Wildfires, wet Wimbledon and a feline festival: photos of the day – Wednesday

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  • Lleida, Spain

    Uncontrolled fires rage across the grasslands in the Segarra region

    Smoke billows over parched fields
  • Khan Younis, Gaza Strip

    People inspect the damage at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike on a camp sheltering displaced Palestinians

    A woman holding a hand up to her heart as she looks at a pile of furniture and belongings in the rubble
  • Khan Younis, Gaza Strip (warning: graphic content)

    Young girls receive treatment at Nasser hospital for their wounds, sustained in an Israeli strike on a camp housing displaced Palestinians

    A person looking through a circular window in a door. On the other side are medics examining two young girls covered in blood
  • Gravelines, France

    A woman holding her child pleads with traffickers to be let on to a small boat as it arrives on the shore already full of migrants collected from further along the coast

    A woman wades through the water holding her child and throwing out her arm as she calls out
  • Los Angeles, US

    Hundreds of demonstrators march from Mariachi Plaza in the the Boyle Heights neighbourhood for the Reclaim Our Streets event, to denounce ongoing Ice immigration raids across Los Angeles

    Two women, one in a dress and one holding a violin, smile at each other as a woman in a sombrero holding a saxophone talks into a microphone
  • Istanbul, Turkey

    Supporters light up the night with mobile phones during a protest rally organised by the main opposition Republican People’s party marking the 100th day since the detention of the mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, a political rival to President Erdoğan, on what they claim are false corruption charges

    Crowds of people hold up mobile phone torches
  • Sana’a, Yemen

    Security forces of Yemen’s Houthi group destroy 19 tons of narcotics, hashish and other illegal drugs

    A soldier holding a gun looks at a huge fire billowing dark smoke
  • London, UK

    A spectator shelters from the rain on day three of the 2025 Wimbledon Tennis Championships

    Low-down shot of rain between two rows of seats, as a woman walks away carrying an umbrella and a shopping bag
  • Aktau, Kazakhstan

    Models present traditional Turkish clothing at the eighth Turkic World Women and Fashion Festival. (This image was created using a Halo FX lens filter)

    A woman in traditional clothes holding a pipe, as light swirls around her
  • Banda Aceh, Indonesia

    Farmers plant rice in a paddy field as the harvest season begins, with rice production for the 2024–2025 planting season expected to reach around 35m tonnes

    Farmers plant rice in a saturated field
  • Barcelona, Spain

    A woman paddleboards at sunrise on the Mediterranean Sea as Europe struggles with a heatwave

    A woman paddleboards at sunrise
  • Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

    People gather for the second annual Cat Beauty Festival organised by the Royal Veterinary Hospital, with an aim to promote a love of animals and raise awareness about feline care

    A fluffy cat on a table next to a handbag, as people mill around in the background
  • Kathmandu, Nepal

    A Buddhist devotee spins a large prayer wheel at the Boudhanath Stupa temple

    A woman spinning a large rotating drum covered in symbols
  • Chennai, India

    A man sells demon masks that are put on display in homes with the belief they ward off evil spirits

    A man sitting inside his small stall covered in masks
  • Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire

    Rowers on the River Thames on an overcast, cool morning on the second day of the Henley Royal Regatta, a contrast to the first day’s extreme heat

    Rowers on the River Thames on an overcast morning
  • Gaziantep, Turkey

    Peppers strung on ropes dry under the hot sun before being packaged and exported abroad

    Thousands of peppers strung on ropes in batches dry under the hot sun
  • Dakar, Senegal

    A boy dances inside an empty boat, which was reportedly carrying migrants from Gambia to Spain, beached on Malibu Plage after encountering problems offshore

    A boy smiles and dances inside an empty boat
  • Siena, Italy

    Jockeys take part in a practice event ahead of the historical horse race Palio di Siena

    Aerial shot of jockeys racing on a D-shaped track, with crowds both sides of the track
  • Coca, Ecuador

    A canoeist from the Kichwa community walks along the banks of the Coca River, as locals protest about what they claim to be repeated oil spills and to demand justice five years after a devastating environmental disaster

    Close-up of feet wading through a river, covered in what looks like mud or oil
  • Sonnewalde, Germany

    A firefighter works on extinguishing a forest fire near Brandenburg, as the country was hit with an extreme heatwave

    A firefighter works on extinguishing a forest fire
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