Photos of the day - August 2, 2016

The Christ the Redeemer statue is seen during sunrise in Rio de Janeiro; President Obama reacts to questions asked by members of the media during a joint news conference with Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in the East Room of the White House; and a fighter of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fires a shell using a Soviet-made T-55 tank at Islamic State fighters in Sirte, Libya. These are just a few of the photos of the day for Aug. 2, 2016. See more news-related photo galleries and follow us on Yahoo News Photo Tumblr