Photos this week: July 9-16, 2026 | CNN

源济

Bullet holes are seen in the windshield of a sedan after a deadly shooting in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday, July 13. Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald/Getty Images

A man runs from an explosion after an Israeli attack in Gaza City on Sunday, July 12. Although a US-brokered ceasefire was reached in October, Israel has carried out regular strikes in Gaza that it says are targeting Hamas or what Israeli officials describe as imminent threats to its forces. Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images

Jannik Sinner kisses his trophy after successfully defending his Wimbledon title on Sunday, July 12. Sinner, the No. 1 player in the world, defeated Alexander Zverev 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4. It is his fifth Grand Slam title. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images

A road is flooded in Fredericksburg, Texas, on Thursday, July 16. “Large and deadly” flood waves are surging down the Guadalupe and Pedernales rivers in the same areas of Texas Hill Country that was devastated by a similar flood wave last July. Joel Angel Juarez/AP

A haze is seen over New York City on Thursday, July 16. Massive plumes of Canadian wildfire smoke are pouring over the border into the United States, bringing dangerous air quality to more than 120 million people in the Midwest and Northeast. David Ramos/Getty Images

Fighter jets fly over the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Thursday, July 9. It was during a rehearsal for Tuesday’s Bastille Day parade. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images

Argentina’s Lautaro Martínez, in the blue shirt, heads in the winning goal against England during a World Cup semifinal on Wednesday, July 15. Argentina, the tournament’s defending champion, rallied from a goal down to win 2-1 and clinch a spot in Sunday’s final against Spain. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images

President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Thursday, July 16. He alleged vulnerabilities exist in US election systems, using a trove of newly declassified documents as evidence to suggest future elections could be at risk of foreign interference, particularly by China. He said his purpose is “not to weaken confidence,” though critics say he has done just that. Saul Loeb/AFP/Pool/Getty Images

Smoke hangs in the air over Minnesota’s Moose Lake on Tuesday, July 14, as multiple wildfires burn in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Anthony Souffle/Minnesota Star Tribune/AP

Darline Graham Nordone is joined by her husband, Larry Nordone, during a swearing-in ceremony overseen by US Sen. Chuck Grassley, right, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, July 14. She was appointed by South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster to finish out the term of her late brother, US Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died suddenly over the weekend. Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg/Getty Images

源济

A woman mourns next to the grave of a relative at the Srebrenica Memorial Centre in Potočari, Bosnia-Herzegovina, on Saturday, July 11. It was the 31st anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide. Armin Durgut/AP

Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general and President Donald Trump's pick to take the job permanently, testifies at his confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, July 15. Blanche’s confirmation isn’t assured. The sudden death of US Sen. Lindsey Graham left the Judiciary Committee Republicans with just one vote to lose — a razor-thin margin of error. Kenny Holston/The New York Times/Redux

Argentina star Lionel Messi is carried on the field after the World Cup semifinal win over England on Wednesday, July 15. Messi assisted on both of Argentina’s goals in the match. Tom Weller/picture alliance/Getty Images

The Washington Monument is reflected in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as a visitor takes a photo over a chain-link fence in Washington, DC, on Thursday, July 9. President Donald Trump said the pool was drained Monday to make repairs and that it “will be refilled and put back into service soon.” Since Trump called for the pool’s renovation in April, the more than $14 million project has been plagued by massive algae blooms, green-hued water, a chipping bottom and allegations of vandalism. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Children enjoy the Dig Pit, part of the National Building Museum’s newest installation The Playground, in Washington, DC, on Thursday, July 9. Alex Wong/Getty Images

The National Anthem is played before the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, which was played at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Tuesday, July 14. Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images

A Soyuz rocket takes off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, July 14. It was carrying two Russian cosmonauts and one NASA astronaut to the International Space Station. Bill Ingalls/NASA/AP

Young Spain fan Luca Rosas reacts after the team scored its first goal against France during the World Cup semifinals on Tuesday, July 14. Spain advanced to the final with a 2-0 victory. Adam Gray/AP

Shire horses are judged on the first day of the Great Yorkshire Show in Harrogate, England, on Tuesday, July 14. Ian Forsyth/Getty Images

This aerial photo, taken on Thursday, July 9, shows the Doubs’ dry riverbed in Villers-le-Lac, France. The country is experiencing a “very worrying” drought, according to Monique Barbut, its minister of ecological transition. Sebastien Bozon/AFP/Getty Images

源济

Protesters gather for a vigil in Biddeford, Maine, after a man in the city was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Monday, July 13. Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe/Getty Images

Firefighters work at a compound of a private enterprise that was damaged by Russian missile strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, July 16. June was the deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians since April 2022, the United Nations said Tuesday, underscoring the devastating impact of Russia’s intensified attacks on cities far from the front lines. Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters

A performer leaps over a bull during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, on Saturday, July 11. Ander Gillenea/AFP/Getty Images

People carry a 70-foot-tall Giglio tower in Brooklyn, New York, on Sunday, July 12. It’s the centerpiece of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast, an annual festival that has been celebrated there for over 100 years. Adam Gray/AP

A coal-fired power plant is seen in Zhenjiang, China, on Wednesday, July 15. AFP/Getty Images

Heliot Ramos dumps a sports drink onto teammate Willy Adames after the San Francisco Giants defeated the Colorado Rockies in a Major League Baseball game on Thursday, July 9. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

Visitors walk through a maze betwee evergreen thuja hedges in Kleinwelka, Germany, on Friday, July 10. Sebastian Kahnert/DPA/AP

Spanish midfielder Fabián Ruiz celebrates his goal during the World Cup quarterfinal against Belgium on Friday, July 10. Spain won 2-1 to advance. Jared C. Tilton/FIFA/Getty Images

A projectile is fired toward Iran in this screengrab, which was taken from a handout video released by the US military on Saturday, July 11. The United States launched fresh strikes against Iran following an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command/Handout/Reuters

Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan, left, and Amy Coney Barrett arrive to testify before a House appropriations subcommittee in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, July 14. They requested more funding for judiciary security, with Barrett recalling personal threats that have been directed against her and her family. Kenny Holston/The New York Times

源济

A health worker simulates safe protocols for removing personal protective equipment during a training session in Ongata Rongai, Kenya, on Friday, July 10. The training was carried out by the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) to help reinforce the emergency response capacity for the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images

Trees are engulfed by the Summit Fire in Llano, California, on Friday, July 10. Ethan Swope/AP

Christine Wonsley, mother of Nolan Xavier Wells, speaks to the media at the National Action Network headquarters in New York on Friday, July 10. The body of Wells, 18, was found on an island off the coast of Mississippi. He had been reported as missing after visiting the island with friends for the Fourth of July. His death has fueled speculation, grief and racial tension. Yuki Iwamura/AP

Fans in Buenos Aires celebrate Argentina’s win over England in the World Cup semifinals on Wednesday, July 15. Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty Images

Soccer star Erling Haaland carries a taxidermy raccoon after he and Norway’s national team landed at an airport in Oslo, Norway, on Monday, July 13. Jan Langhaug/NTB/AFP/Getty Images

Children play inside their home during a nationwide blackout in Havana, Cuba, on Tuesday, July 14. Cuba’s energy grid failed again Tuesday for a third time this month. See last week in 37 photos. Norlys Perez/Reuters