Day in Photos: Heavy Rains in India, Wildfire in France, and Harvesting Jasmine Flowers in Egypt
Children use foam sheets to float in a waterlogged street after heavy monsoon showers in Kolkata, on July 8, 2025. India's annual monsoon season from June to September offers respite from the intense summer heat and is crucial for replenishing water supplies, but also brings widespread death and destruction. Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP via Getty Images
Children use foam sheets to float in a waterlogged street after heavy monsoon showers in Kolkata, on July 8, 2025. India's annual monsoon season from June to September offers respite from the intense summer heat and is crucial for replenishing water supplies, but also brings widespread death and destruction. Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP via Getty Images

Day in Photos: Heavy Rains in India, Wildfire in France, and Harvesting Jasmine Flowers in Egypt

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A police officer tries to put out a fire in a car during a wildfire in the L'Estaque district of Marseille, France, on July 8, 2025. The fire that started on July 8 in Les Pennes-Mirabeau (Bouches-du-Rhone), a town bordering Marseille, has entered France's second-largest city, where some residents were urged to shelter in place, according to authorities. Clement Mahoudeau/AFP via Getty Images
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Flags of United Nations Command (UNC) member nations, including that of South Korea, are held during a 17-gun salute at Camp Humphreys, U.S. military headquarters in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, on July 8, 2025, during an event to mark the 75th anniversary of the UNC, which was established on July 7, 1950. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images
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Vice President JD Vance attends a Cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on July 8, 2025. Trump discussed the recent flash flooding tragedy in central Texas where at least 109 people have died, and other topics, during the portion of the meeting that was open to members of the media. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
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The hemicycle of the European Parliament during a plenary session in Strasbourg, France, on July 8, 2025. Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/AFP via Getty Images
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France's President Emmanuel Macron addresses members of Parliament during a visit to the Palace of Westminster, home to the House of Commons and House of Lords, in London, on July 8, 2025. Alastair Grant/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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Debris following flooding on the Guadalupe River, in Kerrville, Texas, on July 8, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
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Visitors rest at the top of the stairs at Wat Saket Buddhist temple in Bangkok, on July 8, 2025. Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP via Getty Images
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Japan's Tokito Oda returns the ball to Britain's Ben Bartram during their men's wheelchair singles tennis match on the ninth day of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, on July 8, 2025. Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images
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Large flames leap from the trees as a wildfire burns through forested areas near the towns of Xerta and Paüls in the Tarragona province in the autonomous region of Catalonia, Spain, on July 8, 2025. Extreme heat and wind fuel the rapid spread of the flames, prompting lockdowns and an ongoing emergency response. James Breeden/Getty Images
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A boy collects seashells at a beach in Karachi, Pakistan, on July 8, 2025. Asif Hassan/AFP via Getty Images
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak to the press as they meet at the U.S. Capitol on July 8, 2025. President Donald Trump said he would meet again with Netanyahu later that day to discuss ending the fighting in Gaza. Jim Watson/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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A picture shows beachfront villas in the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on July 8, 2025. Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty Images
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Australia Matildas fans show off their signs during the International Friendly match between Australia Matildas and Panama at HBF Park in Perth, Australia, on July 8, 2025. James Worsfold/Getty Images
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People walk at Plaza Independencia square as fog covers the landmark Salvo Palace in Montevideo, on July 8, 2025. Dense fog blanketed Uruguay, with visibility in the capital reduced to less than 500 feet, according to records from the Uruguayan Meteorological Institute. Eitan Abramovich/AFP via Getty Images
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An Afghan taxi is pictured with a swamp air-cooler system installed atop the vehicle at a market in Kandahar, on July 8, 2025. Sanaullah Seiam/AFP via Getty Images
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Participants wave flags as they commence the annual 62-mile Peace March, from the village of Nezuk, Bosnia, on July 8, 2025, held to commemorate the victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, ahead of the 30th anniversary. Elvis Barukcic/AFP via Getty Images
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Officers of the corvette squadron Braunschweig of the German Navy stand during a visit of the German President in Riga, Latvia, on July 8, 2025. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is on a visit to Lithuania and Latvia from July 6 to July 8. Gints Ivuskans/AFP via Getty Images
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A vendor rests next to bananas for sale at a market in Surabaya, Indonesia, on July 8, 2025. Juni Kriswanto/AFP via Getty Images
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Deceuninck team's Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey cycles with the pack of riders past the Collegiale Notre-Dame church in Les Andelys during the fourth stage of the 112th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Amiens Metropole and Rouen, France, on July 8, 2025. Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images
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An Israeli army soldier adjusts his helmet during a military drill in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, on July 8, 2025. Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images
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Revellers take part in the Comparsa de Gigantes Cabezudos, or Giants and Big Heads parade during the San Fermin Running of the Bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain, on July 8, 2025. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
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A cargo ship arrives at the international cargo terminal at the port of Tokyo, on July 8, 2025. Most stocks rose on July 8 as traders cautiously welcomed President Donald Trump's extension of his tariff deadline and indication he could push it back further, though uncertainty over U.S. trade policy capped gains. Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via Getty Images
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Cattle are judged during the first day of the 166th Great Yorkshire Show in Harrogate, England, on July 8, 2025. Held at the Yorkshire Showground, the Great Yorkshire Show is known as one of the best agricultural shows in the UK. Ian Forsyth/Getty Images
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An agricultural worker harvests jasmine flowers at sunrise at a field in the village of Shubra Balula in Egypt's northern Nile delta province of Gharbiya, on July 7, 2025. Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images