The week in pictures: Summer wildfires, a Thai school shooting and the Tour de France Femmes
This week's global photo roundup is dominated by devastating wildfires in the US and Europe, mourning in Thailand after a school shooting, and the women's Tour de France cycling race.
The past week brought a series of striking images from around the world, capturing both tragedy and everyday life. The record-breaking summer wildfire season has continued to cause destruction on both sides of the Atlantic. In Spokane, Washington, entire neighbourhoods were reduced to little more than rows of chimneys and fireplaces after fire swept through. In Serbia, a police helicopter battled flames in the Deliblato Sands area near Belgrade.
Grief in Thailand
Thailand is mourning after a shooting at a school on the outskirts of Bangkok left students and teachers dead. Photos captured the aftermath, including a student being reunited with a relative after evacuation from the scene.
War and conflict
In Ukraine, a Russian missile strike hit a supermarket warehouse in Kyiv. In Gaza City, mourners gathered for the funeral of members of two families whose bodies were only recently recovered from rubble, more than two years after they were killed in an Israeli strike in 2023. In Karbala, Iraq, Shiite worshippers gathered for Arbaeen, marking the end of the 40-day mourning period following Ashoura.
Sport and daily life
The sixth stage of the women's Tour de France, run between Montbrison and Tournon-sur-Rhône, saw riders battling in a breakaway. In Paris, athletes trained ahead of the European Swimming Championships, including high divers preparing at the Bir-Hakeim bridge. In Serbia, low water levels left boats stranded on dry ground near the Danube River town of Apatin, while in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, a migrant who had crossed from Morocco held up a sign asking for asylum while waiting for a food distribution.
