--- title: "World Dog Surfing Championships, and more from around the world" description: "Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking ... a selection of images from our planet, over the past seven days." type: "NewsArticle" publisher: "Daily Maverick" site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za" section: "IN PICTURES" author: "Daily Maverick Photo Team" author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/photo-team/" canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-08-05-world-dog-surfing-championships-and-more-from-around-the-world/" published: "2026-08-05T22:03:28" lang: "en-ZA" word_count: 602 --- # World Dog Surfing Championships, and more from around the world > Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking ... a selection of images from our planet, over the past seven days. By Daily Maverick Photo Team · Published 6 August 2026, 00:03 SAST ## Key points - A brutal overnight Russian missile strike on Kyiv: scores of missiles, major fires at warehouses and at least 14 dead in the Kyiv region. - Climate on the boil — wildfires darken skies in the US and Greece, Guatemala’s Fuego erupts, and parts of England teeter on drought after relentless heatwaves. - Life goes on — from the World Dog Surfing Championships in California to festivals in Britain and El Salvador, even as a suspicious drone near a German runway raises alarm. ## Content ![PACIFICA, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 01: Bradley "Shortboard" Cooper, Rippin' Rosie and Charlie compete as the "dream team" in the World Dog Surfing Championships on August 01, 2026 in Pacifica, California. Over a dozen dogs competed in several categories on Saturday including surfing, stand-up paddle boarding and tandem surfs. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/PoMayKWlacL98VMe_97rX_3U1zc=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/attachments/2996/GettyImages-2288658065_327052.jpg) *Bradley ‘Shortboard’ Cooper, Rippin’ Rosie and Charlie compete as the ‘dream team’ in the World Dog Surfing Championships on 1 August in Pacifica, California. (Photo: Heather Diehl / Getty Images)* ![PACIFICA, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 01: Rippin' Rosie competes in the World Dog Surfing Championships on August 01, 2026 in Pacifica, California. Over a dozen dogs competed in several categories on Saturday including surfing, stand-up paddle boarding and tandem surfs. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/9EpwP6edBoZumKGGuErNsphnYVM=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/attachments/2996/GettyImages-2288647550_174126.jpg) *Rippin’ Rosie catches a wave in the World Dog Surfing Championships on 1 August in Pacifica, California. (Photo: Heather Diehl / Getty Images)* ![Photo Essay-InPictures27](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/6phHa3Rn64sEnHR7Tj9ryD3HQ84=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2288644992_416123.jpg) *Rusty slides down the face of a wave in the World Dog Surfing Championships. (Photo: Heather Diehl / Getty Images)* ![Photo Essay-InPictures27](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/Ziic78CmQ_XCiZuHZ8AwlieY_HY=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/attachments/orphans/RC2IRMANN9CQ_970837.jpg) *Children play as Guatemala’s Fuego volcano erupts on 4 August as seen from San Juan Alotenango. (Photo: Cristina Chiquin / Reuters)* ![Photo Essay-InPictures27](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/zHNzlnc-z2w_4Wmqr_4JxxjkKaM=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/attachments/orphans/RC2XRMA1VH5D_590004.jpg) *Smoke rises over Kyiv, Ukraine, during a Russian missile strike on 5 August. (Photo: Vladyslav Sodel / Reuters)* ![Photo Essay-InPictures27](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/u1MCdqy5plj8oFg51XXfD2b5VIw=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/attachments/orphans/RC22SMA34ZXS_774955.jpg) *Firefighters work at the site of a Russian missile strike in Ukraine’s Kyiv region on 5 August. (Photo: Anatolii Stepanov / Reuters)* ![Photo Essay-InPictures27](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/oBIa9gGApnB0sL57d5YH3ZrP-OQ=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2288315027_245021.jpg) *A teenager watches flames rise from a burning logistics warehouse following a Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region on 5 August. Russia launched more than 20 ballistic missiles at the Ukrainian capital during the overnight attack, in which at least 14 people were killed and 27 injured. (Photo: Kostiantyn Liberov / Libkos / Getty Images)* ![Photo Essay-InPictures27](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/kTo1Jk0Lh9UvfiW36-1pLeidEJI=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/attachments/orphans/RC21RMAR14U9_695468.jpg) *Smoke