Tábara (Spain) (AFP) – In Spain, firefighters are battling deadly blazes in the northwestern province of Zamora. Residents are evacuating to temporary shelters as swathes of Europe wilt under scorching heat which is stretching emergency services.
La Teste-de-Buch (France) (AFP) – Raging wildfires have reached the forest of France’s famed ‘Dune du Pilat’, Europe’s tallest sand dune, prompting evacuations as Europe swelters under a scorching heatwave.
Baalbek (Lebanon) (AFP) – The Roman ruins of Baalbek lit up for an evening performance by Simon Ghraichy and Rana Gorgani during Lebanon’s annual Baalbek International Festival.
London (AFP) – Images of sunrise in London on Tuesday as the UK faces another day of soaring temperatures. In Britain, forecasters said the current national record of 38.7 degrees Celsius (102 degrees Fahrenheit) could be broken and 40C breached for the first time, with experts blaming climate change and predicting more frequent extreme weather to come. IMAGES
Kailua Kona (United States) (AFP) – Massive waves crash an outdoor wedding reception in Kailua-Kona, on Hawaii’s Big island, amid a tropical storm.
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – Britain’s Prince Harry addresses the United Nations General Assembly at its annual celebration of Nelson Mandela International Day. “As we sit here today our world is on fire,” says Prince Harry.
Lima (AFP) – On July 18, 1992, a university professor and nine students from Lima’s La Cantuta University were abducted, tortured, and killed by a military death squad for allegedly being members of the Shining Path leftist guerrilla group.
Juli (Peru) (AFP) – Wearing traditional multilayered “pollera” skirts and long braids, female farmers on the outskirts of Peru’s highland city of Puno take to the pitch to train for a local football competition.
Port Klang (Malaysia) (AFP) – Malaysian customs officials say they have seized a stash of rare animal parts worth $18 million thought to have come from Africa, including elephant tusks, rhino horns and pangolin scales.
New York (AFP) – Baseball is the United States’ national pastime, but in New York, a cricket club is celebrating 150 years not out, thanks to the city’s large immigrant communities.
