Today in Pictures, July 27, 2017

Early birthday celebrations for Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, heatwave in China, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

Thai students release sea turtles into the sea to celebrate the upcoming 65th birthday of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, at the Sea Turtle Conservation Center in Sattahip Naval Base, Chonburi province, Thailand, July 26, 2017.
Thai students release sea turtles into the sea to celebrate the upcoming 65th birthday of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, at the Sea Turtle Conservation Center in Sattahip Naval Base, Chonburi province, Thailand, July 26, 2017. PHOTO: EPA
People sleep on the waterfront bund to keep cool in Shanghai. Parts of China including Shanghai have seen record temperatures in recent weeks, in what has been a torrid summer so far for much of the country, while large areas of south-central China h
People sleep on the waterfront bund to keep cool in Shanghai. Parts of China including Shanghai have seen record temperatures in recent weeks, in what has been a torrid summer so far for much of the country, while large areas of south-central China have endured raging floods from torrential rain.PHOTO: AFP
A NH-90 rescue helicopter landing in the desert of North Mali during MINUSMA mission in Mali, April 20, 2017. According to several media reports citing UN officials on July 26, 2017, a German military helicopter serving in a UN peacekeeping mission
A NH-90 rescue helicopter landing in the desert of North Mali during MINUSMA mission in Mali, April 20, 2017. According to several media reports citing UN officials on July 26, 2017, a German military helicopter serving in a UN peacekeeping mission has allegedly crashed in northern Mali. PHOTO: EPA
A handout photo made available by Gujarat Information Department shows flood affected areas, as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted an aerial survey of flood affected areas of North Gujarat, India, July 25, 2017. According to news reports 3
A handout photo made available by Gujarat Information Department shows flood affected areas, as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted an aerial survey of flood affected areas of North Gujarat, India, July 25, 2017. According to news reports 33 people have lost their lives in two days in the flood-hit state of Gujarat. PHOTO: EPA
US Miles Chamley-Watson (left) and Italian Alessio Voconi vie during the team men's foil final between USA and Italy at the World Fencing Championships on July 26, 2017 in Leipzig.
US Miles Chamley-Watson (left) and Italian Alessio Voconi vie during the team men's foil final between USA and Italy at the World Fencing Championships on July 26, 2017 in Leipzig. PHOTO: AFP
A woman pours water out of her house in Rhueden, northern Germany, on July 26, 2017. Some parts of lower saxony are overflooded after heavy rainfall.
A woman pours water out of her house in Rhueden, northern Germany, on July 26, 2017. Some parts of lower saxony are overflooded after heavy rainfall. PHOTO: AFP
The wild ponies of Maryland's Assateague Island swam across to Chincoteague Island in Virginia. The event draws thousands of tourists each year and was memorialized in Marguerite Henry's novel "Misty of Chincoteague".
The wild ponies of Maryland's Assateague Island swam across to Chincoteague Island in Virginia. The event draws thousands of tourists each year and was memorialized in Marguerite Henry's novel "Misty of Chincoteague".PHOTO: WASHINGTON POST
Galloping horse riders clasp one another during the St. James Festival in the village of El Carpio de Tajo near Toledo on July 25, 2017. The spectacle, originally a military training exercise during medieval times using live animals, sees horsemen ga
Galloping horse riders clasp one another during the St. James Festival in the village of El Carpio de Tajo near Toledo on July 25, 2017. The spectacle, originally a military training exercise during medieval times using live animals, sees horsemen galloping towards geese suspended by their feet as the mounted participant yanks on the bird's neck until it is torn off.PHOTO: AFP
A shepherd walks his herd through the field in Pampliega, near Burgos, in Castile and Leon's region on July 26, 2017. Water reserves were at June 12 at 53.4% capacity, well below the average of the last five years, at 72.7%, warned the Spanish Minist
A shepherd walks his herd through the field in Pampliega, near Burgos, in Castile and Leon's region on July 26, 2017. Water reserves were at June 12 at 53.4% capacity, well below the average of the last five years, at 72.7%, warned the Spanish Minister of Agriculture Garcia Tejerina. PHOTO: AFP
A Molotov cocktail hurled by opposition demonstrators hits a riot police's shield during an anti-government protest in Caracas, on July 26, 2017. Venezuelans blocked off deserted streets Wednesday as a 48-hour opposition-led general strike aimed at t
A Molotov cocktail hurled by opposition demonstrators hits a riot police's shield during an anti-government protest in Caracas, on July 26, 2017. Venezuelans blocked off deserted streets Wednesday as a 48-hour opposition-led general strike aimed at thwarting embattled President Nicolas Maduro's controversial plans to rewrite the country's constitution got underway. PHOTO: AFP
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Jul 27, 2017, 3:44 pm SGT