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The week’s best photos

theweek@futurenet.com (Stephen Kelly) — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Members of the Royal Brotherhood of the Holy Christ of the Insults take part in a Holy Wednesday silent procession in Zamora, Spain (Image credit: Cesar Manso / AFP / Getty Images)

NASA's Artemis II rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, United States (Image credit: Chris O'Meara / AP Photo)

A worker unloads watermelons at Sadarghat wharf after a bumper harvest, in Dhaka, Bangladesh (Image credit: Xinhua / Shutterstock)

A raccoon is silhouetted against the rising full moon in Panama City, Panama (Image credit: Matias Delacroix / AP Photo)

Protesters face off with police while demanding the release of Ousainou and Amie Bojan, siblings acquitted of killing two police officers in Brufut, Gambia (Image credit: Muhamadou Bittaye / AFP / Getty Images)

An aerial view shows white pelicans gathering at Lake Çavuşçu during a migration stopover near Konya in central Turkey (Image credit: Seyit Konyali / Anadolu / Getty Images)

A family warms up by the fire at a camp for displaced people on the Beirut seafront amid ongoing hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah (Image credit: Dimitar Dilkoff / AFP / Getty Images)

An aerial view of Estancia La Guitarra, a guitar-shaped farmstead created from 7,000 cypress and eucalyptus trees first planted in 1979, near General Levalle in Argentina (Image credit: Juan Mabromata / AFP / Getty Images)

A Tamil Hindu devotee pierces his mouth during the Panguni Uthiram festival in Mumbai, India (Image credit: Indranil Mukherjee / AFP / Getty Images)

The facade of a housing estate is painted to resemble an old-fashioned television test pattern in Singapore (Image credit: Edgar Su / Reuters)

A boy from the Ultra-Orthodox community hides his face from the flames while participating in the burning of chametz (leavened food) that precedes Passover in Bnei Brak, Israel (Image credit: Alexi Rosenfeld / Getty Images)

New York Mets' right fielder Carson Benge dives to catch a fly ball during the 11th inning of a game against the St. Louis Cardinals in St. Louis, United States (Image credit: L.G. Patterson / AP Photo)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (The Week US) — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Boatmen ride their boats while other boats are anchored in the Buriganga river during the Eid al-Fitr holiday in Dhaka, Bangladesh (Image credit: Monirul Alam / EPA / Shutterstock)

Police officers operate during an anti-government protest, triggered by a corruption investigation against high government officials, in Tirana, Albania (Image credit: Florion Goga / Reuters)

Ioulia Chtchetinina and Michal Wozniak from Poland perform at the Figure Skating World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic (Image credit: Petr David Josek / AP Photo)

Spoonbill chicks beg their parent for food at a nest in the Orlando Wetlands in Christmas, Florida, USA (Image credit: Ronen Tivony / NurPhoto / Getty Images)

A fireball erupts following an Israeli strike on a tent encampment sheltering people displaced by war in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza Strip (Image credit: Eyad Baba / AFP / Getty Images)

Bright orange floodwater covers a residential neighborhood in Waialua, Hawaii, USA (Image credit: Mengshin Lin / AP Photo)

A temple worker installs decorations for upcoming celebrations of Buddha's birthday at a temple in Seoul, South Korea (Image credit: Jung Yeon-je / AFP / Getty Images)

A rocket carrying satellites blasts off from the sea near Haiyang, China (Image credit: Xinhua / Shutterstock)

Young protestor, demanding publication of the inquiry into last year's killings by the Nepalese government, is blindfolded and covered in red powder in Kathmandu, Nepal (Image credit: Narendra Shrestha / EPA / Shutterstock)

Hot air balloons decorated with traditional motifs rise to the sky during the annual hot air balloon festival held to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Semayu, Central Java, Indonesia (Image credit: Devi Rahman / AFP / Getty Images)

Storks put branches in their nest in Wehrheim, Germany (Image credit: Michael Probst / AP Photo)

Masked performers take part in the final day of the city's carnival in the historic center of Limoux, France (Image credit: Valentine Chapuis / AFP / Getty Images)

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theweek@futurenet.com (Stephen Kelly) — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000

A visitor looks at an enlarged photo of dragonflies in the "Forest Worlds" exhibition at Gasometer Oberhausen in Germany (Image credit: Martin Meissner / AP Photo)

A man stands atop debris that Afghan officials allege was a medical center destroyed by a Pakistani air strike, in Kabul, Afghanistan (Image credit: Sayed Hassib / Reuters)

Bagpipers of the NYPD Emerald Society march during the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York (Image credit: Timothy A. Clary / AFP / Getty Images)

People clamber onto the roof of a crowded train ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr in Tongi, Bangladesh (Image credit: Munir Uz Zaman / AFP / Getty Images)

A 10-week old Sumatran tiger cub named Lilly munches on a piece of meat at Tierpark Berlin, Germany (Image credit: Sean Gallup / Getty Images)

A woman watches as buildings burn following a Russian drone attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine (Image credit: Ukrinform / Shutterstock)

Women in floral headdresses take part in the Mazu Heavenly Fragrance parade in Xunpu, China (Image credit: Zhang Bin / China News Service / VCG / Getty Images)

Michael B. Jordan kisses his award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role at the 98th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles (Image credit: David Fisher / Shutterstock)

Worshippers gather at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque for prayers to mark Laylat al-Qadr, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (Image credit: Ryan Lim / AFP / Getty Images)

A U.S. Army honor guard stands vigil at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia (Image credit: Mark Schiefelbein / AP Photo)

People take selfies in front of the flowering cherry trees at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan (Image credit: Issei Kato / Reuters)

Papier-mâché sculptures depicting US president Donald Trump and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on display during the Fallas Fest art event in Valencia, Spain (Image credit: Ana Escobar / EPA / Shutterstock)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (The Week US) — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Emergency personnel and a dog search the site of a US-Israeli strike on a building in Tehran, Iran (Image credit: Majid Asgaripour / WANA / Reuters)

People walk through Yayoi Kusama's 'Infinity Mirrored Room' art installation at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Germany (Image credit: Martin Meissner / AP Photo)

A woman performs rituals for the well being of her family during a Hindu festival in Ajmer, India (Image credit: Himanshu Sharma / AFP / Getty Images)

Jorge Rodriguez leaps toward the football in action against Gabriel Fernandez during the CONCACAF Champions League in Guadalupe, Mexico (Image credit: Miguel Sierra / EPA / Shutterstock)

People wander though tulip gardens at a scenic area in Jinhua City, China (Image credit: Xinhua / Shutterstock)

Mexican athlete Pena Velasquez competes in the ski Super G during the Paralympic Winter Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy (Image credit: Jeff Pachoud / AFP / Getty Images)

An Israeli airstrike hits a camp for displaced Palestinians in Gaza City, Palestine (Image credit: Mohammed Saber / EPA / Shutterstock)

A resident clears marine debris and plastic waste washed ashore during the monsoon season at Jimbaran Beach in Bali, Indonesia (Image credit: Lana Priatna / AFP / Getty Images)

A woman sells mangoes from a street cart along a road in Panama City, Panama (Image credit: Martin Bernetti / AFP / Getty Images)

Firefighters work to control a large fire engulfing a historic building in Glasgow, Scotland (Image credit: Andy Buchanan / AFP / Getty Images)

Shia Muslim men hold portraits of Ali Khamenei and of his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, and shout anti-US-Israel slogans at a procession in Karachi, Pakistan (Image credit: Rizwan Tabassum / AFP / Getty Images)

People light candles during a prayer gathering to mark the Tibetan uprising anniversary, in Chennai, India (Image credit: R. Satish Babu / AFP / Getty Images)

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theweek@futurenet.com (Stephen Kelly) — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000

A boy climbs on an unexploded Iranian projectile that landed in a field on the outskirts of Qamishli, Syria (Image credit: Baderkhan Ahmad / AP Photo)

Buddhist monks take part in Māgha Pūjā celebrations at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple in Pathum Thani province, Thailand (Image credit: Anthony Wallace / AFP / Getty Images)

Icelandic stallions play at a stud farm in Wehrheim, Germany (Image credit: Michael Probst / AP Photo)

A woman tosses her hair in a cloud of colored powder during the Hindu festival of Holi in Chennai, India (Image credit: R. Satish Babu / AFP / Getty Images)

A full Worm Moon sets behind a monument at the Tomb of the Salamina Fighters on Salamis, Greece (Image credit: Petros Giannakouris / AP Photo)

A woman models bird-shaped Saint Laurent earrings during the Fall/Winter 2026-2027 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France (Image credit: Julien de Rosa / AFP / Getty Images)

Thousands of people participate in the 90km Vasaloppet cross-country ski race in Sälen, Sweden (Image credit: Ulf Palm / Reuters)

Injured men stumble from the wreckage in the aftermath of a US-Israeli airstrike at Ferdowsi Square in Tehran, Iran (Image credit: Parspix / ABACA / Shutterstock)

An aerial view shows rice paddies at sunrise in Montasik, Indonesia (Image credit: Chairdeer Mahyuddin / AFP / Getty Images)

A man kisses his wife after being freed from prison as part of a presidential amnesty aimed at easing prison overcrowding in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (Image credit: Zinyange Auntony / AFP / Getty Images)

Human bones on display after restoration at the Sedlec Ossuary beneath the Cemetery Church of All Saints in Kutná Hora, Czech Republic (Image credit: Martin Divisek / EPA / Shutterstock)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange after US-Israeli attacks on Iran caused a surge in oil prices (Image credit: Charly Triballeau / AFP / Getty Images)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (The Week US) — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Participants hold up a man and smear mud on his face during the Warabi Hadaka festival in Yotsukaido, Japan (Image credit: Yuichi Yamazaki / AFP / Getty Images)

A laborer prepares vermicelli noodles at a workplace in Hyderabad, Pakistan (Image credit: Nadeem Khawar / EPA / Shutterstock)

People are silhouetted against the setting sun while hiking in the mountains in Phoenix, USA (Image credit: Charlie Riedel / AP Photo)

A man riding a bicycle takes a photo of a burned truck, in the wake of violence that followed the killing of a powerful cartel leader known as El Mencho, near Acatlan de Juarez, Mexico (Image credit: Ulises Ruiz / AFP / Getty Images)

A displaced Palestinian plays with fireworks outside a building damaged by Israeli strikes at the Jabalia refugee camp, Palestine (Image credit: Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP / Getty Images)

A man in traditional Polish garb takes part in a horse-drawn sleigh race in Sierockie-Biały Dunajec, Poland (Image credit: Artur Widak / NurPhoto / Shutterstock)

Israeli police deploy water cannons against seated ultra-Orthodox Jews peacefully protesting Israel's military recruitment law in Jerusalem, Israel (Image credit: Atef Safadi / EPA / Shutterstock)

Punch, baby monkey who had been briefly abandoned by his mother, is seen finding comfort with her at a zoo in Chiba, Japan (Image credit: David Mareuil / Anadolu / Getty Images)

