Week in Photos: Forest Fires, Trump Address, and Tour de France

|July 17, 2026Updated:July 17, 2026Supreme Court Associate Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett testify before the House Committee on Appropriations on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 14, 2026. The Supreme Court justices are seeking funding to protect judges and their families. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesUtility repair workers gather near a sinkhole on Sunset Boulevard where a water main break flooded surrounding streets in West Hollywood, Calif., on July 16, 2026. The water main broke on a 36-inch trunk line, owned by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, and sent thousands of gallons of water rushing down streets in the early morning hours. Mario Tama/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump speaks with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth upon arrival at the U.S. Army War College Field Landing Zone, on his way to the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pa., on July 15, 2026. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty ImagesCompetitors swim by the Eiffel Tower as they take part in a 2-kilometer (1.2-mile) open-water swimming race on the River Seine during the Swimming Across Paris event in Paris on July 12, 2026. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty ImagesDrivers of Kolkata’s iconic Hindustan Ambassador yellow taxi watch the 2026 World Cup football tournament semi-final match between England and Argentina on a mobile phone, at a taxi stand in Kolkata, India, on July 16, 2026. Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP via Getty ImagesFrance’s Nicolas Sers competes on the horse “Eleven de Riverland” during the Falsterbo Nations Cup 2026 international show jumping event as part of the Falsterbo Horse Show in Falsterbo, Sweden, on July 12, 2026. Andreas Hillergren/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty ImagesWorshippers rest outside the church during a service at the Celestial Church of Christ International Headquarters in the Ketu neighborhood of Lagos, Nigeria, on July 12, 2026. Olympia De Maismont/AFP via Getty ImagesFlowers are left outside the office of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 13, 2026. Graham, a key ally of President Donald Trump who was elected to the Senate four times, died aged 71 following a “brief and sudden illness,” his office said on July 12. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty ImagesFlames emerge above the trees near a farm after a wildfire broke out in the Fontainebleau forest in Fontainebleau, France, on July 13, 2026. The fire began the day before in the former royal hunting preserve, which is about 40 miles outside Paris. Pierre Crom/Getty ImagesPalestinian children swim in a pool known as the “Cave Pool” to cool down during a heat wave in the village of Bilin, west of Ramallah, in the West Bank, on July 14, 2026. Zain Jaafar/AFP via Getty ImagesA house sparrow and a cardinal interact in a backyard in Old Bethpage, N.Y., on July 14, 2026. Bruce Bennett/Getty ImagesFrance’s Armed Forces drive motorized vehicles during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris on July 14, 2026. Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty ImagesThe sun rises through the clouds of smoke from the wildfires in Canada in Elkridge, Md., on July 17, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesPresident Donald Trump addresses the nation from the East Room of the White House in Washington on July 16, 2026. In a primetime address, Trump announced the declassification of information that he said reveals large-scale Chinese hacking of American voter information and illicit acquisition of 220 million U.S. voter files. Saul Loeb/Pool/AFP via Getty ImagesA municipal worker fumigates a market area during a dengue prevention campaign in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on July 15, 2026. Sri Lanka is intensifying a military-backed drive to contain the spread of mosquito-borne dengue fever, a senior official said on July 15, as the death toll climbed to 49 since the start of the year. Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP via Getty ImagesAfghan shepherds walk with their flock of sheep along a mountainous road in the Argo district of Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province on July 14, 2026. Omer Abrar/AFP via Getty ImagesVolunteers and relatives of victims search for their loved ones amid debris of a collapsed building in Caraballeda, Venezuela, on July 16, 2026. The death toll from last month’s devastating twin earthquakes in Venezuela has surpassed 4,800, while 16,740 people were injured and nearly 21,000 were made homeless, the government reported on July 15. Federico Parra/AFP via Getty ImagesPeople place candles at a makeshift memorial for Joan Sebastian Durán Guerrero, a 26-year-old Colombian illegal immigrant who was fatally shot by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Biddeford, Maine, on July 15, 2026. Ryan Murphy/Getty ImagesPolice stand guard behind barricades as Higher Secondary Certificate examinees protest near the Secretariat in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 15, 2026. Several hundred students blocked major intersections demanding the resignation of the education minister over his handling of nationwide school-leaving examinations disrupted by floods. Salahuddin AhmedAFP via Getty ImagesTodd Blanche, the acting attorney general nominated to lead the Department of Justice, is sworn in before testifying for his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 15, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesVillagers collect spring water with bottles at Gunung Batur village in Cilegon, Indonesia, on July 17, 2026, after struggling to access groundwater at their homes in part due to the impact of El Nino, which has brought a prolonged dry season. Bay Ismoyo/AFP via Getty ImagesPeople sit near the Brooklyn Bridge as wildfire smoke from Canada causes hazy conditions in New York City on July 16, 2026. Wildfires were raging July 16 in the Canadian province of Ontario, prompting evacuations and sending smoke billowing into the United States. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty ImagesDemonstrators wave flags at a rally in support of Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the State House in Augusta, Maine, on July 15, 2026. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty ImagesFrance’s President Emmanuel Macron (3rd L) faces German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the start of the French-German security council meeting at the Norvenich air base in Norvenich, Germany, on July 17, 2026, as part of the French-German cabinet meeting. Ina Fassbender/AFP via Getty ImagesConstruction of a new helipad on the South Lawn of the White House on July 14, 2026. The new helipad is being constructed to accommodate the VH-92A Patriot helicopter that will be used as Marine One, an aircraft that generates significant exhaust heat that would damage the traditional grass landing zone. Win McNamee/Getty ImagesA doctor provides care to a patient with Ebola virus disease at the Rwampara Ebola Treatment Centre in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of the Congo on July 13, 2026. Health workers at the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in the Congo are threatening to strike, telling AFP on July 13 they had not been paid since the virus was detected in mid-May. The highly infectious disease has killed more than 700 people among the nearly 2,000 confirmed infected in the Congo since the outbreak was declared on May 15. Benediction Murhabazi/AFP via Getty ImagesThis photo taken and released by Vietnam News Agency shows rescue workers addressing the aftermath of flash floods in Muong Than Commune, Vietnam, on July 17, 2026. Vietnam News Agency/AFP via Getty ImagesEnzo Fernandez (24) of Argentina scores his team’s first goal past Jordan Pickford (1) of England during the FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-final match between England and Argentina at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 15, 2026. Justin Setterfield/Getty ImagesA person overlooks the Guadalupe River after flash flooding occurred along its banks in Center Point, Texas, on July 16, 2026. Flash floods swept across parts of Central Texas, bringing heavy rainfall, prompting evacuations, and triggering multiple water rescues. Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesMarine One, carrying U.S. President Donald Trump, lands at the Wall Street Landing Zone in New York City on July 17, 2026. Trump is traveling to New York City to attend a FIFA reception at Trump Tower. Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesThe pack of riders cycles through the streets of Dole at the start of the 13th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 205.8 kilometers (128 miles) between Dole and Belfort in eastern France, on July 17, 2026. Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty ImagesA dog enjoys the beach in Chichiriviche de la Costa, Venezuela, on July 16, 2026. Raul Arboleda/AFP via Getty Images