The Vrystaat Arts Festival, and more from around the world

People watch a performance by artist Emma Willemse at the 2024 Vrystaat Arts Festival on July 02, 2024 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. The Vrystaat Kunstefees, Arts Festival, Tsa-Botjhaba is one of the key arts festivals on the African continent, offering national and international work in a range of genres. The festival has been held annually for the past 23 years, making it a well-established regional event. It showcases various artistic disciplines, including visual arts, music, dance, theatre, and literature.. (Photo by Gallo Images/Alet Pretorius)

Choreographer and dancer Fana Tshabalala during a scene of his production 'With-Out Limits' at the 2024 Vrystaat Arts Festival on July 04, 2024 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. The Vrystaat Kunstefees, Arts Festival, Tsa-Botjhaba is one of the key arts festivals on the African continent, offering national and international work in a range of genres. The festival has been held annually for the past 23 years, making it a well-established regional event. It showcases various artistic disciplines, including visual arts, music, dance, theatre, and literature.. (Photo by Gallo Images/Alet Pretorius)

Performers walk throught the crowd the the 2024 Vrystaat Arts Festival on July 02, 2024 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. The Vrystaat Kunstefees, Arts Festival, Tsa-Botjhaba is one of the key arts festivals on the African continent, offering national and international work in a range of genres. The festival has been held annually for the past 23 years, making it a well-established regional event. It showcases various artistic disciplines, including visual arts, music, dance, theatre, and literature.. (Photo by Gallo Images/Alet Pretorius)

Performers sing at the 2024 Vrystaat Arts Festival on July 02, 2024 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. The Vrystaat Kunstefees, Arts Festival, Tsa-Botjhaba is one of the key arts festivals on the African continent, offering national and international work in a range of genres. The festival has been held annually for the past 23 years, making it a well-established regional event. It showcases various artistic disciplines, including visual arts, music, dance, theatre, and literature.. (Photo by Gallo Images/Alet Pretorius)

Huge crowd gather at marine drive ahead of Team India's victory parade in Mumbai, India, 04 July 2024. Indian cricket team won the T20 World Cup on 29 June 2024. EPA-EFE/DIVYAKANT SOLANKI

Crowds gather at a US Independence Day celebration on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 04 July 2024. The Fourth of July is the annual US celebration of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence from Britain. EPA-EFE/WILL OLIVER

People jubilate after jockey Carlo Sanna, also known as Brigante, on horse Tabacco won the historical horse race 'Palio di Siena' on Piazza del Campo in Siena, Italy, 04 July 2024. The traditional horse race between 17 Siena city districts 'Palio di Provenzano' has been postponed from 02 July. The second race is scheduled for 16 August 2024 as the 'Palio dell'Assunta'. EPA-EFE/CLAUDIO GIOVANNINI

Anti-government protesters march in a protest outside the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, towards the residence of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, 04 July 2024. Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Jerusalem to call for the dissolution of the government and for early elections, as well as for the immediate release of all hostages. EPA-EFE/ABIR SULTAN

Houthi supporters brandish weapons during a protest against the US and Israel, and in solidarity with the Palestinian people, in Sana'a, Yemen, 05 July 2024. Thousands of people took part in the protest in solidarity with the Palestinian people and condemning the US support for Israel's military operation in the Gaza Strip, as the Houthis step up missile and drone attacks on shipping lanes in the seas around Yemen. Houthis leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi has claimed that his group attacked a total of 162 commercial and military vessels with ballistic and cruise missiles, drones and speed boats in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden since November 2023, including six ships that came under attack over the past week. EPA-EFE/YAHYA ARHAB

Animal Rights activists from the PeTA and AnimaNaturalis groups wear bullhorns, mock blood stains and pillories as they protest against bullfighting at the City Hall Square in Pamplona, northern Spain, 05 July 2024, on the eve of the annual Sanfermines festival that runs from 06 to 14 July 2024. EPA-EFE/Jesus Diges