Revelers take part in the annual flour war marking the start of the Christian Lent fast in Galaxidi, Greece (Image credit: Petros Giannakouris / AP Photo)

Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm in Montevideo, Uruguay (Image credit: Mariana Suarez / AFP / Getty Images)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, his daughter Kim Ju Ae, and their entourage watch a flight display during a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea (Image credit: KCNA / EPA / Shutterstock)

A veiled Iranian woman walks past an anti-US mural next to former US embassy in Tehran, Iran (Image credit: AFP / Getty Images)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (The Week US) — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000

A broker in costume works on the trading floor at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange during the carnival in Frankfurt, Germany (Image credit: Matias Basualdo / EPA / Shutterstock)

Guests react to firecrackers outside of a restaurant during Lunar New Year celebrations in Panama City, Panama (Image credit: Martin Bernetti / AFP / Getty Images)

Costumed revelers dance around a bonfire during the festival which marks the end of winter in Mohacs, Hungary (Image credit: Tamas Kacsur / EPA / Shutterstock)

People spend the afternoon on the waterfront at sunset, in Havana, Cuba (Image credit: Ramon Espinosa / AP Photo)

Palestinians sell bread on a street beneath a destroyed building in Zawiya market, Gaza City, Palestine (Image credit: Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP / Getty Images)

A grey heron wades in a field flooded by the Garonne river near La Reole, France (Image credit: Gaizka IROZ / AFP / Getty Images)

Revellers perform during the opening night of the Rio Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Image credit: Pablo Porciuncula / AFP / Getty Images)

Smoke and lava erupts and flows from the Piton de la Fournaise volcano, La Reunion, French overseas territory (Image credit: Richard Bouhet / AFP / Getty Images)

Carnival goers wear traditional wax masks and carry bundles of twigs on Shrove Tuesday parade in Binche, Belgium (Image credit: John Thys / AFP / Getty Images)

People walk on a boulevard during heavy snowfall in Bucharest, Romania (Image credit: Daniel Mihailescu / AFP / Getty Images)

A performer breathes fire during the carnival parade in Barranquilla, Colombia (Image credit: Vanessa Romero/ AFP / Getty Images)

A racoon waits for food at the coast in Panama City, Panama (Image credit: Martin Bernetti / AFP / Getty Images)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (The Week Staff) — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000

People prepare a child to be presented as the Andean god of abundance during the Alasitas fair in La Paz, Bolivia (Image credit: Esteban Biba / EPA / Shutterstock)

A wandering squirrel stops the match between Hull City and Bristol City in Hull, United Kingdom (Image credit: Greig Cowie / Shutterstock)

A United Launch Alliance rocket blasts through a cloud layer in Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA (Image credit: Steve Nesius / Reuters)

Palestinians watch a football match amid the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City, Palestine (Image credit: Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP / Getty Images)

Revellers pose for a photo during Women's Carnival Day street party in Cologne, Germany (Image credit: Ina Fassbender / AFP / Getty Images)

The peak of the Aiguille du Midi mountain rises above clouds in the French Alps, France (Image credit: Olivier Chassignole / AFP / Getty Images)

Bad Bunny performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl in Santa Clara, California, USA (Image credit: Charlie Riedel / AP Photo)

Molten iron fireworks light up the night sky in Beijing, China (Image credit: Vincent Thian / AP Photo)

Carnival float depicting Donald Trump and the Statue of Liberty is seen in storage ahead of the parade in Mainz, Germany (Image credit: Ronald Wittek / EPA / Shutterstock)

A macaque is pictured mid-jump in Dambulla, Sri Lanka (Image credit: Xinhua / Shutterstock)

A protester attempts to clean tear gas out of his eyes following a security forces attack, Caba, Buenos Aires (Image credit: Daniella Fernandez Realin / ZUMA Press Wire / Shutterstock)

The sky appears bright pink over a violet sea near Nuuk, Greenland (Image credit: Xinhua / Shutterstock)

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theweek@futurenet.com (Stephen Kelly) — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 08:56:23 +0000

Two nuns examine the floodwaters left behind by Storm Leonardo in Alcácer do Sal, Portugal (Image credit: Patricia de Melo Moreira / AFP / Getty Images)

Christian Stoinev and his chihuahua, Scooby, perform during the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in New York City (Image credit: Roy Rochlin / Westminster Kennel Club / Getty Images)

People walk across "pancake ice" formations in the Baltic Sea near Mikoszewo, Poland (Image credit: Sergei Gapon / AFP / Getty Images)

Police attempt to arrest a pro-opposition activist demonstrating against alleged election fraud in Kampala, Uganda (Image credit: Badru Katumba / AFP / Getty Images)

Molten slag flows from a container truck at a nickel processing site in Sorowako, South Sulawesi, Indonesia (Image credit: Mast Irham / EPA / Shutterstock)

People celebrate as government security forces enter the city of Qamishli in Syria, following an agreement between Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces (Image credit: Khalil Ashawi / Reuters)

French artist Élise Vigneron performs in the Theatre de l'Entrouvert show 'Anywhere' during the Carthage International Puppet Arts Festival in Tunis, Tunisia (Image credit: Mohamed Messara / EPA / Shutterstock)

An aerial view shows thousands of toppled pine trees in Leiria National Forest in the wake of Storm Kristin, in Marinha Grande, Portugal (Image credit: Pedro Castanheira E Cunha / EPA / Shutterstock)

Rowers participate in a Māori waka ceremony as part of Waitangi Day celebrations, in Waitangi, New Zealand (Image credit: Ben Strang / AFP / Getty Images)

Washington Huskies center Franck Kepnang warms up before an NCAA college basketball game against the Iowa Hawkeyes in Seattle (Image credit: Maddy Grassy / AP Photo)

Smoke rises from the chimney of the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric power station during a flurry of power outages in Santa Cruz del Norte, Cuba (Image credit: Ramon Espinosa / AP Photo)

China's Eileen Gu practices during a freestyle skiing slopestyle training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy (Image credit: Lindsey Wasson / AP Photo)

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theweek@futurenet.com (Stephen Kelly) — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000

A Viking longship is set ablaze during the Up Helly Aa festival in Lerwick, Scotland (Image credit: Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images)

Indo-Tibetan Border Police on parade during India's 77th Republic Day festivities in New Delhi (Image credit: Raj K Raj / Hindustan Times / Getty Images)

A voter inks their finger after casting a ballot at a polling station during Myanmar's general election in Mandalay (Image credit: Anthony Wallace / AFP / Getty Images)

A model presents a creation by Rahul Mishra as part of the Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2026 show during Paris Fashion Week in France (Image credit: Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt / AFP / Getty Images)

A male Northern Cardinal perches on a branch during heavy snowfall in Nyack, New York (Image credit: Mike Segar / Reuters)

Homes teeter on the edge of a muddy cliff after days of heavy rainfall caused a landslide in Niscemi, Sicily (Image credit: Rosario Cauchi / EPA / Shutterstock)

A woman visits the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe on the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day in Berlin, Germany (Image credit: Markus Schreiber / AP Photo)

Balkan truck drivers block an EU border crossing terminal to protest the new exit/entry system, near Gevgelija, North Macedonia (Image credit: Georgi Licosvki / EPA / Shutterstock)

A vigil takes place in Minneapolis for Alex Pretti, who was shot and killed by Customs and Border Protection agents in the city last week (Image credit: Adam Gray / AP Photo)

The peloton passes through a rocky landscape during Stage 2 of the 2026 AlUla Tour, near AlManshiyah, Saudi Arabia (Image credit: Dario Belingheri / Getty Images)

A woman shops for books during the 57th Cairo International Book Fair in Cairo, Egypt (Image credit: Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters)

Soldiers march with torches to mark the 173rd anniversary of the birth of national independence hero José Martí in Havana, Cuba (Image credit: Ramon Espinosa / AP Photo)

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theweek@futurenet.com (Stephen Kelly) — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000

A tourist walks along the Juyongguan section of the Great Wall on the outskirts of Beijing, China (Image credit: Vincent Thian / AP Photo)

A zebu bull leaps into the air during a traditional Jallikattu event as part of the Pongal harvest festival near Madurai, India (Image credit: Mahesh Kumar A / AP Photo)

A firefighter is silhouetted against burning vegetation during a wildfire near the city of Concepción, Chile (Image credit: Raul Bravo / AFP / Getty Images)

The northern lights shimmer above the capital city of Nuuk, Greenland (Image credit: Evgeniy Maloletka / AP Photo)

Revellers celebrate the beginning of carnival with the resurrection of folk character Pepino outside the General Cemetery in La Paz, Bolivia (Image credit: Esteban Biba / EPA / Shutterstock)

Latvia's president Edgars Rinkēvičs (L) listens to Donald Trump's address during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (Image credit: Evan Vucci / AP Photo)

A dust storm blows through streets of Benghazi, Libya (Image credit: Esam Omran Al-Fetori / Reuters)

Coco Gauff of the United States plays in a Women's Singles match against Kamilla Rakhimova of Uzbekistan during the 2026 Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia (Image credit: Shi Tang / Getty Images)

Rescue workers remove rubble following a massive fire that destroyed the Gul Plaza Shopping Mall in Karachi, Pakistan (Image credit: Akhtar Soomro / Reuters)

Models walk the runway during the EgonLab 2026-2027 show as part of Paris Fashion Week, at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, France (Image credit: Richard Bord / Getty Images)

Waves caused by Storm Harry batter the coastline around Punta Prima on the island of Menorca, Spain (Image credit: David Arquimbau Sintes / EPA / Shutterstock)

A woman walks past a depot of buses that were burned during recent anti-government protests in Tehran, Iran (Image credit: Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA / Shutterstock)

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theweek@futurenet.com (Stephen Kelly) — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000

A protestor lights a cigarette with a burning image of Iran's supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, during a demonstration in Milan, Italy (Image credit: Piero Cruciatti / AFP / Getty Images)

Two women embrace while visiting a memorial for Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer last week, in Minneapolis, United States (Image credit: John Locher / AP Photo)

Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, talks to supporters during his party's final campaign rally ahead of elections in Kampala, Uganda (Image credit: Luis Tato / AFP / Getty Images)

A white-cheeked spider monkey licks a popsicle in the summer heat at BioParque do Rio in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Image credit: Bruna Prado / AP Photo)

Young women dressed in kimonos take pictures while attending a Coming of Age Day ceremony in Yokohama, Japan (Image credit: Franck Robichon / EPA / Shutterstock)

Rider Luciano Benavides crosses a dune during the ninth stage of the Dakar Rally near Bisha, Saudi Arabia (Image credit: Thibault Camus / AP Photo)

Recovery workers stand beside a highway construction site after a fatal crane collapse in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand (Image credit: Chanakarn Laosarakham / AFP / Getty Images)

