Day in Photos: Artillery Demonstration Day, Louvre Remains Closed, and Green Peafowl

Day in Photos: Artillery Demonstration Day, Louvre Remains Closed, and Green Peafowl
Soldiers operate CAESAR vehicles (Camion Equipe d'un Systeme d'Artillerie - Truck equipped with an artillery system) with self-propelled howitzers during maneuvers as part of an artillery demonstration day at the French Army camp of Canjuers, in the Var department, France, on Oct. 20, 2025. Frederic Dides/AFP via Getty Images
Soldiers operate CAESAR vehicles (Camion Equipe d'un Systeme d'Artillerie - Truck equipped with an artillery system) with self-propelled howitzers during maneuvers as part of an artillery demonstration day at the French Army camp of Canjuers, in the Var department, France, on Oct. 20, 2025. Frederic Dides/AFP via Getty Images
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U.S. President Donald Trump greets Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House, on Oct. 20, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
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A tourist looks at the Louvre Pyramid courtyard through the closed gates after the announcement that the museum will remain closed for a second day after thieves stole priceless jewels from the museum in Paris a day earlier, in Paris, on Oct. 20, 2025. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images
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(L–R) Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Italian President Sergio Mattarella, King Philippe of Belgium, and Laura Mattarella pose for photographers on the first day of a state visit to Belgium in Brussels on Oct. 20, 2025. Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Getty Images
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South Korean coast guard divers prepare to search the lakebed at Bomun Lake as security is tightened ahead of the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Oct. 20, 2025. Jung Yeon-Je/AFP via Getty Images
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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (C) speaks while flanked by Attorney General Sanitiar Burhanuddin (R) and Indonesian Minister of Defense Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin (L) beside stacks of Indonesian rupiah banknotes equivalent to $800 million at the Attorney General's Office building, during the handover of assets recovered from a corruption case involving the provision of Crude Palm Oil export facilities, in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Oct. 20, 2025. Bay Ismoyo/AFP via Getty Images
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Jesenia Schäfer of Team Germany competes in the balance beam during the women's qualification on day two of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at Indonesia Arena in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Oct. 20, 2025. Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images
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Staff make dumplings at Taiwanese restaurant chain Din Tai Fung in Times Square in New York City, on Oct. 20, 2025. The Taiwanese restaurant, which is celebrated for its soup dumplings and dim sum-inspired menu, has become one of America’s top chain restaurants, with its New York flagship location employing omore than 500 people, making it the largest Din Tai Fung to date. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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Army personnel shower service dogs with marigold flowers as a sign of worship on the occasion of Kukur Tihar, a festival dedicated to dogs during the Hindu festival of lights, known as
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (Center-L), Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic (Center-R), and French President Emmanuel Macron (3rd L) attend the Med9 Summit of the Mediterranean and Southern European Union member states, in Portoroz, on the Slovenian Adriatic seaside, on Oct. 20, 2025. Jure Makovec/AFP via Getty Images
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Crews and construction machinery work on the removal of an emblematic rainbow crosswalk in the progressive Montrose neighborhood following state and federal orders, in Houston, Texas, on Oct. 20, 2025. Moises Avila/AFP via Getty Images
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People visit a loess gorge near Kazimierz Dolny, in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland, on Oct. 20, 2025. Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images
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Bolivian President-elect Rodrigo Paz and Vice President-elect Edman Lara, of the Christian Democratic Party, wave during a press conference a day after the presidential election runoff in La Paz, Bolivia, on Oct. 20, 2025. Bolivians on the eve elected pro-business center-right senator Paz as their new president, ending two decades of socialist rule that has left the South American nation deep in economic crisis. Martin Bernetti/AFP via Getty Images
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A teenage girl performs a trick on a skateboard at Ab-o-Atash Park in northern Tehran, Iran, on Oct. 20, 2025. Skateboarding has recently gained popularity among Iranian youth. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images
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A miniature Carlsberg bottle of beer, what the company is calling the world's smallest beer, in Stockholm, Sweden, on Oct. 20, 2025. Claudio Bresciani/TT News Agency/TT NYHETSBYRÅN/AFP via Getty Images
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a press conference at a federal office building in Bradenton, Fla., on Oct. 20, 2025. The secretary addressed ongoing immigration enforcement efforts and federal coordination with local authorities across the state, while praising President Donald Trump for their joint accomplishments under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which received congressional approval and funded expanded DHS operations. Octavio Jones/Getty Images
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A man lights a firecracker during the Diwali—the Hindu festival of lights—in Bengaluru, India, on Oct. 20, 2025. Idrees Mohammed/AFP via Getty Images
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Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) president, Sanae Takaichi, walks before signing a policy agreement with Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura at the Diet in Tokyo, on Oct. 20, 2025. The LDP and its junior partner signed a coalition deal on Oct. 20 paving the way for Sanae Takaichi to become the country's first female premier. Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via Getty Images
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A green Peafowl peacock in an enclosure at a park near the town of Lipjan in Kosovo, on Oct. 20, 2025. Armend Nimani/AFP via Getty Images