Democratic Alliance supporters cheer and dance as they wait for Incumbent Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis to arrive ahead of a press conference where he announced that he will seek to be elected as federal leader of the South African Democratic Alliance, in Cape Town on Feb. 27, 2026. Gianluigi Guerica/AFP via Getty Images
Israelis watch the Mediterranean Sea from a lookout in the northern city of Haifa as they wait for the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier to arrive off the coast of Israel on Feb. 27, 2026. The United States authorized the departure of non-emergency embassy staff from Israel, as it threatened strikes on Iran and pressed its biggest military build-up in the Middle East in decades. Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images
Lanus' defender No. 24 Carlos Izquierdoz and midfielder No. 11 Eduardo Salvio lift the trophy next to teammates on the podium after winning the Recopa Sudamericana second leg final football match between Brazil's Flamengo and Argentina's Lanus at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, on Feb. 26, 2026. Mauro Pimentel/AFP via Getty Images
Taliban security personnel operating an anti-aircraft gun keep watch for Pakistani airstrikes near the Durand Line in Gurbuz district of Khost province following overnight cross-border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan on Feb. 27, 2026. Clashes near the key Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan resumed on Feb. 27, AFP journalists said, as the neighbors engaged in deadly fighting. AFP via Getty Images
Green Party candidate and winner Hannah Spencer is interviewed after the vote count in Manchester, England, on Feb. 27, 2026. The Greater Manchester constituency of Gorton and Denton is holding a by-election, triggered by the resignation of former Labour MP Andrew Gwynne due to ill health, following his suspension from the party in 2025. Ryan Jenkinson/Getty Images
Audrey Nuna poses with the AFC Women's Asian Cup during a media opportunity for the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 at Perth Stadium in Perth, Australia, on Feb. 27, 2026. Paul Kane/Getty Images
Ship commander Captain Thomas Puga (2nd L) guides Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (3rd L), French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot (L) and Sweden's Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (R) among the fighter jets on the hangar deck before a bilateral meeting on the French aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle (R91) at the quay in the North Port in Malmo, Sweden, on Feb. 27, 2026. Johan Nilsson/TT/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images/Sweden OUT
Graffiti on a statue of Britain's former Prime Minister Winston Churchill is removed by a worker in Parliament Square, in central London on Feb. 27, 2026. Brook Mitchell/AFP via Getty Images
Artisans work on creations for the Italian brand Tod's before its collection show at Milan's Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2026/2027, in Milan, Italy, on Feb. 27, 2026. Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images
Media crews gather in front of The Chappaqua Performing Arts Center in Chappaqua, New York, on Feb. 27, 2026, ahead of the deposition of former U.S. President Bill Clinton. Clinton is to testify behind closed doors before a congressional committee investigating the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images
Demonstrators hold a mock bus as they take part in a strike of local transport workers in front of the transport ministry in Berlin, on Feb. 27, 2026. Public transport workers across Germany are staging a 48-hour strike from Feb. 27 to 28, as talks over pay and conditions stall. John Macdougall/AFP via Getty Images
A worker walks past tho logo of the MWC (Mobile World Congress) at Fira convention centre in Barcelona ahead of its opening on Feb. 27, 2026. The MWC takes place from March 2 to 5. Josep Lago/AFP via Getty Images
U.S. embassy personnel prepare to provide consular services at the Israeli settlement of Efrat as the United States embassy in Israel begins providing “routine passport services” in the Israeli settlement of Efrat in the occupied West Bank on Feb. 27, 2026. The U.S. says it will provide similar services in another settlement, Beitar Illit, in the coming months. Amir Levy/Getty Images
A pedestrian walks past restaurants and shops in the Podil district of Kyiv on Feb. 27, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images
Hungary's ruling Fidesz party spokesperson Balazs Nemeth (C) campaigns in one of Budapest's outer districts on Feb. 27, 2026. Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images
Farmers work on a field, covering asparagus plantations with plastic sheeting that traps solar heat and raises the soil temperature, near Beelitz, eastern Germany, on Feb. 27, 2026. When farmers use foil covering, they are able to grow and harvest the vegetable earlier and faster than usual. Ralf Hirschberger/AFP via Getty Images
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading in New York City on Feb. 27, 2026. All three major indexes tumbled at opening with the Dow Jones leading the way losing over 700 points after the release of inflation numbers. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
Schoolchildren walk near Lycee de Tokoin in Lome, Togo, on Feb. 27, 2026. Olympia de Maismont/AFP via Getty Images
