The week’s best photos
A wet dog, a dry pond, and more
Rusty the dog competes during the World Dog Surfing Championships in Pacifica, California, USA
A 'No Fishing' sign is seen in the dried up Falmer Pond following the driest July on record in Falmer, England
People pack into a wave pool at an ocean park as they seek relief from the heat in Shenyang, China
The Fuego volcano erupts 65 kilometers southwest of Guatemala City, Guatemala
A little girl watches on as Palestinians gather for a mass funeral for 112 members of the Abu Sharia and Al-Hasayna families in Gaza City, Palestine
A praying mantis is pictured in a drought-stricken cornfield near Cuneo, Italy
A person reflected in a puddle carries an empty LPG cooking gas cylinder during a gas shortage in Kathmandu, Nepal
Firefighters put out a fire after Russian missiles hit a warehouse in Kyiv, Ukraine
People sunbathe and children play at the Dobrinja public pool in Sarajevo, Bosnia
A Virgin Mary statue stands in front of a burned out residential home in Spokane, Washington, USA
Pilgrims dressed in traditional dance costumes arrive for the mass held by Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Mexico City, Mexico
Lotus root farmers transport freshly harvested shallow-water lotus roots in Yinjiayuan village, China
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