Today in Pictures, July 24, 2026

Wildfires spread in southwest France, the opening ceremony of Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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A wildfire burns in a forest area in the Gironde department amid worsening drought conditions following a heatwave and water shortages across much of France, July 22, 2026. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — A wildfire burning in a forested area in the Gironde region amid worsening drought conditions following a heatwave and water shortages across much of France, on July 22.
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A firefighting helicopter flies against the backdrop of the sun over a wildfire near Cotignac, in the Var department amid worsening drought conditions following a heatwave and water shortages across much of the country, France, July 23, 2026. REUTERS/Manon Cruz TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — A firefighting helicopter moving against the backdrop of the sun over a wildfire near Cotignac, in the Var department of southeastern France, amid worsening drought conditions following a heatwave and water shortages across much of the country on July 23.
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A protester wears a diving mask reading "Rama go away" during a demonstration against the government, following weeks of protests against a planned luxury resort backed by a company linked to Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, on an environmentally sensitive part of the Adriatic coast, in Tirana, Albania, July 23, 2026. REUTERS/Florion Goga TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — A masked protester demonstrating against the Albanian government, following weeks of protests against a planned luxury resort backed by a company linked to Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, on an environmentally sensitive part of the Adriatic coast, in Tirana, Albania, on July 23.
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Commonwealth Games 2026 - Opening Ceremony - The Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - July 23, 2026 Singer Callum Beattie performs during the opening ceremony REUTERS/Isabel Infantes TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — Singer Callum Beattie performing during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Commonwealth Games at The Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland, on July 23.
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Igor Miholjek, head of research, Croatian Conservation Institute, Department of Underwater Archaeology, shows the gold found in a Byzantium shipwreck near Polace on the island of Mljet, Croatia, July 21, 2026. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — Igor Miholjek, head of research at the Croatian Conservation Institute's Department of Underwater Archaeology, showing the gold found in a Byzantium shipwreck near Polace on the island of Mljet, Croatia, on July 21.
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TOPSHOT - This aerial view shows El Colorado ski resort located in Lo Barnechea, Santiago, on July 22, 2026, following heavy rains. Three people died and 76 were affected by a storm with heavy rains, swells, and winds that is impacting 10 of the country’s 16 regions, the government reported. (Photo by Javier TORRES / AFP) — An aerial view of the El Colorado ski resort located in Lo Barnechea, Chile, on July 22. Chile's president Kast declared a state of emergency after the most powerful winter storm in years brought record snowfall, catastrophic floods and mudslides to the region.
PHOTO: AFP

TOPSHOT - People rest at a park on a hot day in Tokyo on July 22, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP) — People resting at a park on a hot day in Tokyo on July 22. Temperatures in Japan soared over 40 deg C in what the Japanese termed "kokushobi", or "cruelly hot day".
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TOPSHOT - A demonstrator holds a sign featuring an illustration of ousted Venezuelan president Nicholas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, outside the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Federal Courthouse in New York City on July 22, 2026. Venezuela's ousted president Nicolas Maduro is set to appear in federal court Wednesday, his third public hearing since the US military captured him in a stunning nighttime raid in January. The former leader, 63, and wife Cilia Flores have been held in a Brooklyn jail since the US military operation, awaiting trial on drug trafficking, firearms and other charges. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) — A demonstrator holding an illustration of ousted Venezuelan president Nicholas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, outside the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Federal Courthouse, ahead of Maduro's third court appearance in New York City on July 22.
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A firefighter working at the site of a petrol station hit by a Russian drone strike in Sumy, Ukraine, in this photo released on July 23.

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