Photos this week: July 31-August 7, 2025 - CNN

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Empty seats are seen as a Texas House meeting is called to order at the state Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday, August 5. Texas Democratic lawmakers fled the state to protest a proposed Republican redistricting plan. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

The Klyuchevskoy volcano, one of the highest active volcanoes in the world, erupts in Russia’s northern Kamchatka Peninsula on Monday, August 4. Yuri Demyanchuk/The Russian Academy of Sciences' Vulcanology Institute/AP

Police and other emergency personnel are seen after a shooting in Anaconda, Montana, on Friday, August 1. Investigators say Army veteran Michael Paul Brown has been on the run since Friday after gunning down a bartender and three patrons at The Owl Bar in Anaconda – a community of less than 10,000 people nestled between the dense forests and formidable mountains of western Montana. Joseph Scheller/The Montana Standard/AP

A plane drops fire retardant over a wildfire near Fontjoncouse, France, on Wednesday, August 6. The fire has now burned through 16,000 hectares – an area bigger than Paris – but authorities say its advance has slowed significantly. Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images

Friends and family members mourn over the body of Diana Koskyk before a funeral for her and her unborn baby Damir at her home in Kamianske, Ukraine, on Thursday, July 31. Koskyk was killed in a missile strike that damaged a maternity hospital where she was receiving treatment. Ed Ram/The Washington Post/Getty Images

A visitor walks past the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, Japan, on Monday, August 4, two days before the 80th anniversary of the WWII US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Louise Delmotte/AP

Tees are pinned in the hair of Lydia Ko of New Zealand during the third round of the Women's British Open golf championship in Porthcawl, Wales, on Saturday, August 2. Kin Cheung/AP

Houses are partially buried by a mudslide amid flash floods in Dharali, India, on Tuesday, August 5. A surge of flood water tore through the mountainous village, leaving at least four people dead and dozens missing, officials said. Indian Army Central Command/Handout/Reuters

Mexico's Osmar Olvera Ibarra competes in the finals of the 3-meter springboard event during the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Friday, August 1. Claudia Greco/Reuters

Palestinians rush to collect humanitarian aid airdropped by parachutes into Deir al-Balah in central Gaza on Tuesday, August 5. Abdel Kareem Hana/AP

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Villagers harvest water chestnuts in Taizhou, China, on Wednesday, August 6. Tang Dehong/VCG/Getty Images

Mexico’s Randal Willars Valdez competes in the 10-meter platform semifinal during the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Sunday, August 3. Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

Stray cats gather on a table at a park in Havana, Cuba, on Tuesday, August 5. Ramon Espinosa/AP

In this photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin greets US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff prior to their talks in Moscow on Wednesday, August 6. Gavriil Grigorov/AFP/Getty Images

Anti-government protesters hold Thai national flags during a rally in in Bangkok on Saturday, August 2, to condemn war with Cambodia and demand the resignation of Thailand's suspended prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra. Chanakarn Laosarakham/AFP/Getty Images

US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, August 3. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP

Seattle’s Julio Rodriguez, left, douses teammate J.P. Crawford after Crawford hit a game-winning home run to beat the Texas Rangers in a Major League Baseball game in Seattle, Washington, on Friday, August 1. Lindsey Wasson/AP

Students pose for a photograph after receiving exam results at Kings Park Secondary School in Glasgow, Scotland, on Tuesday, August 5. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Olivia Rodrigo performs live during Lollapalooza in Chicago, Illinois, on Friday, August 1. Ryan Bakerink/WireImage/Getty Images

William Byron celebrates with a burnout after winning a NASCAR Cup Series race at the Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa, on Sunday, August 3. Meg Oliphant/Getty Images

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A demonstrator blows soap bubbles next to a member of the Buenos Aires police during a protest in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday, August 6. The protest, in opposition of Argentine President Javier Milei, was held after he vetoed a pension increase and a bill strengthening protections for people with disabilities, which lawmakers had passed in July. Agustin Marcarian/Reuters

A frog is photographed near Fontenay-le-Vicomte, France, on Sunday, August 3. Martin Lelievre/AFP/Getty Images

A Ukrainian service member installs protective fencing around a military vehicle captured from Russian troops, while working in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region on Friday, August 1. Inna Varenytsia/Reuters

Maryam Duvvas, 9, receives treatment at Patient Friends Association Hospital in Gaza City on Sunday, August 3. She is reported to be in critical condition due to severe malnutrition. Ali Jadallah/Anadolu/Getty Images

Pope Leo XIV holds a hat on the day of Mass at the Jubilee of Youth festival in Rome, Italy, on Sunday, August 3. Hundreds of thousands of young people descended on the Eternal City throughout the week for a festival of faith, music and religious services that saw groups of teens and young adults from across the globe singing songs, waving flags on Rome’s ancient streets and camping out in huge warehouses on the city’s outskirts. Simone Risoluti/Vatican Media/Reuters

Children play in a fountain at a park in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, August 4. Issei Kato/Reuters

From left, Dominika Wlodarczyk and Katarzyna Niewiadoma congratulate each other after the final stage of the Tour de France Femmes in Châtel, France, on Sunday, August 3. Niewiadoma placed third overall in the race. Tim de Waele/Velo/Getty Images

A resident carries a water bucket to extinguish a wildfire in Tournissan, France, on Tuesday, August 5. Idriss Bigou-Gilles/AFP/Getty Images

A father is embraced by his daughter as he is informed by federal immigration officers that he is going to be detained at an immigration court in Manhattan, New York, on Thursday, July 31. David Dee Delgado/Reuters

Smoke from the Gifford Fire fills the sky as the sun sets over Los Padres National Forest in California, on Monday, August 4. Noah Berger/AP