Emergency workers and soldiers push a damaged cars after a Russian missile hit a supermarket in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, August 9, 2024. (Photo by Iryna Rybakova/AP Photo)





Commuters wait at a road crossing while Bangladeshi students control the traffic as police went on strike in Dhaka on August 9, 2024. Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus led a solemn tribute to Bangladesh's fallen independence heroes on August 9 in the first act of his interim government, after a student-led uprising forced predecessor Sheikh Hasina into exile. Yunus, 84, was sworn in on Thursday night after returning home from Europe at the request of protest leaders, following the sudden end of Hasina's 15-year rule. (Photo by Luis Tato/AFP Photo)





A protester holds a portrait of Russia's President Vladimir Putin against a Rainbow flag during a demonstration against a new law banning LGBTQ “propaganda” in schools in Bulgaria, in Sofia on August 07, 2024. Bulgaria's parliament passed changes to its education law on August 7, 2024 widening its scope to ban LGBTQ "propaganda" in schools in what rights groups slammed as "discriminatory". The amendment to the law, proposed by the country's pro-Russian Vazrazhdane party, passed by a large majority, with 159 votes in favour, 22 against and 12 abstentions. The law now bans the “propaganda, promotion or incitement in any way, directly or indirectly, in the education system of ideas and views related to non-traditional sexual orientation and/or gender identity other than the biological one”. (Photo by Nikolay Doychinov/AFP Photo)





A police officer fires tear gas towards pro-reform protesters during an anti-government demonstration over what organisers say are tax hikes, bad governance, constitutional violations, extra-judicial killings and cost of living, in Nairobi, Kenya, on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)





Swifties sing and dance in Vienna on Friday, August 9, 2024. Organizers of three Taylor Swift concerts in the stadium in Vienna this week called them off on Wednesday after officials announced arrests over an apparent plot to launch an attack on an event in the Vienna area such as the concerts. (Photo by Heinz-Peter Bader/AP Photo)





The Phryge car appears at the Place de la Concorde during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony in Paris on August 28, 2024. (Photo by Franck Fife/AFP Photo)





A man holds the Palestinian flag next to Israeli military vehicles during a raid in Tulkarm, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on August 22, 2024. (Photo by Raneen Sawafta/Reuters)





A 26-year-old Syrian man, who is the suspect in custody for a stabbing rampage in the western German city of Solingen in which several individuals were killed, is escorted by police as he leaves the Federal Public Prosecutor in Karlsruhe, Germany, on August 25, 2024. (Photo by Heiko Becker/Reuters)





Turkey's AK Party lawmaker Alpay Ozalan scuffles with Workers' Party of Turkey (TIP) lawmaker Ahmet Sik, who was speaking during an extraordinary meeting of the Turkish parliament to discuss jailed opposition lawmaker Can Atalay's return to the assembly, in Ankara, Turkey on August 16, 2024. (Photo by Cagla Gurdogan/Reuters)





Debris flies as smoke rises from a house hit by an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Nuseirat refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip, in this still picture taken from a video August 27, 2024. (Photo by Reuters TV)





People take cover inside a metro station during a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine on August 26, 2024. (Photo by Vladyslav Musiienko/Reuters)





A man dressed in a Spiderman costume and known as Ethio-Spiderman sits on a horse cart in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on August 12, 2024. Ethio-Spiderman has become an internet sensation in Ethiopia, with viral TikTok videos inspiring people in Addis Ababa and beyond to engage in community service and make a positive impact. (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi/AFP Photo)





A jockey competes in Chonburi's annual buffalo race festival, in Chonburi province, Thailand, on August 4, 2024. (Photo by Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters)





Revellers lie in a pool of squashed tomatoes during the annual “Tomatina” tomato fight fiesta, in the village of Bunol near Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, August 28, 2024. (Photo by Alberto Saiz/AP Photo)





A police officer clashes with a protestor outside a hotel in Rotherham, Britain, on August 4, 2024. (Photo by Hollie Adams/Reuters)





Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine celebrates winning in the Women High Jump final of the Athletics competitions in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, at the Stade de France stadium in Saint Denis, France, 04 August 2024. (Photo by Yoan Valat/EPA/EFE)





Genaro Santiago launches a firework in preparation of the arrival of St. Jude Thaddeus' relics to the church of San Cristobal Martir in San Cristobal Texcalucan, Mexico, Wednesday, August 7, 2024. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)





A woman reacts while sprayed with colour power during the annual Color Run Latvia, in Jurmala, Latvia, 25 August 2024. The annual event attracts thousands of participants who run through different color spray areas during a 5-kilometer distance run. The color run uses licensed food coloring that is natural and safe for the environment and people, according to Jurmala tourism information center. (Photo by Toms Kalnins/EPA/EFE)





An Asian elephant swims in a pool with transparent sides at Fuji Safari Park in Susono city of Shizuoka Prefecture on August 8, 2024. Paddling with chunky legs and using their trunks as a snorkel, the elephants at Fuji Safari Park in Japan are taking a dip in their summer swimming pool – with each graceful movement visible thanks to a special see-through tank. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP Photo)