Today's best photos: from Hackney Marshes drought to Kenyans awaiting election results

People play a Sunday league amateur football match on a parched grass pitch during a heatwave, at Hackney Marshes in London. Reuters
People play a Sunday league amateur football match on a parched grass pitch during a heatwave, at Hackney Marshes in London. Reuters
The Tretten Bridge over the River Laagen collapsed in Gudbrandsdalen, Norway. AP
The Tretten Bridge over the River Laagen collapsed in Gudbrandsdalen, Norway. AP
Birds fly above Lake Tuzkol in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Reuters
Birds fly above Lake Tuzkol in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Reuters
A child before attending prayers in Nairobi, Kenya. Reuters
A child before attending prayers in Nairobi, Kenya. Reuters
Police use water cannon to disperse Ultra Orthodox Jewish protesters in a neighbourhood in Jerusalem. EPA
Police use water cannon to disperse Ultra Orthodox Jewish protesters in a neighbourhood in Jerusalem. EPA
Wounded Ukrainian soldiers Yury (L) and Vasyl pet a horse during their course of therapy near the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. EPA
Wounded Ukrainian soldiers Yury (L) and Vasyl pet a horse during their course of therapy near the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. EPA
Sunset after rain at the bay of Villefranche-sur-Mer, France AFP
Sunset after rain at the bay of Villefranche-sur-Mer, France AFP
Hikers climb the steep slope of Mount Fuji in Japan. AFP
Hikers climb the steep slope of Mount Fuji in Japan. AFP
Russian rockets fired from the Belgorod region reach Kharkiv in Ukraine. AP
Russian rockets fired from the Belgorod region reach Kharkiv in Ukraine. AP
A thunder lightning storm over Blackrock diving tower at Salthill beach brings torrential rain after a heatwave, in Galway, Ireland. Reuters
A thunder lightning storm over Blackrock diving tower at Salthill beach brings torrential rain after a heatwave, in Galway, Ireland. Reuters
Powder is thrown on to participants in the Colour Run event in Jurmala, Latvia. Reuters
Powder is thrown on to participants in the Colour Run event in Jurmala, Latvia. Reuters
A hole in a shattered window of a bus after an incident in Jerusalem. Reuters
A hole in a shattered window of a bus after an incident in Jerusalem. Reuters
Taliban fighters hold weapons as they mark the first anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan. AFP
Taliban fighters hold weapons as they mark the first anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan. AFP
Torches are lit during the Torchlight Marian procession in Lourdes, southern France. AFP
Torches are lit during the Torchlight Marian procession in Lourdes, southern France. AFP
Locals watch television at an electronics shop as they wait for the results of Kenya's general election in Kisumu. AFP
Locals watch television at an electronics shop as they wait for the results of Kenya's general election in Kisumu. AFP