Lightning forks across the sky above the Eiffel Tower in Paris as thunderstorms briefly delayed the start of the men's 20km race walk at the Olympic Games. AFP
Riot police carry an injured Filipino settler during a demolition raid at a shanty town in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. EPA
A girl turns her face to the rain during the funeral procession for Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Iran. Reuters
Shinnosuke Oka, of Japan, is surrounded by photographers after performing his horizontal bar routine to win the men's gymnastics all-around Olympic finals in Bercy Arena, Paris. AP
Customers queue at a petrol station in Lagos, Nigeria, amid a fuel shortage and nationwide demonstrations over the country’s cost-of-living crisis. Bloomberg
A local resident rides a wave near the Paris Olympics surfing site in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia, as bad weather delayed the competitions. Reuters
The charred remains of a statue of former Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez after it was toppled during demonstrations against Nicolas Maduro's claim of election victory, in Mariara, Carabobo State, Venezuela. AFP
Supporters of former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump watch him speak at a campaign rally at the New Holland Arena in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. AFP
Best photos of August 1: Lightning over the Eiffel tower to Trump's campaign rally
