Tall ships, monsoon floods and a slackline contest: photos of the day
A man pushes his motorbike through floodwater after torrential monsoon rains Photograph: Shahzaib Akber/EPA
A man carries metal drums to Kaptai Lake where fishers will use them to land their catch Photograph: Syed Mahabubul Kader/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock
Landmines recovered from disputed areas after the recent border conflict with Cambodia Photograph: Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP/Getty Images
People's Liberation Army soldiers train for a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war Photograph: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters
Tall ships take part in the 50th Sail Amsterdam festival Photograph: Sem van der Wal/ANP/AFP/Getty Images
A visitor looks at merchandise displayed on a stand at Gamescom 2025 Photograph: Jana Rodenbusch/Reuters
A villager prepares to take part in the Berobana dance, a 150-year-old tradition symbolising unity and solidarity Photograph: Dilara Irem Sancar/Anadolu/Getty Images
A volunteer takes a break from trying to contain a wildfire near the border with Spain Photograph: PabloA man competes in the Slackline King championship final more than 1,000 metres above the Huangshizhai gorge Photograph: Deng Daoli/VCG/Getty Images
A worker takes part in a clean-up operation after two weeks of monsoon rains triggered flooding in the area Photograph: Rolex dela Peña/EPA
A boat stranded in the drought-stricken Chibayish marshes Photograph: Asaad Niazi/AFP/Getty Images
A residential area pictured on the eve of the 12th anniversary of the Eastern Ghouta chemical weapons attack, in which the ousted Assad regime killed more than 1,400 civilians with toxic gas Photograph: Bakr Al Kasem/Anadolu/Getty Images
Firefighters work at a fuel storage facility hit by a Russian drone strike Photograph: State Emergency Service Of Ukraine/Reuters
Afghan refugees arrive at a registration centre in Takhta Pul on their return from Pakistan Photograph: Sanaullah Seiam/AFP/Getty Images
Rescuers try to free a Palestinian woman trapped under the rubble of a house hit by an Israeli strike Photograph: Reuters
A woman cries over the body of her child killed in an Israeli attack
Photograph: Abdallah Alattar/Anadolu/Getty Images
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