British super lightweight boxing champion Adam Azim is photographed during a media event at Bronx Boxing Club in London, United Kingdom (Image credit: Andrew Couldridge / Reuters)

Rows of tents are seen at a displaced persons camp in El Obeid, Sudan (Image credit: El Tayeb Siddig / Reuters)

People in traditional costumes perform around a bonfire as part of the Surva festival in Svetlya, Bulgaria (Image credit: Valentina Petrova / AP Photo)

Hundreds of motorists on scooters crowd the road during morning rush hour in Taipei, Taiwan (Image credit: Ritchie B Tongo / EPA / Shutterstock)

A neighborhood on the banks of the Dnipro River sits in darkness during a power outage in Kyiv, Ukraine (Image credit: Genya Savilov / AFP / Getty Images)

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theweek@futurenet.com (Stephen Kelly) — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Ethiopian Orthodox devotees gather on Christmas Eve (in accordance with the Julian calendar) at Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Image credit: Amanuel Sileshi / AP Photo)

Members of a traditional firefighting preservation group perform ladder stunts during the New Year's Fire Review in Tokyo, Japan (Image credit: Eugene Hoshiko / AP Photo)

A snowstorm blows over the Champ de Mars near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France (Image credit: Ludovic Marin / AFP / Getty Images)

A Colombian soldier patrols the streets of Cúcuta on the Colombia-Venezuela border amid heightened tensions in the region (Image credit: Raul Arboleda / AFP / Getty Images)

A car skirts enormous sandstone formations during Stage 3 of the Dakar Rally, near AlUla, Saudi Arabia (Image credit: Stephane Mahe / Reuters)

Cricketer Steve Smith tumbles onto the field during the fifth Ashes Test between Australia and England at the SCG in Sydney, Australia (Image credit: David Gray / AFP / Getty Images)

Thick fog envelopes a group of high-rise buildings in Liuzhou City, China (Image credit: Costfoto / NurPhoto / Shutterstock)

A swimmer seizes a wooden cross during the Epiphany Day celebrations at the port of Corinth, Greece (Image credit: Vasilis Psomas / EPA / Shutterstock)

Sushizanmai president Kiyoshi Kimura gestures before the 243-kilogram bluefin tuna he auctioned at a record price of 510 million yen (around $3.2 million) in Tokyo, Japan (Image credit: Franck Robichon / EPA / Shutterstock)

British actor Stephen Graham reacts as he accepts an award during the 31st Annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California (Image credit: Mario Anzuoni / Reuters)

A fan cheers prior to the Africa Cup Of Nations soccer match between Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso in Marrakech, Morocco (Image credit: Themba Hadebe / AP Photo)

A tourist takes a selfie in front of a dragon ice sculpture at the Harbin International Ice And Snow Festival in Harbin, China (Image credit: Tyne Chin / Getty Images)

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theweek@futurenet.com (Stephen Kelly) — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 09:15:59 +0000

Lightning strikes overhead as members of the SOS Mediterranee rescue ship "Ocean Viking" conduct an exercise in the Mediterranean Sea (Image credit: Sameer Al-Doumy / AFP / Getty Images)

A boy kicks a ball down an alley near the Balata camp for Palestinian refugees in the occupied West Bank (Image credit: Zain Jaafar / AFP / Getty Images)

Fireworks light up the Opera House and Harbour Bridge during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia (Image credit: Saeed Khan / AFP / Getty Images)

Buddhist devotees pray inside coffins during the New Year's resurrection ceremony at Wat Takien temple in Bangkok, Thailand (Image credit: Rungroj Yongrit / EPA / Shutterstock)

A volcanic eruption lights up the north-east crater of Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy (Image credit: Salvatore Allegra / AP Photo)

Galejadors dressed in traditional Catalan costume fire their muskets during the Pine Festival in Centelles, Spain (Image credit: Jordi Boixareu / ZUMA Press Wire / Shutterstock)

A pelican is silhouetted against the sky above Panama City, Panama (Image credit: Martin Bernetti / AFP / Getty Images)

A street musician breathes fire during a heavy snowfall in St. Petersburg, Russia (Image credit: Dmitri Lovetsky / AP Photo)

A performer with his face painted black poses for a portrait during the Day of Holy Innocents celebrations in Caucagua, Venezuela (Image credit: Federico Parra / AFP / Getty Images)

Pigeons flock above a throng of tourists visiting Amer Fort in Jaipur, India (Image credit: Vishal Bhatnagar / NurPhoto / Shutterstock)

German ski jumper Pius Paschke competes during the second stage of the Four Hills Tournament in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (Image credit: Matthias Schrader / AP Photo)

Children interact with a lion dancer at a kindergarten in Wenling City, China (Image credit: Xinhua / Shutterstock)

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theweek@futurenet.com (Stephen Kelly) — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0000

Rhythmic gymnast Ng Joe Ee of Malaysia competes during the 2025 Southeast Asian Games in Rangsit, Thailand (Image credit: Rungroj Yongrit / EPA / Shutterstock)

Relatives gather for a funeral ceremony at the Manikarnika Ghat cremation grounds in Varanasi, India (Image credit: Niharika Kulkarni / AFP / Getty Images)

People visit Mansu Hill to lay flowers in memory of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang, North Korea (Image credit: Kim Won Jin / AFP / Getty Images)

Hoarfrost covers the trees surrounding a forest chapel near Karancslapujtő, Hungary (Image credit: Peter Komka / EPA / Shutterstock)

A displaced Palestinian woman waits with her container to receive food at a charity kitchen in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip (Image credit: Bashar Taleb / AFP / Getty Images)

A swan is silhouetted against the sunset on the Sava River in Belgrade, Serbia (Image credit: Darko Vojinovic / AP Photo)

Whirling dervishes of the Mevlevi order perform during a Sheb-i Arus ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey (Image credit: Khalil Hamra / AP Photo)

People walk through a winter light installation at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, United States (Image credit: John G Mabanglo / EPA / Shutterstock)

Midfielder Rayan Cherki poses after scoring during an English League Cup match between Manchester City and Brentford in Manchester, England (Image credit: Jon Super / AP Photo)

A menorah is projected onto the Sydney Opera House in memory of the victims of a mass shooting at Bondi Beach, in Sydney, Australia (Image credit: David Gray / AFP / Getty Images)

A protester kicks a tear gas canister during a farmers' demonstration against the EU-Mercosur free trade deal in Brussels, Belgium (Image credit: Yves Herman / Reuters)

Construction vehicles are seen operating amid heavy smog in Lahore, Pakistan (Image credit: Arif Ali / AFP / Getty Images)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (The Week US) — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0000

A giant figure of the devil burns during the Feast of the Immaculate Conception festival in Guatemala City, Guatemala (Image credit: Cristina Chiquin / Reuters)

A flyboard performer flies over the stage during the Southeast Asian Games opening ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand (Image credit: Patipat Janthong / Reuters)

PETA supporters dressed as chained elephants stage a protest against elephant rides and abuse of animals in New Delhi, India (Image credit: Run Sankar / AFP / Getty Images)

A great egret rides on the back of an alligator in Orlando, USA (Image credit: Ronen Tivony / NurPhoto / Shutterstock)

A worker makes red paper lanterns at a lantern factory in Tuntou Villiage, China (Image credit: Xinhua / Shutterstock)

A man loads a horse cart with sand as a rainbow emerges over Deir al-Balah, in Gaza, Palestine (Image credit: Bashar Taleb / AFP / Getty Images)

Birds fly next to burning weeds as a field is cleared for cultivation in Lucknow, India (Image credit: Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP Photo)

A person walks along an unlit street during a blackout following fuel shortages in Havana, Cuba (Image credit: Ernesto Mastrascusa / EPA / Shutterstock)

A sign reading "ICE Was Here" stands in a Nativity Scene, with the figures of the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph missing, in Dedham, USA (Image credit: Brian Snyder / Reuters)

Lightning strikes light up the sky during a thunderstorm in Kuwait City, Kuwait (Image credit: Yasser Al-Zayyat / AFP / Getty Images)

Two players reach out for a basketball during a NCAA college game in East Lansing, USA (Image credit: Al Goldis / AP Photo)

Eerie robot dogs with wax heads of tech giants excrete NFTs as a part of an art installation by artist Mike Winkelmann in Miami Beach, USA (Image credit: Chandan Khanna / AFP / Getty Images)

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theweek@futurenet.com (Stephen Kelly) — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0000

A man offers prayers by the roadside as pigeons fly past on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India (Image credit: Manan Vatsyayana / AFP / Getty Images)

A visitor looks at a robot in the likeness of Elon Musk in artist Michael Winkelmann's installation at Art Basel in Miami Beach, Florida (Image credit: Lynne Sladky / AP Photo)

People gather in the desert to watch cars dune drifting near Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates (Image credit: Fadel Senna / AFP / Getty Images)

Uruguay's Belen Aquino is seen during the CONMEBOL Women's Nations League football match between Uruguay and Ecuador at Alfredo Víctor Viera Park Stadium in Montevideo (Image credit: Eitan Abramovich / AFP / Getty Images)

People walk over a bridge decorated with colored lights at a Christmas fair in Bucharest, Romania (Image credit: Andreea Alexandru / AP Photo)

A giant panda cub named Liangyue plays at Chongqing Zoo in China (Image credit: Costfoto / NurPhoto / Shutterstock)

Men stand on debris swept away by a flash flood in Batang Toru, North Sumatra, Indonesia (Image credit: Binsar Bakkara / AP Photo)

Members of the China National Opera House perform in the dance drama "Qiuci" in Beijing, China (Image credit: Xinhua / Shutterstock)

Soldiers of the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JKLI) celebrate during a graduation parade in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir (Image credit: Mukhtar Khan / AP Photo)

Pedestrians walk through rainy, neon-lit streets in Manhattan, New York City (Image credit: Charly Triballeau / Getty Images)

A fire breather performs during the National Clown Day parade in San Salvador, El Salvador (Image credit: Jose Cabezas / Reuters)

CRS police walk past rainbow-colored stairs during a demonstration against austerity measures in Nantes, France (Image credit: Stephane Mahe / Reuters)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (The Week US) — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0000

The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft is seen on the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan (Image credit: Maxim Shipenkov / EPA / Shutterstock)

Deadly fire engulfs multiple high-rise buildings in Tai Po district, Hong Kong (Image credit: Yan Zhao / AFP / Getty Images)

An albino turtle hatchling sits among other turtles ahead of their release at the Abufari Biological Reserve in Tapaua, Brazil (Image credit: Edmar Barros / AP Photo)

People wade through murky flood waters following severe flooding due to heavy rain in Hat Yai, Thailand (Image credit: Arnun Chonmahatrakool / AFP / Getty Images)

Zrinka Ljutic competes in the Women's Alpine Skiing World Cup Slalom in Gurgl, Austria (Image credit: Anna Szilagyi / EPA / Shutterstock)

