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A pirate festival and World Elephant Day: photos of the day
A firefighter battles a wildfire in a forest on the Greek island of Zakynthos Photograph: Costas Synetos/EPA
Families wade into the sea in an attempt to board a small boat to cross the Channel Photograph:A Serbian Kamov Ka-32 firefighting helicopter collects water as it tackles a wildfire raging in the outskirts of the capital as temperatures soar Photograph: Savo Prelević/AFP/Getty Images
William Gregorio and his son pose for a photo where their ancestral home used to stand, now submerged in seawater amid rising tides on Pugad Island Photograph:A devotee performs the Nagadesh Bhaila Pyakhan, a tantric dance to honour the deities and preserve centuries-old cultural heritage. The ceremony has been revived after a 12-year gap since it was last staged Photograph: Safal Prakash Shrestha/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock
A rickshaw taxi drives past decorations for sale in a market, in preparation for Indonesia celebrating 80 years of independence Photograph: Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters
A Sumatran elephant calf enjoys food on World Elephant Day at Bali zoo Photograph: Johannes P Christo/Anadolu/Getty Images
Technicians replace individual pieces of glass during the biennial cleaning of the 16 Waterford crystal chandeliers that hang in the nave and transepts at Westminster Abbey. The chandeliers are 3 metres high and nearly a metre wide, with 500 individual pieces of cut glass Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA
Bulgaria's Kseniya Momchilova and Argentina's Sara Banchoff Tzancoff in action during the women's speed qualification run in the parkour competition at the World Games Photograph: Lisi Niesner/Reuters
Children play in a pool, offering respite from the summer heat, in Manshiyat Naser shantytown Photograph: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters
A worker cleans a statue of Buddha inside Techo international airport, which is currently under construction Photograph: Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP/Getty Images
Revellers leave the port on makeshift rafts to reach La Concha Bay beach during the Pirata Abordaia festival Photograph: Ander Gillenea/AFP/Getty Images
A child sweeps away rubbish blocking drains on a flooded street Photograph: Ramón Espinosa/AP
Men ride horses during a performance to celebrate the annual Moussem festival Photograph: Abdel Majid Bziouat/AFP/Getty Images
Residents show their support for Nicolás Maduro, in response to what they described as threats from the US after a recent announcement offering a $50m (£37m) reward for information leading to the Venezuelan president's capture Photograph: Henry Chirinos/EPA
A dog rests near a police barricade after the supreme court ordered the removal of tens of thousands of strays from the capital, citing public safety concerns after a surge in dog bites Photograph: Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images
A 250-person migrant camp, set up by humanitarian association Utopia 56, outside the city hall is removed by police citing the heatwave and health risks as reasons for the evacuation Photograph: Luc Auffret/Anadolu/Getty Images
People are silhouetted as wildfires continue to burn in the Zamora region Photograph: Susana Vera/Reuters
A Palestinian man carries a wounded child, evacuated from the site of an Israeli strike west of the city Photograph: Bashar Taleb/AFP/Getty Images
Palestinians scramble to collect aid supplies from trucks that entered through Israel
Photograph: Hatem Khaled/Reuters
