Wildfires and K2: Tuesday’s best photos

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  • Kiotari, Greece

    Firefighter plane discharges water over wildfires on the Greek island of Rhodes

    Kiotari, GreeceFirefighter plane discharges water over wildfires on the Greek island of Rhodes
  • Birmingham, UK

    Sir Lenny Henry presents Beverley Knight with an honorary doctorate at a Birmingham City University graduation ceremony at Symphony Hall

    Birmingham, UK. Sir Lenny Henry presents Beverley Knight with an honorary doctorate at a Birmingham City University graduation ceremony at Symphony Hall
  • Quezon City, Philippines

    People at a mall watch a Women’s World Cup game

    Quezon City, Philippines. People at a mall watch a Women’s World Cup game.
  • Sutton, UK

    A member of the Society of Radiographers (SoR) on the picket line outside the Royal Marsden hospital in south London, during a 48-hour strike in their dispute over pay. Members have voted to reject the government’s 5% pay award and called for talks to reopen after other public sector workers, including junior doctors, were offered more

    Sutton, UK. A member of the Society of Radiographers (SoR) on the picket line outside the Royal Marsden Hospital in south London, during a 48-hour strike in their dispute over pay
  • Ahmedabad, India

    Police detain a supporter of the Aam Aadmi party (AAP) during a protest against the oppression of women in north-eastern Manipur state and across the country. Protests erupted after a video showing mob assaults on two women sparked outrage on social media. More than 130 people have been killed in the north-eastern state since violence between two dominant ethnic groups erupted in early May

    Ahmedabad, India. Police detain a supporter of the Aam Aadmi party (AAP) during a protest against the oppression of women
  • Gilgit, Pakistan

    A view of K2, the world’s second tallest mountain, from Concordia camp in the Karakoram range of Gilgit-Baltistan

    Gilgit, Pakistan.A view of K2, world’s second tallest mountain from Concordia camp in the Karakoram range of Gilgit-Baltistan.
  • Vati, Greece

    Men sit on the back of their pickup truck as wildfires rage close to the village on the Greek island of Rhodes. About 30,000 people fled the flames on Rhodes at the weekend, the country’s largest wildfire evacuation as the Greek prime minister warned that the nation was ‘at war’ with several wildfires and spoke of three difficult days ahead

    Vati, Greece. Men sit on the back of their pickup truck as wildfires rage close to the village on the Greek island of Rhodes
  • Eagle Pass, US

    Asylum-seekers sit by a concertina wire fence while waiting to be transported by US law enforcement officers after crossing the Rio Grande River from Mexico into Texas

    Eagle Pass, US. Asylum-seekers sit by a concertina wire fence while waiting to be transported by US law enforcement officers after crossing the Rio Grande River from Mexico into Texas.
  • Beirut, Lebanon

    A Christian supporter of the Shia movement Hezbollah holds a portrait of the slain Iranian military commander Qassem Suleimani as she participates in a mourning ritual in the southern suburb, during the Muslim month of Muharram in the lead-up to Ashura

    Beirut, Lebanon. A Christian supporter of the Shia movement Hezbollah holds a portrait of the slain Iranian military commander Qassem Suleimani as she participates in a mourning ritual in the southern suburb, during the Muslim month of Muharram in the lead-up to Ashura.
  • Rhodes, Greece

    A wildfire in Vati village. A third successive heatwave in Greece pushed temperatures back above 40C across parts of the country following more evacuations from fires

    Rhodes, Greece. A wildfire in Vati village
  • Milan, Italy

    People stand amid fallen trees following thunderstorms and torrential rain

    Milan, Italy. People stand amid fallen trees following thunderstorms and torrential rain.
  • Tel Aviv, Israel

    An injured protester is dragged by police to be detained during a rally against plans by the government to overhaul the judicial system. Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved a key portion of Benjamin Netanyahu’s divisive plan to reshape the country’s justice system despite protests that have exposed unprecedented fissures in Israeli society

    Tel Aviv, Israel. An injured protester is dragged by police to be detained during a rally against plans by the government to overhaul the judicial system
  • Jakarta, Indonesia

    A model showcases designs by Harry Halim, Jacob Wil, and Naranaia in the Bubah Alfian & Revashion Intrigue show at the JF3 Jakarta fashion festival

    Jakarta, Indonesia. A model showcases designs by Harry Halim, Jacob Wil, and Naranaia in the Bubah Alfian & Revashion Intrigue show at the JF3 Jakarta fashion festival
  • Palermo, Italy

    Flames rise as a fire burns near Falcone Borsellino airport in Sicily. The airport was temporarily closed to air traffic in the morning of 25 July after wildfires in the hills around the Sicilian city reached the airport perimeter

    Palermo, Italy. Flames rise as a fire burns near Falcone Borsellino airport in Sicily.
  • New York, US

    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez walks the picket line in support of the Sag-Aftra and WGA strike

    New York, US. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez walks the picket line in support of the Sag-Aftra and WGA strike.
  • Gaza City

    A Palestinian, Mustafa Abdou, repairs a fan in his shop amid a heatwave at Shati refugee camp.

    Gaza City. A Palestinian, Mustafa Abdou, repairs a fan in his shop amid a heatwave at Shati refugee camp.
  • Asklipeio, Greece

    Fallow deer in in the charred forest on the Greek island of Rhodes, after a fire

    Asklipeio, Greece. Fallow deer in in the charred forest on the Greek island of Rhodes, after a fire.
  • San Francisco, US

    A worker removes letters from the Twitter sign that is posted on the exterior of Twitter headquarters in California. Workers began removing the letters from the sign outside Twitter headquarters less than 24 hours after the firm’s CEO, Elon Musk, officially rebranded Twitter as X and has changed its iconic bird logo, the biggest change he has made since taking over the social media platform. San Francisco police halted the sign removal shortly after it began

    San Francisco, US. A worker removes letters from the Twitter sign that is posted on the exterior of Twitter headquarters in California
  • Es Castell, Spain

    A ‘caixer’ (horse rider) rears up on his horse surrounded by a cheering crowd during the traditional ‘Jaleo’ at the Sant Jaume festival in the Balearic Islands

    Es Castell, Spain. A ‘caixer’ (horse rider) rears up on his horse surrounded by a cheering crowd during the traditional ‘Jaleo’ at the Sant Jaume festival in the Balearic Islands.
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