It is already an eventful opening day of August 2023. Take a look at our selection of top shots from around the world:

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This picture in China shows a view of the overflooded Yongding River after it is discharged, following heavy rains in Beijing.

People queue to receive water after water supplies were cut-off due to heavy rains in Mentougou district in the capital of China, Beijing.

Also in Beijing, people affected by floods rest at a temporary shelter after heavy rains in Mentougou district.

At least 11 people were killed and 13 were missing after heavy rains lashed Beijing, state media said on August 1, in downpours that have submerged roads and deluged neighbourhoods with mud.

In Japan, lightning strikes a building near Tokyo's Haneda Airport.

In India, members of NDRF inspecting the site of an under construction Samruddhi Expressway where a crane collapsed on slab of the bridge in Thane district of Maharashtra state. At least 17 workers were crushed to death when the crane collapsed, disaster response officials said.

People inspect the damage following clashes between the Fatah movement and Islamists inside the Ain el-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp in the southern coastal city of Sidon.

In Russia, Police officers block off an area around a damaged office block of the Moscow International Business Centre (Moskva City) following a reported drone attack in Moscow.

In Belgium, emergency workers at a home in Robert Scottstraat where two people were seriously injured in a stabbing incident.

In Pakistan, Police personnel shift the body of a policeman who was killed on security duty of a polio vaccination team, at a hospital in Quetta.

In the US, hundreds of migrants sleep in line for placement at the Roosevelt Hotel intake centre in New York.

Many newly arrived migrants have been waiting outside the Roosevelt Hotel, which has been turned into a migrant reception centre to try to secure temporary housing.

In Turkey, members of the civil servants' unions hold a banner that reads "Raise, crisis, poverty, we are running out" as they protest in front of the Ministry of Labor in Ankara. Union members protested against the government's hikes before the collective bargaining for the civil servants and retired civil servants, and demanded a raise in salaries from the government.

In South Africa, the country's foreign affairs minister Naledi Pandor welcomes Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi upon his arrival at the Department of International Relations and Co-operation (DIRCO) in Pretoria.

In Denmark, Anders Tang Friborg (4R), Under-Secretary for Foreign Policy at Denmark's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, chairs a crisis team meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark. The ministry's crisis team and the international operational staff have been activated to handle international reactions to the burning of the Muslim holy book in Denmark.

In the Netherlands, visitors view the Golden Coach in the Royal Stables at Noordeinde Palace.

The palace and the Royal Stables have opened their doors to the public and this year, both locations can be visited for 12 days instead of four.

In Pakistan, an employee updates the fuel prices at a fuel station in Karachi.

In Australia, performers take part in a cultural welcome ceremony before the start of the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women's World Cup Group D football match between China and England at Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide.

In Tunisia, swimmer Ahmed Hafnaoui of team Tunisia poses for a picture with his family, two days after securing the gold medal in the Men's 1500m freestyle final during the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.