Day in Photos: Wildfire in France, Collapsed Roof in Pakistan, and Independence Day Drummers
A horse standing in a meadow as a wildfire hits Pouzols-Minervois, southwestern of France, July 1, 2026. Idriss Bigou-Gilles / AFP via Getty Images
A horse standing in a meadow as a wildfire hits Pouzols-Minervois, southwestern of France, July 1, 2026. Idriss Bigou-Gilles / AFP via Getty Images

Day in Photos: Wildfire in France, Collapsed Roof in Pakistan, and Independence Day Drummers

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Traditional Burundian drummers dressed in the national colors of red, white, and green perform with their wooden drums during the official celebrations marking the 64th anniversary of Burundi's Independence Day at Stade Intwari in Bujumbura, Burundi, on July 1, 2026. Herve Shabani/AFP via Getty Images
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Destroyed buildings in a Lebanese village along the Israel–Lebanon border, on July 1, 2026. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images
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Onlookers cheer as President Donald Trump rides the “Freedom250 train” on his way to attend the grand opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora, N.D., on July 1, 2026. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
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Firefighters pictured at the scene of a fire in an apartment building in Antwerp, Belgium, on July 1, 2026. Jonas Roosens/Belga Mag/Belga/AFP via Getty Images
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Members of Sydney's Tibetan community hold a rally to mark the 57th Tibetan National Uprising Day at Martin Place in Sydney, Australia, on March 10, 2016. Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images
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Workers wear protective suits before entering a poultry farm amid a bird flu outbreak at Tathali in Nepal's Bhaktapur district on July 1, 2026. Prakash Mathema/AFP via Getty Images
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A young ewe that did not go to summer pastures at the Calce Community Sheepfold in the Pyrenees-Orientales department in France, on July 1, 2026. Jc Milhet/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images
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Firefighters inspect the wreckage of a bus that collided into a building in Lleida, Spain, on July 1, 2026. Santi Iglesias/AFP via Getty Images
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Vice President JD Vance speaks during an event marking 250 years of the American military at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Va., on July 1, 2026. Ken Cedeno/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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His Royal Highness Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands on the steps of the Elysee Palace as Her Royal Highness Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie of Luxembourg and Brigitte Macron stand beside them during the official visit of the Hereditary Grand Ducal Couple to France, in Paris, on July 1, 2026. Henrique Campos/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images
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A burnt area after the evacuation and clearance operation north of Paris, on July 1, 2026. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images
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Lightning strikes during rain and thunderstorm in Islamabad, Pakistan, on July 1, 2026. Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images
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A model made of Lego bricks of the Royal Yacht Dannebrog in Copenhagen Harbour in the new Miniland area, in Legoland, Denmark, on July 1, 2026. Bo Amstrup/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images
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The collapsed roof of a tutoring center in Lahore, Pakistan, on July 1, 2026. The collapse killed at least 14 children and injured five. Arif Ali/AFP via Getty Images
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England fans watch England versus the Democratic Republic of Congo in the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Freight Island in Manchester, England, on July 1, 2026. Anthony Devlin/Getty Images
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A helicopter flies near the Empire State Building in New York, on July 1, 2026. Two people climbed to the top of the Empire State Building and unfurled a banner appearing to read, “When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace.” During the stunt, one of the climbers appeared to get on one knee and propose to the other. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images