reuters
  • A Palestinian boy looks out of a car that was damaged amid Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip. Reuters
    A Palestinian boy looks out of a car that was damaged amid Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip. Reuters
  • The sun rises over the Baltic Sea and a pier with a tea house in Timmendorfer Strand, Germany. AP
    The sun rises over the Baltic Sea and a pier with a tea house in Timmendorfer Strand, Germany. AP