Skeletal remains of more than 160 victims of Francisco Franco's regime executed during the Spanish Civil War are exhumed from mass graves discovered in Barranco de Viznar, Spain (Image credit: Jorge Guerrero / AFP / Getty Images)

A man rides on a painted elephant during a procession paying respects to former queen Sirikit in Bangkok, Thailand (Image credit: Chanakarn Laosarakham / AFP / Getty Images)

A balloon handler walks past a partially inflated Buzz Lightyear balloon, in preparation for the Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, USA (Image credit: Olga Fedorova / EPA / Shutterstock)

Displaced Palestinians warm up by the fire after their homes were destroyed in Gaza City, Palestine (Image credit: Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP / Getty Images)

A man spreads flower petals for drying in a field in Lahore, Pakistan (Image credit: Arif Ali / AFP / Getty Images)

Flavio Cobolli throws his tennis racket during a Davis Cup match in Bologna, Italy (Image credit: Luca Bruno / AP Photo)

The Marksmen aerobatic team from South Africa performs during the Aero Asia aerospace exhibition in Zhuhai, China (Image credit: Hector Retamal / AFP / Getty Images)

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theweek@futurenet.com (Stephen Kelly) — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0000

A Masai giraffe is loaded onto a truck by rangers during a wildlife relocation operation in Nakuru County, Kenya (Image credit: Tony Karumba / AFP / Getty Images)

A man walks through salt formations in the receding waters of Lake Tuz in Aksaray, Turkey (Image credit: Haci Ozkan / Anadolu / Getty Images)

Indigenous peoples demonstrate outside the Cop30 conference in Belem, Brazil (Image credit: Farga Alves / EPA / Shutterstock)

Palestinians walk past the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City (Image credit: Dawoud Abu Alkas / Reuters)

A cleaner mops the floor near an art installation ahead of the Noor Riyadh light festival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Image credit: Hamad I Mohammed / Reuters)

A vendor sells bubble toys on the Galle Face promenade in Colombo, Sri Lanka (Image credit: Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP / Getty Images)

American servicemen guard the construction of a section of US-Mexico border wall near Santa Teresa, New Mexico (Image credit: Herika Martinez / AFP / Getty Images)

A newborn two-toed sloth clings to its mother at Łódź Zoo in Poland (Image credit: Marian Zubrzycki / EPA / Shutterstock)

Cattle cross the Brahmaputra River on the outskirts of Guwahati, India (Image credit: Anupam Nath / AP Photo)

An artist sculpts a unicorn from solid ice at an ice bar in Edinburgh, Scotland (Image credit: Jeff J. Mitchell / Getty Images)

Devotees release oil lamps into the river during the Bala Chaturdashi Festival in Kathmandu, Nepal (Image credit: Narendra Shrethsa / EPA / Shutterstock)

A resident uses a makeshift raft to navigate the flooded streets of Naivasha, Kenya (Image credit: Tony Karumba / AFP / Getty Images)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (The Week US) — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0000

Tourists feed black-headed gulls at the Haigeng Dam in Kunming, China (Image credit: Xinhua / Shutterstock)

Stargazers gather to watch the Southern Lights illuminating the night sky at Gerroa Headland in Kiama, Australia (Image credit: Saeed Khan / AFP / Getty Images)

Protesters clash with security forces in an attempt to storm the COP30 headquarters in Belem, Brazil (Image credit: Andre Coelho / EPA / Shutterstock)

A Buddhist prays at the Bongeunsa Temple as students sit for the annual college entrance exam in Seoul, South Korea (Image credit: Anthony Wallace / AFP / Getty Images)

A southern lapwing stands next to the race track during the qualifying session of the Formula One Grand Prix in São Paulo, Brazil (Image credit: Miguel Schincariol / AFP / Getty Images)

The first Russian anthropomorphic robot 'AIDOL' falls on stage during the presentation in Moscow, Russia (Image credit: Maxim Shipenkov / EPA / Shutterstock)

A boy inspects burnt copies of the Quran inside a mosque that was torched and defaced by Israeli settlers in the West Bank (Image credit: Nasser Nasser / AP Photo)

An aerial view of graffiti protesting the upcoming referendum on foreign military bases, in Quito, Ecuador (Image credit: Rodrigo Buendia / AFP / Getty Images)

A heron is silhouetted against the setting sun over the banks of the Guama River in Belem, Brazil (Image credit: Antonio Lacerda / EPA / Shutterstock)

Staffers from the fitness-themed Muscle Girls bar pose for a group selfie in Tokyo, Japan (Image credit: Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters)

Protesters stoke a fire during a farmers demonstration against the Mercosur trade agreement in Rouen, France (Image credit: Lou Benoist / AFP / Getty Images)

A family walks in a dark street in Araure, Venezuela after making their way back home from the US border, following its closure to asylum seekers (Image credit: Matias Delacroix / AP Photo)

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theweek@futurenet.com (Stephen Kelly) — Fri, 07 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0000

A participant runs through a tunnel during a race to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Barcelona metro, in Barcelona, Spain (Image credit: Albert Gea / Reuters)

Hindu devotees gather during the annual Rakher Upobash festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh (Image credit: Mohammad Ponir Hossain / Reuters)

A grey squirrel leaps through autumn leaves in London, United Kingdom (Image credit: Kin Cheung / AP Photo)

The "beaver" supermoon rises over Mount Tai in Shandong Province, China (Image credit: Xu Dedong / VCG / Getty Images)

Workers carry a basket of freshly boiled green mussels at a processing site in Cilincing, North Jakarta (Image credit: Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP / Getty Images)

The golden mask of Tutankhamun is displayed at the Grand Egyptian Museum during the museum's opening to the public in Giza, Egypt (Image credit: Mohamed Hossam / EPA / Shutterstock)

Dancers perform during a dress rehearsal for The Australian Ballet's Prism at the Sydney Opera House in Australia (Image credit: Dan Himbrechts / EPA / Shutterstock)

A young pygmy hippopotamus swims in a pool with its mother at the Zoological Garden in Berlin, Germany (Image credit: Clemens Bilan / EPA / Shutterstock)

A resident walks through devastated streets in the aftermath of Typhoon Kalmaegi in Talisay, Philippines (Image credit: Jam Sta Rosa / AFP / Getty Images)

A man is showered in sparks at the Thyssenkrupp steel mill in Duisburg, Germany (Image credit: Martin Meissner / AP Photo)

Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs players compete during an NBA basketball game in Los Angeles, California (Image credit: Mark J. Terrill / AP Photo)

Xpeng chairman He Xiaopeng announces the company's new IRON robot during a press conference in Guangzhou, China (Image credit: Jade Gao / Getty Images)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US) — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 09:15:37 +0000

A member of India’s Border Security Force holds the paws of a Mudhol Hound during a press conference in New Delhi, India (Image credit: Sanjeev Verma / Hindustan Times / Getty Images)

Men search through the wreckage of their home after Hurricane Melissa tore through Santiago de Cuba, Cuba (Image credit: Yamil Lage / Getty Images)

Police officers escort suspected drug traffickers out of Rio de Janeiro’s Vila Cruzeiro favela in Brazil (Image credit: Mauro Pimentel / AFP / Getty Images)

A giant tortoise eats a slice of pumpkin at Prague Zoo in the Czech Republic (Image credit: Petr David Josek / AP)

A man in costume takes part in Mexico City’s Catrinas Parade ahead of the Day of the Dead celebrations (Image credit: Rodrigo Oropeza / AFP / Getty Images)

U.S. athlete Brody Malone competes in the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia (Image credit: Dita Alangkara / AP)

A child dressed as Pennywise the clown from Stephen King’s “It” walks near a fountain in Alexandria, Virginia (Image credit: Kylie Cooper / Reuters)

A woman steers a boat along a flooded street in the port city of Hoi An, Vietnam (Image credit: Nhac Nguyen / AFP / Getty Images)

Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest against Israel’s military draft on the streets of Jerusalem (Image credit: Fadel Senna / Getty Images)

Special operations police officers hang from a helicopter during Republic Day celebrations in Istanbul, Turkey (Image credit: Emrah Gurel / AP)

Rashee Rice stretches to place the ball in the end zone as he heads out of bounds during an NFL game in Kansas City, Missouri (Image credit: Charlie Riedel / AP)

Cosplayers take an elevator on their way to MCM Comic Con in London, United Kingdom (Image credit: Chris J Ratcliffe / Getty Images)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US) — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 08:18:40 +0000

A Hindu devotee holds a diya during Diwali festivities at a temple in Toronto, Canada (Image credit: Creative Touch Imaging Ltd. / NurPhoto / Getty Images)

Police struggle to control a crowd at the Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya (Image credit: Luis Tato / AFP / Getty Images)

Kitesurfers take to the air at sunset on a beach near Tel Aviv, Israel (Image credit: Jack Guez / Getty Images)

A woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty enters the subway station after a No Kings protest in New York City (Image credit: Olga Fedorova / AP)

Gary Kristensen celebrates after winning the West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta in Tualatin, Oregon (Image credit: Jenny Kane / AP)

An orphaned two-toed sloth clings to a plush toy in Panama City (Image credit: Enea Lebrun / Reuters)

Fireworks designed by artist Cai Guo-Qiang explode around the Centre Pompidou in Paris, France (Image credit: Thibaud Moritz / Getty Images)

An electricity pylon is toppled over by strong winds in Biere, Switzerland (Image credit: Fabrice Coffrini / AFP / Getty Images)

A flock of sheep is guided through the streets during the Transhumance Festival in Madrid, Spain (Image credit: Oscar Del Pozo / Getty Images)

Men compete in a Sindhi Malakhra wrestling match in Karachi, Pakistan (Image credit: Asif Hassan / Getty Images)

U.S. Marines arrive for training exercises in Arroyo, Puerto Rico (Image credit: Ricardo Arduengo / Reuters)

A farmer works in a sunflower field in Kandahar, Afghanistan (Image credit: Sanaullah Seiam / Getty Images)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US) — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 08:22:21 +0000

A pair of Highland cows rest beneath colorful foliage in Georges Mills, New Hampshire (Image credit: Charles Krupa / AP)

Supporters carry a large Palestinian flag during the 32nd National March for Palestine in London, United Kingdom (Image credit: Henry Nicholls / Getty Images)

Brandon Dawson wins Safeway’s 52nd annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, California (Image credit: Godofredo A. Vásquez / AP)

A man uses his beard to form the word ‘Paz’ during the Day of Indigenous Resistance march in Caracas, Venezuela (Image credit: Federico Parra / Getty Images)

A shepherd leads his flock down the Tatra Mountains during the autumn “redyk” in Poland (Image credit: Dominika Zarzycka / SOPA Images / Shutterstock)

Pope Leo XIV leads a prayer vigil in St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City (Image credit: Matteo Minnella / Reuters)

Sumo wrestlers Wakatakakage and Tamawashi battle it out at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom (Image credit: Ryan Pierse / Getty Images)

