Politics and protest
A giant land portrait of British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, measuring 4,000 square metres, was created near Hebden Bridge, UK. Commissioned by humanitarian organisation Concern Worldwide, it calls for the restoration of aid after a decline in British spending to its lowest level in over 25 years. In London, a man was carried away by police during a Palestine Action and Defend Our Juries protest outside Westminster Magistrates Court, where Jeremy Shippam, Judit Murray, Fiona Maclean and 25 others are charged with showing support for Palestine Action.
Wildfires and conflict
Several wildfires are approaching the southern part of Brignoles in France, threatening the village of Camps-la-Source. Evacuation orders were issued for the neighbourhoods of Pelicon and Tombarel. In Spain, an aerial photo shows a property ravaged by a wildfire in the Encinar del Alberche residential area near Villa del Prado. In Ukraine, smoke rises in Kyiv during a Russian missile strike, and medical workers help residents at the site of an apartment building hit in Lviv. In Gaza City, people inspect damage after Israeli airstrikes on residential buildings in the Shati Camp, displacing dozens of families.
Sports and entertainment
At the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, athletes compete in the men's decathlon: the start of heat 2 of the 100m and Grenada's Lindon Victor in the long jump. In Nashville, Charli xcx performed at Spotify Presents: Live in Nashville at The Basement East. A young visitor takes in the Harry Potter Warner Bros studio tour in London. In Medellín, Colombia, a woman in a wheelchair poses at the Tapete de Flores floral installation ahead of the city's annual flower festival. In Pachuca, Mexico, an artist performs in the stage play Animal Revolution.
Nature and environment
A Columbian black-tailed deer forages at dusk in rural south-western Oregon, its antlers still covered in velvet. In Indonesia, an aerial view shows a village in Lebak that was deliberately flooded for the Karian Dam, which opened in 2023, but has re-emerged due to an El Niño-driven drought. In Mukalla, Yemen, people gather at the beach during the al-Baldah festival, which occurs when an annual weather phenomenon turns the Arabian Sea into a cool-water retreat.
Migration
In Dunkirk, France, people are rescued from the sea after their attempt to board a small boat from the beach failed.
