Day in Photos: Flooding in Pakistan, Protests in Indonesia, and Falconry Exhibition
An aerial view of crops and houses submerged in floodwater at Chak Ali Sher village in Wazirabad district, Pakistan, on Aug. 28, 2025, after the government issued a flood alert for riverside areas of Punjab province. Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images
An aerial view of crops and houses submerged in floodwater at Chak Ali Sher village in Wazirabad district, Pakistan, on Aug. 28, 2025, after the government issued a flood alert for riverside areas of Punjab province. Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images

Day in Photos: Flooding in Pakistan, Protests in Indonesia, and Falconry Exhibition

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A ‘Molotov cocktail’ burns while police personnel confront demonstrators during a labor union protest for improving working conditions, near the Parliament in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Aug. 28, 2025. Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images
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A firefighting helicopter flies over a heavily damaged residential building, following a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv, on Aug. 28, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Oleksii Filippov/AFP via Getty Images
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A girl looks on as Iraqi nationals prepare to leave the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp in Syria's northeastern al-Hasakah Governorate, ahead of their return to Iraq, on Aug. 28, 2025. Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images
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Swimmers participate in the 11th Open Swim Harmonie Mutuelle race at the Bras Marie safe bathing site on the Seine River in Paris, on Aug. 28, 2025. Stephane De Sakutin/AFP via Getty Images
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Women carry logs from a clearing in Kibumba, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), on Aug. 28, 2025. The head of the U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday that the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have agreed to repatriate refugees uprooted by conflict in eastern DRC. Jospin Mwisha/AFP via Getty Images
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Tourists take a carriage ride outside the Hofburg Imperial Palace on a hot sunny day in Vienna, Austria, on Aug. 28, 2025. Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz sits in a NH90-helicopter near the submarine hunting frigate “Bayern” while visiting the German Navy, on Aug. 28, 2025 near Rostock, Germany. Daniel Bockwoldt/Getty Images
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Afghan burqa-clad women walk along a road in the Argo district of Badakhshan province, on Aug. 28, 2025. Omer Abrar/AFP via Getty Images
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JuVaughn Harrison of the United States competes in the High Jump Men's event of the Diamond League athletics meeting “Weltklasse” at the Letzigrund stadium in Zurich, Switzerland, on Aug. 28, 2025. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
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UK's Defense Secretary John Healey (front 2nd R) and Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (front 4th L) pose for photographs during a welcome ceremony for British aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales at the Tokyo International Cruise Terminal in Tokyo, on Aug. 28, 2025. Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP via Getty Images
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Audrey Pulvar and Emmanuel Gregoire harvest vegetables in Paris, France, on Aug. 28, 2025, at the inauguration of the revival of the Ferme de Paris, which is becoming a place for the educational production of sustainable food. Daniel Perron/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images
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A train runs along a section of Dubai's Palm Monorail, with a backdrop of the city's highrise buildings, on Aug. 28, 2025. Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty Images
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A silent vigil is held for Herwin Alleman, 56, who was beaten to death last Friday by two men after an argument in a night shop near his home in Zeebrugge, Belgium, on Aug. 28, 2025. Two men suspected of the killing were arrested in Poland. James Arthur Gekiere/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images
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Workers walk around a tunnel at the construction site of the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) during an inspection in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on Aug. 28, 2025. Jam Sta Rosa/AFP via Getty Images
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American actress Emma Stone poses on the red carpet before the screening of the movie “Bugonia” presented in competition at the 82nd International Venice Film Festival, at Venice Lido, Italy, on Aug. 28, 2025. Stefano Rellandini/AFP via Getty Images
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A falcon is showcased during a falconry exhibition in Kuwait City, on Aug. 28, 2025. Yasser Al-Zayyat/AFP via Getty Images
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Courtney Wayment of Team USA competes in the Women's 3000m Steeplechase Final during the Weltklasse Zurich, part of the 2025 Diamond League at Letzigrund, on Aug. 28, 2025, in Zurich, Switzerland. Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images
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Space engineers work on the NASA IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) spacecraft at the Astrotech Space Operations facility in Titusville, Fla., on Aug. 28, 2025. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP via Getty Images
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A tug-of-war is a key part of the Argyllshire Gathering in Oban, Scotland, on Aug. 28, 2025, during the Oban Games, a day of intense Highland rivalries on display at the historic competition. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images