AUG. 9–15, 2024
A Ukrainian tank passes by a burning car near the Russian-Ukrainian border, a river floods a road after Tropical Storm Ernesto passed through Toa Baja in Puerto Rico, a Palestinian man mourns his 4-day-old twin relatives in Deir al-Balah, and people in the Northern Hemisphere gather to watch the Perseid meteor shower.
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AUG. 9–15, 2024
A man runs while flames burn a mini excavator during a fire in northern Athens, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, as hundreds of firefighters tackle a major wildfire raging out of control on fringes of Greek capital. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz arrive during a campaign rally at Desert Diamond Arena, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference at Trump National Golf Club, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024, in Bedminster, N.J. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
Icelandic horses graze in a meadow at a stud farm in Wehrheim, Germany, at sunrise, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Palestinians displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip flee from Hamad City, following an evacuation order by the Israeli army to leave parts of the southern area of Khan Younis, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Volunteers work placing Belgian grown begonia's into a giant flower carpet with an Art Nouveau theme at the historic Grand Place in Brussels, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
Ancient statues are seen during the Perseid meteor shower atop Mount Nemrut in southeastern Turkey, Sunday, Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Presidential Guards attend an event marking the 44th Zimbabwe Defense Forces Day at Rufaro Stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday Aug. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli)
A Ukrainian tank passes by a burning car near the Russian-Ukrainian border, Sumy region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Children push a carriage in Campo Florido, east of Havana, Cuba, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
La Plata river floods a road after Tropical Storm Ernesto passed through Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo)
A Palestinian man mourns his 4-day-old twin relatives, killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, as he holds their birth certificates, at a hospital morgue in Deir al-Balah, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinians displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip flee from Hamad City, following an evacuation order by the Israeli army to leave parts of the southern area of Khan Younis, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
The feet are what remains of a statue of former dictator Gen. Alfredo Stroessner (1912-2006) that was removed several decades ago from Victory Peace Monument which features national heroes on Lambare Hill in Asuncion, Paraguay, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, the day before the 70th anniversary of the start of Stroessner's regime that lasted 35 years. The shadow behind is from another statue. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
A man searches for reusable material amid offerings and idols of Hindu goddess Dashama left by devotees on the banks of River Sabarmati after the end of the ten-days long Dashama festival in Ahmedabad, India, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
A lobster fishing boat motors out to sea under the dawn sky, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, on Casco Bay in South Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Taliban fighters celebrate the third anniversary of the withdrawal of US-led troops from Afghanistan, in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, southwestern Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdul Khaliq)
Assam Police personnel take part in a parade during the country's Independence Day celebrations in Guwahati, India, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
Fireworks ignite during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Leticia Torrealba sheds tears as she speaks about the detention of her 16-year-old son Adrian who was detained during a government crackdown in response to anti-government protests that erupted throughout the country after President Nicolas Maduro was declared winner amid allegations of fraud, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. Torrealba said her son had not participated in the protests but was picked up by security forces as he walked along a street. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
A three-wheeled motorized vehicle drives past people in an alley where vendors have displayed national flags and decoration material for sale ahead of country's Independence anniversary in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
A meteor streaks above a destroyed tank from the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia, during the Perseid meteor shower on Bjelasnica mountain, Bosnia, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
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A supporter wearing earrings that read "Unapologetically Black" listens during a campaign rally for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
A man runs while flames burn a mini excavator during a fire in northern Athens, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, as hundreds of firefighters tackle a major wildfire raging out of control on fringes of Greek capital. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz arrive during a campaign rally at Desert Diamond Arena, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference at Trump National Golf Club, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024, in Bedminster, N.J. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
Icelandic horses graze in a meadow at a stud farm in Wehrheim, Germany, at sunrise, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Palestinians displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip flee from Hamad City, following an evacuation order by the Israeli army to leave parts of the southern area of Khan Younis, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Volunteers work placing Belgian grown begonia's into a giant flower carpet with an Art Nouveau theme at the historic Grand Place in Brussels, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
Ancient statues are seen during the Perseid meteor shower atop Mount Nemrut in southeastern Turkey, Sunday, Aug.11, 2024. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Presidential Guards attend an event marking the 44th Zimbabwe Defense Forces Day at Rufaro Stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe, Tuesday Aug. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli)
A Ukrainian tank passes by a burning car near the Russian-Ukrainian border, Sumy region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Children push a carriage in Campo Florido, east of Havana, Cuba, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
La Plata river floods a road after Tropical Storm Ernesto passed through Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo)
A Palestinian man mourns his 4-day-old twin relatives, killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, as he holds their birth certificates, at a hospital morgue in Deir al-Balah, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinians displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip flee from Hamad City, following an evacuation order by the Israeli army to leave parts of the southern area of Khan Younis, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
The feet are what remains of a statue of former dictator Gen. Alfredo Stroessner (1912-2006) that was removed several decades ago from Victory Peace Monument which features national heroes on Lambare Hill in Asuncion, Paraguay, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, the day before the 70th anniversary of the start of Stroessner's regime that lasted 35 years. The shadow behind is from another statue. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
A man searches for reusable material amid offerings and idols of Hindu goddess Dashama left by devotees on the banks of River Sabarmati after the end of the ten-days long Dashama festival in Ahmedabad, India, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
A lobster fishing boat motors out to sea under the dawn sky, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, on Casco Bay in South Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Taliban fighters celebrate the third anniversary of the withdrawal of US-led troops from Afghanistan, in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, southwestern Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdul Khaliq)
Assam Police personnel take part in a parade during the country's Independence Day celebrations in Guwahati, India, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
Fireworks ignite during the 2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony at the Stade de France, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Leticia Torrealba sheds tears as she speaks about the detention of her 16-year-old son Adrian who was detained during a government crackdown in response to anti-government protests that erupted throughout the country after President Nicolas Maduro was declared winner amid allegations of fraud, in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. Torrealba said her son had not participated in the protests but was picked up by security forces as he walked along a street. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
A three-wheeled motorized vehicle drives past people in an alley where vendors have displayed national flags and decoration material for sale ahead of country's Independence anniversary in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
A meteor streaks above a destroyed tank from the 1992-1995 war in Bosnia, during the Perseid meteor shower on Bjelasnica mountain, Bosnia, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
