Day in Photos: Americas 250th Independence Day, Protest in Paris, and Super Typhoon Bavi

|July 04, 2026Updated:July 04, 2026Community members gather outside the Olievenhoutbosch police station in Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa, on July 4, 2026. Emmanuel Croset/AFP via Getty ImagesWaves hit the coastline as children play at a beach ahead of the arrival of the forecasted Super Typhoon Bavi in Guam on July 4, 2026. Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP via Getty ImagesPolice in the background watch as demonstrators gather for a sit-in to block the access road at Gothaer Platz, Germany, on early July 4, 2026, where the party congress of Alternative for Germany will be held from July 4–5. Ralf Hirschberger/AFP via Getty ImagesTraffic moves along a main road in Bamako, Mali, on July 4, 2026. AFP via Getty ImagesA woman of the Rescue Florida Task Force 2 team walks her labrador retriever dog Sisu, who participated in the earthquake rescue efforts, at a camp in Maiquetia, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on July 4, 2026. Martin Bernetti/AFP via Getty ImagesMorocco’s fans celebrate at the end of the 2026 World Cup round of 16 football match between Canada and Morocco at the Houston Stadium in Houston, on July 4, 2026. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty ImagesA tourist boat sails past swimmers bathing at the Bras Marie safe bathing site on the opening day of the swimming areas on the Seine river, in Paris, on July 4, 2026. Romain Perrocheau/AFP via Getty ImagesA Fiat 500 enthusiast drives a Fiat 500 custom model as he takes part in the 43th International Rally of Fiat 500 Club Italia, in Garlenda, Italy, on July 4, 2026. Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty ImagesDemonstrators hold placards reading “my silence, your silence, their silences” (L) and “132300 victims registered in 2025, how many aggressors sleep tight?” (R) during a rally against sexual violence against women and children called by the Women’s Foundation in Paris on July 4, 2026. Romain Perrocheau/AFP via Getty ImagesA Palestinian youth does a headstand on a surfboard while riding a wave in the Mediterranean Sea off Gaza City on July 4, 2026. Ahmed Al Arini/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty ImagesMembers of the national guard stand between fans and the the bus that will transport England’s national football team players from the Marriott Hotel to their July 5 FIFA World Cup 2026 match against Mexico, in Mexico City, on July 4, 2026. Claudia Rosel/AFP via Getty ImagesStorks perch atop a partially submerged tree in the Sidi el-Barrak dam reservoir, which recently refilled with water after years of drought, in the Nefza district of northwestern Tunisia, on July 4, 2026. Fethi Belaid/AFP via Getty ImagesAlternative for Germany (AfD) co-leader Tino Chrupalla addresses delegates at the AfD party congress at the Messe Erfurt fairground in Erfurt, eastern Germany, on July 4, 2026. John Macdougall/AFP via Getty ImagesBelgian rider Remco Evenepoel (L) leads teammates as they cycle past the Sagrada Familia Basilica, during the 1st stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, a 19.6 kilometer team time trial stage in and around Barcelona, Spain, on July 4, 2026. Anne-Christine PouJoulat/AFP via Getty ImagesProtesters demonstrate against the construction of a luxury resort near a protected natural area in central Tirana, Albania, on July 4, 2026. Adnan Beci/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Corsica Linea ferry Vizzavona sails in the Bay of Propriano South Corsica, France, on July 4, 2026. Grichka Beysson-Leandri/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images