Today in Pictures, Aug 3, 2026

International Cappadocia Balloon Festival in Turkey, residents cool off during a scorching South Korea heat wave, and emergency crews battle Washington wildfires and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.

TOPSHOT - Pedestrians walk along a mist-spraying zone to cool off on a street in Seoul on August 3, 2026, as a scorching heat wave continues to grip South Korea. South Korea registered its highest temperature since records began more than a century ago on August 2, as authorities warned people to "immediately" stop all outdoor activities in affected areas. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP) — Pedestrians cooling off at a misting station in Seoul on Aug 3, amid an unprecedented heat wave. The nation recorded its all-time high temperature of 42.5°C a day earlier, leading officials to issue emergency warnings against outdoor activity.
PHOTO: AFP

Hot air balloons fly during the 7th International Cappadocia Balloon Festival in Goreme, Nevsehir province, Turkey, August 2, 2026. REUTERS/Cagla Gurdogan TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — Hot air balloons taking flight over the iconic rock formations during the 7th International Cappadocia Balloon Festival in Goreme, Nevsehir province, Turkey, on Aug 2.
PHOTO: REUTERS

TOPSHOT - This aerial picture shows the passenger ship Mutiara Sentosa 2 catching fire in the waters off Madura island, East Java, on August 2, 2026. Five people have been found dead, 41 are missing and 225 were rescued after an Indonesian ferry caught fire while at sea on August 2, search and rescue officials said. (Photo by FRIDA PERKASA / AFP) — At least five people were killed and 41 remain missing after the Indonesian ferry Mutiara Sentosa 2 caught fire in the Java Sea off Madura Island on Aug 2. Search and rescue teams, supported by nearby commercial vessels, successfully evacuated 225 of the 271 passengers and crew aboard.
PHOTO: AFP

epa13147915 Workers carry boxes labelled 'confidential funds' containing documents to be presented the impeachment trial of Filipino Vice President Sara Duterte at the Philippine Senate in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, 03 August 2026. The impeachment trial of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte is underway in the Senate, testing both her political future and the country’s fragile ruling alliance after months of bitter infighting with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. EPA/EZRA ACAYAN / POOL — Workers carrying boxes labeled 'Confidential Funds' containing evidence documents into the Philippine Senate chamber in Pasay, Metro Manila, on Aug 3. House prosecutors presented 15 boxes of liquidation records during the ongoing Senate impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
PHOTO: EPA

TOPSHOT - A woman sits by a barbed-wire fence as relatives and friends wait for the return of people who had previously crossed into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta, at Morocca's Bab Sebta border crossing on the outskirts of Fnideq on August 2, 2026. As many as 60,000 migrants entered Ceuta in recent days, mostly swimming around the small border post that juts into the Mediterranean Sea, in an unprecedented surge that prompted an international crisis for Spain. The mass crossing into the tiny Spanish territory resulted in at least 67 deaths, according to Spanish authorities, and led to clashes with Moroccan police on the shared border. (Photo by Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP) — Relatives and friends gathering along a barbed-wire fence at the Bab Sebta border crossing near Fnideq, Morocco, on Aug 2, awaiting the return of individuals who had crossed into the nearby Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
PHOTO: AFP

Elementary school sumo wrestlers compete in the sumo ring during the Wanpaku sumo wrestling tournament in Tokyo, Japan, August 2, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — Elementary school students compete in the ring during the national Wanpaku Sumo Tournament in Tokyo, Japan, on Aug 3.
PHOTO: REUTERS

Chilean rider Camilo Herrera competes during the first enduro race held through the streets of the city at the Red Bull Moto Urbano event in Bogota on August 2, 2026. (Photo by Raul ARBOLEDA / AFP) — Chilean rider Camilo Herrera competing in the Red Bull Moto Urbano event in Bogotá, Colombia, on Aug 2. The competition marked the city's first hard enduro race held directly through urban streets.
PHOTO: AFP

Christine and Bryan Farris hug after all of their belongings burned from the Old Trail wildfire in Spokane, Wash., on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. Hundreds of structures were destroyed and thousands of people in Spokane County, Wash., remained under evacuation orders on Sunday as firefighters continued their efforts to knock back and control several blazes in the area. (John Stember/The New York Times) — Hundreds of structures has been destroyed and thousands of residents remained under evacuation orders, on Aug 2 as firefighters battled multiple blazes across Spokane County, Washington.
PHOTO: JOHN STEMBER / NYTIMES

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