A Ukrainian serviceman sets up anti-drone nets over a road in Kostiantynivka, Ukraine (Image credit: Oleg Petrasiuk / Press Service of the 24th King Danylo Separate Mechanized Brigade / Reuters)

A group of men play footvolley at a beach in Tel Aviv, Israel (Image credit: Francisco Seco / AP)

Devotees climb ladders during the annual replastering of the Djinguereber Mosque in Timbuktu, Mali (Image credit: Hameye Capii / Getty Images)

A man kneels in front of riot police officers during a demonstration against rising crime and corruption in Lima, Peru (Image credit: Angela Ponce / Reuters)

People gather outside the Re'im military base in southern Israel to welcome hostages about to arrive following their release by Hamas (Image credit: Maya Levin / Getty Images)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US) — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 08:47:08 +0000

A smoke grenade is thrown at law enforcement officers outside ICE headquarters in Portland, Oregon (Image credit: Carlos Barria / Reuters)

A shepherd leads his sheep through the streets of Lyon, France (Image credit: Olivier Chassignole / Getty Images)

Breast cancer survivors don body paint in a performance at the Cabañas Museum in Guadalajara, Mexico (Image credit: Ulises Ruiz / Getty Images)

The Harvest Supermoon rises behind the Statue of Liberty and Brooklyn skyline in New York City (Image credit: Adam Gray / AP)

Palestinians celebrate after Israel and Hamas agree to a peace deal, in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip (Image credit: Abdallah F.S. Alattar / Anadolu / Getty Images)

A fire erupts following an explosion at the Chevron refinery in El Segundo, California (Image credit: Ethan Swope / AP)

A man looks at photographs of victims at the Nova Music Festival Exhibition in Berlin, Germany (Image credit: John Macdougall / Getty Images)

An image of Russian president Vladimir Putin is used as an archery target at the Old Fortress in Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine (Image credit: Yuriy Dyachyshyn / Getty Images)

Members of the Swiss Guard take part in a swearing-in ceremony in Vatican City (Image credit: Ciro De Luca / Getty Images)

Students clash with security forces during a protest for constitutional reform in Antananarivo, Madagascar (Image credit: Luis Tato / Getty Images)

Performers burn over 10,000 incense sticks during the Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance in Hong Kong, China (Image credit: Tyrone Siu / Reuters)

Activists carry a banner listing the names of civilians killed in Gaza, in London, United Kingdom (Image credit: Toby Melville / Reuters)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US) — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 08:23:10 +0000

A raven calls out from a charred tree in Jasper National Park, Canada (Image credit: Maxime Legare-Vezina / Bird Photographer of the Year)

A Molotov cocktail is thrown at riot police during a protest over the disappearance of 43 students in Ayotzinapa, Mexico (Image credit: Carl de Souza / Getty Images)

French urban climber Titouan Leduc ascends the Varso Tower, one of Europe’s tallest skyscrapers, in Warsaw, Poland (Image credit: Wojtek Radwanski / Getty Images)

A performer balances on stilts during the FAB International Arts Festival in Bordeaux, France (Image credit: Philippe Lopez / Getty Images)

A man pets a camel during the Maralal International Camel Derby in Kenya (Image credit: Luis Tato / Getty Images)

Residents stand among the rubble in Bogo City after a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake devastated the central Philippines (Image credit: Daniel Ceng / Anadolu / Getty Images)

Mexico’s Ministry of National Defense performs during a cultural event in Zapopan (Image credit: Ulises Ruiz / Getty Images)

A red deer stag breathes in the cold dawn air in Richmond Park, London (Image credit: Toby Melville / Reuters)

Soldiers wait to cast their ballots at a polling station in Chișinău, Moldova (Image credit: Vadim Ghirda / AP)

Protesters call for the resignation of Madagascar’s president Andry Rajoelina in Antsiranana (Image credit: FITA / AFP / Getty Images)

A man stands beside a sinkhole that formed following heavy rain in Odesa, Ukraine (Image credit: Oleksandr Gimanov / Getty Images)

A civilian boat in the Global Sumud flotilla sets sail from the coast of Crete, Greece (Image credit: Niccolo Celesti / Anadolu / Getty Images)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US) — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 15:50:34 +0000

Stephen Purvis kisses his prize onion after it won the title of Heaviest Onion at the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show in Ripon, northern England (Image credit: Oli Scarff / Getty Images)

Men on stilts wait to compete in the Golden Stilt tournament in Namur, Belgium (Image credit: John Thys / Getty Images)

Photographer Jade Hoksbergen captures a tiny candy crab perched on coral in the Philippines’ Tañon Strait (Image credit: Jade Hoksbergen / Ocean Photographer of the Year)

A performer jumps over another during the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, Germany (Image credit: Michaela Stache / Getty Images)

Bike riders line up for the start of the Normandy Beach Race in Ouistreham, France (Image credit: Lou Benoist / Getty Images)

A group of Palestinians look out at the rubble of a bombed building in Gaza (Image credit: Mahmoud Abu Hamda)

A man stands in water as he partakes in a ritual during the Mahalaya festival in Mumbai, India (Image credit: Rafiq Maqbool / AP)

US’ Bryce Deadmon and Kenya’s George Mutinda wait to be passed the baton during the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo (Image credit: Getty Images)

Residents shovel mud from their property after Super Typhoon Ragasa caused a barrier lake to burst its banks in Hualien, Taiwan (Image credit: Johnson Liu / Getty Images)

The Internacional soccer team celebrates after scoring a goal in Porto Alegre, Brazil (Image credit: Diego Vara / Reuters)

A sinkhole opens up in the middle of a street in Bangkok, Thailand (Image credit: Chanakarn Laosarakham / Getty Images)

Magellanic penguins waddle toward the ocean after being released following rehabilitation in Punta del Este, Uruguay (Image credit: Matilde Campodonico / AP)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US) — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 08:18:21 +0000

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum performs El Grito de Independencia (The Cry of Independence) at a celebration in Mexico City (Image credit: Yuri Cortez / Getty Images)

Sweden’s Armand Duplantis breaks the pole vault world record during the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan (Image credit: Louise Delmotte / AP)

Hindu women dressed in traditional clothing perform a traditional garba dance ahead of the Navaratri festival in Ahmedabad, India (Image credit: Ajit Solanki / AP)

A toco toucan is placed inside a cage during a massive police operation to counter wildlife trafficking in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Image credit: Pablo Porciuncula / Getty Images)

A protester lights a flare during a nationwide strike against the French government's draft budget in Marseille (Image credit: Miguel Medina / AFP / Getty Images)

An Aboriginal dancer performs during an anti-racism protest in Melbourne, Australia (Image credit: William West / Getty Images)

A Chinese opera dancer waits backstage before a performance in North Sumatra, Indonesia (Image credit: YT Hariono / Getty Images)

A man walks through a pile of motorcycle helmets thrown in protest against government transport policies in Bogotá, Colombia (Image credit: Luis Acosta / Getty Images)

King Charles III and US President Donald Trump meet with a Coldstream Guardsman in Windsor, England (Image credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / Getty Images)

A crowd of students wear Narendra Modi masks to celebrate the Indian prime minister's 75th birthday, in Chandigarh, India (Image credit: AFP / Getty Images)

A security guard closes the front gate of the Nakhu prison in Kathmandu, Nepal (Image credit: Arun Sankar / Getty Images)

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press in Tel Aviv, Israel (Image credit: Nathan Howard / Getty Images)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US) — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 08:13:40 +0000

The “Blood Moon” appears from behind the Tokyo Skytree tower in Japan (Image credit: Jiji Press / AFP / Getty Images)

Zebra doves sit in colorful cages during the annual Piala Raja songbird competition in Yogyakarta, Indonesia (Image credit: Devi Rahman / AFP / Getty Images)

Flames engulf the Singha Durbar palace, Nepal’s main administrative building, after days of anti-government protests in Kathmandu (Image credit: Prabin Ranabhat / AFP / Getty Images)

Activists use shopping carts to disrupt a supermarket during the "Block everything" protests in Perpignan, France (Image credit: JC Milhet / AFP / Getty Images)

People toss fake money into the air during the Hungry Ghost Festival in Medan, Indonesia (Image credit: YT Hariono / AFP / Getty Images)

Chicago Bears wide receiver DJ Moore prepares to walk out on the field before an NFL football game in Chicago (Image credit: Erin Hooley / AP)

Oliver Strumpfel carries 31 mugs of beer in an attempt to break the world record in Abensberg, Germany (Image credit: Angelika Warmuth / Reuters)

A cat stares at a bowl of food during a power outage in Shkodra, Albania (Image credit: Florion Goga / Reuters)

Young deacons await the start of a service at the Entoto St. Raguel Church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Image credit: Luis Tato / AFP / Getty Images)

Workers paint a field in Obernai, France (Image credit: Sebastien Bozon / AFP / Getty Images)

A market trader cleans up his stall after the building was struck by a Russian drone in Kramatorsk, Ukraine (Image credit: Thomas Peter / Reuters)

Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime tosses his tennis racket during the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York (Image credit: Frank Franklin II / AP)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US) — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 08:02:47 +0000

A Galapagos marine iguana sneezes out saltwater in a photo by Arturo de Frías, a 2025 Ocean Photographer of the Year finalist (Image credit: Arturo de Frías / Ocean Photographer of the Year)

Hindu devotees form a human pyramid during a Dahi Handi celebration in Mumbai, India (Image credit: Indranil Mukherjee / Getty Images)

Taliban security forces rollerblade during a rally marking four years since their return to power, in Ghazni, Afghanistan (Image credit: Mohammad Faisal Naweed / Getty Images)

A police officer looks out from behind a riot shield during a protest in Mexico City (Image credit: Fernando Llano / AP)

The Kiruna Church is transferred to a new location to make room for an iron ore mine in Sweden (Image credit: Jonathan Nackstrand / Getty Images)

Members of India's National Cadet Corp celebrate after winning the best contingent trophy in Chandigarh (Image credit: AFP / Getty Images)

Members of the Universal White Brotherhood perform a Paneurhythmy ritual in Bulgaria's Rila Mountains (Image credit: Spasiyana Sergieva / Reuters)

Ultra-Orthodox Jews sit in the middle of the road during a protest against military recruitment in Bnei Brak, Israel (Image credit: Ohad Zwigenberg / AP)

A crane lifts an ancient artefact from the sea at Abu Qir Bay near the port city of Alexandria, Egypt (Image credit: Khaled Desouki / AFP / Getty Images)

A brown bear carries her cubs back to shore during a high tide in Alaska's Katmai National Park (Image credit: Casey Cooper / printsforwildlife.org)

Children play with soap bubbles near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France (Image credit: Dimitar Dilkoff / Getty Images)

The barquentine schooner Antigua joins hundreds of tall ships for the 10th SAIL maritime event in Amsterdam, Netherlands (Image credit: Peter Dejong / AP)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US) — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:58:06 +0000

