A super VW rally in France, family members of the dead visit MH17 crash site and the Commonwealth Games in Scotland | July 26
The day in photos around the world.
- Serhii Shevchenko of Ukraine leads runners over the water pit as they compete in the men’s steeplechase heats during day four of the IAAF World Junior Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
- Displaced Palestinian children peak from under a shop door, where their family is taking shelter in Gaza City. Israel’s security cabinet has approved a four-hour extension of a temporary truce in Gaza, prolonging an initial 12-hour ceasefire until midnight, Israeli television reported. (Mohammed Abed/AFP-Getty Images)
- An Israeli man tries to fly a kite on the beach at the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon. Israel will extend a humanitarian truce in the Gaza Strip by a further four hours, a government source said on Saturday, as the number of Palestinian deaths in the 19-day war topped 1,000. (Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)
- An explosion from an Israeli strike in the northern Gaza Strip is pictured from the Israeli border with Gaza, early morning before a cease-fire takes effect. A 12-hour humanitarian truce went into effect on Saturday after Israel and Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip agreed to a U.N. request for a pause in fighting and efforts proceeded to secure a long-term cease-fire moved ahead. (Ronen Zvulun/Reuters))
- Andreas Stahl (right) punches Gilbert Burns during the welterweight bout of the FOX UFC Saturday at SAP Center. (Kyle Terada/USA Today Sports)
- Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP walks away from his car after it caught fire during qualifying ahead of the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix at Hungaroring in Budapest, Hungary. (Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
- Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Infiniti Red Bull Racing drives during final practice ahead of the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix at Hungaroring in Budapest, Hungary. (Lars Baron/Getty Images)
- Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey rides during the twentieth stage, a 54 km individual time trial, as part of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Bergerac and Perigueux, western France. (Jeff Pachoud/AFP-Getty Images)
- In this handout image provided by Red Bull, Gary Hunt of the UK dives from 27 metres off the cliff face of Islet Vila Franca do Campo during the fifth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Azores, Portugal. (Romina Amato/Red Bull via Getty Images)
- In this handout image provided by Red Bull, Steven LoBue of the USA dives from 27 metres off the cliff face of Islet Vila Franca do Campo during the fifth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Azores, Portugal. (Dean Treml/Red Bull via Getty Images)
- In this handout image provided by Red Bull, Andy Jones of the USA dives from 27 metres off the cliff face of Islet Vila Franca do Campo during the fifth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Azores, Portugal. (Dean Treml/Red Bull via Getty Images)
- In this handout image provided by Red Bull, David Colturi of the USA dives from the 27 metre platform on Islet Vila Franca do Campo during the fifth stop of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Azores, Portugal. (Photo by Romina Amato/Red Bull via Getty Images)
- Fans display a national flag of Israel prior to a friendly soccer match between Israel’s Maccabi Haifa and Germany’s SC Paderborn in the Ausrian village of Leogang. Maccabi Haifa played a friendly soccer match against Germany’s SC Paderborn under heavy security measures on Saturday, after protesters against Israel’s military offensive in Gaza ran onto the pitch and attacked Maccabi Haifa players at a friendly game against France’s Lille in the Austrian town of Bischofshofen on Wednesday. (Dominic Ebenbichler/Reuters)
- Tom Watson of United States in action during the third round of the Senior Open Championship played at Royal Porthcawl Golf Club in Bridgend, United Kingdom. (Phil Inglis/Getty Images)
- Jack Sock serves to John Isner during the BB&T Atlanta Open at Atlantic Station in Atlanta, Georgia. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
- A Canadian player makes his way onto the rink before the International Ice Hockey Series between the United States and Canada at Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia. (Mark Nolan/Getty Images)
- The Team USA celebrates a goal in extra time to win the International Ice Hockey Series between the United States and Canada at Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia. (Mark Nolan/Getty Images)
- Bronze medallist Patricia Bezzoubenko of Canada competes in the ribbon competition of the individual apparatus final in the rhythmic gymnastics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (Andrew Winning/Reuters)
- Francesca Jones of Wales competes in the Gymnastics Rhythmic Individual Ribbon Final at SECC Precinct during day three of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
- Patricia Bezzoubenko of Canada performs during her hoop routine as she competes in the rhythmic gymnastics individual apparatus final at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (Russell Cheyne/reuters)
