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Agalas, Greece
A firefighter battles a wildfire in a forest on the Greek island of Zakynthos
Photograph: Costas Synetos/EPA
Gravelines, France
Families run into the sea in an attempt to board a small boat to cross the Channel
Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Podgorica, Montenegro
A Serbian Kamov Ka-32 firefighting helicopter collects water to tackle a wildfire raging in the outskirts of the capital as temperatures soar
Photograph: Savo Prelević/AFP/Getty Images
Hagonoy, Philippines
William Gregorio and his son pose for a photo where their family home used to stand, now submerged in seawater amid rising tides on Pugad Island
Photograph: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images
Kathmandu, Nepal
A devotee performs the Nagadesh Bhaila Pyakhan, a tantric dance to honour the deities and preserve centuries-old cultural heritage. The ceremony has been revived after a 12-year gap since it was last staged
Photograph: Safal Prakash Shrestha/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock
Jakarta, Indonesia
A rickshaw taxi drives past decorations for sale in a market, in preparation for Indonesia celebrating 80 years of independence
Photograph: Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters
Gianyar, Indonesia
A Sumatran elephant calf on World Elephant Day at Bali zoo
Photograph: Johannes P Christo/Anadolu/Getty Images
London, UK
Technicians replace individual pieces of glass during the biennial cleaning of the 16 Waterford crystal chandeliers that hang in the nave and transepts at Westminster Abbey. The chandeliers are 3 metres high and nearly a metre wide, with 500 individual pieces of cut glass
Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA
Chengdu, China
Bulgaria’s Kseniya Momchilova and Argentina’s Sara Banchoff Tzancoff in action during the women’s speed qualification run in the parkour competition at the World Games
Photograph: Lisi Niesner/Reuters
Cairo, Egypt
Children splash in a pool, offering respite from the summer heat, in Manshiyat Naser shantytown
Photograph: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters
Kandal, Cambodia
A worker cleans a statue of Buddha inside Techo international airport, which is currently under construction
Photograph: Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP/Getty Images
San Sebastián, Spain
Revellers on rafts head to La Concha Bay beach during the Pirata Abordaia festival
Photograph: Ander Gillenea/AFP/Getty Images
Havana, Cuba
A child sweeps away rubbish blocking drains on a flooded street
Photograph: Ramón Espinosa/AP
El Jadida, Morocco
Men ride horses during a performance to celebrate the annual Moussem festival
Photograph: Abdel Majid Bziouat/AFP/Getty Images
Maracaibo, Venezuela
Residents show their support for Nicolás Maduro, in response to what they described as threats from the US after a recent announcement offering a $50m (£37m) reward for information leading to the Venezuelan president’s capture
Photograph: Henry Chirinos/EPA
New Delhi, India
A dog rests near a police barricade after the supreme court ordered the removal of tens of thousands of strays from the capital, citing public safety concerns after a surge in dog bites
Photograph: Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images
Paris, France
Residents prepare to evacuate a 250-person migrant camp, set up by humanitarian association Utopia 56 outside the city hall, on police orders
Photograph: Luc Auffret/Anadolu/Getty Images
Puercas, Spain
People are silhouetted as wildfires continue to burn in the Zamora region
Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters
Gaza City
A Palestinian man carries a wounded child, evacuated from the site of an Israeli strike west of the city
Photograph: Bashar Taleb/AFP/Getty Images
Khan Younis, Gaza Strip
Palestinians scramble to collect food supplies from trucks that entered through Israel
Photograph: Hatem Khaled/Reuters
