From desperate farmers rescuing their flock from wildfires, to skydivers in Havana and JD Vance addressing US troops in the UK – here are the images of the day chosen by the Sky News picture editors.
Pope Leo XIV is greeted by the faithful at the end of the weekly general audience at the Vatican.
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Pic: AP
A woman carrying her son interacts with an animatronic dinosaur, Brachiosaurus, as they attend “Jurassic World: The Experience” in Bangkok.
A helicopter drops water on a wildfire approaching Trancoso, Portugal.
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Pic: Reuters
Skydivers perform in Havana during celebrations ahead of late Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s 99th birthday, on August 13, in Havana.
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Pic: Reuters
People ride the Saltburn Cliff Tramway at Saltburn-by-the-Sea in North Yorkshire.
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Pic: PA
An Indonesian military personnel prays before a deployment to deliver aid to Palestinians in Gaza.
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Pic: Reuters
Stephanie W., 28, who is homeless, rests on a foam mattress as a United States Park Police vehicle drives past in north west Washington, near the Kennedy Center.
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Pic: AP
A smoker swims near the Maritime Museum during hot weather in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Pic: AP
Vice President JD Vance speaks during a visit to airmen and family members of the 501st combat support wing at Royal Air Force Fairford in Gloucestershire.
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Pic: AP
A man carries a sheep on the motorcycle during a wildfire in Patras city, western Greece.
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Pic: AP