Today in Pictures, July 27, 2026

Pallas’s cat kittens in Japan, water chestnut harvest in China, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Pallas's cat kittens, a species considered to be the world's oldest living feline, are seen in their enclosure at Kobe Animal Kingdom in Kobe on July 27, 2026. Pallas's cat Azu gave birth to five kittens on May 12. (Photo by PAUL MILLER / AFP) — Newly born Pallas's cat kittens, belonging to a species considered one of the world's oldest living felids, explore their enclosure at Kobe Animal Kingdom in Kobe, Japan,on July 27.
PHOTO: AFP

The Soyuz MS-28 capsule carrying the International Space Station (ISS) crew of NASA astronaut Christopher Williams, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikaev lands in a remote area near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, July 26, 2026. Roscosmos/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. — The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft touching down in a remote area near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on July 26. The landing safely returned NASA astronaut Chris Williams alongside Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev back to Earth following an eight-month mission aboard the International Space Station.
PHOTO: REUTERS

TOPSHOT - Farmers harvest water chestnuts in a pond in Zhangjiayuan community in Taizhou, eastern China's Jiangsu province, on July 26, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP) / China OUT — Farmers harvesting water chestnuts in the Zhangjiayuan community of Taizhou in China, on July 26.
PHOTO: AFP

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool remains drained, following renovations and Independence Day celebrations, in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 26, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz — The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool remains empty in Washington, on July 26. The landmark was drained to repair damage and peeling along its newly painted bottom liner following Independence Day celebrations.
PHOTO: REUTERS

epa13133325 Thai officials and residents gather to offer food to Buddhist monks on boats during a boat alms-giving ceremony to honor the Thai king's birthday at a canal in Bangkok, Thailand, 26 July 2026. A total of 225 Buddhist monks from 40 temples received alms by boat along the canals for the first time in decades to honor the Thai king's 74th birthday on 28 July 2026. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT — Thai officials and residents gathering along a canal in Bangkok, on July 26 to offer food to Buddhist monks aboard wooden boats during a traditional alms-giving ceremony. Receiving alms along the waterways in a revived tradition held for the first time in decades to mark the Thai king's 74th birthday.
PHOTO: EPA

A drone view shows people on newly exposed sandbanks on the Danube River as water levels drop during prolonged hot weather and dry conditions, in Apatin, Serbia, July 26, 2026. REUTERS/Djordje Kojadinovic TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — An aerial view showing newly exposed sandbanks on the Danube River as water levels drop during prolonged dry weather and heat in Apatin, Serbia, on July 26.
PHOTO: REUTERS

TOPSHOT - UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey leads the pack of riders (peloton) up Rue Lepic on the ascent of the Butte de Montmartre during the 21st stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 88,7 km starting and finishing in Paris, on July 26, 2026. (Photo by GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP) — UAE Team Emirates XRG rider Tadej Pogačar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, leads the peloton up the cobblestones of Rue Lepic toward the Butte de Montmartre during the 21st and final stage of the 113th Tour de France in Paris, on July 26.
PHOTO: AFP

TOPSHOT - This aerial view shows burnt cars following a wildfire in Le Porge, in the Gironde Department, south-western France on July 25, 2026. The fires, which are on an unprecedented scale and have forced the evacuation of around 200,000 "fire refugees" in Gironde and the Landes, were still not under control on July 25, 2026 and continue to keep firefighters and military personnel on high alert, including an A400M aircraft deployed to tackle the blaze for the first time. (Photo by Florian PLAUCHEUR / AFP) — A scorched landscape in Le Porge, in southwestern France's Gironde department, following an unprecedented wildfire on July 25. The fast-moving blazes have forced mass evacuations across Gironde and neighboring Landes, keeping emergency crews and military personnel on high alert as France deploys an Airbus A400M aircraft to drop fire retardant for the first time.
PHOTO: AFP

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