Venice Celebrates Festa del Redentore with Fireworks
In Venice, Italy, fireworks were launched from boats in St Mark's Basin during the annual Festa del Redentore. The event commemorates the city's deliverance from a devastating plague between 1575 and 1577. Photographs by Stefano Mazzola captured the spectacle.
Kate Bush Flash Mob in Berlin
In Berlin, Germany, Kate Bush fans gathered in Görlitzer Park for a flash mob event to mark The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever. The event was captured by photographer David Gannon.
World Cup Final Anticipation and Matches
In New York, US, Argentina fans gathered in Times Square with a huge banner of Diego Maradona ahead of the World Cup final. In Miami, England's Bukayo Saka celebrated with teammates Jude Bellingham and Reece James after scoring his team's fifth goal during the third-place match against France. Photographs by David Ramos and Roberto Schmidt documented the scenes.
Drone Strikes and Missile Attacks
In Elektrostal, Russia, smoke billowed from a Ukrainian drone strike on an e-commerce complex outside Moscow on Saturday, with eight people reported killed and 24 injured, according to Tatyana Makeyeva. In Kyiv, Ukraine, damaged cars lined a street after Russian missiles struck the capital overnight, damaging residential buildings and wounding at least two people. This followed a wave of Ukrainian drone strikes deep into Russian territory, as photographed by Serhii Okunev.
Wildfires and Arson in West Bank and Canada
In Havat Gilad, West Bank, burnt houses and scorched earth were seen in an Israeli settlement near Nablus. Firefighters reported approximately 100 families were evacuated, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation, as captured by Abir Sultan. In Tell, West Bank, a plane extinguished a blaze in a village adjacent to the settlement after a reported arson attack on Saturday, photographed by Jaafar Ashtiyeh. In New Jersey, US, wildfire smoke from Canada shrouded the sun rising over New York City, with the skyline of lower Manhattan reflected on a monument, as photographed by Gary Hershorn.
Other Notable Events
In Manchester, UK, the former Central Retail Park site on Great Ancoats Street is set to become the Manchester Digital Campus and has also been proposed as the location for Andy Burnham’s No 10 North, photographed by Loannis Alexopoulos. In London, people strolled and jogged across the Millennium Bridge on Sunday morning, captured by Jonathan Brady. In Vincennes, France, vintage vehicles including a Renault Caravelle took part in the 19th Traversée de Paris Estivale, photographed by Lou Benoist. In Bregenz, Austria, artists performed during a press rehearsal of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera La Traviata on Lake Constance before its premiere at the Bregenz festival, photographed by Karl-Josef Hildenbrand. In Le Markstein, France, Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogačar of UAE Team Emirates XRG competed in stage 14 of the Tour de France, which he won on Saturday, photographed by Yoan Valat. In Kuwait, a satellite image showed smoke near an oil facility in Ahmadi governorate on Saturday, via European Union/Copernicus Sentinel-2. In London, campaigners outside the Houses of Parliament called on UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham not to approve drilling for oil and gas at Rosebank in the North Sea, photographed by Jack Taylor. In Bandar Abbas, Iran, a heavily damaged bridge along the road connecting Roudan and Bandar Abbas was hit by a US strike on Saturday, photographed by Amir Hossein Khorgooei. In Gaza City, displaced Palestinians from the Shati team and the Gaza Sports Club played in a beach football tournament on Saturday, photographed by Omar Al-Qattaa. In Paris, France, a future bride posed on the bonnet of a car on the Pont de Bir-Hakeim with the Eiffel Tower behind, photographed by Yara Nardi.
