Police personnel use water cannon to disperse demonstrators during a protest against alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission recruitment exams in Ranchi, India, on Aug. 10, 2026. Indian students marched toward the state assembly in Jharkhand on Aug. 10, escalating protests over government recruitment examinations, with several students also on hunger strike. Rajesh Kumar/AFP via Getty Images
The moon passes over the sun's horizon behind the Notre-Dame de la Garde Basilica during a partial solar eclipse in Marseille, in southeastern France, on Aug. 12, 2026. In France, the solar eclipse was not total; after the total solar eclipse of 1999, France will not see another total eclipse for another 55 years in 2081. Thibaud Moritz/AFP via Getty Images
Indigenous people take part in a Mayan ceremony commemorating the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, at the archaeological site of Kaminal Juyu, in Guatemala City, Guatemala, on Aug. 10, 2026. Johan Ordonez/AFP via Getty Images
A jellyfish lies on the shore near the nuclear power plant in Gravelines, France, on Aug. 11, 2026. A nuclear plant in northern France shut down three reactors after a swarm of jellyfish clogged pumps used to cool the units, energy group EDF said on Aug. 11, 2026. Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP via Getty Images
Burned cars at the site of a Russian air attack in Odesa, Ukraine, on Aug. 9, 2026. Oleksandr Gimanov/AFP via Getty Images
A surfer walks out of the Pacific Ocean as the sun sets in the La Jolla neighborhood near Scripps Pier in San Diego on Aug. 13, 2026. Mario Tama/Getty Images
Bolivian Police officers of the Special Force for the Fight Against Drug Trafficking stand guard during a Bolivia-Brazil border security plan in Guayaramerin, Bolivia, on Aug. 13, 2026. Aizar Raldes/AFP via Getty Images
The wreckage of a World War II German warship, one of dozens sunk by retreating Nazi forces in September 1944, emerging from the low waters of the Danube River near Prahovo, Serbia, on Aug. 11, 2026, as drought and prolonged hot and dry weather continues to lower water levels across the region. Heat and drought are driving rivers across Europe to record lows. Andrej Isakovic/AFP via Getty Images
Participants attend the Yauzafest SUP stand-up paddle boarding festival on the Yauza river in Moscow on Aug. 9, 2026. Igor Ivanko/AFP via Getty Images
A Los Angeles firefighter battles the Walnut Fire in the Wildwood Canyon shortly after the fire broke out in Burbank, Calif., on Aug. 8, 2026. David Swanson/AFP via Getty Images
People relax on colorful hammocks during the Sziget Festival at Obuda Island, in Budapest, Hungary, on Aug. 13, 2026. The 33rd Sziget Festival will take place from Aug. 11 to 15. Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images
Wildfire flames and smoke rise above a forest in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park near Mount Bromo in Probolinggo, East Java province, on Aug. 10, 2026. Indonesian firefighters backed by helicopters and drones battled devastating flames for an eighth day in a national park on Java Island where over 500 hectares (1,236 acres) have been lost, an official said. Juni Kriswanto/AFP via Getty Images
A family gathers to play in snow on Nottingham Road near Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, on Aug. 10, 2026. Parts of the South African province hit with late snow, just ahead of the southern hemisphere spring. Rajesh Jantilal/AFP via Getty Images
Single-family homes adjacent to a lot being cleared to build a new data center in Stone Ridge, Va., on Aug. 12, 2026. Hastily built to meet skyrocketing demand for computing power required by the global artificial intelligence race, data centers are facing opposition across the United States. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
Performers of Circa Wolf, which is being performed at Underbelly Circus Hub on the Meadows hold a photocall on Calton Hill in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Aug. 10, 2026. For three weeks each August, Edinburgh welcomes an explosion of creative energy from around the globe as artists and performers take part in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, presenting shows that span many genres including cabaret, children's shows, comedy, dance, physical theatre, circus, music, musicals, opera and theatre. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Two women pose for a photo as they visit a sunflower field at Kasai Rinkai Park in Tokyo on Aug. 11, 2026. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
Rescue workers and volunteers searching for survivors at the site of collapsed buildings after an earthquake in Cali, Colombia, on Aug. 12, 2026. Rescuers, soldiers and volunteers searched through collapsed apartment blocks and office buildings across western Colombia, racing to find survivors after the country's strongest earthquake in a century killed at least 239 people and left many more homeless on Aug. 10. Raul Arboleda/AFP via Getty Images
Afghans harvest figs in a garden at Shah Wali Kot district in Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Aug. 10, 2026. Sanaullah Seiam/AFP via Getty Images
A wooden area engulfed in flames during a raging wildfire near the town of Omis, Croatia, on Aug. 14, 2026. Croatian firefighters battled overnight with one of the worst wildfires in the country's history, authorities said on Aug. 14. Miroslav Lelas/AFP via Getty Images
Jon Harvey, dressed as the satirical character Count Binface, poses for the press at Clacton Leisure Centre as election workers review ballots after voting closed in the Clacton-on-Sea By-election in Clacton-on-Sea, England, on Aug. 14, 2026. The Clacton-on-Sea by-election was triggered by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage resigning his seat to seek voter approval amid parliamentary scrutiny over an undeclared million-pound donation from a Crypto billionaire. In protest of what they called a political stunt, the main UK parties have boycotted the race, leaving 33 opponents consisting of independents and fringe candidates. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Boats stranded on the parched bed of Brenets Lake, part of the Doubs River, a natural border between eastern France and western Switzerland, as central Europe is hit by a new heatwave, in Les Brenets, Switzerland, on Aug. 11, 2026. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
President Donald Trump salutes at the 2026 Patriot Games at SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio, on Aug. 11, 2026. The Patriot Games is a youth athletics competition featuring 14 to 17-year-old students from across the country celebrating the nation's 250th anniversary. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
This aerial photograph shows farmers as they arrange their tractors in the shape of the word HELP on a field during a demonstration to protest against the Dutch cabinet's newly announced nitrogen plans in Schermerhorn, western Netherlands on Aug. 13, 2026. Wouter de Wilde/ANP/AFP via Getty Images
Firemen work to extinguish a fire that broke out at a livestock facility near Kouvaras, south of Athens, Greece, on Aug. 10, 2026. Aris Messinis/AFP via Getty Images
