• Lightning is seen over the city of Stuttgart, southern Germany, as the heat wave in large parts of Europe gives way to storms and heavy rain. AP
    Lightning is seen over the city of Stuttgart, southern Germany, as the heat wave in large parts of Europe gives way to storms and heavy rain. AP
  • Festival goers walk by the UTOPIA2050 project installation by HES-SO school, during the 44th edition of the Paleo Festival, in Nyon, Switzerland. The Paleo is an open-air music festival in the western part of Switzerland. EPA
    Festival goers walk by the UTOPIA2050 project installation by HES-SO school, during the 44th edition of the Paleo Festival, in Nyon, Switzerland. The Paleo is an open-air music festival in the western part of Switzerland. EPA
  • Horses look for grass to graze on dried up land near Bastelicaccia on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica. AFP
    Horses look for grass to graze on dried up land near Bastelicaccia on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica. AFP
  • Ukrainian Orthodox nuns attend a prayer service in downtown Kiev, Ukraine. . Orthodox believers mark the 1031th anniversary of Kievan Rus Christianisation. EPA
    Ukrainian Orthodox nuns attend a prayer service in downtown Kiev, Ukraine. . Orthodox believers mark the 1031th anniversary of Kievan Rus Christianisation. EPA
  • A Romanian man kneels to light a candle at the end of a protest against the way Romanian authorities handled the kidnapping of a 15-year old girl, believe to have been killed in the southern city of Caracal, in front of the Interior Ministry Headquarters, in Bucharest, Romania. The teenage girl managed to call the 112 emergency number three times. EPA
    A Romanian man kneels to light a candle at the end of a protest against the way Romanian authorities handled the kidnapping of a 15-year old girl, believe to have been killed in the southern city of Caracal, in front of the Interior Ministry Headquarters, in Bucharest, Romania. The teenage girl managed to call the 112 emergency number three times. EPA
  • Stalls are closed following a volcanic eruption at Mount Tangkuban Parahu in the north of Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia. Reuters
    Stalls are closed following a volcanic eruption at Mount Tangkuban Parahu in the north of Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia. Reuters
  • A man in white peeps out from a Nam Pin Wai village entrance during a protest against the Yuen Long attacks in Yuen Long, New Territories, Hong Kong, China. Reuters
    A man in white peeps out from a Nam Pin Wai village entrance during a protest against the Yuen Long attacks in Yuen Long, New Territories, Hong Kong, China. Reuters
  • An Indian man stands with a whale shark that washed ashore and was lifted out by a crane for inspection by officials at Kasimedu fishing harbour in Chennai. AFP
    An Indian man stands with a whale shark that washed ashore and was lifted out by a crane for inspection by officials at Kasimedu fishing harbour in Chennai. AFP
  • An athlete competes in men's decathlon pole vault during the France Athletics Championships 2019 at the Henri-Lux stadium in Saint-Etienne, central eastern France. AFP
    An athlete competes in men's decathlon pole vault during the France Athletics Championships 2019 at the Henri-Lux stadium in Saint-Etienne, central eastern France. AFP
  • Indian kanwariya, devotees of the Hindu deity Shiva, collect water from the Ganges river for their ritualistic walk towards Varanasi during the holy month of Shravan, in Allahabad. Shravan is considered the holiest month in the Hindu calendar with many religious festivals and ceremonies. AFP
    Indian kanwariya, devotees of the Hindu deity Shiva, collect water from the Ganges river for their ritualistic walk towards Varanasi during the holy month of Shravan, in Allahabad. Shravan is considered the holiest month in the Hindu calendar with many religious festivals and ceremonies. AFP

World in focus - best photos for July 28, 2019


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