Romanian female soldiers stand prior to the military parade on Romania's National Day in Bucharest, on December 1, 2022. (Photo by Daniel Mihailescu/AFP Photo)
Luna the French Bulldog is dressed in red, white, and blue during the National Independence Day Parade in Washington, DC, on July 4, 2023. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds/AFP Photo)
Filipino students performs during the parade at the 125th Philippine’s Independence Day at Dubai World Trade Centre on June 10, 2023. (Photo by Leslie Pableo for The National)
Athletes compete in the women's 100m semi-final during the World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest on August 21, 2023. (Photo by Andrej Isakovic/AFP Photo)
A Haitian National Police officer guards a street in the Petion-Ville neighborhood almost a week after the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on July 13, 2021. (Photo by Ricardo Arduengo/Reuters)
A traditional high altitude bonfire burns on the occasion of the Swiss National Day on the “Stanserhorn” mountain near Stans, Switzerland, Sunday, August 1, 2021. (Photo by Urs Flueeler/Keystone via AP Photo)
Girls in floral crowns jump across the bonfire while holding hands during the Kupala Night celebration at the National Museum of Folk Architecture and Life in Pyrohiv, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Ukrinform/Rex Features/Shutterstock)