Pictures of the day: July 25, 2016

We look at 13 pictures of events around the world


Multimedia Desk July 25, 2016
The sun sets over a forest which is shrouded in smoke, from the Siberian Taiga wildfire outside Krasnoyarsk, Russia. PHOTO: REUTERS

A plane drops fire retardant while battling the Soberane Fire in Carmel Highlands, California. The fire has scored more than 10,000 acres and threatens 1,650 structures according to Cal Fire. PHOTO: AFP

Second-placed Romain Bardet (L), Tour de France 2016's winner Great Britain's Christopher Froome (C), wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, and third-placed Colombia's Nairo Quintana celebrate on the podium on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, at the end of the 113 km twenty-first and last stage of the 103rd edition of the Tour de France cycling race. PHOTO: AFP

The pack rides in front of the Arc de Triomphe (Arch of Triumph) during the 113 km twenty-first and last stage of the 103rd edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 24, 2016 between Chantilly and Paris Champs-Elysees. PHOTO: AFP

A Syrian man holds the body of his child after it was taken from under the rubble of destroyed buildings following a reported air strike on the rebel-held neighbourhood of al-Marjah in the northern city of Aleppo. PHOTO: AFP

A Syrian gamer uses the Pokemon Go application on his mobile to catch a Pokemon amidst the rubble in the besieged rebel-controlled town of Douma. PHOTO: AFP

This photo taken at the De Schorre recreation area in Boom shows the first day of the Tomorrowland Electronic Music Festival. PHOTO: AFP

An Cessna L19 Bird Dog flies over San Lorenzo beach during an aerial exhibition in Gijon, northern Spain. PHOTO: REUTERS

An aerial view of the Christ the Redeemer statue standing above Guanabara Bay, less than two weeks before the start of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS

Storm clouds are seen in the sky as people sit on Havana's seafront boulevard El Malecon, Cuba. PHOTO: REUTERS

An artist from Yakshagana, a southern Indian folk theater, checks his mobile phone backstage after his performance during a cultural event in Bengaluru, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

An Indian vegetable vendor carries his wares as he walks through floodwaters in Siliguri on July 24, 2016. Heavy rainfall continues in north-eastern India as the annual monsoon makes it's progress across South Asia. PHOTO: AFP

Durians are seen for sale in Singapore's Little India district. PHOTO: AFP

Members of the Tigres de Lima Norte (Tigers of the North of Lima) sport group take part in an exercise routine after running in the hills of Carabayllo, one of the poorest neighbourhoods in north Lima, Peru. PHOTO: REUTERS

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