The week in pictures: Wildfires rage in Europe, youth protests rock India and UK names new PM

Home Europe Unprecedented wildfires swept across France and Spain, youth-led protests in India forced the country's education minister to resign and Andy Burnham became the United Kingdom's new prime minister. FRANCE 24 looks back at some of the week's most striking images. Issued on: 26/07/2026 - 16:49 2 min Reading time Beachgoers rest on the beach of Moutchic on the shore of Lake Lacanau in southwestern France on July 24, 2026, as clouds of smoke rise into the sky from the Gironde wildfire. © Maximilien Lamy, AFP Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham holds a pint of beer during a visit to the Hare Inn in Harlow, east of London, on July 23, 2026. © Richard Pohle, AFP Spain's forward Ferran Torres raises the trophy as players celebrate on a stage at Cibeles Square in Madrid on July 20, 2026, one day after winning their second World Cup. © Oscar del Pozo, AFP Indian security forces stop members of India's Congress party as they shout slogans during a protest inside the party headquarters in support of the 'cockroach' party's ongoing movement demanding educational reforms, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, on July 24, 2026. © Dar Yasin, AP Smoke from a wildfire is seen near th...