Today's best photos: from fishing season in Yangjiang to an artists hot air balloon
Boats heading out to sea on the first day of the fishing season in Yangjiang, southern China. AFP
Joao Bosco Fernandes Sampaio, 61, of the indigenous Tukano people, in Manaus, Brazil. Brazil's indigenous people began to be surveyed this month in the framework of the new national census. EPA
A 'bathtub ring' of mineral deposits left by higher water levels at the drought-stricken Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico. AFP
The traditional 'Tigrada' in Chilapa, Mexico, when thousands of people dressed as tigers flood the streets. EPA
Destruction in the warzone of Kramatorsk, after military strikes as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues. Reuters
This 3,932-metre sawdust rug broke the Guinness world record for length and was made by 240 artisans using 80 tonnes of multi-coloured sawdust. EPA
Street artist Varvara Logvyn paints national emblems on to anti-tank obstacles in Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine. EPA
The scene in the run-up to the 10th anniversary of the Marikana massacre, in which 34 mineworkers were killed and more than 70 injured when South African police opened fire on a group protesting over wages. AFP
Arthur Abele, of Germany, runs alone in a decathlon 110 metres hurdles heat at the European Championships in Munich. He was disqualified from his original heat, then allowed to run on his own after the decision was revised. AP
Catholic devotees commemorate the Virgin of Altagracia, on the centenary of her canonical coronation, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. EPA
Fireworks explode over Ajaccio, on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica. AFP
A dog receiving acupuncture and physiotherapy at an animal clinic in Beijing. A growing number of animals are being signed up for traditional medicine in China — care their masters say is less invasive and comes with fewer side effects than conventional treatment. AFP
Supporters of presidential candidate Raila Odinga protest against the results of Kenya's general election in Kibera, Nairobi, in which William Ruto was declared the winner. AFP
Stargazers gather to watch the Perseid meteor shower among the ancient statues on Mount Nemrut in south-eastern Turkey. AP
Twins Gonul and Goode Ali attend the flight of new artwork 'Fields of EveryWhen', a spectacular hot air balloon celebrating the people and places of Thamesmead, south-east London, by artists musson+retallick. Getty Images
