A selection of good news photos taken from around the world this week.
Angelos Tzortzinis / AFP
Relatives comfort each other outside their home after wildfires reached the suburbs of Athens. More than 700 firefighters participated in efforts to put out the fire, which started on Sunday afternoon at a distance of 35 kilometers north of the capital of Greece.
Kemal Aslan / AFP
The Perseid meteor shower passes over the giant stone sculptures at the Mount Nemrut archaeological site in Adiyaman, southeast Turkey.
Badru Katumba / AFP
A garbage collector hours after at least 21 people died when a large garbage dump collapsed in Uganda’s capital, Kampala.
Chalinee Thirasupa / Reuters
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of billionaire and former Prime Minister Thaksin, appears at a press conference after the Thai parliament confirmed her as the country’s prime minister. At the age of 37, she will become the country’s youngest Prime Minister and the second woman in office, succeeding her aunt Yingluck.
Narendra Shrestha / EPA-EFE
A Nepalese Hindu pilgrim takes a holy dip and collects water from the Bagmati River to worship Shiva during the Bol Bom pilgrimage.
Toby Melville / Reuters
A Taylor Swift fan outside Wembley Stadium ahead of the singer’s first of five London shows as part of her Eras Tour.
Rodrigo Oropeza / AFP
A fan dressed as Boba Fett from Star Wars participates in a parade on Los Heroes Avenue in Leon, Mexico.
Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports / Reuters
Detroit Tigers left fielder Justin-Henry Malloy fails to catch the ball against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park, California.
Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images
Evie McGowan (centre) and other twins are about to start primary school in Inverclyde, Scotland. The new starters joining St Patrick’s Primary in Greenock this year are part of Inverclyde’s high-biraterate local events.
Christophe Petit-Tesson / EPA-EFE
Fireworks conclude the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Stade de France Stadium.