July 27, 2023

A man holds a copy of the Quran as Israeli police blockade the entrance to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound following a visit to the site by Israel's hard-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, in Jerusalem's Old City.

Coup supporters set fire to the ruling party headquarters while hundreds gather in front of the National Assembly in the capital Niamey, Niger.

Iranian Shi'ite Muslim women take part in a mourning ritual ahead of Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, in Tehran.

An aerial view shows railroad tracks running through an area burned by a wildfire, near Volos, Greece.

Taiwanese soldiers fire a ML154 Mine Clearance Launcher during the annual Han Guang anti-landing drill, at Bali Beach, New Taipei City.

South African big wave surfer Asha Armstrong rides a wave as seasonal cold fronts drive big swells into the Cape Peninsula in Cape Town, South Africa.

Concertgoers wear haptic suits created for the deaf by Music: Not Impossible, during an outdoor concert at Lincoln Center in New York City. Vests feature 24 points of vibration to translate the music onstage. Audio expert Patrick Hanlon programs the wireless haptic suits that are designed to enable the deaf or hard of hearing to experience orchestral music, as initiatives break new ground to improve inclusivity at live music performances.

Lightning bolts are seen in the sky during a thunderstorm, in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 26, 2023.

Cars are lined up in a field during the 24th World Meeting of Citroen 2CV Friends, near Delemont, Switzerland, July 26, 2023.

A woman searches for reusable material amid idols of Hindu goddess Dashama that were left by devotees on the banks of the Sabarmati River, in Ahmedabad, India.