News in Pics | August 1, 2025: Best photos from around the world

Aid packages, dropped from an airplane, descend over Gaza, as seen from the central Gaza Strip, July 31, 2025.

People sail boats around floating lanterns during the Lantern Floating Festival in Tokyo, Japan, July 31, 2025. About a thousand lanterns, inscribed with messages of gratitude, hope, and wishes, are released onto the water during the festival.

A man touches a dead whale at Heisaura Beach in Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, July 31, 2025.

India's Karun Nair celebrates his half century during the first day of the fifth Test cricket match between India and England, at The Oval, in London, England, Thursday, July 31, 2025.

Students pose for pictures at a school, in Bastar, Chhattisgarh. Once trembling under the echoes of ‘Lal Salaam,’ Bastar now resonates with children’s laughter, school bells, and the sounds of progress.

Artificial reefs in different shapes ready to be deployed in the sea, kept at Vizhinjam coast, in Thiruvananthapuram , Thursday, July 31, 2025. The artificial reef project is meant to boost fish resources and promote sustainable management.