Palestinians extend empty pots in front of a charity kitchen to receive cooked rice, in Gaza City on August 23, 2025. The United Nations officially declared a famine in Gaza on August 22, blaming “systematic obstruction” of aid by Israel during more than 22 months of war, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu swiftly dismissing the findings. (Photo by Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP Photo)





An Afghan girl reads a religious book at a madrassa, or an Islamic school, at Navai village in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar on August 23, 2025. (Photo by Sanaullah Seiam/AFP Photo)





A child holds a photograph of a Ukrainian serviceman during an event of solidarity with Ukraine, marking its upcoming Aug. 24 Independence Day, in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, August 21, 2025. (Phoot by Andreea Alexandru/AP Photo)





A Rohingya refugee child holds a balloon while lying on a cradle at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on August 18, 2025. (Photo by Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters)





Children of the Romanian National Opera's Ballet Studio outside the National History Museum of Romania during Dance Night, an event featuring a wide variety of dance styles performed on the Calea Victoriei avenue in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, August 23, 2025. (Photo by Andreea Alexandru/AP Photo)





A girl walks by as National Guardsmen patrol along the National Mall, Wednesday, August 20, 2025, in Washington. (Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)





Palestinian relatives mourn over the body of 13-year-old Karim Qdeih, who was killed along with others in overnight Israeli strikes, during his funeral outside Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, August 23, 2025. (Photo by Mariam Dagga/AP Photo)





Residents sit at the site of an apartment building hit during Russian drone and missile strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine on August 28, 2025. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





A woman and a child watch waves in the Atlantic Ocean, during the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, named Erin, in Long Beach, New York on August 20, 2025. (Photo by Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)





Two dancers keep warm during the Argyllshire Gathering on August 28, 2025 in Oban, Scotland. The Oban Games, a day of intense Highland rivalries and competition, are a key part of the historic Argyllshire Gathering. Founded in 1871, the Gathering began as a way to unite the clans of Argyll — a region encompassing over 20 islands on the western coast of Scotland — through traditional Highland sports. Over time, it has evolved into an annual summer celebration of Scottish heritage and community. (Photo by Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images)





A girl sits on the rubble of her damaged home following flash flooding in the Pir Baba neighborhood in northwestern Pakistan, August 17, 2025. (Photo by Muhammad Sajjad/AP Photo)





A migrant carries a child along the beach before trying to board an inflatable dinghy leaving the coast of northern France in an attempt to cross the English Channel to reach Britain, from the beach of Petit-Fort-Philippe in Gravelines, near Calais, France, on August 25, 2025. (Photo by Hannah McKay/Reuters)





Pope Leo XIV holds a baby during the weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall, Vatican City, 20 August 2025. (Photo by Angelo Carconi/EPA)





This photograph taken on July 14, 2025 shows six-year-old Pooja, posing for the camera as she adorns an indigenous tattoo inked on her face at the Jogi Colony in Umerkot, a Hindu-majority district in Pakistan. The practice of elder women needling delicate shapes onto the faces, hands, and arms of younger generations stretches back centuries in the Hindu villages that dot the southern border with India. In recent years, however, as rural Hindu communities in Muslim-majority Pakistan become more connected to nearby cities, many young women have opted out of the “old ways”. (Photo by Asif Hassan/AFP Photo)





Young handlers and their sheep are judged at the Melplash Agricultural Society Show, on August 21, 2025 in West Bay, Dorset. The Melplash Agricultural Society Show, held in West Dorset, is a prominent agricultural exhibition in the South West region. Besides providing a platform for trade, visitors can also witness animal judging and gain valuable insights into food production and farming practices. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)





People gather at a vigil at Lynnhurst Park after a shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School, Wednesday, August 27, 2025, in Minneapolis. (Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/AP Photo)





A child, wearing a headdress, gestures at the Children's Day Parade, during Notting Hill Carnival, in London, Britain on August 24, 2025. (Photo by Toby Melville/Reuters)





Children in Caribbean-themed costumes take part in the Children's Day Parade, during Notting Hill Carnival, in London, Britain on August 24, 2025. (Photo by Toby Melville/Reuters)





Children in Caribbean-themed costumes take part in the Children's Day Parade, during Notting Hill Carnival, in London, Britain on August 24, 2025. (Photo by Toby Melville/Reuters)





A pupil arrives on the first day of school at Yas American Academy in Abu Dhabi in the last decade of August 2025. (Photo by Victor Besa/The National)