A pirate festival and World Elephant Day: photos of the day – Tuesday

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  • Agalas, Greece

    A firefighter battles a wildfire in a forest on the Greek island of Zakynthos

    Trees burn in a forest attended by a firefighter
  • Gravelines, France

    Families run into the sea in an attempt to board a small boat to cross the Channel

    People hold hands as they walk fully clothed into the sea to board a small boat
  • 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

    A Serbian Kamov Ka-32 firefighting helicopter collects water
  • 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

    William Gregorio and his son stand in deep sea water
  • 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

    A masked person performs a tantric dance
  • Jakarta, Indonesia

    A rickshaw taxi drives past decorations for sale in a market, in preparation for Indonesia celebrating 80 years of independence

    A rickshaw taxi drives through a highly decorated market in Jakarta
  • Gianyar, Indonesia

    A Sumatran elephant calf on World Elephant Day at Bali zoo

    A Sumatran elephant calf reclines while eating at Bali zoo
  • 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

    Technicians replace individual pieces of glass during a chandelier cleaning session at Westminster Abbey
  • 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

    Kseniya Momchilova and Sara Banchoff Tzancoff take part in a parkour competition at the World Games in Chengdu
  • Cairo, Egypt

    Children splash in a pool, offering respite from the summer heat, in Manshiyat Naser shantytown

    Children play in an outdoor pool in Manshiyat Naser, Cairo
  • Kandal, Cambodia

    A worker cleans a statue of Buddha inside Techo international airport, which is currently under construction

    A worker cleans a large statue of Buddha
  • San Sebastián, Spain

    Revellers on rafts head to La Concha Bay beach during the Pirata Abordaia festival

    People sit around on makeshift rafts, some of which have ‘skull and crossbones’ pirate flags
  • Havana, Cuba

    A child sweeps away rubbish blocking drains on a flooded street

    A child sweeps away rubbish blocking drains on a flooded street in Havana
  • El Jadida, Morocco

    Men ride horses during a performance to celebrate the annual Moussem festival

    A crowd of costumed men on horseback take part in the Moussem festival
  • 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

    A poster supporting Nicolás Maduro is displayed outside a house with balloons strung from the windows
  • 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

    A seated stray dog faces the camera with a police barricade in the background
  • 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

    Police dismantle a makeshift migrant camp
  • Puercas, Spain

    People are silhouetted as wildfires continue to burn in the Zamora region

    People stand in silhouette against a red backdrop of wildfires
  • Gaza City

    A Palestinian man carries a wounded child, evacuated from the site of an Israeli strike west of the city

    A man carries a wounded child in the back of a van
  • Khan Younis, Gaza Strip

    Palestinians scramble to collect food supplies from trucks that entered through Israel

    People climb aboard trucks full of aid in Khan Younis
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