Today's best photos: from gloomy weather in London to lightning in Kyiv - in pictures

  • The Southbank by the Thames in London on a gloomy summer day. AFP
    The Southbank by the Thames in London on a gloomy summer day. AFP
  • The Church of Asuncion of Mediano, normally submerged almost entirely in the Mediano reservoir, is now visible due to drought in Huesca province, Spain. AFP
    The Church of Asuncion of Mediano, normally submerged almost entirely in the Mediano reservoir, is now visible due to drought in Huesca province, Spain. AFP
  • Car enthusiasts gather for the 18th world meeting of Citroen 2CV friends near Delemont, Switzerland. AFP
    Car enthusiasts gather for the 18th world meeting of Citroen 2CV friends near Delemont, Switzerland. AFP
  • Australia and England fans in the stands for the fifth Ashes Test at the Kia Oval in South London. Reuters
    Australia and England fans in the stands for the fifth Ashes Test at the Kia Oval in South London. Reuters
  • A demonstrator clashes with police in Lima, Peru. PA
    A demonstrator clashes with police in Lima, Peru. PA
  • A migrant mother from Africa, stranded at the Libyan-Tunisian border in Ras Jedir, cries while holding her son. AFP
    A migrant mother from Africa, stranded at the Libyan-Tunisian border in Ras Jedir, cries while holding her son. AFP
  • Newly built, sustainable housing in Northstowe, England. Getty
    Newly built, sustainable housing in Northstowe, England. Getty
  • Training for the Men's High Diving at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Getty
    Training for the Men's High Diving at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Getty
  • Police block the entrance to Al Aqsa Mosque compound after a visit to the site by Israel's hard-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
    Police block the entrance to Al Aqsa Mosque compound after a visit to the site by Israel's hard-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
  • Lightning strikes in Kyiv. Reuters
    Lightning strikes in Kyiv. Reuters