The Sturgeon Moon rises over the Galata Tower in Istanbul (Image credit: Yasin Akgul / AFP via Getty Images)

Migrants attempt to board a smuggler's boat off the coast of Gravelines, northern France (Image credit: Sameer Al-Doumy / Getty Images)

Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze kicks the ball during a soccer match in London (Image credit: Dave Shopland / AP)

A crane fly is spotted in Pont-Audemer, France (Image credit: Joel Saget / Getty Images)

Employees of the attorney general's office release balloons to honor Sen. Miguel Uribe after he was killed, in Bogota, Colombia (Image credit: Ivan Valencia / AP)

A traditional dancer participates in the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples festival in San Salvador, El Salvador (Image credit: Jose Cabezas / Reuters)

People compete in the annual international waterfall jumping competition in Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Image credit: Amel Emric / Reuters)

A farmer carries floral arrangements during the Flower Festival in Medellín, Colombia (Image credit: Jaime Saldarriaga / Getty Images)

A hairless English-French bulldog mix was crowned the winner of this year's World's Ugliest Dog contest in Santa Rosa, California (Image credit: Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu via Getty Image)

A man dressed in an animal costume takes a break on a street in Madrid, Spain (Image credit: Manu Fernandez / AP)

Runners take off at the starting line of the annual City to Surf fun run in central Sydney, Australia (Image credit: David Gray / Getty Images)

A gorilla eats ice cream during a heatwave in Prague, Czech Republic (Image credit: David W Cerny / Reuters)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US) — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 08:10:00 +0000

The Klyuchevskoy volcano erupts following a magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Kamchatka, Russia (Image credit: Yury Demyanchuk / RAS Vulcanology Institute / AP)

A Palestinian woman searches the sand for fallen grains of food in Nuseirat refugee camp, Gaza Strip (Image credit: Eyad Baba / AFP / Getty Images)

A titan arum, also known as a corpse flower, blooms for the first time in four years in Warsaw, Poland (Image credit: Kuba Stezycki / Reuters)

A woman soars on a flyboard during the Canal Parade in Amsterdam, Netherlands (Image credit: Dingena Mo / Getty Images)

A dancer performs during the annual mask festival in Porto-Novo, Benin (Image credit: Sunday Alamba / AP)

A dog balances on a surfboard during the World Dog Surfing Championships in Pacifica, California (Image credit: Eakin Howard / AP)

Fireworks light up the sky over Chengdu during the opening ceremony of the 2025 World Games in China (Image credit: Yang Qitian / VCG / Getty Images)

A firefighter battles the Gifford Fire in Los Padres National Forest, California (Image credit: Noah Berger / AP)

Children play inside of inflatable bubbles at a park in Bucharest, Romania (Image credit: Andreea Alexandru / AP)

A man searches for fabric at a garment manufacturing facility in Noida, India (Image credit: Adnan Abidi / Reuters)

A plane drops fire retardant over a wildfire near Fontjoncouse, France (Image credit: Lionel Bonaventure / Getty Images)

Robots play soccer at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, China (Image credit: Pedro Pardo / Getty Images)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US) — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 08:00:00 +0000

A man races two cattle through a waterlogged field in Canning, West Bengal, India (Image credit: Avishek Das / SOPA Images / LightRocket / Getty Images)

A woman pleads with riot police during a protest to demand better pensions for retirees, in Buenos Aires, Argentina (Image credit: Rodrigo Abd / AP Photo)

A hoverfly at Parc Floral in Paris (Image credit: Martin Lelievre / AFP / Getty Images)

A devotee pours milk over a statue of the Hindu goddess Manasa in Bhaktapur, Kathmandu (Image credit: Prakash Mathema / AFP / Getty Images)

A man observes a wildfire on the outskirts of Mombeltran, Spain (Image credit: Juan Medina / Reuters)

Locals inspect a group of beached sperm whales in Tateyama, Japan (Image credit: Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters)

Visitors watch robots fighting during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China (Image credit: Alex Plavevski / EPA / Shutterstock)

Waves crashing along the Mexico-US border wall in Playas de Tijuana, Mexico (Image credit: Guillermo Arias / AFP / Getty Images)

Tributes are seen during the funeral procession for Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham, England (Image credit: Alberto Pezzali / AP Photo)

A boat navigates the drought-stricken Chibayish marshes in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province (Image credit: Asaad Niazi / AFP / Getty Images)

Dancers participate in a parade celebrating the 204th anniversary of Peru's independence in Lima (Image credit: Paolo Aguilar / EPA / Shutterstock)

A migrant tries to board a smuggler's dinghy bound for England, at Gravelines in northern France (Image credit: Sameer Al-Doumy / AFP / Getty Images)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US) — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 08:06:05 +0000

Austrian athletes compete in the final of the women's duet artistic event at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore (Image credit: Francois-Xavier Marit / AFP)

Emergency crews launch a search and rescue operation after an Air Force training jet crashed into a school in Dhaka, Bangladesh (Image credit: Jubair Bin Iqbal / Getty Images)

Newlyweds share a kiss during their wedding at the flooded Barasoain Church in Malolos, Philippines (Image credit: Aaron Favila / AP)

Surfers paddle out into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Carcans, France (Image credit: Christophe Archambault / Getty Images)

Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh breaks his bat mid-swing during a baseball game in Seattle, Washington (Image credit: Lindsey Wasson / AP)

Butterflies circle around a blooming flower in San Antonio, Texas (Image credit: Eric Gay / AP)

A man on horseback rides alongside cyclists during the Tour de France near Bollène (Image credit: Loic Venance / Getty Images)

A group of men return home after completing the Koma rite of passage in Moletjie, South Africa (Image credit: Lucas Ledwaba / Getty Images)

People hold up photos of the victims of the 1994 Argentine Israelite Mutual Association community centre bombing in Buenos Aires (Image credit: Mariana Nedelcu / Reuters)

Manny Pacquiao punches Mario Barrios during their welterweight title match in Las Vegas (Image credit: John Locher / AP)

A zookeeper uses a puppet resembling an adult bird to feed a yellow-headed vulture at Prague Zoo in the Czech Republic (Image credit: Petr David Josek / AP)

Hindu devotees set an effigy of Ghanta Karna on fire during the Gathemangal festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal (Image credit: Prakash Mathema / Getty Images)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US) — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 08:23:40 +0000

Oriental white storks perch in an artificial nest at Sanhuanpao National Nature Reserve in Fujin City, China (Image credit: Xinhua / Shutterstock)

A farmer collects missile fragments and places them in his garden in Ruski Tyshky, Ukraine (Image credit: Ivan Samoilov / Getty Images)

Spectators watch the running of the bulls during the San Fermín Festival in Pamplona, Spain (Image credit: Miguel Oses / AP)

A woman blocks the path of a military vehicle during a federal immigration raid in Camarillo, California (Image credit: Michael Owen Baker / AP)

A hatchling peeks out from beneath its mother's feathers on a farm in Wehrheim, Germany (Image credit: Michael Probst / AP)

Professional cyclists pass spectators during the eleventh stage of the Tour de France race in Toulouse (Image credit: Mosa'ab Elshamy / AP)

Lava spews upward as the Sundhnúkagígar volcano erupts on the Reykjanes Peninsula near the town of Grindavík, Iceland (Image credit: Public Defense Dept. Police Iceland / Anadolu / Getty Images)

A balloon vendor pedals his bicycle to work in New Delhi, India (Image credit: Arun Sankar / Getty Images)

Masai Russell and Grace Stark compete in the Wanda Diamond League in Monaco (Image credit: Manon Cruz / Reuters)

Two foals play together in Wehrheim, Germany (Image credit: Michael Probst / AP)

A man dives into the Tigris river during a heatwave in Baghdad, Iraq (Image credit: Ahmad Al-Rubaye / Getty Images)

A worker interacts with an endangered blue crane at the World of Birds wildlife sanctuary in Hout Bay, South Africa (Image credit: Esa Alexander / Reuters)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US) — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 08:26:29 +0000

Dancers in brightly colored costumes perform at the 25th annual Tropical Carnival in Paris, France (Image credit: Abdul Saboor / Reuters)

A sheriff's deputy wipes away tears while searching the banks of the Guadalupe River following a devastating flash flood in Hunt, Texas (Image credit: Julio Cortez / AP)

Dutch cycling champion Mathieu van der Poel dodges a bee at the start of Stage 4 of the Tour de France (Image credit: Marco Bertorello / AFP / Getty Images)

A man is tossed into the air by the crowd during the San Fermin Festival in Spain (Image credit: Cesar Manso / Getty Images)

A protester gathers tires to build a barricade in Nairobi, Kenya (Image credit: Luis Tato / Getty Images)

Nearly 7,000 people participate in a three-day peace march to honor the victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre in Nezuk, Bosnia (Image credit: Armin Durgut / AP)

People attend a prayer ceremony celebrating the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday in McLeod Ganj, India (Image credit: Niharika Kulkarni / Getty Images)

A manatee munches on lettuce at the Duisburg Zoo in Germany (Image credit: Ina Fassbender / Getty Images)

Armed officers stand in a sunflower field near a protest camp in Maurens-Scopont, France (Image credit: Ed Jones / Getty Images)

A roe deer doe and her fawn are seen in a field of grain in Neu-Anspach, Germany (Image credit: Michael Probst / AP)

A farmer sprays an apple orchard with pesticides in the village of Agia, Greece (Image credit: Alexandros Avramidis / Reuters)

Two people participate in the LGBTQ+ Christopher Street Day demonstration in Cologne, Germany (Image credit: Ina Fassbender /Getty Images)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US) — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 13:30:00 +0000

A crater remains where the Al-Baqa Cafeteria once stood, following an Israeli airstrike on Gaza's seafront (Image credit: Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP via Getty Images)

Two Dambe boxers fight each other during the start of the Dambe World Series in Abuja, Nigeria (Image credit: Olympia De Maismont / Getty Images)

The sun sets behind destroyed buildings on the Gaza Strip in Palestine (Image credit: Jack Guez / Getty Images)

A man looks for recyclable materials at a garbage disposal site in Chennai, India (Image credit: R. Satish Babu / Getty Images)

Contestants take off during a preliminary heat at the T-Rex World Championship Races in Auburn, Washington (Image credit: Lindsey Wasson / AP)

A Banarasi saree is dyed by hand in a workshop in Varanasi, India (Image credit: Niharika Kulkarni / Getty Images)

Dancers in traditional costume perform during the annual Kataragama Esala festival in Sri Lanka (Image credit: Krishan Kariyawasam / NurPhoto / Getty Images)

A staff member stands under an umbrella during the 2025 Wimbledon Championships in London (Image credit: Henry Nicholls / Getty Images)

Real Madrid's Gonzalo Garcia celebrates with Trent Alexander-Arnold after scoring a goal during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 in Miami (Image credit: Patricia De Melo Moreira / Getty Images)

