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Photos: Hungarians Cheer Orbán’s Loss

2026-04-13T12:31:29-04:00

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A drone view shows people gathering to celebrate across the River Danube from the Parliament building, following the partial results of the parliamentary election, in Budapest, Hungary, on April 12, 2026.

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A man waves a Hungarian flag as he celebrates in the streets after the announcement of partial results of the Hungarian parliamentary election in Budapest on April 12, 2026.

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Péter Magyar, the Tisza-party candidate for Hungarian prime minister, greets supporters in Budapest after he won the parliamentary election on April 12, 2026.

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Supporters of the Tisza party hold up glowing torches and light tubes during an election-night rally in Budapest on April 12, 2026.

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Young supporters celebrate in Budapest early on April 13, 2026, after Péter Magyar’s Tisza party defeated Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party in the country’s parliamentary elections.

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Revelers are seen in the streets of Budapest on April 13, 2026, as thousands gathered after closing polls pointed to a victory for the Tisza opposition party. Last year, drone footage of zebras running on a luxury estate owned by a wealthy friend of Viktor Orbán’s turned into a rallying image, with the zebras becoming symbols of corruption under Orbán’s government.

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Supporters of the Tisza party hold up glowing torches and light tubes during the election-night rally in Budapest on April 12, 2026.

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Supporters of the Tisza party celebrate during election night on the banks of the River Danube with the Parliament building in the background, on April 12, 2026.

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Tisza-party supporters celebrate, holding glowing torches and light tubes in Budapest on April 12, 2026.

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Prime Minister–Elect Péter Magyar delivers a speech in Budapest on April 12, 2026, after winning the general election.

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Joyful revelers greet one another in an underground metro station as they celebrate the resounding Tisza-party win in Hungarian parliamentary elections on April 12, 2026, in Budapest.

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One of a group of celebrants in an underground metro station gives a thumbs-down while showing live video of the concession statement of Hungarian Prime Minister and Fidesz-party leader Viktor Orbán on April 12, 2026, in Budapest.

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People celebrate in a metro station following partial results on the day of the Hungarian parliamentary election in Budapest, April 12, 2026.

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People gather to celebrate across the River Danube from the Parliament building, following the partial results of the parliamentary election, in Budapest, Hungary, on April 12, 2026.

Photos of the Week: Solar Eclipse, Amazon Monument, Titanic Bonfire

2026-04-10T09:00:00-04:00

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The Artemis II crew—(clockwise from left) mission specialist Christina Koch, mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, commander Reid Wiseman, and pilot Victor Glover—take time out for a group hug inside the Orion spacecraft on their way home to Earth on April 7, 2026. Following a swing around the far side of the moon on April 6, 2026, the crew exited the lunar sphere of influence (the point at which the moon's gravity has a stronger pull on Orion than the Earth's) on April 7 and are headed back to Earth for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on April 10. The crew was selected in April 2023, and have been training together for their mission for the past three years.

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The moon, backlit by the sun during a solar eclipse, is photographed by crew members aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft on April 6, 2026, during the Artemis II mission. Orion is visible in the foreground on the left. Earth is reflecting sunlight at the left edge of the moon, which is slightly brighter than the rest of the disk. The bright spot visible just below the moon’s bottom right edge is Saturn. Beyond that, the bright spot at the right edge of the image is Mars.

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People enjoy the sunset at Milk Beach in Sydney on April 9, 2026.

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A hummingbird gathers moss to make a nest in a blooming Yoshino cherry tree at the University of Washington in Seattle, on April 5, 2026.

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A woman stands in front of an Easter bonfire on Maundy Thursday, forming a heart with her hands, in Westdorf, a district of Aschersleben, Germany, on April 2, 2026.

Olympia De Maismont / AFP / Getty

People gather around the Amazon Monument in Cotonou, Benin, on April 6, 2026. The monument stands 30 meters (98 ft) tall, and was completed in 2022.

Igor Ivanko / AFP / Getty

Maintenance workers clean the monument of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in Moscow on April 8, 2026.

Stefano Rellandini / AFP / Getty

A string quartet performs as more than 1,000 drones form a figure in the sky during the DroneArt show in Milan, on April 2, 2026.

Gary Hershorn / Getty

Geese fly past the Statue of Liberty and the skyline of Brooklyn in New York City as the sun rises on April 4, 2026, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey.

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An aerial view of mist and clouds shrouding the 326-meter-tall Bailong Elevator at Zhangjiajie National Forest Park after a rainfall on April 9, 2026, in China’s Hunan province

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Cherry blossoms shine in the sun at Rheinpark in Cologne, Germany, on a warm and sunny day, April 9, 2026.

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President Trump speaks beside the Easter Bunny during the 2026 White House Easter Egg Roll in Washington, D.C., on April 6, 2026.

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Bachelors wearing traditional straw costumes parade through the streets and splash water on villagers in a ritual for fertility and a bountiful harvest as they celebrate Easter Monday in Dobra, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, on April 6, 2026.

Martin Meissner / AP

Two camels show their teeth at the zoo in Cologne, Germany, on April 9, 2026.

