Today in Pictures, July 16, 2026

Yellow taxi drivers watching the World Cup football tournament in Kolkata, fans celebrate while watching the match between England and Argentina in Buenos Aires, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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TOPSHOT - Drivers of Kolkata's iconic Hindustan Ambassador yellow taxi watch the 2026 World Cup football tournament semi-final match between England and Argentina on a mobile phone, at a taxi-stand in Kolkata on July 16, 2026. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP) — Drivers of Kolkata's iconic Hindustan Ambassador yellow taxi watching the 2026 World Cup football tournament semi-final match between England and Argentina on a mobile phone, at a taxi-stand in Kolkata on July 16, 2026.
PHOTO: AFP

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Semi Final - England v Argentina - Fans gather in Buenos Aires, Argentina - July 15, 2026. Fans celebrate following the match. REUTERS/Mariana Nedelcu TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — Fans celebrating while watching the 2026 World Cup football match between England and Argentina in Buenos Aires, on July 15, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS

A boy displaced from La Guaira state plays football at a makeshift shelter inside a school in the aftermath of the June 24 earthquakes, in the Artigas neighbourhood of Caracas, Venezuela, July 15, 2026. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — A boy displaced playing football at a makeshift shelter inside a school in the aftermath of the June 24 earthquakes, in Venezuela on July 15, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS

TOPSHOT - People pause as they cycle on the Toronto Islands as forest fires in Northern Ontario cause poor air quality over the city, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 15, 2026. Toronto had the worst air quality of any major city in the world on Wednesday, the Swiss firm IQAir said, as Canadian authorities urged people to stay indoors. Toronto edged out New Delhi and the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa as wildfire smoke turned the skies a hazy yellowish-grey in Canada's largest city. (Photo by Cole BURSTON / AFP) — People pausing as they cycle on the Toronto Islands, as forest fires in Northern Ontario cause poor air quality over the city, in Toronto, Canada on July 15, 2026.
PHOTO: AFP

Wildfire smoke fills the air around Hamilton, Ontario, Canada July 15, 2026 in a drone photograph. REUTERS/Carlos Osori TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — Wildfire smoke filling the air around Hamilton, Ontario, Canada on July 15, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS

TOPSHOT - A coal-fired power plant is seen in Zhenjiang, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province on July 15, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP) / China OUT — A coal-fired power plant is seen in Zhenjiang, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province on July 15, 2026.
PHOTO: AFP

A Navy Blue Angels jet flies low over the crowd on Pensacola Beach, in Florida, U.S., July 15, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Partridge Drones via Facebook/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. THIS PICTURE WAS PROCESSED BY REUTERS TO ENHANCE QUALITY. AN UNPROCESSED VERSION HAS BEEN PROVIDED SEPARATELY. VERIFICATION: - Pier, beach and buildings matched archive and satellite images - Location and date also verified by original file metadata TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — A Navy Blue Angels jet flying low over the crowd on Pensacola Beach, in Florida, US on July 15, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS

TOPSHOT - A woman protects herself from the sun with a umbrella and a face mask while walking on a street in Shanghai on July 15, 2026. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP) — A woman protecting herself from the sun with a umbrella and a face mask while walking on a street in Shanghai on July 15, 2026.
PHOTO: AFP

TOPSHOT - People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer "obon" festivals, at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15, 2026. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) — People gathering in front of thousands of lanterns on display at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15, 2026.
PHOTO: AFP

A firefighter works at a compound of a warehouse damaged during Russian missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 16, 2026. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — A firefighter working at a compound of a warehouse damaged during Russian missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine on July 16, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS

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