The past seven days have been captured by the world's leading photojournalists, showcasing a range of events from devastating wildfires and migrant crossings to sporting championships and moments of resilience.
Wildfires Ravage the US and Europe
In California, a long-exposure photograph shows the flight paths of firefighting helicopters streaking across the sky as they work to contain the Feliz fire. The image, taken by Stephen Lam for the San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images, highlights the intensity of the firefighting efforts.
In Spokane, Washington, a melted basketball backboard lies among the burned remains of Riverside Real Life church, which was destroyed during the Old Trails fire. Firefighters in Washington state battled wildfires that forced 60,000 people to flee and destroyed hundreds of buildings. Drought and extreme heat fueled an 'extraordinary' fire season in the Pacific north-west, according to officials.
Jeff Clauson and his brothers, Brian and Bodey, are seen trying to open a safe as they recover items from Jeff's house, which was burned by the Old Trails fire. Aaron Farinacci was arrested and charged with first-degree arson over the fire, the largest of three devastating wildfires burning through the region this week.
European Heatwaves and Drought
In Greece, a firefighter runs to extinguish a fire at an olive grove in the settlement of Zachouli. Weather in the EU has broken records for severity for this time of year, data shows, as firefighters race to extinguish blazes across the Mediterranean.
Another image shows an olive tree burning during a wildfire in the Megara valley. Several wildfires broke out in Greece last week, with gale-force winds pushing flames towards settlements on Athens' western fringes.
In London, players take part in a cricket match on a pitch surrounded by parched grassland on Hackney Marshes. In July, England received 7% of the long-term average rainfall, making it the driest July since records began almost two centuries ago.
In Italy, a praying mantis is photographed in a drought-stricken cornfield in the countryside of Bene Vagienna. Italy placed all of its 27 major cities, from Trieste in the north to Palermo in the south, under the highest heat alert as the fourth heatwave to hit the country this summer intensified.
Migrant Crossings in Ceuta
In Ceuta, Spain, soldiers find a migrant hiding in a tunnel at the Tarajal beach, after more than 70,000 crossed on foot and by sea into Spanish territory from Morocco. Spanish intelligence sources told El País that the roots of the influx probably lay in a hoax that had swiftly spread across social media after a Spanish supreme court ruling that migrants arriving by sea could not be summarily deported.
An injured migrant who crossed into Spain returns to Morocco with the assistance of a Spanish soldier. Spanish interior minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said that 70,000 of the estimated 72,000 migrants who crossed into Ceuta last week had returned to Morocco.
Migrants pass through a broken fence as they leave Spain's north African enclave of Ceuta towards the Moroccan town of Fnideq following an attempted crossing at the Bab Sebta border crossing. At least 88 people died in Ceuta, according to local officials, and another 11 in Morocco, while dozens of others remain missing.
Gaza: Resilience Amidst Destruction
In Gaza, Ibrahim al-Dabba, head of the Beekeepers Co-operative, tends to beehives with his sons on the roof of a destroyed building in the Tel al-Hawa neighbourhood of Gaza City, where the displaced family has taken refuge. Before the war, al-Dabba owned more than 400 beehives spread across eastern Gaza. His apiaries, equipment, storage facilities and four-wheel drive vehicle allowed him to manage a thriving beekeeping business that supported his family. Today, almost everything he built over years of work has disappeared.
Palestinian mourners attend the funeral of members of the Abu Sharia and al-Hasayna families, whose remains were recently recovered from the rubble of residential buildings in the al-Sabra neighbourhood which was struck by Israeli bombardments in November 2023.
Russian Strikes in Ukraine
In Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, a volunteer paramedic helps an elderly woman during evacuation from an apartment block after a Russian airstrike. Nato is working to get Ukraine the air defences it 'urgently needs', its secretary general has said, as Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Moscow was seeking to significantly boost missile production ahead of winter.
In Kyiv, a teenager sits on a bicycle watching flames rise from a burning logistics warehouse following a Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has blamed allies for not delivering air defences fast enough after Ukraine failed to shoot down a single Russian missile in a deadly overnight attack that killed at least 17 people and injured dozens more.
Sports and Culture Highlights
In La Guaira, Venezuela, surfers take part in a Paddle Out ceremony honouring surfers who died in the recent earthquakes in Venezuela.
In Cape Town, South Africa, Oratile Mpitso rehearses her routine ahead of the 13th South African international ballet competition at the Artscape theatre.
In Paris, France, an athlete jumps from the women's 20m platform during the European Aquatics Championships. Sweden's divers Peder Saur Hubred and Hanna Ekdahl compete in the mixed 3m synchro diving final during the same event.
Wildlife and Politics
In Almaty, Kazakhstan, Umit, a female Amur tiger, jumps out of a pickup truck while being released into the Ile-Balkhash nature reserve. Tigers have been absent from Kazakhstan for more than 70 years, but officials are hoping to re-establish a wild population.
In Clacton-on-Sea, England, a couple walks past arcade shops. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage will contest the Clacton byelection next week in an effort to regain his seat after announcing his resignation as an MP in July amid a row over his financial affairs.