People wearing hot dog costumes react during Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York, New York, 04 July 2024. EPA-EFE/OLGA FEDOROVA

Demonstrators burn an image of Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa during a protest against his government in Quito, Ecuador, 04 July 2024. Unions in Ecuador protested against Noboa's government's economic measures, which significantly increased the price of the most consumed gasoline by reducing subsidies for these fuels. EPA-EFE/JOSE JACOME

Irina Biadici climbs over the rubble-filled kitchen after packing hard disks and documents into a bag as she returned to the family's house for the first time after the storm to save the most important things, in Piano di Peccia, in the Maggia Valley, southern Switzerland, 03 July 2024 (issued 04 July 2024). During the storm on Saturday 29 June night, Elio Biadici and his wife Christine were able to escape from their house via a small footbridge over the nearby river. A short time later, the bridge was swept away by the river's floodwaters. Severe storms and torrential rain over the last weekend left five people dead in Switzerland's Val Maggia and its side valleys in Ticino. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL BUHOLZER

People inspect destroyed houses in Fontana, in Val Bavona in the Maggia Valley, southern Switzerland, 04 July 2024. Severe storms and torrential rain over the last weekend left five people dead in Switzerland's Val Maggia and its side valleys in Ticino. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL BUHOLZER

350 workers from GET Steel protested outside the SARS office on Hans Strijdom and Long Street on July 05, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. The group is currently facing significant operations challenges due to the South African Revenue Services (SARS) detainment of its shipment. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)

Youngsters regard the monument 'Children, the founders of Kyiv' which was dressed with elements of the US national flag, in Kyiv, Ukraine, 04 July 2024 to mark American Independence Day. EPA-EFE/SERGEY DOLZHENKO

People participate in the Fourth of July Parade in Avondale Estates, Georgia, USA, 04 July 2024. The parade celebrates the US Independence Day from England in 1776. EPA-EFE/ERIK S. LESSER

German saxophon player Andre Schnura plays to fans gathering in the centre of Stuttgart before the UEFA EURO 2024 quarter-finals soccer match between Spain and Germany, in Stuttgart, Germany, 05 July 2024. EPA-EFE/RONALD WITTEK

US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift performs during her concert for around 55,000 people at the Johan Cruijff ArenA in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 04 July 2024. Swift performed in the Netherlands again for the first time in over nine years. EPA-EFE/ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN

US musician Ice Spice performs on the Orange Stage at the Roskilde Festival, in Roskilde, Denmark, 04 July 2024. EPA-EFE/HELLE ARENSBAK

Performer on stage during the ABOUT YOU Fashion Circus as part of the Berlin Fashion Week SS25 on July 04, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for ABOUT YOU Fashion Week)

Idols of Lord Jagannath are displayed for sale ahead of Rath Yatra or chariot journey festival in Kolkata, India, 05 July 2024. The Rath Yatra festival or pulling of the chariots, one of the most important festivals of the year in India, is mainly celebrated in Puri, Orissa, and different states of India on 07 July. EPA-EFE/PIYAL ADHIKARY

Classic and modern vehicles cars on display during the Motor Show at Fourways Malls on July 05, 2024 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The show features a notable lineup including Ferrari, BMW, Land Rover, Volvo, Hyundai, KIA, Cherry, Ford, Jaguar, Haval and showcases their cutting-edge hybrid vehicles. (Photo by Gallo Images/Luba Lesolle)

In this photo illustration, UK newspapers, including the Daily Mail, Sun, Guardian, Daily Express and Daily Mirror, are displayed on July 4, 2024 in London, England. The country's newspapers made their political endorsements as the Britons went to the polls in the July 4th general election. The Sun's endorsement of Labour garnered headlines of its own. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Outgoing British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty leave Downing Street after delivering a speech, in London, Britain, 05 July 2024, following the results of the elections. Britons went to the polls on the 04 July 2024, which the Labour party led by Keir Starmer have won with a majority. EPA-EFE/TOLGA AKMEN. DM