The best images from around the world for July 2
Pensioners struggle to enter a National Bank branch to receive part of their pension in Iraklio on the island of Crete. Long lines of desperate pensioners have become a powerful symbol of the misery facing Greece.Stefanos Rapanis/Reuters
Anti-EU protesters hang a banner which translates as ''No to austerity, no to fear'' from Lycabettus hill in Athens.Antonis Nikolopoulos/AFP / Getty Images
A Syrian refugee girl stands in a building in the Syrian Kurdish city of Amuda, after running away from clashes between regime forces and the Islamic State group.Uygar Onder Simsek/AFP / Getty Images
Israeli border policemen pepper spray a Palestinian journalist during a protest on the first anniversary of the killing of 16-year-old Palestinian, Mohammed Abu Khudair, who was burnt in Jerusalem.Mohamad Torokman/Reuters
Li Tingting laughs as she is lifted off the ground by her wife Teresa Xu. Li, a womens’ rights activist, recently released from detention, held the ceremony in an effort to push for LGBT rights in China.Mark Schiefelbein/The Associated Press
Figures made by 3D printers produced by Japanese animation company Bihou are displayed at the Advanced Content Technology Expo in Tokyo.Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP / Getty Images
A boy jumps from a diving platform in Cologne, Germany to cool off in plus 30 degree heat.Maja Hitij/AFP / Getty Images
Rufus the Harris Hawk flies over seats to scare away pigeons ahead of play on day four of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships in London, England.Carl Court/Getty Images
An orangutan eats a popsicle provided by keepers at Rome’s zoo to keep him cool as temperatures soar to 40 degrees Celsuis.Andrew Medichini/The Associated Press
Jockey Andrea Mari on his horse Morosita prima leads the "Palio di Siena", the famous break-neck bareback horse race around the main square in Siena, Italy.Paolo Lazzeroni/The Associated Press