Israelis take cover from the incoming rocket fire from the Gaza Strip in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Wednesday, October 11, 2023. (Photo by Leo Correa/AP Photo)
Participants bathe in ice-cold water during a ceremony at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, 12 January 2025. 80 men and women took part in the ice water endurance ceremony to purify their souls and pray for good health in the new year. (Photo by Franck Robichon/EPA/EFE)
A father and son spend all day fishing in Naogaon, northern Bangladesh in the first decade of December 2024, before heading to market to sell their 3kg catch for the equivalent of a few pounds. The vibrant green algae makes conditions difficult but that does not deter them. (Photo by Estiak Ahmed Munna/Solent News)
The founder of the UK’s only hobby horse club, Zoe Brown, watches on as members enjoy the activity on July 14, 2025. Brown began running competitions to help her own daughter, 11, feel less shame around her pastime. (Photo by South West News Service)
A woman poses for a photo next to lotus flowers in West lake in Hanoi, Vietnam, 09 June 2025.. Lotus flowers bloom from late May to August in Vietnam and are commonly found growing in the muddy waters of lakes and ponds across the country. (Photo by Luong Thai Linh/EPA)
A model, Mousumi Das wearing a traditional Indian saree and holding a Clay face of the Durga idol poses for an Agomoni Concept photoshoot at the Artist hub Kumortuli in Kolkata on August 23, 2025. (Photo by ZUMAPRESS.com/The Mega Agency)
Ameca, a humanoid robot developed by the British company Engineered Arts Digital, at the Re:publica trade fair in Berlin, Germany on May 28, 2024. (Photo by dts News Agency Germany/Rex Features/Shutterstock)