Primary school bands prepare before entering the arena at the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Aug. 15, 2025. Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images
White doves are released as a tribute to those killed in war, at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2025, as Japan marks the 80th anniversary of its surrender in World War II. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images
Staff Sgt. Kayla Hendricks of the U.S Air Force Yokota Air Base Honor Guard looks on during a World War II commemorative service and wreath laying at ANZAC Memorial Park in Townsville, Australia, on Aug. 15, 2025. Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images
A resident wearing a mask sits on a rock as a wildfire rages on a hill behind him, in the western Hama countryside, Syria, on Aug. 15, 2025. Abdulaziz Ketaz/AFP via Getty Images
Onlookers gather near a destroyed bridge after flash floods on the outskirts of Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on Aug. 15, 2025. Sajjad Qayyum/AFP via Getty Images
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa (L) delivers his remarks during the first National Convention at the University of South Africa in Pretoria on Aug. 15, 2025. The convention marks the start of national discussions at local meetings and public platforms. Phill Magakoe/AFP via Getty Images
Police work at the scene outside a mosque where a shooting left several people injured in Orebro, Sweden, on Aug. 15, 2025. Filip Gronroos/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images
A wildfire burns near a highway in A Gudiña, Spain, on Aug. 15, 2025. Cesar Manso/AFP via Getty Images
A veteran wipes his eye during a national service of remembrance to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, England, on Aug. 15, 2025. Aaron Chown/AFP via Getty Images
Members of the National Cadet Corps celebrate after winning the best contingent trophy during Independence Day celebrations in Chandigarh, India, on Aug. 15, 2025. AFP via Getty Images
