Best photos of July 27: Olympic opening ceremony to wildfire in California

Attendees take pictures of the Eiffel Tower as lasers light up the sky during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. AFP
Smoke rises during an Israeli strike in Deir El Balah in the central Gaza Strip. AFP
Connor O'leary of Japan tucks into a barrel during a training day ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics surfing competition, in Teahupo'o, Tahiti. AP
Bangladesh army stand guard near the country's Secretariat as the curfew is relaxed after the anti-quota protests, in Dhaka. AFP
Yefei Zhang of China and Emma McKeon of Australia compete in the Women's 100m butterfly heats on day one of the Olympic Games in Paris. Getty Images
Members of National Disaster Response Force conduct a search and rescue operation following the collapse of a four-storey building at Belapur area of Navi Mumbai. AFP
Performers during the Olympics opening ceremony in Paris. Reuters
Flames leap above fire vehicles in Tehama County, California. AP Photo