A Lebanese demonstrator carries a clock during a gathering to honor the victims of the catastrophic Beirut port explosion in 2020 and to call for accountability for the blast, on Aug. 4, 2025. Anwar Amro/AFP via Getty Images
A man rows a boat along a flooded street after heavy monsoon rains caused the water levels to rise in the Ganges river in Varanasi, India, on Aug. 4, 2025. Niharika Kulkarni/AFP via Getty Images
A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in a school in the district of Agouza in the Egyptian capital's twin city of Giza on the first day of the 2025 Egyptian Senate elections on Aug. 4, 2025. Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images
Activists stage a demonstration in front of the United Nations Offices in Geneva, Switzerland, on the eve of the Plastics Treaty negotiations, on Aug. 4, 2025. Negotiators will try again to reach a global pact on plastic pollution at talks from Aug. 5–14, but they face deep divisions over how to tackle the health and ecological hazard. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
An RNLI lifeguard battles strong winds on Portstewart Strand as she plants a warning flag advising swimmers against entering the water in Portstewart, England, on Aug. 4, 2025. The Met Office has issued an amber warning for much of Scotland and a yellow warning for northern England, north Wales, and Northern Ireland, as Storm Floris batters the northern half of the UK with strong winds and heavy rains on Monday and into Tuesday. Charles McQuillan/Getty Images
Former New York Governor and independent candidate for NYC mayor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a press conference at the Sheraton Times Square Hotel in New York City on Aug. 4, 2025. Cuomo unveiled his new public safety policy, which includes expanding the NYPD's Strategic Response Group. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
Pallbearers carry the casket of Silvia Mubiala past the place where she was shot and killed during a protest last week in Luanda, on Aug. 4, 2025. The mother of six was allegedly shot by police while trying to protect her son during a protest against a fuel price hike that claimed the lives of at least 30 people. AFP via Getty Images
Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda address a press conference at the presidential palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Aug. 4, 2025. Petras Malukas/AFP via Getty Images
Palestinians rush to collect humanitarian aid airdropped by parachute into Zawaida in the central Gaza Strip, on Aug. 4, 2025. Abdel Kareem Hana/AP Photo
Lawyers talk in the courtroom of the Constitutional Council before the start of appeals from unsuccessful election candidates in Yaounde, Cameroon, on Aug. 4, 2025. The candidates were excluded by electoral authorities from the list of candidates approved to run in an Oct. 12 presidential vote. AFP via Getty Images
A farmer works in a paddy field in Lambaro, Aceh province, Indonesia, on Aug. 4, 2025. Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP via Getty Images
A federal agent walks past portraits of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance as he patrols the halls of the Ted Weiss Federal Building in New York City on Aug. 4, 2025. The Department of Homeland Security is offering new Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recruits a signing bonus of up to $50,000 and student loan forgiveness as the agency seeks to meet Trump’s goal of hiring 10,000 new ICE agents and deporting a million people a year. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
The Reichstag building, which houses Germany's lower house of parliament (Bundestag), is reflected in a puddle after a downpour in Berlin, on Aug. 4, 2025. John Macdougall/AFP via Getty Images
A lifeguard holds a swimfin with collected Physalia physalis, a marine hydrozoan also known as the Portuguese man o' war or bluebottles, at a beach, in Hendaye, France, on Aug. 4, 2025. Beaches in the south of France have been closed to swimmers due to the invasion of these sea creatures with venomous tentacles. Thomas Coex/AFP via Getty Images
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a budget committee meeting during an extraordinary session at the Upper House of the Diet in Tokyo, Japan, on Aug. 4, 2025. Ishiba pledged to remain in his role as he faces strong pressure to resign, after his ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner Komeito lost their majority in the Upper House in last month's election. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images
People seek relief under water jets at a splash pad in the Madrid Rio park during a heatwave in Madrid, on Aug. 4, 2025. Pierre-Philippe Marcou/AFP via Getty Images
Tom Marquand riding Sir William (green) wins The Vegas Racenight Coming to Windsor Handicap at Windsor Racecourse in Windsor, England, on Aug. 4, 2025. Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images
