July 31, 2025, Sacramento, California, USA: Gov. GAVIN NEWSOM speaks at a news conference at McClellan Airport on Thursday. Newsom announced Thursday the addition of two Firehawk helicopters to strengthen the state's firefighting efforts.

July 31, 2025, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA: An aerial drone view of the Rainbow Progress Pride crosswalk mural at the intersection of 25th Street and Central Avenue with the St. Petersburg city skyline on the horizon in the background on Thursday, July 31, 2025 in St. Petersburg. State and federal transportation authorities are ordering cities to get rid of crosswalk murals citing safety issues. Local groups like St. Pete Pride, which helped raise money for the rainbow crosswalk at 25th and Central, say the move is political.

July 31, 2025, Kyiv, Ukraine: A woman waits for medics after a massive missile attack that struck Kyiv. People are still under the rubble and multiple deaths have been recorded including a child.

July 31, 2025, Goodwood, United Kingdom: A fashionable racegoer arrives in the rain at a wet Goodwood Racecourse before the Qatar Goodwood Festival Day Three at Goodwood Racecourse, Chichester UK.

July 31, 2025, Chichester, UK: Milliner Anna Gilder (third right) and friends pose for photographs during Ladies' Day at Goodwood Racecourse, Chichester.

July 31, 2025, London, UK: GEMMA COLLINS takes part in a stunt for Sky Mobile in London, as part of the brand's campaign to embrace oversharing.

July 31, 2025, Dusseldorf, Germany: PAULA SCHURHOLZ (GER) digs for the ball during the Uhl/Schurholz (GER) vs Soinneville/Piersma (NED) match at the European Championship Beach Volleyball women's Pool G in Dusseldorf, Germany. Team Netherlands won 2:0.

July 31, 2025, Singapore: SUMMER MCINTOSH of Canada competes during the women's 200m butterfly final of swimming at the World Aquatics Championships. McIntosh won her third gold in the 200-metre butterfly in 2 minutes, 1.99 seconds.

July 31, 2025, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany: SARINA BROCKMANN, LG Bunde Lohne, in action during the high jump portion of the heptathlon at the German Athletics Championships at Heinz Steyer Stadium, in Dresden, Germany.

July 28, 2025, Dair El-Balah, Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territory: Humanitarian aid supplies are airdropped by military cargo planes over the western part of Deir al-Balah, in Al-Zawayda, Gaza. The aid parcels were collected from the ground by civilians gathered in the area.

zReportage.com Issue #998 Story of the Week: Published: TUESDAY July 29, 2025: 'More Than Just A War' by ZUMA Press represented APA photo-journalist Omar Ashtawy: More than 100 aid agencies released a joint statement to sound the alarm on the catastrophic humanitarian situation unfolding in Gaza, where Palestinians are suffering from ''mass starvation'' and ''are trapped in a cycle of hope and heartbreak.'' On the same day, the Hamas-run health ministry in the enclave reported that ten people died from malnutrition within 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths due to famine to 111, since the October 7 attacks in 2023. Two prominent Israeli rights groups said their country is committing genocide in Gaza, the first time that local Jewish-led organizations have made such accusations against Israel during nearly 22 months of war. Welcome to 'More Than Just A War'

July 25, 2025, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territory: The two brothers, YOUSSEF ABDEL RAHMAN MATAR (6 years old) and AMIR ABDEL RAHMAN MATAR (4 years old), who suffer from intellectual and physical disabilities, are cared for by their mother inside a school sheltering displaced families in Gaza City. They face life-threatening severe malnutrition amid worsening humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip due to ongoing Israeli attacks and the prolonged blockade. Their health continues to deteriorate.