News in Pics, July 30, 2022: Best photos from the world

The 5th century basilica of Syria's Qalb Lozeh village in the northwestern Idlib province. - The ancient lime-stone cathedral is the architectural forerunner of France's famed Notre Dame cathedral. The abandoned church is widely hailed as Syria’s finest example of Byzantine-era architecture and is considered to have inspired Romanesque and Gothic cathedrals in Europe, including the Paris landmark. Credit: AFP Photo

An Afghan woman walks with a child alongside a road in Kandahar. Credit: AFP Photo

The fire at the port's blast-hit grain silos, at risk of collapse due to severe damage, ignited at the start of the month because of fermentation of remaining grain stocks paired with rising temperatures. Credit: AFP Photo

A royal supporter holds up a portrait of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn during celebrations to mark the King's 70th birthday outside the Grand Palace in Bangkok. Credit: AFP Photo

Olga, 67, looks at her house destroyed as a result of shelling in village of Moshchun, Kyiv region, on July 28, 2022, amid the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. Credit: AFP Photo

People are reflected in the waters of the Basilica Cistern while visiting the historic site in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 26, 2022. - Built in 542 and resting near the Hagia Sophia -- then a cathedral, now a mosques -- the basilica was once part of a network of more than 100 cisterns begun by the Romans and completed by the Byzantians and Ottomans to supply the city and its palaces with running water. Credit: AFP Photo