Photos this week: July 16-23, 2026 | CNN

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A US Army carry team moves a transfer case containing the remains of 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Wednesday, July 22. Matt Rourke/AP

Rodri lifts the World Cup trophy after Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 in the tournament final on Sunday, July 19. It is Spain’s second World Cup title, adding to its triumph in 2010. Ashley Landis/AP

Light reflects off water as the sun sets through wildfire smoke over Edmonton, Alberta, on Friday, July 17. In Canada, 3,500 fires have burned more than 6 million acres this summer. Some of that wildfire smoke poured into major US cities last week. Andy Bao/AP

Andy Burnham, the United Kingdom’s seventh prime minister in a decade, delivers a speech outside No. 10 Downing Street in London on Monday, July 20. The new prime minister decided to forgo the traditions of his predecessors, shunning a lectern and teleprompter in favor of speaking plainly into a microphone. Jack Taylor/Reuters

The parents of Nolan Wells — Christine Wells-Wonsley and Elmore Wonsley — attend a news conference at the NAACP Convention in Chicago on Wednesday, July 22. The body of Wells, 18, was found weeks ago near an island off the Mississippi coast. An independent autopsy requested by the family has yielded no solid answers about what led to his death. Jim Vondruska/Reuters

A pickup truck is displaced among trees in Ingram, Texas, on Thursday, July 16. About a year’s worth of rain fell in parts of southern Texas last week. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

The PC-7 Team, an aerobatics team of the Swiss Air Force, performs in Gstaad, Switzerland, on Sunday, July 19. Anthony Anex/Keystone/AP

A woman stands with her cat Monday, July 20, near an apartment building that was hit by a Russian air strike in Pavlohrad, Ukraine. Stringer/Reuters

A wildfire burns in Le Porge, France, on Thursday, July 23. In much of France and Spain, an exceptionally wet winter left a lot of vegetation that quickly turned to tinder as three successive heatwaves sent temperatures soaring. Stephane Mahe/Reuters

Protesters scuffle with police in New Delhi on the opening day of the Indian parliament's monsoon session on Monday, July 20. For days, the streets and parks in the center of India’s capital have seethed with the biggest demonstrations it has seen in years as young protesters demand change to a national exam system they say cheats millions of them out of a fair chance. Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters

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Argentina’s Lionel Messi cries after the World Cup final loss to Spain on Sunday, July 19. It is unknown whether the legendary player, 39, will play for his country again. Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images

People enjoy a swing ride at the Tuileries Garden in Paris as the sun sets on Friday, July 17. Yara Nardi/Reuters

US Rep. Andy Biggs, who is running for governor in Arizona, celebrates his primary win at a watch party in Scottsdale on Tuesday, July 21. The win for Biggs, a close ally of President Donald Trump, is an affirmation of the president’s grip on GOP politics following an uneven run of presidential endorsements this cycle. Rebecca Noble/Reuters

Cattle sit on a dried-up area of the Danube River near Calarasi, Romania, on Saturday, July 18. The Danube in Romania plunged to its lowest level in 30 years, according to Reuters, disrupting shipping and leading to restrictions on irrigation. Many of Europe’s rivers are shrinking this summer amid heat and drought. Ovidiu Micsik/Inquam Photos/Reuters

Kansas City Royals catcher Carter Jensen is doused by teammates after a win against the San Diego Padres on Friday, July 17. Jensen won the game with a two-run single in the 10th inning. Charlie Riedel/AP

Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton takes part in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix on Saturday, July 18. Christian Hartmann/Reuters

Toys and flowers are placed at a makeshift memorial Friday, July 17, for victims of last month’s earthquakes in Tanaguarena, Venezuela. Gaby Oraa/Reuters

Spain’s Pau Cubarsí goes flying after a foul by Argentina’s Enzo Fernández in the World Cup final on Sunday, July 19. Fernández was sent off for his second bookable offense, leaving Argentina down a man for the rest of the match. Maddie Meyer/FIFA/Getty Images

Ahn Hye-joo's pet dog Khan chooses tarot cards at a pet tarot cafe in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, July 16. Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters

Fatima Mokdad stands Tuesday, July 21, amid the rubble of her home, which was heavily damaged in an Israeli airstrike in Froun, Lebanon. She and her family continue to live in the only room that remains intact. Fighting between Israel and Iran’s ally Hezbollah has continued in Lebanon despite US-brokered ceasefires between the Israeli and Lebanese governments. Hassan Ammar/AP

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This aerial photo, taken on Thursday, July 16, shows people walking through a cornfield maze in Soultz, France. Sebastien Bozon/AFP/Getty Images

Attendees gather for a candlelight vigil in Madison, Wisconsin, on Wednesday, July 22, after a man was fatally shot in a struggle with police officers that day. Officials say the man pulled out a knife and injured an officer before the shooting, which has sparked outcry from protesters in a city that has previously been rocked by anger over police-involved shootings. Kayla Wolf/AP

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, July 21. The war with Iran has cost $37.5 billion so far, according to Hegseth, but the bill is likely much higher, experts have told CNN. Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine testified before Congress to seek additional funding for the war. Jacquelyn Martin/AP

A National Guardsman patrols the Lincoln Memorial as the sun, obscured by wildfire smoke, rises above the Washington Monument and the Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, on Friday, July 17. Thick plumes of smoke from Canadian wildfires were pouring into major cities across the Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, bringing dangerous air quality to more than 100 million people. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP

Shakira performs during halftime of the World Cup final on Sunday, July 19. The halftime show — the first for a World Cup final — also included artists such as Justin Bieber, Madonna and BTS. Matt Slocum/AP

Groups climb the Breithorn mountain in Zermatt, Switzerland, on Friday, July 17. Denis Balibouse/Reuters

A man on a bus wipes frost from the window during a rainstorm in Santiago, Chile, on Monday, July 20. Esteban Felix/AP

An abseiler prepares to paint over graffiti on Melbourne’s Bolte Bridge on Thursday, July 23. The “Pam the Bird” graffiti was spraypainted on one of the bridge’s pylons. William West/AFP/Getty Images

Protesters in Kyiv, Ukraine, hold signs and chant slogans Friday, July 17, during a demonstration against the Ukrainian president’s decision to fire defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov. Days later, the country’s military chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, was also dismissed. Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Images

Volunteers and relatives of earthquake victims search for their loved ones amid the debris of a collapsed building in Caraballeda, Venezuela, on Thursday, July 16. Federico Parra/AFP/Getty Images

Ryan Fox poses with the Claret Jug after winning the Open Championship on Sunday, July 19. It is the first major title for Fox, who became only the third New Zealander to win a men’s major golf championship. Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in the White House Oval Office on Tuesday, July 21. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

A World War II-era Higgins landing craft rests on the exposed shoreline at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area as declining water levels continue to reveal long-submerged features near Boulder City, Nevada, on Tuesday, July 21. The combined water level in two of the United States’ biggest reservoirs, Lake Powell and Lake Mead, has fallen to a historic low. See last week in 36 photos. Caroline Brehman/Reuters