The “Blood Moon” appears from behind the Tokyo Skytree tower in Japan
Zebra doves sit in colorful cages during the annual Piala Raja songbird competition in Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Flames engulf the Singha Durbar palace, Nepal’s main administrative building, after days of anti-government protests in Kathmandu
Activists use shopping carts to disrupt a supermarket during the "Block everything" protests in Perpignan, France
People toss fake money into the air during the Hungry Ghost Festival in Medan, Indonesia
Chicago Bears wide receiver DJ Moore prepares to walk out on the field before an NFL football game in Chicago
Oliver Strumpfel carries 31 mugs of beer in an attempt to break the world record in Abensberg, Germany
A cat stares at a bowl of food during a power outage in Shkodra, Albania
Young deacons await the start of a service at the Entoto St. Raguel Church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Workers paint a field in Obernai, France
A market trader cleans up his stall after the building was struck by a Russian drone in Kramatorsk, Ukraine
Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime tosses his tennis racket during the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York
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