Today in Pictures, July 8, 2026

Palestinians watching the World Cup amongst the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City, people mourning Iran’s slain supreme leader in Iraq, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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TOPSHOT - Displaced Palestinians watch the 2026 World Cup Round of 16 match between Egypt and Argentina on a giant screen as they sit on the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City on July 7, 2026. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP) — Displaced Palestinians watching the World Cup round of 16 match between Egypt and Argentina on a giant screen as they sit on the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City on July 7.
PHOTO: AFP

Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Round of 16 - Argentina v Egypt - Fans gather in Cairo - Cairo, Egypt - July 7, 2026 Egypt fans ride a motorbike holding a national flag after the match in Cairo REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — Egyptians riding a motorbike and holding their national flag in Cairo after the World Cup round of 16 match between Argentina and Egypt on July 7.
PHOTO: REUTERS

TOPSHOT - A boy stands at the entrance of a tent at a camp for people displaced by war in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City on July 6, 2026. The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas announced on July 6 the dissolution of the body that has governed the Gaza Strip for nearly two decades, clearing the way for a technocratic committee to implement civilian rule. Since a ceasefire took effect in Gaza last October between Hamas and Israel, the group has repeatedly said it is prepared to step aside from day-to-day governance, but the thorny issue of its disarmament remains unresolved. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP) — A boy standing at the entrance of a tent at a camp for people displaced by war in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City on July 6.
PHOTO: AFP

TOPSHOT - Crowds of mourners surround the convoy carrying the coffin of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei during a funeral procession in Najaf on July 8, 2026. Funeral processions carrying the coffin of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei will pass on July 8 through Iraq's holy cities of Najaf and Karbala, home to Shia Islam's most sacred shrines. (Photo by Zaid AL-OBEIDI / AFP) — Mourners surrounding the convoy carrying the coffin of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei during a funeral procession in Najaf, Iraq, on July 8.
PHOTO: AFP

TOPSHOT - Clerics wait to hold prayers over the coffin of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei at Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf on July 8, 2026, before it was carried on to the Iraqi holy city of Karbala. Crowds thronged the streets of Najaf on July 8 as the coffin of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei moved through the holy city in a procession devoted to Iraq, home to Shia Islam's most sacred shrines. (Photo by HUSSEIN FALEH / AFP) — Clerics waiting to hold prayers over the coffin of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei at Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf on July 8, before it was carried on to the Iraqi holy city of Karbala.
PHOTO: AFP

A photograph taken on July 6, 2026 shows lava flowing from the crater during an eruption of the Mount Etna volcano in Sicily. (Photo by Etna Walk / AFP) — Lava flowing from the crater during an eruption of the Mount Etna volcano in Sicily, Italy, on July 6.
PHOTO: AFP

TOPSHOT - People wade through submerged railway tracks beside a stranded train following heavy monsoon rains in Chattogram on July 7, 2026. (Photo by AFP) — People wading through submerged railway tracks beside a stranded train following heavy monsoon rains in Chattogram in Bangladesh on July 7.
PHOTO: AFP

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