Donald Trump visits 'Alligator Alcatraz,' a new migrant detention center in Ochopee, Florida (Image credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / Getty Images)

A woman performs aerial acrobatics during the Pride Parade in San Salvador, El Salvador (Image credit: Jose Cabezas / Reuters)

Pilgrims wearing devil masks participate in the Corpus Christi celebrations in Panama City (Image credit: Martin Bernetti / Getty Images)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US) — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 08:05:27 +0000

More than 2,000 galaxies shine in the Virgo cluster, captured from a powerful new telescope in Chile (Image credit: NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory)

A man dressed as the devil leaps over babies during El Salto del Colacho, a baby-jumping festival in Spain (Image credit: Cesar Manso / Getty Images)

Greenpeace activists display a giant banner targeting Jeff Bezos at St Mark's Square in Venice, Italy (Image credit: Stefano Rellandini / Getty Images)

Children dance during the summer solstice in Bucharest, Romania (Image credit: Andreea Alexandru / Getty Images)

People throw plastic bottles into the air during a protest in Bogotá, Colombia (Image credit: Fernando Vergara / AP)

A woman crosses her wrists in front of a burning barricade in Nairobi, Kenya (Image credit: Luis Tato / AFP / Getty Images)

A reveller walks on burning embers during the San Juan festival in San Pedro Manrique, Spain (Image credit: Cesar Manso / AFP / Getty Images)

People practice yoga to mark the International Day of Yoga in Guwahati, India (Image credit: Anupam Nath / AP)

Members of the Dancing Devils of Chuao attend the Corpus Christi festival in Chuao, Venezuela (Image credit: Maxwell Briceno / Reuters)

Seattle Sounders midfielder Georgi Minoungou balances the ball during a training session in Seattle, Washington (Image credit: Juan Mabromata / Getty Images)

Dancers get ready to perform at the Eksotika Bromo cultural festival in Probolinggo, Indonesia (Image credit: Juni Kriswanto / Getty Images)

An escape artists performs before a crowd in Somerset, England (Image credit: Oli Scarff / Getty Images)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US) — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 08:51:27 +0000

A Pyrenean mountain dog guards a flock of sheep in Bagnères-de-Bigorre, France (Image credit: Ed Jones / Getty Images)

A military band performs during opening day of the Royal Meeting at Ascot Racecourse in Ascot, England (Image credit: Ben Stansall / Getty Images)

Plants grow on the top of an old riverboat in Frankfurt, Germany (Image credit: Michael Probst / AP)

A woman competes in the U.S. Army fitness competition in Washington, D.C. (Image credit: Rod Lamkey, Jr. / AP)

A child swims with a herd of water buffalo in Gujranwala, Pakistan (Image credit: Adrees Latif / Reuters)

A car takes off during the 'Race The Waves' beach race in Bridlington, England (Image credit: Oli Scarff / Getty Images)

A woman dressed in Qing Dynasty attire poses in front of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China (Image credit: Andy Wong / AP )

A woman surveys bombed-out buildings in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa (Image credit: Oleksandr Gimanov / AFP via Getty Images)

The Florida Panthers' Sam Reinhart kisses the Stanley Cup after winning the NHL Finals in Sunrise, Florida (Image credit: Lynne Sladky / AP)

A butterfly hovers over flowers in Soultz-Haut-Rhin, France (Image credit: Sebastien Bozon / Getty Images)

Members of the 'Plastic Brasstastic' band get ready to perform at the Whit Friday brass band competition in Lees, England (Image credit: Oli Scarff / Getty Images)

Missiles launched from Iran flash across the night sky above Jerusalem, Israel (Image credit: Menahem Kahana / Getty Images)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US) — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 08:06:53 +0000

A woman protests the death of blogger Albert Ojwang, who died in police custody, in Nairobi, Kenya (Image credit: Luis Tato / Getty Images)

A crowd gathers to light candles for the victims of a school shooting in Graz, Austria (Image credit: Heinz-Peter Bader / AP)

Lin-Manuel Miranda performs "My Shot" with the original cast of "Hamilton" during the 78th Tony Awards in New York City (Image credit: Charles Sykes / Invision / AP)

Children jump on a trampoline in Kabul, Afghanistan (Image credit: Ebrahim Noroozi / AP)

A band perform from the back of a car during the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City (Image credit: Heather Khalifa / AP)

An Orthodox priest splashes holy water during a ceremony in Yakhroma, Russia (Image credit: Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP)

Sparks fly as a man sharpens a knife at a workshop in Lahore, Pakistan (Image credit: Adrees Latif / Reuters)

Children interact with a robotic dog during the America250 military celebrations in Fayetteville, North Carolina (Image credit: Karl DeBlaker / AP)

Revellers on motorcycles take part in the World Pride parade in Washington, D.C. (Image credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP)

The Sun's uncharted south pole is captured on film for the first time by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft (Image credit: ESA & NASA / Solar Orbiter / EUI Team, D. Berghmans (ROB))

Protestors face a line of National Guard troops in Los Angeles, California (Image credit: Apu Gomez / Getty Images)

Muslims pray in Karachi, Pakistan (Image credit: Asif Hassan / Getty Images)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US) — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 08:52:25 +0000

Smoke and ash billow upwards after an eruption on Mount Etna in Italy (Image credit: Fabrizio Villa / Getty Images)

People throw tomatoes at each other during the annual Tomatina festival in Sutamarchán, Colombia (Image credit: Raul Arboleda / Getty Images)

A Barbary macaque baby clings to its mother at Trentham Monkey Forest in Stoke-on-Trent, England (Image credit: Joshua Torlop / Trentham Monkey Forest)

The latest graffiti artwork by British artist Banksy has appeared in Marseille, France (Image credit: Viken Kantarci / Getty Images)

Students from a dance school stand outside the Palace of Parliament in Bucharest, Romania (Image credit: Andreea Alexandru / AP)

Prison inmates paint a park in Bogotá, Colombia (Image credit: Fernando Vergara / AP)

A drag queen attends the Pride Parade in West Hollywood, California (Image credit: Daniel Cole / Reuters)

A researcher from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute captures a bat in Gamboa, Panama (Image credit: Matias Delacroix / AP)

Sargassum seaweed surrounds a dock in Fajardo, Puerto Rico (Image credit: Ricardo Arduengo / Reuters)

Architect and artist Franz Delgado paints a temporary flood gate at the Panama Canal in Panama City (Image credit: Martin Bernetti / Getty Images)

Waste pickers climb over the Dandora landfill in Nairobi, Kenya (Image credit: Simon Maina / Getty Images)

Muslim pilgrims pray at dawn on Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia (Image credit: Hazem Bader / AFP / Getty Images)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US) — Fri, 30 May 2025 08:25:50 +0000

A boy steps across submerged motorcycles on a flooded street in Mumbai, India (Image credit: Francis Mascarenhas / Reuters)

Participants compete in the annual cheese-rolling competition in Brockworth, England (Image credit: Anthony Upton / AP)

An aerial view of the Swiss town of Blatten, one day after the collapsing Birch Glacier caused an avalanche to destroy part of the town (Image credit: Jean-Christophe Bott / Keystone / AP)

Moviegoers watch a film from their boats during the Muyuna Floating Film Festival in Peru (Image credit: Hugo Curotto / Getty Images)

Performers take part in the Surabaya Vaganza parade in Surabaya, Indonesia (Image credit: Juni Kriswanto / Getty Images)

Two vultures form the shape of a heart as they fly over the body of an animal in Jammu, India (Image credit: Channi Anand / AP)

Rowers give it their all in a Dragon Boat Festival race in Guangzhou, China (Image credit: John Ricky / Anadolu / Getty Images)

Four filmmakers appear in court following the release of a BBC documentary on police killings of protesters in Nairobi, Kenya (Image credit: Fredrik Lerneryd / Getty Images)

A demonstrator clutches the Colombian flag during a strike in support of President Gustavo Petro's proposed reforms in Cali, Colombia (Image credit: Santiago Saldarriaga / AP)

A villager dries rapeseeds in Chongqing, China (Image credit: STR / AFP / Getty Images)

Jaron Blossomgame sits against an LED board during the Euroleague final basketball match in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (Image credit: Altaf Qadri / AP)

A forensic officer collects evidence after a car drove into a crowd in Liverpool, England (Image credit: Paul Ellis / Getty Images)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US) — Fri, 16 May 2025 15:39:30 +0000

People release a lantern into the sky in front of the Borobudur Temple in Indonesia (Image credit: Yasuyoshi Chiba / Getty Images)

A child runs under a large Romanian flag during an electoral rally in Bucharest, Romania (Image credit: Mihai Barbu / Getty Images)

A woman sits in a car with a goat as she returns to her hometown following the Pakistan-India ceasefire in Kashmir (Image credit: Sajjad Qayyum / Getty Images)

A biker rides the Wall of Death at the Harley-Davidson Euro Festival 2025 near Grimaud, France (Image credit: Frederic Dides / Getty Images)

A meat seller tries to stay dry during a downpour at Bangkok's open-air Khlong Toei Market in Thailand (Image credit: Chanakarn Laosarakham / AFP / Getty Images)

Visitors view shoes donated by families in search of their missing relatives at the "Huella de la Memoria" exhibit in Mexico City (Image credit: Henry Romero / Reuters)

A white pigeon soars in front of the bas-relief at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War in Kyiv (Image credit: Gleb Garanich / Reuters)

French singer Louane Emera performs during the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland (Image credit: Fabrice Coffrini / Getty Images)

A woman peeks out from behind a closed truck while leaving her village in Kashmir (Image credit: Dar Yasin / AP)

Robert De Niro poses for photographers at Cannes Film Festival in France (Image credit: Mohammed Badra / EPA-EFE / Shutterstock)

Workers conduct tests on robots from the AgiBot factory in Shanghai, China (Image credit: Florence Lo / Reuters)

People watch a hummingbird fly by during the Global Big Day birdwatching event in Bogotá, Colombia (Image credit: Luis Acosta / Getty Images)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US) — Fri, 09 May 2025 08:15:21 +0000

Diana Ross attends the Met Gala in New York for the first time in more than 20 years (Image credit: Kevin Mazur /MG25 / Getty Images for The Met Museum / Vogue)

A man paints a red cross on the roof of a hospital in Srinagar, Kashmir (Image credit: Faisal Bashir / SOPA Images / LightRocket / Getty Images)

Sergeant Daniel Benson, the Yeoman Warder, stands beside "The Tower Remembers" floral display in London, England (Image credit: Peter Nicholls / Getty Images)

A couple practices ballroom dancing in Hanoi, Vietnam (Image credit: Richard Vogel / AP)

China's Chen Jia competes in the Diving World Cup Super Final in Beijing (Image credit: Andy Wong / AP)

A pigeon breeder holds a prize bird in Pangali village, Jammu (Image credit: Punit Paranjpe / Getty Images)

