Global Photo Roundup: Wildfires, War, and Yurt Culture

The Guardian's photo gallery for July 29, 2026, captures a range of global events. In France, firefighters battle a blaze in Lanton and a deer walks through a smoldering forest in Saumos, as the Gironde region suffers drought and wildfires. In Ryazan, Russia, a woman watches smoke from a Wildberries warehouse after a drone attack. In Washington DC, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to reporters at the Capitol, and Donald Trump attends Senator Lindsey Graham's funeral. In Yatsushiro, Japan, a shrine and houses collapse after a powerful earthquake. In Gaza, Palestinians survey smoke from Israeli airstrikes and wreckage in Deir al-Balah. In Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, traditional yurt culture is preserved. In Yangon, Myanmar, devotees visit Shwedagon Pagoda for Buddhist Lent. In Kathmandu, Nepal, farmers protest microfinance exploitation. In Pyongyang, North Korea, Kim Jong-un greets war veterans on the Korean war armistice anniversary. In Punta Cardon, Venezuela, a man fishes near a refinery hampered by underinvestment. In Lima, Peru, Keiko Fujimori is sworn in as president. In Glasgow, Scotland, Australia's Tori West competes in heptathlon long jump. In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Colombia's Natalia Dreszer competes in artistic gymnastics.