Pictures of the day: July 23, 2016

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world


Multimedia Desk July 23, 2016
This photo shows two Chinese jet fighters during a military drill in the South China Sea near China's Hainan Island. PHOTO: AFP

Hindu devotees from the Tengger tribe and tourists climb up to the crater of Mount Bromo during the Yadnya Kasada festival in Probolinggo. PHOTO: AFP

A view of floating debris carried by the tide and caught by the "eco-barrier" before entering Guanabara Bay, at the mouth of Meriti river in Duque de Caxias, next to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PHOTO: AFP

This picture shows an aerial view of a flock of sheep in Inner Mongolia's Gobi Desert. PHOTO: AFP

Participants eat chili as they bath in ice water during a chili eating competition in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. PHOTO: REUTERS

An Israeli barrier with the West Bank is seen while still under construction near Havat Ela in southern Israel. PHOTO: REUTERS

A member of the Royal Collection Trust, poses for photographers next to Britain's Queen Elizabeth's evening gowns, ahead of the opening of an exhibition entitled 'Fashioning a Reign: 90 Years of Style from the Queen's Wardrobe', at Buckingham Palace, in London, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS

A fan with his body painted with an image of actor Rajinikanth is pictured outside a movie theatre showcasing the Tamil film "Kabali" in Bengaluru, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

Roxana Casillas, one of the artists behind the Trump Hut, a luxury camping hut modelled on the hairstyle of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, exits the den near the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man flies his kite in a cemetery in the Vila Operaria Favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS

A tricycle makes its way along a flooded street in Beijing. Some areas and streets in Beijing have started to flood over due to heavy rain. PHOTO: AFP

Policemen stand guard on a grass-covered square in front of the mausoleum of late president Ho Chi Minh, founder of today's communist Vietnam in Hanoi. PHOTO: AFP

France's Renaud Lavillenie in action during the Men's Pole Vault at the London Anniversary Games. PHOTO: REUTERS

This photo shows a hot-air balloon named "Morton", flown by Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov, about to take to the skies for a round-the-world trip from Northam in Western Australia. PHOTO: AFP

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