A person wears a costume during the Devils and Congos festival in Portobelo, Panama (Image credit: Matias Delacroix / AP)

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV makes his first appearance on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City (Image credit: Alessandra Tarantino / AP)

Cadets from the Omsk Tank Engineering Institute perform during celebrations for the 80th anniversary of VE Day in Omsk, Russia (Image credit: Alexey Malgavko / Reuters)

Jockey Junior Alvarado celebrates after winning the Kentucky Derby horse race in Louisville, Kentucky (Image credit: Brynn Anderson / AP)

People participate in a Star Wars-themed race in New Taipei City, Taiwan (Image credit: Chiang Ying-ying / AP)

Edward Vazquez hits Rafael Espinoza during a boxing match in Las Vegas (Image credit: John Locher / AP)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US) — Fri, 02 May 2025 08:30:06 +0000

People use flashlights while shopping for groceries during a massive blackout in Madrid, Spain (Image credit: Diego Radames / Anadolu / Getty Images)

A Bactrian camel calf finds his feet next to his mother at Woburn Safari Park in Bedfordshire, England (Image credit: Woburn Safari Park)

Venezuelan immigrants arrange their bodies to form an SOS signal at the Bluebonnet Detention Facility in Anson, Texas (Image credit: Paul Ratje / Reuters)

Philippine actor Soliman Cruz stands inside of a bubble during an anti-pollution protest in Manila, Philippines (Image credit: Ted Aljibe / Getty Images)

Israeli soldiers embrace during the funeral of Master Sergeant Asaf Cafri in Israel (Image credit: Ariel Schalit / AP)

Waiters competes in the 'Course des Garçons de Café' race in France (Image credit: Valery Hache / Getty Images)

Men compete during a finger wrestling championship in Pang, Germany (Image credit: Matthias Schrader / AP)

A demonstrator is soaked by a police water cannon during an International Workers' Day rally in Nantes, France (Image credit: Loic Venance / AFP / Getty Images)

A person signs a replica of the Declaration of Independence during the May Day protest in Washington, D.C. (Image credit: Brendan Smialowski / Getty Images)

A man sifts through a pile of photographs of fallen fighters in Nablus, West Bank (Image credit: John Wessels / Getty Images)

Workers arrange flowers in preparation for Mother's Day in El Quinche, Ecuador (Image credit: Dolores Ochoa / AP)

A mandarin duck swims across a pond at the Richmond Park in London, England (Image credit: Toby Melville / Reuters)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (The Week US) — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:38:06 +0000

People participate in the Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival in New York City (Image credit: Andres Kudacki / AP)

A newly born Asian elephant peeks out from behind his mother at Zoo Zürich in Switzerland (Image credit: Michael Buholzer / EPA-EFE / Shutterstock)

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa walks towards the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City (Image credit: Ahmad Gharabli / AFP via Getty Images)

Clouds reflect on the surface of Lake Walchensee in Germany (Image credit: Matthias Schrader / AP)

Two seagulls fight in a pond in Dublin, Ireland (Image credit: Clodagh Kilcoyne / Reuters)

A robot crosses the finish line during the first humanoid robot half marathon in Beijing, China (Image credit: Pedro Pardo / Getty Images)

A man participates in the Passion of Christ reenactment during Good Friday commemorations in Nairobi, Kenya (Image credit: Luis Tato / Getty Images)

Students in Chennai hold a moment of silence to honor the victims of the Kashmir attack in India (Image credit: R.Satish Babu / Getty Images)

Children wait for a parade to start during the Lagos Fanti Carnival in Nigeria (Image credit: Toyin Adedokun / Getty Images)

People toss a man into the air in Kabul, Afghanistan (Image credit: Wakil Kohsar / Getty Images)

An art piece called 'Whale on the Wharf' is made out of plastic waste in London (Image credit: Henry Nicholls / Getty Images)

A man walks over hot coals during the Thimithi ceremony in Durban, South Africa (Image credit: Marco Longari / Getty Images)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US) — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 08:02:41 +0000

A man has his faced smeared with red vermillion powder while celebrating the Nepali new year in Thimi, Nepal (Image credit: Prakash Mathema / AFP / Getty Images)

An African elephant extends her trunk to touch a sculpture in Buenos Aires, Argentina (Image credit: Agustin Marcarian / Reuters)

A farmer tosses grain in Jalandhar, India (Image credit: Shammi Mehra / Getty Images)

The first tapir calf to be born in Spain is seen at the Bioparc zoo in Fuengirola (Image credit: Jorge Guerrero / Getty Images)

A family is reunited after 5,000 prisoners are released as part of an amnesty to celebrate the Buddhist New Year in Yangon, Myanmar (Image credit: Sai Aung Main / AFP / Getty Images)

An array of whale-shaped kites during the 38th International Kite Festival on the shore of Berck-sur-Mer, France (Image credit: Sammer Al-Doumy / Getty Images)

Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk celebrates after scoring a second goal during a soccer match at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool, England (Image credit: Paul Ellis / Getty Images)

Men play sand hockey during the Nomads Festival in M'Hamid El Ghizlane, Morocco (Image credit: Abdel Majid Bziquat / Getty Images)

A worker manages a container ship net as it docks in Montevideo, Uruguay (Image credit: Eitan Abramovich / Getty Images)

A member of the Gaza Circus School relief team performs for a child at a hospital in Gaza, Palestine (Image credit: Omar Al-Qattaa / Getty Images)

Children jump into the Solimões River in Brazil (Image credit: Michael Dantas / Getty Images)

Dylan McIlrath and Mathieu Olivier exchange blows during an NHL hockey match in Washington, D.C. (Image credit: Nick Wass / AP)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US) — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 08:42:10 +0000

Foreign workers harvest Damask roses at a farm in Taif, Saudi Arabia (Image credit: Fayez Nureldine / AFP / Getty Images)

Thousands of people attend a "Hands Off!" march to protest U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk in Los Angeles (Image credit: Etienne Laurent / Getty Images)

A farmer balances a towering harvest atop a bicycle on Tanzania's Swahili Coast (Image credit: Wim Demessemaekers / World Food Photography Awards)

Two pigeons await the start of the pigeon racing season in South Shields, Britain (Image credit: Lee Smith / Reuters)

A Cape sundew (Drosera capensis) captures an insect at a carnivorous plant exhibit in Bogotá, Colombia (Image credit: Fernando Vergara / AP)

A fighter celebrates after winning his bout at the Morengy Iarivo martial arts event in Antananarivo, Madagascar (Image credit: Rijasolo / Getty Images)

A South Korean musician plays the trumpet during the Yeouido Cherry Blossom Festival in Seoul (Image credit: Anthony Wallace / Getty Images)

A pair of genetically modified "dire wolf" pups named Romulus and Remus are seen at the Colossal Biosciences lab in Texas (Image credit: U.S. Colossal Biosciences / Handout / Reuters)

Two men sit in front of a building covered with plants in Mumbai, India (Image credit: Indranil Mukherjee / Getty Images)

A man carries a woman on his back through floodwater in Kinshasa, DR Congo (Image credit: Hardy Bope / Getty Images)

Newborn lion cubs play at the Auvergne Wildlife Park in Ardes, France (Image credit: Jean-Philippe Ksiazek / Getty Images)

The Monastery of the Holy Trinity towers over the city of Meteora, Greece (Image credit: Michael Probst / AP)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US) — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 07:29:56 +0000

A young boy takes part in the Eid al-Fitr morning prayer to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan in Burgess Park, London (Image credit: Alishia Abodunde / Getty Images)

A Buddhist monk walks past the damaged Mandalay Palace in Myanmar after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the region (Image credit: Sebastien Berger / AFP / Getty Images)

Hot air balloons made from recycled paper rise up during a festival in Wonosobo, Indonesia (Image credit: Devi Rahman / Getty Images)

Large waves crash near Bronte Beach in Sydney, Australia (Image credit: David Gray / Getty Images)

Prison guards watch over alleged Venezuelan gang members at the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador (Image credit: Secretaria de Prensa de la Presidencia / Handout / Reuters)

A displaced woman holds her cat at a transit center in Pavlohrad, Ukraine (Image credit: Violeta Santos Moura / Reuters )

People visit the tombs of relatives at a cemetery in Najaf, Iraq (Image credit: Qassem Al-Kaabi / Getty Images)

A humpback whale washes up on the shore of Loegten Bay in Denmark (Image credit: Mikkel Berg Pedersen / Ritzau Scanpix / Getty Images)

Boys take part in the Mebuug-buugan mud bath tradition in southern Bali, Indonesia (Image credit: Sonny Tumbelaka / Getty Images)

A protestor in a dinosaur costume waves a flare during a demonstration against university budget cuts in Paris, France (Image credit: Alain Jocard / AFP / Getty Images)

Livestock wades through an area flooded by heavy rain near Trinidad, Bolivia (Image credit: Ipa Ibanez / Reuters)

Texas guard Rori Harmon attempts to save a ball going out of bounds during a basketball tournament in Birmingham, Alabama (Image credit: Butch Dill / AP)

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theweekonlineeditors@futurenet.com (The Week US) — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 08:13:18 +0000

Wild horses are gathered in an enclosure during the 'Rapa das Bestas' in Galicia, Spain (Image credit: Nacho Doce / Reuters)

People set off fireworks during the annual Parrandas de Camajuani festival in San Jose, Cuba (Image credit: Yamil Lage / AFP / Getty Images)

A Hindu devotee presses knives against his head during a Melasti purification ceremony in southern Bali, Indonesia (Image credit: Sonny Tumbelaka / AFP / Getty Images)

Rori, a lion rescued from war-torn Ukraine, settles into his new home at the Big Cat Sanctuary in Smarden, England (Image credit: Ben Stanstall / AFP / Getty Images)

Japan's Hiroto Ogiwara training before the Men's Snowboard Big Air event at the FIS Freestyle World Championships in St Moritz, Switzerland (Image credit: Denis Balibouse / Reuters)

A protestor throws a Molotov cocktail at police during a demonstration in Surabaya in East Java, Indonesia (Image credit: Juni Kriswanto / AFP / Getty Images)

A model presents a creation by Anurag Gupta during the Fashion Design Council of India's Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai, India (Image credit: Rajanish Kakade / AP)

Muslim devotees perform Umrah on the 27th day of Ramadan at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia (Image credit: Saudi Press Agency / Handout / Reuters)

A ceremonial bell lies broken amid the remains of the Goun Temple after it was engulfed by a wildfire, in Uiseong, South Korea (Image credit: Yonhap / EPA-EFE / Shutterstock)

Palestinians take part in an anti-Hamas protest, calling for an end to the war with Israel, in Beit Lahia, Gaza (Image credit: AFP / Getty Images)

A view of northern lights over the skies of Rovaniemi, Finland (Image credit: All About Lapland / Alexander Kuznetsov / Reuters)

Huge crowds walk beneath blossoming cherry trees in Nanjing, China (Image credit: AFP / Getty Images)