Pictures of the day: July 28, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es of events around the world


July 28, 2016 2 min read
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton joins U.S. President Barack Obama onstage after his remarks on the third night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. PHOTO: REUTERS

A delegate wears a "Dump Trump" button on her hat during the third session at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. PHOTO: REUTERS

A lion sleeps inside a cage at the Caricuao Zoo in Caracas, Venezuela. Some 50 animals have starved to death in the last six months at one of Venezuela's main zoos, according to a union leader, due to chronic food shortages that have plagued the crisis-stricken South American nation. PHOTO: REUTERS

A framed picture of kittens lies amidst rubble at a site hit by airstrikes in the rebel-held Douma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria. PHOTO: REUTERS

A helicopter carries water to drop on the Soberanes Fire in Carmel Highlands, California, U.S. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Turkish honour guard stands at attention as Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim (not pictured) attends a wreath-laying ceremony at Anitkabir, the mausoleum of modern Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, ahead of a High Military Council meeting in Ankara. PHOTO: REUTERS

Tears stream down the face of a delegate as he listens to U.S. President Barack Obama speak on the third night at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. PHOTO: REUTERS

Pope Francis falls as he arrives at the Jasna Gora shrine in Czestochowa, Poland. PHOTO: REUTERS

Players of Atletico Nacional celebrate with the trophy after they defeated Independiente del Valle in the Copa Libertadores final. PHOTO: REUTERS

Nine protesters from various organizations surround men who were burning a modified American flag along the perimeter walls of the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. PHOTO: REUTERS

Seen in a long exposure photograph, the Soberanes Fire burns along ridges above Carmel-By-The-Sea, California, U.S. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Palestinian man relaxes after having his body lathered with soap at As-Samra bath house in Gaza City. PHOTO: REUTERS

An employee paints a ready-made Chinese traditional temple at the Chuanso factory that manufactures religious objects in Pingtung, Taiwan. PHOTO: REUTERS

Funeral wreaths are seen next to the entrance of the Dayicik family's house, before the funeral of Huseyin Dayicik who was killed when a German-Iranian opened fire near a busy shopping mall in Munich, at the village of Aratos, in the northern region of Rodopi, Greece. PHOTO: REUTERS

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