Displaced Palestinian children refill water containers in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
A look at everyday moments across countries, cultures and communities worldwide. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
A pelican walks in St James’s Park, in London, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)Residents cool themselves at the Liangmahe river on a hot day in Beijing, China, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)Kashmiri children cool off in a freshwater stream at a Mughal garden on a hot summer day in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)Recycler Nestor Aguilar stands by a container where he retrieved plastic bottles on a misty morning on the bay of Asuncion, Paraguay, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (Ap Photo/Jorge Saenz)A woman uses an umbrella to protect herself from the sun during a hot day in Eleftheria, Liberty, Square in central Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, July 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)Women wearing 18th-century costumes walk at the Palace Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)A woman sunbathes during a heat wave in Pamplona, northern Spain, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)Children run past a pile of trash accumulated on a street during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)Two people ride bicycles along a beach path as a man balances on a slackline in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)A shopkeeper watches the water level rise inside a shop during monsoon rains in Mumbai, India, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)Ultra-Orthodox Jewish children spend the day in the Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)Commuters arrive to Kabatas ferry terminal during a stormy summer day in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)Young men plays soccer on a dusty field, in Soweto, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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