Due to the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict, farmers were unable to pick crops and livestock was killed in areas where Israeli soldiers crossed the border into the Gaza Strip. (Sean Smith/The Guardian/Sipa USA)

A specialist technical abseil team cleans and inspects one of the four faces of the Big Ben at the Houses of Parliament in London. (Cyril Villemain/Sipa Press/Sipa USA)

Indonesian men participate in a greased-pole climbing competition as part of the Independence Day celebrations in Jakarta. (Zulkamain/Xinhua/Sipa USA)

Bulgarian dancers wear traditional costumes at the annual folklore festival in Benkovsi. (Petar Petrov/NurPhoto/Sipa USA)

Young performers from the Songshan Shaolin Tagou Martial Arts School train for the opening ceremony of the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing. (Wang Song/Xinhua/Sipa USA)

Beautiful red water lilies bloom in a pond in Lund, Sweden. (Hussein El-Alawi/TT/Sipa USA)

"The Leftovers" actress Liv Tyler poses for a portrait session. (Mike McGregor/The Guardian/Siap USA)