Top Photos of the Day
A worker sprays tar on a road in Madrid, Spain, August 5, 2022. REUTERS/Susana Vera
A man on a wheelchair waits to board a train to Dnipro and Lviv during an evacuation effort from war-affected areas of eastern Ukraine, in Pokrovsk, Ukraine. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
A boy holds binoculars at the 68-nautical-mile scenic spot, one of mainland China's closest points to the island of Taiwan, in Pingtan island, Fujian province, China. REUTERS/Aly Song
U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, stands inside a defendants' cage before a court hearing in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia. REUTERS/Evgenia...more
A reveler surfs on top of the crowd during the Wacken Open Air 2022 heavy metal festival in Wacken, Germany. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen
South Africa's Jovan van Vuuren in action during men's long jump final at the Commonwealth Games. REUTERS/John Sibley
Supporters of Iraqi populist leader Muqtada al-Sadr gather during a sit-in at the parliament building, amid political crisis in Baghdad, Iraq. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani
The bulk carrier Rojen leaves the sea port in Chornomorsk after restarting grain export, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, Ukraine. REUTERS/Serhii Smolientsev
Tourists stand facing container ships in the waters off the 68-nautical-mile scenic spot, one of mainland China's closest points to the island of Taiwan, in Pingtan island, Fujian province, China. REUTERS/Aly Song
Hui Wang becomes emotional as she is asked to hold a photograph of her son, Peter Wang, during victim impact statements in the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in...more
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro reacts with Brazil's Lower House President Arthur Lira during a ceremony to sanction a bill that establishes salaries for nurses, in Brasilia, Brazil. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
Bahamas' Laquan Nairn in action during men's long jump final at the Commonwealth Games. REUTERS/John Sibley
The Trump Tribe of Texas participates in a prayer at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas, Texas. REUTERS/Shelby Tauber
Community members hug after the announcement that the FBI arrested and brought civil rights charges against four current and former Louisville police officers for their roles in the 2020 fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, in Louisville, Kentucky....more
People swim in the Limmat river in Zurich, Switzerland. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
A girl holds a doll as people wait to board a train to Dnipro and Lviv during an evacuation effort from war-affected areas of eastern Ukraine, in Pokrovsk, Ukraine. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
Former Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vazquez exits the court after her appearance in relation with federal bribery charges in San Juan, Puerto Rico. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo
Children enjoy the sea view during sunset hours in New Taipei city, Taiwan. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Women react during a rally of relatives and friends of defenders of the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works in Mariupol, demanding to recognize Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism after killing Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) in a prison in Olenivka,...more
A Palestinian carries pottery in a workshop in Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma
Bermuda's Sakari Famous in action during women's high jump qualifying round at the Commonwealth Games. REUTERS/Phil Noble
People make their way at the partially-closed Market of Kramatorsk, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kramatorsk, Ukraine. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
A view shows a church as a wildfire burns, in Verin, Spain. REUTERS/Miguel Vidal
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A selection of some of our top news photography from around the world this week.