<div data-testid="shortcode_photo_gallery" class="mb-4 flex max-w-full flex-col mx-auto" style="width:1000px"><div class="flex gap-3"><div class="flex-1"><div class="cursor-pointer relative" style="padding-bottom:66.67%"><img src="https://img.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2025/07/09/id5885132-GettyImages-2223600779-OP.jpg&amp;w=3840&amp;q=75" width="100%" alt="image-5885132" height="auto"></div></div></div><div class="post_caption_container"><figcaption class="post_caption max-w-[1000px] text-[14px] leading-[18px]"><div class="max-w-[1000px] whitespace-break-spaces"><span>A police officer reacts when his shoes catch fire as he tries to douse the flames after leftist activists burned an effigy of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at a rally in Kolkata, on July 9, 2025. A nationwide general strike was called by the trade unions against what they say are the government's anti-worker policies. </span><span class="post_caption_credit"><span>Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP via Getty Images</span></span></div></figcaption></div></div>

<div data-testid="shortcode_photo_gallery" class="mb-4 flex max-w-full flex-col mx-auto" style="width:1000px"><div class="flex gap-3"><div class="flex-1"><div class="cursor-pointer relative" style="padding-bottom:66.66%"><img src="https://img.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2025/07/09/id5885126-EpochImages-5059454075-OP.jpg&amp;w=3840&amp;q=75" width="100%" alt="image-5885126" height="auto"></div></div></div><div class="post_caption_container"><figcaption class="post_caption max-w-[1000px] text-[14px] leading-[18px]"><div class="max-w-[1000px] whitespace-break-spaces"><span>Guadalupe River in the aftermath of flash floods in Kerrville, Texas, on July 9, 2025. </span><span class="post_caption_credit"><span>Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times</span></span></div></figcaption></div></div>

A glimpse into the world through the lens of photography.{ai:summary}<p>During a rally in Kolkata on July 9, 2025, leftist activists burned an effigy of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leading to a police officer's shoes catching fire while attempting to extinguish the flames. The event coincided with a nationwide general strike called by trade unions protesting the government's perceived anti-worker policies.</p><p>In Texas, flash floods impacted the Guadalupe River area in Kerrville on the same day. The severe weather conditions raised concerns over safety and infrastructure in the region. #politics</p>

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