in the sky over Spokane, Washington on 3 August as the nearby Old Trails wildfire burns. (Photo: David Ryder / Reuters)* ![Photo Essay-InPictures27](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/fgIAGYa0-c6gH8b-CWdJWhvE22w=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/attachments/orphans/RC2HQMA46VY1_575778.jpg) *The sun sets over Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the border on 2 August. (Photo: Amir Cohen / Reuters)* ![Photo Essay-InPictures27](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/noHP1v4830dWFwvkw79GF_3RCBY=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/attachments/orphans/RC2BSMAKBPEV_472849.jpg) *A drone view of a burnt house after a wildfire in Porto Germeno, Greece, on 5 August. (Photo: Fedja Grulovic / Reuters)* ![Photo Essay-InPictures27](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/r2sPfcPG2Tl7KA95N8CsZEalQKY=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/attachments/orphans/RC2CSMAVQY2W_665397.jpg) *An explosives expert in protective clothing examines a drone near a runway at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Schkeuditz, Germany, on 5 August. A DHL cargo aircraft hit an unknown object as it was climbing away from the airport overnight, prompting an unscheduled landing in Hanover. (Photo: Axel Schmidt / Reuters)* ![Photo Essay-InPictures27](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/TxHDR2amJ47BsVv61II72QLLvmE=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2289078778_527202.jpg) *A young dairy herd walks across a field of dry grass on 4 August in Ashford, UK. Eight areas across southern, central, and eastern England are verging on drought, following a period of prolonged dry weather. (Photo: Dan Kitwood / Getty Images)* ![Photo Essay-InPictures27](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/fQKnL9oSVG_4qqbp73cumdTJZSY=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/attachments/orphans/RC2GQMAJR0BQ_279629.jpg) *A swan looks for food among green algae in Isleworth, London, on 2 August. Britain's Environment Agency has declared seven areas of England to be in drought. (Photo: Toby Melville / Reuters)* ![Photo Essay-InPictures27](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/JM3kKYOuHqNN1GuYnTspNGZtBVs=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/attachments/orphans/RC2PRMA52F6N_168132.jpg) *Tourists sit in the shade of a tree during a heatwave in Herceg Novi, Montenegro, on 4 August. (Photo: Stevo Vasiljevic / Reulters)* ![Photo Essay-InPictures27](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/WWYFMOfP8RrPh-jZY7NCnYGzOuw=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2288517651_827821.jpg) *Revellers dance in front of the main stage as DJ Carl Cox performs during the 2026 Wilderness Festival on 31 July in Charlbury, Oxfordshire. (Photo: Jim Dyson / Getty Images)* ![Photo Essay-InPictures27](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/bCO0XQsdSLhWRvC_i8w7yzvyCFE=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2288479309_294991.jpg) *A masked member of the Congolese group Fulu Miziki performs during Camp Bestival 2026 at Lulworth Castle in Wareham, England, on 31 July. (Photo: Leon Neal / Getty Images)* ![Photo Essay-InPictures27](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/Jda29tFeEw7cILovlcdBqEJuPfo=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2287959320_751226.jpg) *Fireworks next to the monument of the Salvador del Mundo (Saviour of the World) during the Fiestas Agostinas (August Festivals) on 1 August in San Salvador, El Salvador. Held annually from August 1 to August 6 in San Salvador, the festivals honour the country’s patron saint, *El Salvador del Mundo*. (Photo: Aphotografia / Getty Images)* ![Photo Essay-InPictures27](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/E_41MYzhBHhx6_LCWTqaK2WNd8c=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2288018678_541151.jpg) *Irish dancer Carys Cassidy rehearses backstage on 2 August at the opening ceremony for Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026 (All-Ireland Music Festival) at the Belfast City Hall in Northern Ireland. (Photo: Charles McQuillan / Getty Images)* ![Photo Essay-InPictures27](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/sq4Sx3N8mYJECUFQ-T6KtESaVqA=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2288066476_266672.jpg) *From left: Mexx Meerdink of AZ Alkmaar, Ryan Flamingo of PSV and Joey Veerman of PSV during the Dutch Johan Cruijff Schaal match between PSV and AZ Alkmaar at the Philips Stadium in Eindhoven, Netherlands, on 2 August. (Photo: Photo Prestige / Soccrates / Getty Images)*