• A lightning strikes is seen close to the Eiffel tower prior the men's 20km race walk of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Trocadero in Paris on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP)
    A lightning strikes is seen close to the Eiffel tower prior the men's 20km race walk of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Trocadero in Paris on August 1, 2024. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP)
  • Riot police carry an injured Filipino settler during a demolition raid at a shanty town in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. EPA
    Riot police carry an injured Filipino settler during a demolition raid at a shanty town in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. EPA
  • A girl turns her face to the rain during the funeral procession for Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Iran. Reuters
    A girl turns her face to the rain during the funeral procession for Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Iran. Reuters
  • Shinnosuke Oka, of Japan, is surrounded by photographers after performing his horizontal bar routine to win the men's gymnastics all-around Olympic finals in Bercy Arena, Paris. AP
    Shinnosuke Oka, of Japan, is surrounded by photographers after performing his horizontal bar routine to win the men's gymnastics all-around Olympic finals in Bercy Arena, Paris. AP
  • Customers queue at a petrol station in Lagos, Nigeria, amid a fuel shortage and nationwide demonstrations over the country’s cost-of-living crisis. Bloomberg
    Customers queue at a petrol station in Lagos, Nigeria, amid a fuel shortage and nationwide demonstrations over the country’s cost-of-living crisis. Bloomberg
  • A local resident rides a wave near the Paris Olympics surfing site in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, as bad weather delayed the competitions. Reuters
    A local resident rides a wave near the Paris Olympics surfing site in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, as bad weather delayed the competitions. Reuters
  • The charred remains of a statue of former Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez after it was toppled during demonstrations against Nicolas Maduro's claim of election victory, in Mariara, Carabobo State, Venezuela. AFP
    The charred remains of a statue of former Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez after it was toppled during demonstrations against Nicolas Maduro's claim of election victory, in Mariara, Carabobo State, Venezuela. AFP
  • Supporters of former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump watch him speak at a campaign rally at the New Holland Arena in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. AFP
    Supporters of former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump watch him speak at a campaign rally at the New Holland Arena in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. AFP

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Best photos of August 1: Lightning over the Eiffel tower to Trump's campaign rally

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August 01, 2024

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5.30pm: Wathba Stallions Cup Handicap (PA) Dh70,000 (T) 2,200m, Winners: Sharkh, Pat Cosgrave, Helal Al Alawi

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