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.

Save

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

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

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

Day in Photos: Aircraft Carrier Departure, NATO Summit, and Olympic Cauldron Returns to Paris

Day in Photos: Ship Capsizes in Indonesia, Forest Fires in Greece, Amazon Launches Satellites

Day in Photos: Iran Strikes Israel, Church Shooting, Protests in Panama

Day in Photos: Hurricane Erick, Flag Day in Argentina, and Solstice Yoga

Day in Photos: Attack on Hospital in Israel, Hurricane Erick, and Heat in Europe

Day in Photos: New Flagpole, Protests in Argentina, and Royal Highland Show

Day in Photos: Volcanic Eruption in Indonesia, Protests in Kenya, and Royal Races

Day in Photos: Minnesota Shooting Victim Memorial, G7 in Canada, and Aerobatic Flying

Day in Photos: Protests in Spain, First Veterans Day in Germany, Iran-Israel Strikes Continue

In Photos: US Army’s 250th Birthday Parade in Washington