- Alistair Brownlee of England celebrates as he reaches the finish line to win gold in the Triathlon Mixed Teams Relay Final at Strathclyde Country Park during day three of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
- Taylor McKeown (R) of Australia celebrates winning the gold medal with silver medallist Sally Hunter of Australia after the Women’s 200m Breaststroke Final at Tollcross International Swimming Centre during day three of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
- Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith (11) signs autographs after practice during the team’s training camp at Missouri Western State University. (John Rieger/USA Today Sports)
- The Toronto Blue Jays’ Dioner Navarro (30) sits on second base during a pitching change in the ninth inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. The Blue Jays defeated the Yankees 6-4. (Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
- Bahrainis hold Palestinian flags during a protest against Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip in the village of Karranah, west of Manama. Israel approved a four-hour extension of a temporary truce in Gaza, Israeli television said, after the Palestinian death toll topped 1,000 with the retrieval of more than 130 bodies. (Mohammed Al-Shaikh/AFP/Getty Images)
- Right wing Israelis demostrate in support of Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip in Tel Aviv, Israel. Israel’s Operation Protective Edge entered its 19th day on Saturday, marking the ninth day of the Israel Defense Forces’ ground incursion into the Gaza Strip. (Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images)
- Three men sit and cool off in a fountain in the center of Lyon. (Robert Pratta/Reuters)
- Pope Francis (2nd L) celebrates mass next to a statue of Saint Anna at Piazza Carlo III during a one-day visit to Caserta, Italy. (Mario Laporta/AFP-Getty Images)
- French collector Sylvain Perdoux sits in his Volkswagen Transporter during a Volkswagen parade during the “Super VW Festival” on Le Mans’ circuit, western France. The festival, which runs from July 25 to 27, gathers nearly 1200 aircooled Volkswagen cars including the models Beetle, Transporter, and Dune Buggy. (Jean-Francois Monier/AFP-Getty Images)
- People parade with their Volkswagens during the “Super VW Festival” on Le Mans’ circuit, western France. The festival, which runs from July 25 to 27, gathers nearly 1200 aircooled Volkswagen cars including the models Beetle, Transporter, and Dune Buggy. (Jean-Francois Monier/AFP-Getty Images)
- People look at Volkswagen Beetles displayed during the “Super VW Festival” on Le Mans’ circuit, western France. The festival, which runs from July 25 to 27, gathers nearly 1200 aircooled Volkswagen cars including the models Beetle, Transporter, and Dune Buggy. (Jean-Francois Monier/AFP-Getty Images)
- A woman looks at Volkswagen bags during the “Super VW Festival” on Le Mans’ circuit, western France. The festival, which runs from July 25 to 27, gathers nearly 1200 aircooled Volkswagen cars including the models Beetle, Transporter, and Dune Buggy. (Jean-Francois Monier/AFP-Getty Images)
- People parade with their Volkswagens during the “Super VW Festival” on Le Mans’ circuit, western France. The festival, which runs from July 25 to 27, gathers nearly 1200 aircooled Volkswagen cars including the models Beetle, Transporter, and Dune Buggy. (Jean-Francois Monier/AFP-Getty Images)
- Members of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service walk near the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 near the village of Hrabove (Grabovo), in the Donetsk region. Ukraine sought on July 25 to avoid a political crisis after the shock resignation of its prime minister, as fighting between the army and rebels close to the Malaysian airliner crash site claimed over a dozen more lives. Dutch and Australian forces were being readied on July 26 for possible deployment to secure the rebel-held crash site of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in east Ukraine where many victims’ remains still lie nine days after the disaster claimed 298 lives. (Buleny Kilic/AFP-Getty Images)
- Members of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service search for bodies in a field near the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 near the village of Hrabove (Grabovo), in Donetsk region. Ukraine sought on July 25 to avoid a political crisis after the shock resignation of its prime minister, as fighting between the army and rebels close to the Malaysian airliner crash site claimed over a dozen more lives. The Netherlands and Australia, the two countries that lost the most citizens when the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 was shot down, are seeking a mandate to deploy troops on the ground, possibly through a United Nations Security Council resolution. (Bulent Kilic/AFP-Getty Images)
- man stands at the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, near the village of Hrabove (Grabove), in the Donetsk region. Ukraine sought on July 25 to avoid a political crisis after the shock resignation of its prime minister, as fighting between the army and rebels close to the Malaysian airliner crash site claimed over a dozen more lives. Dutch and Australian forces were being readied on July 26 for possible deployment to secure the rebel-held crash site of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in east Ukraine where many victims’ remains still lie nine days after the disaster claimed 298 lives. (Bulent Kilic/AFP-Getty Images)
