An aerial view of sinkholes (obruk), caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer, in Konya, Turkiye on September 17, 2024. Many sinkholes are observed in the fields of Eseli Plateau located within the borders of Resadiye Neighborhood in the north-west of Karapinar district, where sinkhole formation has increased rapidly in recent years. (Photo by Serhat Cetinkaya/Anadolu via Getty Images)




People are evacuated by helicopters of the Italian Air Force during floods in the small village of Traversara, on September 19, 2024. Many inhabitants were caught by the flood are still stuck in their homes sourrounded by water. The strong winds and rains which have swept across central and eastern Europe, killing 24 people, pummeled the Emilia-Romagna and Marche regions, with over 1,000 people evacuated from homes. (Photo by Federico Scoppa/AFP Photo)




Fans attend the performance of Canadian singer Shawn Mendes at the Rock in Rio music festival in Rio de Janeiro, September 23, 2024. (Photo by Bruna Prado/AP Photo)




Performers known as the Red Devils of Victor Jara dance on the Bulnes Bridge during a vigil marking the anniversary of the 1973 military coup that toppled the government of President Salvador Allende, in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, September 11, 2024. Political opponents were executed on the bridge in the early years of the dictatorship. (Photo by Esteban Felix/AP Photo)




A man holds a cat as he is aided by rescuers on a flooded street, following heavy rainfall in Jesenik, Czech Republic, on September 15, 2024. (Photo by David W. Cerny/Reuters)




Catholic faithful wait on a street to welcome Pope Francis in Dili on September 9, 2024. Catholic devotees were clamouring to see Pope Francis before his arrival in East Timor's capital on September 9 – making pilgrimages from faraway towns and hours-long crossings of its shared border with Indonesia. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)




A demonstrator holds a Hungarian flag and a Guy Fawkes mask as teachers, students and their sympathizers protest in central Budapest at the headquarters of the Interior Ministry on September 2, 2024, after the head of the renowned Madach Imre high school was sacked last week for not implementing a government-mandated “smartphone ban”. In August, schools were instructed to collect students' phones and smart devices during the teaching hours in a decree signed by nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The principal of the Madach Imre High School was fired, after it refused to implement the ban, citing a part of the regulation. (Photo by Attila Kisbenedek/AFP Photo)




Iranian model Mahlagha Jaberi poses for photographers upon arrival for the premiere of the film “Diva Futura” during the 81st edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP Photo)




A man takes cover behind a column as an explosion propagates smoke and dust during an Israeli strike which reportedly targeted a school in the Zeitoun district on the outskirts of Gaza City, on September 1, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group. (Photo by Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP Photo)




People take part in a ceremony marking the start of a new school year at a lyceum in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on September 2, 2024. (Photo by Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters)




Firefighters extinguish the fire after a Russian missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, September 1, 2024. (Photo by Andrii Marienko/AP Photo)




A man and young child react during clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian gunmen in the centre of Jenin in the occupied West Bank on September 2, 2024. In Jenin, the streets were largely deserted and most shops were closed on September 2, after loud explosions and clashes were heard during the night while Israeli bulldozers caused damage to roads and infrastructure including water systems, according to Palestinian officials in the northern West Bank. (Photo by Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP Photo)




Mahala Smith, of Sabattus, Maine, scrambles for yardage during a women's football game at the Mud Bowl in North Conway, N.H., Saturday, September 7, 2024. (Photo by Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo)




Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, kicks the ball after double faulting against Jessica Pegula, of the United States, during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Saturday, September 7, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Julia Nikhinson/AP Photo)




People carry their belongings as they wade through a flooded street after heavy monsoon rains, in Vijayawada on September 2, 2024. Intense monsoon rains and floods in India's southern states have killed at least 25 people, with thousands rescued and taken to relief camps, disaster officials said on September 2. (Photo by Chandu Lumburu/AFP Photo)




Launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the 8-11 Starlink mission to launch 21 satellites into orbit. The rocket launched at 11:33 a.m. EDT on September 5, 2024 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Brevard County, Florida. (Photo by Malcolm Denemark/FLORIDA TODAY via USA TODAY Network)




A visitor takes pictures among the cherry blossom trees on an early spring morning around University of Canterbury in Christchurch in New Zealand, on September 7, 2024. (Photo by Sanka Vidanagama/AFP Photo)




A man walks in a flood-devastated area of Tamanart in Morocco's Tata province on September 8, 2024. When powerful thunderstorms hit Morocco's arid south, they brought deadly floods but also provided some relief to farmers as the country grapples with its worst drought in nearly 40 years. (Photo by M'hand Oubarka/AFP Photo)




Models showcase a creation by Hongdu on stage during the SS25 China Fashion Week in Beijing, Monday, September 9, 2024. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)