People pay their respects as tributes are laid at Anfield Stadium, home of Liverpool, in memory of Diogo Jota who died in a car accident with his brother Andre Silva. Credit:Cody Froggatt/CSM/ZUMA
In partnership with ZUMA photo agency, here is our selection of the top images for this week: from tributes in Liverpool after the death of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva to destruction scenes in Kyiv after Russia launches a drone onslaught on the Ukrainian capital, and a dazzling trick shot by one of tennis’s greatest champions.
Crete wildfires
July 4 – Firefighters are pictured battling the flames near Ierapetra, on the Greek island of Crete. The wildfire, which broke out on Wednesday afternoon near the village of Achlia, spread rapidly across forested and mountainous terrain due to gale-force winds and high temperatures, forcing the evacuation of thousands of people and causing widespread damage to homes and businesses. Strong winds continue to hamper firefighting efforts. — Photo:Stefanos Repanis/Xinhua/ZUMA
Big, Beautiful bunch?
July 3 – House Speaker Mike Johnson, surrounded with Republican leaders, signs U.S. President Donald Trump‘s “Big, Beautiful Bill” Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The House passed the sweeping tax and spending bill after winning over fiscal hawks and moderate Republicans, marking a big win for Trump’s agenda. — Photo: Gripas Yuri/Abaca/ZUMA
July 4 – A Liverpool fan mourns the tragic deaths of Diogo Jota, a 28-year-old international forward for Liverpool and Portugal’s national soccer team, who died in a car accident on July 3, together with his 25-year-old brother André Silva (who played for the Portuguese Penafiel club) when their Lamborghini left a road near Zamora, Spain. Representatives of Jota’s Liverpool club described Jota’s passing as a “tragedy that transcends Liverpool Football Club” as fans gathered outside Anfield stadium to pay their respects. — Photo: Cody Froggatt/CSM/ZUMACredit:Cody Froggatt/CSM/ZUMA
Is it a bird? A plane? A movie promo?
July 1 – For one day only, Londoners saw a life-like 11-foot-tall figure of Superman suspended 1,000 feet above England’s capital on Tuesday at the top of skyscraper The Shard. Made from a scan of American actor David Corenswet, the statue was promoting James Gunn’s new Superman movie (in which Corenswet plays the title role) set to premier on July 11. The attraction broke the record for the UK’s highest-ever public sculpture display. — Photo: Stephen Chung/London News Pictures/ZUMA
Defiant Budapest Pride
June 28 – A record estimated 200,000 people marched in the Budapest Pride Parade, vastly surpassing a previous turnout of 35,000, in defiance of Prime Minister Victor Orban’s anti-LGBTQ+ march ban. Ahead of Istanbul’s pride parade Sunday, police detained more than 50 people, sustaining the event’s consecutive cancellation since 2015. Though homosexuality is not criminalized under Turkey’s conservative government, homophobia is prominent in its political scene, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan describing LGBTQ+ individuals as principal threats to falling birthrates and traditional society. — Photo: Alessandra Serrano/Avalon/ZUMA
Waterloo reenactment
June 29 – More than 2,200 soldiers commemorated the defeat of French Emperor Napoleon at the hands of a coalition led by the Duke of Wellington and Marshal Blücher, during a large-scale reenactment of the 1815 Battle of Waterloo. — Photo: Tereza Supova/CTK/ZUMA
July 3 – Tennis great Novak Djokovic, from Serbia, shows off with a “tweener” trick shot during his second round match at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships. — Photo: Dubreuil Corinne/Abaca/ZUMA
