Photos: France, Spain battle ‘monster’ wildfires as more heat looms

France and Spain are battling vast wildfires that have forced more than 325,000 people to flee, as a new heatwave looms.

Photos of the Week: Alpine Swing, Disaster Simulation, Lumberjack Championship

Stefan Rousseau / PA Images / Reuters Members of the press photograph a dead mouse caught by Larry the cat, Chief Mouser to the U.K. Cabinet Office, during incoming Prime…

Photos: Gaza’s shelter crisis

Gaza faces a deepening housing crisis as more than 92 percent of homes have been damaged or destroyed by Israel.

Photos of the Week: A Buddhist monk and his dog, earthquake recovery efforts

(RNS) — Each week RNS presents a gallery of photos of religious expression around the world. This week’s photo selection includes a Buddhist monk who led a Walk for Peace,…

Photos: 50 Years Since Viking 1 Landed on Mars

NASA Viking 1’s meteorology instrument stands aloft, on an extended boom, seen against the rocky and sandy surface of Mars on Sol 730. Small trenches visible in the foreground are…

Photos: Police fire tear gas at India’s Cockroach movement supporters

The youth-led Cockroach Janta Party protests in New Delhi, demanding India's education minister resign over exam leaks.

Photos: Spain beat Argentina to win second World Cup title

Spain edge Messi’s Argentina 1-0 in extra time to claim their second World Cup title.

Photos: Wildfire Smoke Blankets Parts of North America

Cole Burston / AFP / Getty People walk in downtown Toronto as smoke from forest fires in northern Ontario causes poor air quality over the city, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada,…

Photos of the Week: Tall Ships, Cool Catacombs, Bastille Day

Steve Russell / Toronto Star / Getty A swimmer checks out the smoke from Northern Ontario forest fires that has the Toronto skyline shrouded in haze, as viewed from Humber…

Photos: Messi’s Argentina stun England to reach World Cup final vs Spain

Messi inspires Argentina’s dramatic late comeback win over England to reach final against Spain.