- Cows graze near wreckage at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 near the village of Hrabove (Grabovo), Donetsk region. Nearly 300 people, 193 of them Dutch citizens, were killed when the Malaysia Airlines plane en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was brought down in eastern Ukraine, where separatists are battling government forces, on July 17. (Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters)
- A woman takes a photograph of wreckage at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 near the village of Hrabove (Grabovo), Donetsk region. Nearly 300 people, 193 of them Dutch citizens, were killed when the Malaysia Airlines plane en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was brought down in eastern Ukraine, where separatists are battling government forces, on July 17. (Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters)
- A man walks past wreckage at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 near the village of Hrabove (Grabovo), Donetsk region. Nearly 300 people, 193 of them Dutch citizens, were killed when the Malaysia Airlines plane en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was brought down in eastern Ukraine, where separatists are battling government forces, on July 17. (Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters)
- Angela Rudhart-Dyczynski and Jerzy Dyczynsk from Australia react as they arrive at the crash site of the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 to look for their late 25 years old daughter Fatima, near the village of Hrabove (Grabovo), in the Donetsk region. Ukraine sought on July 25 to avoid a political crisis after the shock resignation of its prime minister, as fighting between the army and rebels close to the Malaysian airliner crash site claimed over a dozen more lives. Dutch and Australian forces were being readied on July 26 for possible deployment to secure the rebel-held crash site of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in east Ukraine where many victims’ remains still lie nine days after the disaster claimed 298 lives. (Bulent Kilic/AFP-Getty Images)
- Wreckage and debris are seen at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 near the village of Hrabove (Grabovo), Donetsk region. Nearly 300 people, 193 of them Dutch citizens, were killed when the Malaysia Airlines plane en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was brought down in eastern Ukraine, where separatists are battling government forces, on July 17. (Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters)
- A passenger watches flowers layed in commemoration of the victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, at Schiphol Airport, near Amsterdam.. More than a week after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 came down in rebel-held eastern Ukraine human remains are still at the crash site, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on July 26. (Bart Maat/AFP-Getty Images)
- Soldiers carry coffins with the remains of the victims of the MH17 plane crash at Eindhoven military airport. It is the fourth day that Dutch and Australian transport airplanes brought the remains from Charkov to the Netherlands, where the identification process will take place. Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 flight MH17 with more than 280 passengers, including 194 Dutch passengers on board crashed in eastern Ukraine on July 17. (Vincent Jannink/AFP-Getty Images)
- People watch as the convoy of hearses arrives at the Korporaal van Oudheusdenkazerne in Hilversum. It is the fouth day that Dutch and Australian transport airplanes brought the remains from Charkov to the Netherlands, where the identification process will take place. Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 flight MH17 with more than 280 passengers, including 194 Dutch passengers on board crashed in eastern Ukraine on July 17. (Bart Maat/AFP-Getty Images)
- The column of funeral hearses drive near Nieuwegein after leaving the airbase in Eindhoven to Hilversum on the fourth day of the airlift with a Dutch Air Force C-130 Hercules plane and an Australian Royal Australian Air Force C17 transport plane with bodies of the 298 victims of the Malaysia Airlines MH17 plane crash in eastern Ukraine. (Jerry Lampen/AFP-Getty Images)
- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry boards his plane to return to Washington, in Paris July 26, 2014. (Charles Dharapak/Pool/Reuters)
- Pro-Palestinian demonstrators spray fumes with the colors of the Palestinian flag, on the Republique square in Paris, during a banned demonstration against Israel’s military operation in Gaza and in support of the Palestinian people. French authorities banned a new pro-Palestinian demonstration over concerns it could turn violent as previous rallies have, but demonstrators may ignore the ban as they did last weekend. US Secretary of State John Kerry and other top diplomats from Europe and the Middle East began talks in Paris on July 26 to press efforts for a long-term ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP-Getty Images)