Top Photos of the Day
People get trapped during a flash flood caused by heavy rains due to the tropical storm Bonnie, in San Salvador, El Salvador. REUTERS/Jose Cabezas
A peace activist dressed as a clown blows bubbles as Israeli machineries guarded by Israeli forces demolish a Palestinian house in Masafer Yatta, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma
Alfa Romeo's Guanyu Zhou and Mercedes' George Russell crash out at the start of the race at the British Grand Prix. REUTERS/Molly Darlington
Passengers wait to check in at John F. Kennedy International Airport on the July 4th holiday weekend in Queens, New York City. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
A firefighting helicopter drops water to extinguish a forest fire, with St. Peter's Basilica in the background, in north Rome, Italy. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
Muslim pilgrims pray on Mount Al-Noor, where Muslims believe Prophet Mohammad received the first words of the Koran through Gabriel in the Hira cave, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Smoke billows over Saudi security forces training in preparation for the annual haj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Bangladeshi women work inside a kitchen utensils factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
A police officer removes a "Letzte Generation" (Last Generation) activist that glued his hand to the road, as they block a highway under the slogan "Let's stop the fossil madness!" for an end to fossil fuels and against oil drilling in the North Sea,...more
Police officers take away a person wearing a white protective suit outside Field's shopping centre, after Danish police said they received reports of a shooting at the site, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Ritzau Scanpix/Claus Bech
People fish from a pier during sunset in the settlement of Novofedorivka, Crimea. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak
A participant and their pet compete in the "Feathers and Paws" parade as part of the 2022 Pride celebrations, to protest against cruelty to animals in Madrid, Spain. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes
An Iraqi member of a demining squad wearing safety equipment takes part in an operation to clear mines planted by Islamic State militants, in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily
People wait to receive humanitarian aid as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
Muslim pilgrims visit Mount Al-Noor, where Muslims believe Prophet Mohammad received the first words of the Koran through Gabriel in the Hira cave, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
A fox sits in the flowers at the Superbloom installation at the Tower of London during a photo call, to celebrate Britain's Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee in London. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson
The Danish Royal Yacht "Dannebrog" sails by as the peloton crosses the Great Belt Bridge during the second stage of Tour de France between Roskilde and Nyborg, Denmark. Ritzau Scanpix/Mads Claus Rasmussen
Climate Change activists stage a protest with traffic signs reading, "climate protection" and "gas guzzlers" in front of the German transport ministry in Berlin, Germany. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner
A Palestinian man works at a pottery workshop, in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
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