Ironmonger Tom King, also known as “An Gobha” (Irish for “the blacksmith”), guides tourists on a fire torch walk through a forest at night as part of his immersive ancient Celtic experience, in Bohermeen, Ireland, September 23, 2025. (Photo by Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters)





A person runs past a torched police vehicle as youth led protests calling for healthcare and education reforms turned violent, in Sale, Morocco, Wednesday, October 1, 2025. (Photo by Mosa'ab Elshamy/AP Photo)





An effigy of Kumbhkarna, brother of demon king Ravana, goes up in flames marking the end of Dussehra festival in Jammu, India, Thursday, October 2, 2025. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)





Flames rise from the Chevron refinery in El Segundo, Calif., Thursday, October 2, 2025. (Photo by Ethan Swope/AP Photo)







A general view of a burning barricade during a demonstration against repeated water and electricity outages in Antananarivo on September 30, 2025. Protesters in Madagascar gathered for new demonstrations September 30, 2025, a day after Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina sacked his government in a bid to quell days of unrest that has left 22 people dead, according to the UN.
Inspired by "Gen Z" protests in Indonesia and Nepal, the youth-led movement has taken aim at ingrained misgovernance, fuelled by anger over repeated water and power cuts across the poor Indian Ocean nation. (Photo by RIJASOLO/AFP Photo)





Argentine President Javier Milei sings with his band during the presentation of his book “Construction of the Miracle”, at the Movistar Arena, in Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 7, 2025. (Photo by Agustin Marcarian/Reuters)





The Fuel Girls with their fire and pyro performance on stage in London on September 20, 2025. The Big London Tattoo Show, the UK's largest tattoo convention, is in full swing at ExCeL London, transforming the venue into a bold celebration of tattoo artistry and alternative culture. (Phoot by Imageplotter/Alamy Live News)





Baker Boy performs during the AFL Grand Final match between Geelong Cats and Brisbane Lions at Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 27, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)





A police car is set on fire during a protest against the current asylum policy on the Malieveld, in the Hague, the Netherlands, 20 September 2025. The initiator, known online as Els Rechts, advocates for less immigration, fair housing policies, and transparency towards the public. (Photo by Josh Walet/EPA)





HMS Somerset on September 29, 2025 conducts the Royal Navy’s first firing of the naval strike missile in Norway, a system capable of hitting targets more than 100 miles away and set to replace the Harpoon missile as part of a UK–Norway defence partnership. (Photo by Royal navy)





People participate in fire rituals during the Autumn Equinox celebration in Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, September 22, 2025. (Photo by Mindaugas Kulbis/AP Photo)





A riot police officer is hit by a Molotov cocktail thrown by protesters during an anti-government demonstration in Lima on September 21, 2025. (Photo by Ernesto Benavides/AFP Photo)





Palestinians stand on a road as black smoke and flames rise over a building after Israeli attacks in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, on 6 June 2024. (Photo by Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency/Siena awards festival 2025)





A motorcyclist drives past barricades set up by protesters as they demonstrate against repeated water and electricity outages in Antananarivo on September 25, 2025. A heavy police presence patrolled the capital from early morning after authorities banned the demonstration the day before. But the protesters defied the order and tried to break through a police barricade to reach their planned meeting point in the Ambohijatovo district in central Antananarivo. (Photo by RIJASOLO/AFP Photo)





A Molotov cocktail falls on a police officer during a demonstration organised by a youth collective called “Generation Z” to express discontent over a controversial pension reform plan, as well as the government of Peru's President Dina Boluarte, whose approval ratings have plummeted due to ongoing scandals and rising crime, in Lima, Peru on September 28, 2025. (Photo by Angela Ponce/Reuters)