Pictures of the day: July 26, 2016

We look at 13 pictures of events from around the world


Multimedia Desk July 26, 2016
Traffic moves along on Peshawar Road as the sun sets in Rawalpindi. PHOTO: ONLINE

A boy walks through a waterfall on July 25, 2016 while playing in the water at The Yards Park in Washington, DC, as a heat wave rolls across the area. PHOTO: AFP

A memorial of candles and flowers is seen in front of the Olympia Einkaufszentrum shopping centre in Munich, southern Germany, where an 18-year-old German-Iranian student run amok. PHOTO: AFP

A Pakistani girl from the Hazara community lights a candle during a tribute ceremony in Quetta, a day after twin bombings tore through crowds of Shia Hazara protesters in Afghanistan. Kabul was plunged into mourning July 24, 2016 after its deadliest attack for 15 years killed 80 people and left hundreds maimed, reigniting concern that the Islamic State group was seeking to expand its foothold in Afghanistan. PHOTO: AFP

People jump from a diving board, to cool off in a swimming pool in the village of Zllakuqan near the town of Klina as temperatures reached 35 degrees Celsius. PHOTO: AFP

The Mexican ship Cuauhtemoc is pictured during the Tall Ships Races 2016 parade, in Lisbon, Portugal. PHOTO: REUTERS

Painters work on a mural created by Brazilian artist Eduardo Kobra that when finished will cover nearly 3,000 square meters of wall space and depict indigenous faces from five continents, to welcome visitors to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro. PHOTO: REUTERS

A drawing made during a lesson at a school shows what a student ate during the course of a day in Caracas, Venezuela. The student wrote, "Ate corn cake with cheese for breakfast; had spaghetti with egg for lunch and a cookie for dinner." The student said that pizza was their favourite dish. PHOTO: REUTERS

A red sun is seen over a dinghy overcrowded with Syrian refugees drifting in the Aegean sea between Turkey and Greece after its motor broke down off the Greek island of Kos, August 11, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS

In this picture taken by pilot Bertrand Piccard and released by Solar Impulse 2, a solar-powered airplane, shows an aerial view during the flight over the Red Sea during the last leg of the round the World trip. Solar Impulse 2 landed in the UAE early on Tuesday, completing its epic journey to become the first sun-powered airplane to circle the globe without a drop of fuel. PHOTO: AFP

An aerial view of a flooded area in Xiaogan, Hubei province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

A tiger cools off in water at a zoo in Huangshan, Anhui province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

Muhamed (L), a Syrian refugee boy, and his older brother Mustafa work at a small textile factory in Istanbul, Turkey. PHOTO: REUTERS

The crowd holds up Bernie signs and cheers for former Democratic US presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders as he arrives onstage to speak during the first session at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

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