Day in Photos: Flood in Nigeria, Air Canada Strike, and Anniversary of Victory in the PacificDay in Photos: Flood in Nigeria, Air Canada Strike, and Anniversary of Victory in the Pacific
This aerial view shows homes destroyed by heavy rains in Pitskom, in Yobe State, Nigeria, on Aug. 16, 2025. Torrential rains sparked intense floods and damaged hundreds of homes in the northeast Nigerian town of Potiskum. Audu Ali Marte/AFP via Getty Images

Day in Photos: Flood in Nigeria, Air Canada Strike, and Anniversary of Victory in the Pacific

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District of Columbia National Guard soldiers pose for photos with people outside Union Station in Washington on Aug. 16, 2025. Hundreds of West Virginia National Guard members will deploy across the nation’s capital as part of the Trump administration’s effort to overhaul policing in the District of Columbia through a federal crackdown on crime and homelessness. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo
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People watch a wildfire burning in Castrillo de Cabrera, Spain, on Aug. 16, 2025. Spain, now in its third week under a heatwave alert, is still battling wildfires raging in the northwest and west of the country, where the army has been deployed to help contain the blazes. Cesar Manso/AFP via Getty Images