Today in Pictures, July 29, 2026

A collapsed shrine after an earthquake struck Kumamoto, Peru’s Keiko Fujimori after being sworn in as the country’s new president, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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The collapsed worship hall of Yatshushiro Shrine after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture, in Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, July 29, 2026. Kyodo/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — The collapsed worship hall of Yatshushiro Shrine seen on July 29, a day after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture, in Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
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TOPSHOT - Children look at a section of a collapsed road in Hikawa town, Kumamoto prefecture on July 29, 2026, after an earthquake struck southwestern Japan the previous day. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP) — Children looking at a section of a collapsed road in Hikawa town, Kumamoto prefecture on July 29, after an earthquake struck southwestern Japan on July 28.
PHOTO: AFP

Firefighters work to suppress a wildfire near Ares, southwestern France, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. Baz Ratner/Pool via REUTERS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — Firefighters working to suppress a wildfire near Ares, southwestern France, on July 28.
PHOTO: REUTERS

People pose for pictures along the Pink Wall on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 28, 2026. REUTERS/Daniel Cole TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — People posing for pictures along the pink wall on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, California, on July 28.
PHOTO: REUTERS

TOPSHOT - This aerial photo shows people cooling off at a water park amid hot weather in Nanjing, in eastern China's Jiangsu province on July 28, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP) / China OUT — People cooling off at a water park amid hot weather in Nanjing, in eastern China's Jiangsu province on July 28.
PHOTO: AFP

Peru's President Keiko Fujimori steps out of the Congress after being sworn in as the country's new president, in Lima, Peru, July 28, 2026. REUTERS/Angela Ponce TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — Peru's President Keiko Fujimori stepping out of Congress after being sworn in as the country's new president, in Lima, Peru, on July 28.
PHOTO: REUTERS

A man wrapped in a Peruvian flag shouts next to police officers in riot gear outside the Palace of Justice during a protest against the election results, on the day of President-elect Keiko Fujimori's swearing-in ceremony in Lima, Peru, July 28, 2026. REUTERS/Alessandro Cinque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — A man with a Peruvian flag wrapped around him shouting next to police officers in riot gear outside the Palace of Justice. He was protesting against the election results on the day of President-elect Keiko Fujimori's swearing-in ceremony in Lima, Peru, on July 28.
PHOTO: REUTERS

Smoke and flames rise after an Israeli airstrike hit a mosque in Gaza City, July 28, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — Smoke and flames rising after an Israeli airstrike hit a mosque in Gaza City, on July 28.
PHOTO: REUTERS

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