Today in Pictures, July 3, 2026
PM Wong on a visit to Timor-Leste, a person cooling off from a fire hydrant in Chicago, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.
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Prime Minister Lawrence Wong waving to children lining the streets of Dili in Timor-Leste as he rides in a Mini Moke driven by Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta on July 2. They were joined by Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and Timor-Leste Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao. PM Wong is on a two-day visit to the country.
ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG
Argentina fans standing in the sea with a flag of Diego Maradona as they gather in Miami, Florida, on July 2, ahead of the World Cup match between Argentina and Cape Verde on July 3.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Angela Nikolau and Vanya "Ivan" Beerkus, the couple who climbed to the top of the Empire State Building spire, kissing at the Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall train station. They had just exited the New York City Criminal Court after their arraignment, in the Manhattan Borough of New York, on July 2.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A woman carrying belongings from her apartment building after it was damaged during a night of Russian missile and drone strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 2.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A person walking next to a residential building damaged by a Russian air attack on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on July 2.
PHOTO: AFP
People taking shelter at a metro station during Russian air attacks on Kyiv on July 2.
PHOTO: AFP
A French Civil Security's firefighting aircraft dropping flame retardant to battle a wildfire in Pouzols-Minervois near Narbonne, France, on July 2.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A person cooling off with water from an open fire hydrant during a heat wave in Chicago, Illinois, on July 2.
PHOTO: AFP
