Day in Photos: Military Exercises in Philippines, Missile Strike in Yemen, and Blooming Flowers in Japan

A glimpse into the world through the lens of photography.

A U.S. Marine Air Defense Integrated System fires at a drone during a live fire exercise as part of U.S.–Philippines joint military exercises at Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui in San Antonio, Philippines, on April 27, 2025. The exercises focus on a "full battle test" between the two defense treaty allies amid heightened security tensions. This year’s deployment of missile systems within firing range of waters near Taiwan and the South China Sea has drawn criticism from China, which called the drills provocative. Ezra Acayan/Getty Images

Day in Photos: Military Exercises in Philippines, Missile Strike in Yemen, and Blooming Flowers in Japan

A glimpse into the world through the lens of photography.

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By Epoch Times Staff

April 27, 2025Updated:April 27, 2025

People take pictures underneath wisteria flowers at Ashikaga Flower Park in Ashikaga, Japan, on April 27, 2025. Philip Fong/AFP via Getty Images

Refugees wait beside trucks loaded with their belongings before departing to Afghanistan, at a holding center near the Pakistan–Afghanistan border in Chaman, Pakistan, on April 27, 2025. Abdul Basit/AFP via Getty Images

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