A water-dragon carnival in China, preparations for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, a moonrise over an erupting Mount Etna, scenes from the Tour de France, a dangerous heat wave in Japan, a presidential campaign event for Vice President Kamala Harris in Wisconsin, open spillways at China’s Three Gorges Dam, and much more
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A person swims during hot weather in the Embassy Gardens Sky Pool, a transparent acrylic swimming pool suspended between two buildings, as an aircraft flies overhead, in London, England, on July 19, 2024. #
"Ama" free divers, who harvest seafood and pearls from the ocean, lead volunteers as they swim with torches during the Shirahama Ama festival in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, on July 20, 2024. #
A firepot performance is staged at Yule Town in Chongqing, China, on July 21, 2024. #
Godzilla (second from right) and guests sprinkle water on the ground as part of an event to bring coolness to Tokyo's entertainment and business district of Hibiya on July 22, 2024. #
Spillways on the Three Gorges Dam are opened to release floodwater in Yichang, Hubei province, China, on July 21, 2024. #
People hold on to a rope while wading through floodwater after the Kobe River overflowed following heavy rains in Lukulamo, North Maluku, Indonesia, on July 22, 2024. #
A man carries his dogs after getting off a boat along a flooded road following heavy rains brought by Typhoon Gaemi, in Marikina City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on July 24, 2024. #
A municipal worker guides vehicles away from an open manhole along a flooded street during rainfall in Mumbai on July 21, 2024. #
A beekeeper shakes bees from from a rack on Farasin Plateau in the Beytüşşebap district of Şırnak, Turkey. #
Baby sea turtles are released into the ocean from Kuta beach in Bali, Indonesia, on July 23, 2024. About 300 newly hatched Lekang turtles were released during a campaign to save the endangered species. #
Farmers harvest water chestnuts in a pond in Huaian, in China's Jiangsu province, on July 25, 2024. #
Buffalo wade in the water in the Chibayish marshes in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province, home to a Marsh Arab culture that goes back millennia, on July 19, 2024. #
A child reacts as a family takes a break in front of a cooling mister at the Sensoji temple, after the Japanese government issued heat-stroke alerts in 39 of the country's 47 prefectures, in Tokyo, Japan, on July 22, 2024. #
On July 24, 2024, Frederick Richard of Team USA trains on the parallel bars during a session ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics Games, in Paris, France. #
President Joe Biden speaks during an address to the nation about his decision to not seek reelection, in the Oval Office, at the White House, in Washington, D.C., on July 24, 2024. #
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to supporters during a campaign rally at West Allis Central High School on July 23, 2024, in West Allis, Wisconsin. Harris was making her first campaign appearance as the Democratic Party's presidential candidate, with an endorsement from President Joe Biden. #
Riders pass through mountains during stage 19 of the Tour de France, from Embrun, France, to the Isola 2000 ski resort, on July 19, 2024. #
Tadej Pogacar celebrates after winning stage 20 of the Tour de France, from Nice to Col de la Couillole, on July 20, 2024. #
Lindsey Stirling performs in concert during "The Duality Tour" at Moody Center in Austin, Texas, on July 24, 2024. #
An aerial view of the rooftops of houses in a neighborhood in Bristol, England, seen on July 24, 2024 #
People shop in a market in Paris, France, on July 21, 2024, as the city gears up to host the 2024 Olympic Summer Games. #
The Olympic rings are pictured on the Eiffel Tower on July 19, 2024, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. #
A full moon rises behind an eruption at the Voragine crater of Mount Etna, seen from Maletto, Italy, on July 21, 2024. #
An explosion takes place at a fireworks factory depot on the outskirts of Sofia, Bulgaria, on July 25, 2024. At least two people were injured as a fire triggered a series of explosions, officials said. #
Independent athlete Nikita Fedotov dives from the 26.5-meter cliff during the second competition day of the fourth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series on July 19, 2024, at Kinbane Castle, Causeway Coast, Northern Ireland. #
Dancers pose backstage prior to the Kebo-Keboan Alasmalang Festival at Alasmalang village in Banyuwangi, Indonesia, on July 21, 2024. Kebo-Keboan Alasmalang is held annually by the native Osing tribe, who dress as buffalo at the beginning of the Suro month in the Javanese calendar, to express gratitude for the abundant harvest and good fortune. #
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators confront riot police as they protest near the U.S. Capitol as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint meeting of Congress on July 24, 2024, in Washington, D.C. #
Children splash water to celebrate the Water Dragon Carnival in Shibing County in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China, on July 21, 2024. #
Workers tend to medicinal herbs grown beneath solar panels at a photovoltaic plantation in Lihua village, in China's Jiangsu province, on July 21, 2024. #
Firefighters work as the Park Fire burns near Chico, California, on July 25, 2024. The blaze is the largest wildfire in California this year, burning more than 100,000 acres so far. #
A freighter from the Republic of Togo sits grounded in a coastal area, following huge rains and winds brought by Typhoon Gaemi, in Tainan, Taiwan, on July 25, 2024. #
A truck swept by floodwater brought by Typhoon Gaemi is seen on July 25, 2024, in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines. Heavy rains have caused flooding and landslides throughout the Philippines, resulting in at least 22 deaths and displacing more than 600,000 people. #
Romanian gymnasts pose during a training session ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics at Bercy Arena in Paris, France, on July 25, 2024. #
Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado greets supporters during a campaign rally for presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez, in Maturin, Venezuela, on July 20, 2024. #
Rubber ducks float on a canal in Paddington during the annual Rubber Duck Race in London, England, on July 25, 2024, raising funds for the charity Cosmic, which supports pediatric intensive-care services and research. #
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