An aerial view of Syrian people flocked to the streets in the capital Damascus to celebrate US President Donald Trump's decision to lift sanctions in Damascus, Syria on May 13, 2025. (Photo by Amadeusz Mikolaj Swierk/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Chelsea pensioner Mike Smith in the rear of one of two Spitfires flying over Sussex during a surprise flight organised by the Taxi Charity for Military Veterans on Tuesday, September 12, 2023. (Photo by Gareth Fuller/PA Images via Getty Images)

Members of the special operations team conduct a building climbing training in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, April 13, 2021. (Photo credit should read Costfoto/Barcroft Media via Getty Images)

An incredible view of daytime lightning on Saturn during one of the biggest storms the ringed planet has ever seen has been captured by a NASA spacecraft.

Photo: The huge storm which generated the lightning strike on Saturn can be seen in the top right of this image. (Photo by NASA)

Only the most intrepid urban explorers cross the tattered ruins of the old Iron Curtain to endure the excessive bureaucracy, military paranoia and freezing winds of the East to hunt for the ghosts of an empire. Rebecca Litchfield is one who couldn’t resist the haunting allure of the ruins of the Soviet Union.

A former Gurkha (special forces soldier), Nirmal Purja, takes a selfie at the start of his attempt to scale the world’s 14 highest peaks in seven months to break a 31-year-old record. Nirmal Purja, known as Nims, aims to smash the current record – which stands at seven years, 11 months and 14 days – set by Polish climber Jerzy Kukuczka. On the way, he also plans to defeat at least seven speed world records on mountains over 8,000m high. (Photo by Nirmal Purja/PA Wire Press Association)

American actress, model, singer and activist Paris Jackson attends Comic-Con in San Diego, California, USA on July 21, 2018. (Photo by @parisjackson/Instagram)

A man rides a motorcycle on a flooded street following heavy rains in Sanaa, Yemen on April 22, 2024. (Photo by Khaled Abdullah/Reuters)