Juni Kriswanto / AFP / GettyChildren run at the recently opened Space and Time Cube Surabaya immersive-digital-art space, in Surabaya, Indonesia, on August 23, 2026.Agoes Rudianto / Anadolu / GettyA villager checks a water-pump pipe connected to the Sendang Sari water source in the foothills of the Kendeng Karst Mountains in Sugihmanik Village, Grobogan, Java, Indonesia, on August 24, 2026. According to local people, access to clean water for more than 500 households in the village has been disrupted by declining water levels in two local springs over the past five years during the dry season.Rajesh Kumar Singh / APThe Namo Ghat riverfront on the Ganges River shows higher water levels following monsoon rains in Varanasi, India, on August 23, 2026.Prabin Ranabhat / AFP / GettyAn aerial view shows houses lying deluged in sludge after flash floods at Devighat, Bidur Municipality in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on August 27, 2026. Hundreds remained missing following a powerful flood unleashed by a partially collapsed glacier.Valery Hache / AFP / GettyLightning strikes in the clouds over the Bay of Angels in the French Riviera city of Nice, France, on August 24, 2026.Michael Probst / APA stork lands in a field in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, on August 27, 2026.Fu Yujianglin / VCG / GettyPeople burn paper offerings in designated areas to pay tribute to their departed loved ones ahead of the Zhongyuan Festival (“Ghost Festival”) on August 25, 2026, in Kaili, Guizhou province, China.Harley Palangchao / APVillagers participate in a tug-of-war as they celebrate the end of the agricultural cycle called “Punnuk,” along the Hapao River in Hungduan, Ifugao province, Philippines, on August 22, 2026.Philip Fong / AFP / GettyParticipants pull Hirosaki Castle using ropes to its original position following repair works in Hirosaki, Aomori prefecture, Japan, on August 26, 2026.Chris Graythen / GettyChristian Rasmussen drives during practice for the NTT IndyCar Series Freedom 250 in Washington, D.C., on August 22, 2026.Rafael Bastante / Europa Press / GettyParticipants run in the “Boloencierro,” a unique tradition dating back to 2010, when traditional bull runs were suspended due to a lack of funding. Runners now flee from a rolling 440-pound ball instead of bulls, in Mataelpino, Madrid, Spain, on August 22, 2026.Kevin Frayer / GettyHumanoid robots hit the crash pad after the finish of a heat in the large-robot category of the 100-meter event at the second World Humanoid Robot Games at National Speed Skating Oval on August 25, 2026, in Beijing, China.Martin Mejia / APSkeletal remains inside the Espiritu Santo Hospital from 1575, according to archeologists from ProLima, are exposed during excavation at the Sanctuary of Santa Rosa de Lima, in Lima, Peru, on August 25, 2026.Matthew Baker / GettyMarcus Grimmie, a.k.a. Armstrong, of the Living Tombstone (left) performs at O2 Forum Kentish Town on August 25, 2026, in London, England.Eraldo Peres / APA soldier sings Brazil’s national anthem during a parade marking Soldier’s Day at army headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil, on August 25, 2026.Alberto Saiz / APA man throws himself into a pool of tomatoes during the annual “Tomatina” tomato-fight fiesta, in the village of Buñol near Valencia, Spain, on August 26, 2026.Donald Miralle / GettyAn aerial view of the 2026 Super Girl Surf Festival, WSL Shortboard Surfing Competition, on August 22, 2026, in Oceanside, California.Will Vassilopoulos / AFP / GettyA loggerhead sea turtle glides through the waters off Monemvasia, Greece, with the medieval castle town rising above the sea, on August 25, 2026.Mahmut Serdar Alakuş / Anadolu / GettyShepherds guide their sheep to cross the Büyük Menderes River during the 853-year-old traditional “Sheep-Crossing-Water Contest” in the Çal district of Denizli, Turkey, on August 23, 2026.Finnbarr Webster / GettyCrowds enjoy the Broke FMX freestyle-motocross show on August 27, 2026, at the Melplash Agricultural Society Show in West Bay, Dorset, England.Tor Erik Schrøder / NTB / AFP / GettySpectators watch an athlete competing in the DØDS Diving (“Death Diving”) World Championship held in Arendal, Norway, on August 22, 2026. Athletes dive from a 13-meter-high tower, competing to showcase the boldest style in the air and on entry into the water.Gary Hershorn / GettyA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket passes by lower Manhattan at dawn in New York City after launching from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on August 25, 2026, as seen from Hoboken, New Jersey.Cüneyt Çelik / Anadolu / GettyAn aerial view of cattle grazing and crossing Telek Stream as it meanders through the plain in the Arpaçay district of Kars, Turkey, on August 25, 2026Waseem Andrabi / Hindustan Times / GettyTourists enjoy a cool breeze on the banks of the Suru River in the scenic Suru Valley, with the snow-covered Nun Kun peak in the background, on August 26, 2026, in Kargil, India.Justin Sullivan / GettyA visitor stops to take a picture of a mural of Dolly Parton on August 26, 2026, in Costa Mesa, California. Parton died on Tuesday at age 80.Buddhika Weerasinghe / GettyA woman walks past a giant dinosaur mural on a wall in Fukui, Japan, on August 23, 2026.John Macdougall / AFP / GettyPanda twins Lotti (left) and Leni feed on vegetables from their birthday cake at Berlin, Germany’s Zoological Garden on August 21, 2026, as they celebrated their second birthday.Diogo Baptista / SOPA Images / LightRocket / GettyA man holds a child wrapped in a towel after they completed a holy bath during the Romaria pilgrimage festival in São Bartolomeu do Mar, Portugal, on August 24, 2026.
