A couple poses for wedding photos in front of the Saigon Opera House in Ho Chi Minh City on December 7, 2023. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen/AFP Photo)

A child and any Asiatic Lion look at each other through a glass at Rome's Zoo, Thursday, March 7, 2024. (Photo by Gregorio Borgia/AP Photo)

A member of the carnival group “La Vijanera de Silio” poses during the traditional ancient festival in the town of Silio, northern Spain, Saturday, January 7, 2023. (Photo by Alvaro Barrientos/AP Photo)

A model falls as she presents a creation by fashion designer Limak during the Colombo Fashion Week in Colombo on March 7, 2024. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP Photo)

A model presents a creation for Iris Van Herpen during the Women's Haute-Couture Fall/Winter 2025-26 collection show in Paris, on July 7, 2025. (Photo by Thomas Samson/AFP Photo)

Tourist Michel Watson found this pink dolphin making a splash in Brazil. The unusual creature, which hides deep in the Rio Negro river, was spotted leaping out of the Amazonian water brandishing its bizarre bright bubblegum color. Weighing in at nearly 300 pounds, the curious animal, known as an Amazon Pink River Dolphin, looked unusually agile as it rose above the waves. (Photo by Michel Watson)

Planned improvements to Rio’s favelas have meant increases in rent, forcing the poorest families into squatting in unoccupied buildings. Photographer Tariq Zaidi visits the Mangueira community favela, less than 1km from the showpiece Maracanã stadium, to see what life is like for the women living there. Here: Victoria, 12, at her home in Mangueira. (Photo by Tariq Zaidi/The Guardian)