Participants dance during the celebration of the Pagan holiday of Ivan Kupala, a traditional holiday that has been observed in Ukraine since pre-Christian times, in Kyiv, on June 23, 2024, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. (Photo by Anatolii Stepanov/AFP Phoot)





Kateryna Tabashnyk, a high jumper, sits for a portrait Sunday, June 9, 2024, at the athletics arena of the "Polytechnic" sports complex, which was destroyed by a Russian rocket attack, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. On the eve of the war, which started February 24, 2022, Ukraine cancelled its athletics championship and Tabashnyk was in Kharkiv. The threat posed by thousands of Russian troops at the border, just 20 kilometers (12 miles) from her hometown, was real. But Tabashnyk said, “I was 100% sure that this could not happen”. (Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo)





A reveler drinks wine as she attends the official start of nine days of uninterrupted partying in Pamplona's famed running-of-the-bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain, Saturday, July 6, 2024. (Photo by Alvaro Barrientos/AP Photo)





A transgender couple, consisting of a queer transgender man (L), 33, and a pansеxual 32-year-old woman (R), cover their faces at the request of a Reuters photographer as they pose for their wedding photos at the wedding photography business Onestyle's studio, in Tokyo, Japan on August 23, 2023. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)





People prepare to take part in a protest against animal cruelty before the start of the San Fermin festival at Plaza del Ayuntamiento square as a banner reads, “Stop the torture; End Bullfighting”, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Friday, July 5, 2024. On July 6th, the San Fermin festival will begin and last for nine days where thousands of people will take part in the famous running of the bulls through the old streets of the city. (Photo by Alvaro Barrientos/AP Photo)





A woman reacts near the site of Okhmatdyt children’s hospital hit by Russian missiles, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, July 8, 2024. Russian missiles have killed at least seven people and struck a children’s hospital in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, authorities say. (Photo by Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo)





Competitors compete for the women's title at Nathan's Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2024 in New York City. Sixteen-time winner Joey Chestnut is banned from this year's contest due to his partnership with Nathan's competitor Impossible Foods, which sells plant-based hot dogs. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images)





Colombia's Harold Tejada strains during the seventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time-trial over 25.3 kilometers (15.7 miles) with start Nuits-Saint-Georges and finish in Gevrey-Chambertin, France, Friday, July 5, 2024. (Photo by Daniel Cole/AP Photo)





People take part in a protest against animal cruelty before the start of the San Fermin festival at Plaza del Ayuntamiento square as banner, reads “Stop the torture; End Bullfighting”, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Friday, July 5, 2024. On July 6th, the San Fermin festival will begin and last for nine days where thousands of people will take part in the famous running of the bulls through the old streets of the city. (Photo by Alvaro Barrientos/AP Photo)





Lynks performs on the Park stage during day three of Glastonbury Festival 2024 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2024 in Glastonbury, England. Founded by Michael Eavis in 1970, Glastonbury Festival features around 3,000 performances across over 80 stages. Renowned for its vibrant atmosphere and iconic Pyramid Stage, the festival offers a diverse lineup of music and arts, embodying a spirit of community, creativity, and environmental consciousness. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Redferns)





American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift performs on stage during “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” at Principality Stadium on June 18, 2024 in Cardiff, Wales. (Photo by Shirlaine Forrest/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)





Kaia Gerber presents a creation by designer Pierpaolo Piccioli as part of his Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2023-2024 collection show for fashion house Valentino at the Chateau de Chantilly near Paris, France on July 5, 2023. (Photo by Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters)





Dani Alves of Paris Saint-Germain and Spanish model Joana Sanz are pictured inside the photo booth prior to The Best FIFA Football Awards at Royal Festival Hall on September 24, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)





A woman welcomes a child who has arrived at Berlin's central station on a train from Poland, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Berlin, Germany, March 6, 2022. (Photo by Annegret Hilse/Reuters)





People attend a cultural event organised by Sunflower Solidary Community Center, at the TR Warszawa theatre courtyard, in Warsaw, Poland on July 2, 2023. (Photo by Kacper Pempel/Reuters)





Singer Madonna performs during her concert at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France, December 9, 2015, on her Rebel Heart Tour. (Photo by Benoit Tessier/Reuters)





Christian Orthodox pilgrims hold candles during the Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Saturday, May 4, 2024. In the annual ceremony that has been observed for over a millennium, a flame taken from Jesus' tomb is used to light the candles of fervent believers of Christian Orthodox communities near and far. The devout believe the origin of the flame is a miracle and is shrouded in mystery. (Photo by Leo Correa/AP Photo)





The second annual Salon du Chocolat exhibition and fashion show at LeGourmet in Galeries Lafayette, Dubai Mall on May 18, 2023. Dress “Marie Antoinette” created by Chef Ashwani Pathania Kumar, designed by Takwa Alfaisal. (Photo by Antonie Robertson/The National)





Pro-Palestinian protestors confront Texas State troopers at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, on April 29, 2024. The protests against Israel's war with Hamas began at Columbia University earlier this month before spreading to campuses across the country. They have posed a major challenge to university administrators who are trying to balance campus commitments to free expression with complaints that the rallies have crossed a line. (Photo by Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP Photo)





Bystanders in WWII-era military attire look on prior to a joint US and French amphibious landing operation showcase, on June 4, 2024, at Omaha beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, northwestern France, ahead of the “D-Day” commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the World War II Allied landings in Normandy. (Photo by Loic Venance/AFP Photo)