People visit the aquarium at the SeaWorld marine life theme park on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on July 23, 2026. Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images
A worker pushes a wheelbarrow at a brick kiln in Sheikhupura, Punjab province, Pakistan, on July 20, 2026. Arif Ali/AFP via Getty Images
Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general nominated to lead the Department of Justice, arrives to testify at his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 15, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
People take a selfie as Falun Gong practitioners gather for a candlelight vigil commemorating practitioners who were persecuted to death by the Chinese Communist Party in China, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on July 23, 2025. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
A woman poses with soldiers before a military parade commemorating Colombia's Independence Day in Bogotá, Colombia, on July 20, 2026. Esteban Vega La-Rotta/AFP via Getty Images
Residents sit amid the rubble of a residential building that collapsed following the June 24 earthquakes in Caraballeda, Venezuela, on July 20, 2026. Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images
Artists perform on stage during a press rehearsal of Giuseppe Verdi's opera "La Traviata" on Lake Constance in Bregenz, Austria, on July 18, 2026, ahead of its premiere at the Bregenz Festival on July 22. The production features an environmental stage sculpture designed by Paolo Fantin, depicting a shattered mirror through 86 moving fragments. Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/AFP via Getty Images
Children cool off in a public water playground at a park in Tokyo's Edogawa district on July 23, 2026. At least six locations in Japan recorded temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) or higher, as the country faced extreme heat conditions. Philip Fong/AFP via Getty Images
President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth salute as a U.S. Army carry team transports the flag-draped transfer case containing the remains of Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad during a dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del., on July 22, 2026. Rampersad, 28, of Ozone Park, New York, was believed to have been killed in action during an enemy attack at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan on July 17. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
A Sudanese farmer plants seeds in an agricultural field in Gedaref State, eastern Sudan, on July 18, 2026. The United Nations has warned of worsening hunger across Africa, with millions of people facing acute food insecurity due to the war in Sudan. AFP via Getty Images
Floodwaters from the Taquari River inundate a side road along General Daltro Filho Street in Roca Sales, Rio Grande do Sul state, in Brazil on July 22, 2026. Gustavo Ghisleni/AFP via Getty Images
Commuters wade through a waterlogged road during heavy rainfall in Ahmedabad, India, on July 23, 2026. Shammi Mehra/AFP via Getty Images
Tourists enjoy the new BalancAIR, a giant swing at the top of the Grand Chamossaire peak above Villars-sur-Ollon, in western Switzerland, on July 20, 2026. The swing is part of efforts by Alpine resorts to attract summer visitors and support ski lift operations amid unreliable snowfall. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
A protester wrapped in the Albanian flag faces police officers during a demonstration outside the parliament in Tirana, Albania, on July 23, 2026. Police used tear gas and a water cannon against protesters opposing recent government decisions, including a tourism project linked to the Trump family and a proposed subsidy for a Kanye West concert. Adnan Beci/AFP via Getty Images
A car drives along a road covered with anti-drone nets with the Holy Ascension Cathedral in the background in Izium in the eastern Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on July 22, 2026. Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images
Camels are pictured during a demonstration by farmers, scientists, and environmentalists to raise awareness about desertification in Budapest, Hungary, on July 23, 2026. Activists called on the government to take measures as Hungary faces drought conditions and record or near-record low water levels in lakes and rivers. Ferenc Isza/AFP via Getty Images
A man stands inside a dumpster as members of the March and March movement take part in a weekly demonstration in Diepsloot, Johannesburg, on July 23, 2026. Mzingenkosi Sibanda/AFP via Getty Images
Paddy fields during sunrise in Samahani, Aceh province, in Indonesia on July 24, 2026. Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP via Getty Images
A firefighter tries to extinguish a fire in a destroyed building following an Israeli strike on Al-Jalaa Street in Gaza City on July 24, 2026. Gaza continues to face daily violence amid accusations from both sides of ceasefire violations, with widespread destruction and displacement leaving many people living in tents and temporary shelters. Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images
A narrow boat navigates the Twente Canal past the locks near Eefde, Gelderland, in the Netherlands, on July 24, 2026. The locks providing access to the canal are scheduled to close to shipping from July 25, 2026. Wouter de Wilde/ANP/AFP via Getty Images
Afghan residents retrieve their belongings from the rubble following a flash flood in the Ghorband district of Parwan province in Afghanistan, on July 24, 2026. Heavy rains and further flood warnings hampered searches for missing residents after a major deluge killed at least 23 people in the country. AFP via Getty Images
Boats in the shallow waters of the Danube River in Corabia, southern Romania, on July 24, 2026. Prolonged drought and hot weather across Europe have pushed water levels along the Danube to record seasonal lows, resulting in the river's lowest flow rate in three decades. Daniel Mihailescu/AFP via Getty Images
People light candles at a memorial at the intersection where Corey Ruiz was shot and killed by a Madison Police officer the previous day in Madison, Wis., on July 23, 2026. Ruiz was killed following a brief altercation with police during which officers reported he brandished a knife. Scott Olson/Getty Images
The Fursan Al Emarat display team performs in the skies above the Farnborough International Exhibition Centre in Farnborough, England, on July 24, 2026. The Farnborough International Airshow 2026 brings together leading innovators from the aerospace, aviation, and defense industries. Leon Neal/Getty Images
Firefighters attempt to extinguish a wildfire as it approaches houses in El Tiemblo, Ávila province, in Spain, on July 24, 2026. The Spanish interior minister declared a state of emergency as wildfires across the country forced more than 11,500 people to evacuate their homes. Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images
