Pictures of the Day
  • Vendors unload ice blocks from carts to sell on a hot summer's day in Varanasi, India, where the temperature has reached 44°C in recent days. AFP
    Vendors unload ice blocks from carts to sell on a hot summer's day in Varanasi, India, where the temperature has reached 44°C in recent days. AFP
    Vendors unload ice blocks from carts to sell on a hot summer's day in Varanasi, India, where the temperature has reached 44°C in recent days. AFP
    Vendors unload ice blocks from carts to sell on a hot summer's day in Varanasi, India, where the temperature has reached 44°C in recent days. AFP
  • Mariam Al Ali is delighted with her score during the Special Olympics UAE Games bowling held at Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    Mariam Al Ali is delighted with her score during the Special Olympics UAE Games bowling held at Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    Mariam Al Ali is delighted with her score during the Special Olympics UAE Games bowling held at Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    Mariam Al Ali is delighted with her score during the Special Olympics UAE Games bowling held at Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
  • A polling station at the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library during the first day of voting for primary and special elections in Washington, DC. AFP
    A polling station at the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library during the first day of voting for primary and special elections in Washington, DC. AFP
    A polling station at the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library during the first day of voting for primary and special elections in Washington, DC. AFP
    A polling station at the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library during the first day of voting for primary and special elections in Washington, DC. AFP
  • An amateur football match under way inside the crater of an inactive volcano in Mexico City. Maintained by the community for decades, the high-altitude pitch is drawing attention ahead of the World Cup. EPA
    An amateur football match under way inside the crater of an inactive volcano in Mexico City. Maintained by the community for decades, the high-altitude pitch is drawing attention ahead of the World Cup. EPA
    An amateur football match under way inside the crater of an inactive volcano in Mexico City. Maintained by the community for decades, the high-altitude pitch is drawing attention ahead of the World Cup. EPA
    An amateur football match under way inside the crater of an inactive volcano in Mexico City. Maintained by the community for decades, the high-altitude pitch is drawing attention ahead of the World Cu
  • Police officers search for a black bear that had been seen roaming a residential area in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Reuters
    Police officers search for a black bear that had been seen roaming a residential area in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Reuters
    Police officers search for a black bear that had been seen roaming a residential area in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Reuters
    Police officers search for a black bear that had been seen roaming a residential area in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Reuters
  • The Duke of Wellington portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence during a preview at Christie's in London. The artwork is estimated to fetch £8 million-£12 million ($10.7m-$16m) at the Old Masters evening sale on June 30. PA
    The Duke of Wellington portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence during a preview at Christie's in London. The artwork is estimated to fetch £8 million-£12 million ($10.7m-$16m) at the Old Masters evening sale on June 30. PA
    The Duke of Wellington portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence during a preview at Christie's in London. The artwork is estimated to fetch £8 million-£12 million ($10.7m-$16m) at the Old Masters evening sale on June 30. PA
    The Duke of Wellington portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence during a preview at Christie's in London. The artwork is estimated to fetch £8 million-£12 million ($10.7m-$16m) at the Old Masters evening sale
  • Marine One, carrying US President Donald Trump, touching down at the Wall Street Landing Zone en route to Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of the NBA Finals, in New York City. Reuters
    Marine One, carrying US President Donald Trump, touching down at the Wall Street Landing Zone en route to Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of the NBA Finals, in New York City. Reuters
    Marine One, carrying US President Donald Trump, touching down at the Wall Street Landing Zone en route to Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of the NBA Finals, in New York City. Reuters
    Marine One, carrying US President Donald Trump, touching down at the Wall Street Landing Zone en route to Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of the NBA Finals, in New York City. Reuters
  • The team behind New York City's Macy's Parade, held on July 4, test this year's pyrotechnics against the night sky of the Mojave Desert in California, US. Reuters
    The team behind New York City's Macy's Parade, held on July 4, test this year's pyrotechnics against the night sky of the Mojave Desert in California, US. Reuters
    The team behind New York City's Macy's Parade, held on July 4, test this year's pyrotechnics against the night sky of the Mojave Desert in California, US. Reuters
    The team behind New York City's Macy's Parade, held on July 4, test this year's pyrotechnics against the night sky of the Mojave Desert in California, US. Reuters
  • Hundreds of women and children, released by Boko Haram kidnappers, are returned to state authorities at a primary school in Gwoza, Nigeria. AFP
    Hundreds of women and children, released by Boko Haram kidnappers, are returned to state authorities at a primary school in Gwoza, Nigeria. AFP
    Hundreds of women and children, released by Boko Haram kidnappers, are returned to state authorities at a primary school in Gwoza, Nigeria. AFP
    Hundreds of women and children, released by Boko Haram kidnappers, are returned to state authorities at a primary school in Gwoza, Nigeria. AFP
  • Mexico's National Guard escorts a bus transporting Iran's national football team after a training session in Tijuana, ahead of the World Cup. Iran play New Zealand, Belgium and Egypt in Group G. AFP
    Mexico's National Guard escorts a bus transporting Iran's national football team after a training session in Tijuana, ahead of the World Cup. Iran play New Zealand, Belgium and Egypt in Group G. AFP
    Mexico's National Guard escorts a bus transporting Iran's national football team after a training session in Tijuana, ahead of the World Cup. Iran play New Zealand, Belgium and Egypt in Group G. AFP
    Mexico's National Guard escorts a bus transporting Iran's national football team after a training session in Tijuana, ahead of the World Cup. Iran play New Zealand, Belgium and Egypt in Group G. AFP
  • A photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency of a welcoming ceremony for Chinese President Xi Jinping at Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea. EPA
    A photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency of a welcoming ceremony for Chinese President Xi Jinping at Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea. EPA
    A photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency of a welcoming ceremony for Chinese President Xi Jinping at Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea. EPA
    A photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency of a welcoming ceremony for Chinese President Xi Jinping at Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea. EPA