Day in Photos: Heavy Rains in Mexico, Clashes in Syria, and Lavender Harvest
Army soldiers turn over a damaged car affected by flash flooding due to heavy rains in Zapopan, Jalisco state, Mexico, on July 16, 2025. At least one child died and dozens of homes and streets were flooded after heavy rains hit the region in western Mexico on July 15. Ulises Ruiz/AFP via Getty Images

Day in Photos: Heavy Rains in Mexico, Clashes in Syria, and Lavender Harvest

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Syrian security forces take aim from a rooftop position amid ongoing clashes in the southern city of Sweida, on July 16, 2025. Damascus deployed troops in the predominantly Druze province after clashes between Druze fighters and Bedouin tribes killed scores of people, with Syria's defense minister declaring a cease-fire on July 15 in Sweida city, which government forces entered in the morning. Bakr Alkasem/AFP via Getty Images
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Smoke from a pair of wildfires burning near the North Rim settles into the Grand Canyon as visitors watch the sun rise from the South Rim in Grand Canyon, Ariz., on July 16, 2025. Scott Olson/Getty Images