The Detroit Lions’ Brian Branch, in white, fights with Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster after the Chiefs’ win on Sunday, October 12, 2025. Branch apologized for his actions and said that he reacted the way he did because Smith-Schuster had hit him in the back late in the game, which he thought was illegal. The NFL suspended Branch one game without pay for unsportsmanlike conduct. (Photo by Ed Zurga/AP Photo)





SpaceX’s Starship megarocket — the most powerful launch vehicle ever built — lifts off from the company’s launch pad in Starbase, Texas, on Monday, October 13, 2025. Starship successfully completed an hourlong test flight and soared through its key goals, which included deploying mock satellites and relighting an engine while in space. (Photo by Steve Nesius/Reuters)





A dog cools off in the surf at Birubi Point at Port Stephens, north of Sydney as temperatures soared close to 40 degrees Celsius (104 degree Fahrenheit) in some of the hottest temperatures record for October in the Sydney region, Wednesday, October 22, 2025. (Photo by Mark Baker/AP Photo)





Beachgoers play soccer volleyball next to the Mediterranean sea, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, October 12, 2025. (Photo by Francisco Seco/AP Photo)





A man dive into the Liangma river in Beijing, China, Wednesday, October 15, 2025. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





Jess Fulton, 15, from Ayrshire rides her pony Harley through the waves at Irvine Beach, UK on October 20, 2025. (Photo by Jamie Williamson/The Times)





Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) against the Memphis Grizzlies during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, October 29, 2025, in Phoenix. (Photo by Rick Scuteri/AP Photo)





A young girl is run across the beach in Gravelines, France, where migrants are attempting to board a small boat to cross the Channel to the UK on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. (Photo by Gareth Fuller/PA Images via Getty Images)





Jockey William Maggs falling from Jack The Boss during the Join The Ludlow Racecourse Racing Club Novices' Hurdle at Ludlow Racecourse, Bromfield, UK on Thursday, October 23, 2025. (Photo by David Davies/PA Images via Getty Images)





Ralph the farm dog enjoys a moment of autumn sunshine at Tewinbury Farm Hotel in Hertfordshire, UK in the first decade of October 2025. (Photo by Suzi Darsa/The Highgate Dog Photographer)





More than 647,000 people in the country are without drinking water in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on October 24, 2025, after Tropical Storm Melissa devastated dozens of aqueducts. (Photo by Orlando Barría/EPA)





Three greys make their way up the hill towards the finish during The Shetland Pony Derby at Plumpton Racecourse on October 20, 2025 in Plumpton, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)





Mana Okamura of Japan competes in the Women's Floor exercise of the All-Around Qualifications at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2025 in Jakarta, Indonesia, 20 October 2025. (Photo by Adi Weda/EPA)





Runners climb the ramp during the Vortex Race, created by students inside the Vortex, an eight-storey circular building with a 2.8-kilometre helicoidal ramp with a 1% incline housing 941 rooms for the University of Lausanne, in Chavannes-près-Renens, Switzerland, on October 16, 2025. (Photo by Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)





Ichiyamamoto ahead of the eleventh bout against Takanosho at Royal Albert Hall in London, Britain on October 17, 2025. (Photo by Peter Cziborra/Reuters)