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A traditional Easter bonfire in Trechwitz, Brandenburg, Germany, on April 4, 2026. For the bonfire, themed “The Unsinkable 2,” members of a local leisure and youth club built a model of the Titanic out of logs.

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A view of the peloton prior to the 110th Tour of Flanders on April 5, 2026, in Antwerp, Belgium.

Yasunari Itayama / The Yomiuri Shimbun / Reuters

A Japanese Shiden Kai fighter plane is salvaged from the seabed off the coast of Akune City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan and Kyushu Island region, on April 8, 2026. This aircraft flew out to intercept American B-29 bombers during World War II but was hit during combat and made an emergency landing in the sea. The fighter plane sat at the bottom of the sea for 81 years, but its engine, wings, and twin 20-millimeter cannons remain. There is a plan to display it to preserve the memory of the war.

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A fireball rises from a building hit by an Israeli air strike in the area of Abbasiyeh, on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, on April 8, 2026. Lebanon’s army warned people against returning to the country’s south on April 8, where the Israeli military was still launching attacks, as Israel said the cease-fire with Iran did not include its conflict with Hezbollah.

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Missile trails are seen in the sky above Netanya, Israel, on April 8, 2026. Israel’s military issued two warnings in quick succession early Wednesday that Iran had fired missiles toward it, moments after President Trump said he had agreed to postpone striking Iranian infrastructure.

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An aerial photo shows relatives tending to a grave at Diamond Hill Cemetery in Hong Kong on April 3, 2026, as people visit cemeteries to honor their ancestors during the annual Tomb-Sweeping Day festival known locally in Hong Kong as Ching Ming.

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An aerial view of a sunrise over a photovoltaic-power installation in Linyi, Shandong province, China, on April 8, 2026

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An aerial view shows blooming cherry trees at the Heerstrasse in Bonn, Germany, on April 8, 2026.

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Children climb a blooming cherry tree at the University of Washington, on April 5, 2026, in Seattle.

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A bird flies as steam rises from a lake in Chapultepec Park in Mexico City on April 2, 2026.

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An Indigenous Pataxo man takes part in a ritual dance during the Acampamento Terra Livre (“Free Land”) camp, as they protest and demand the demarcation of Indigenous lands and defend constitutional and cultural rights, in Brasília, Brazil, on April 8, 2026.

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Binnie and his brothers Kenny and Johnny celebrate winning a special rosette during the London Horse Harness Parade, an event bringing together more than 100 horse-drawn vehicles and carriages, in Ardingly, West Sussex, England, on April 6, 2026.

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A girl plays with a baby goat in Manikganj, Bangladesh, on April 8, 2026.

Winners of the 2026 World Press Photo Contest

2026-04-09T07:00:00-04:00

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West, Central, and South Asia, Singles—Nepal’s Gen Z Uprising: Fire and smoke engulf Singha Durbar after protesters stormed and set the government complex alight during violent demonstrations in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 9, 2025. Story: A government ban of 26 social-media platforms on September 4, 2025 was the breaking point for Nepal’s youth. On September 8, thousands flooded the streets, part of a generation of young people around the world refusing to accept systems that perpetuate corruption, unemployment, and economic hardship. Within two days, 76 people were dead, most of them young demonstrators killed by police. Thousands more were injured. On September 9, following Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s resignation, protesters stormed and set fire to Singha Durbar, the historic complex at the center of Nepal’s government.

Ihsaan Haffejee, for GroundUp

Africa, Singles—Joburg Ballet School: Young dancers from the Joburg Ballet School backstage at the Soweto Theatre during their year-end performance in Soweto, South Africa, on December 7, 2025. Story: In apartheid South Africa, ballet was the preserve of white culture, inaccessible to people of color. Today, the Joburg Ballet School offers subsidized training to children from historically disadvantaged backgrounds, with locations in Soweto, Alexandra, and Braamfontein. Parents describe seeing their children learn ballet as something they never thought possible.

Yasir Iqbal / Outlook India Magazine

West, Central, and South Asia, Singles—A Daughter’s Grief in Kashmir: Sanam Bashir (21) collapses with grief at her mother’s funeral. Nargis Begum (45) died from shrapnel wounds after a mortar shell struck while the two were fleeing their home in Uri, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on May 9, 2025. Story: The Kashmir region has been contested between India and Pakistan since the 1947 partition of British India, a territorial dispute that has fueled decades of conflict. On April 22, 2025, an attack on tourists in Pahalgam killed 26 people. India blamed Pakistan-backed militant groups and responded with strikes on May 7. Four days of intense cross-border shelling, drone attacks, and air strikes followed. Thousands of civilians were displaced, dozens were killed, and homes and infrastructure along the Line of Control (the de facto border) were destroyed. Widespread international pressure secured a cease-fire on May 10, averting further escalation between the two nuclear-armed rivals.

David Guttenfelder / The New York Times

Europe, Stories—Drone Wars: A soldier from Ukraine’s 93rd Brigade scans for Russian FPV drones while speeding through Kostyantynivka, a strategic gateway to Ukraine’s last major defensive belt in Donetsk, in Kostyantynivka, Ukraine, on June 19, 2025. Story: Ukraine’s battle against the Russian invasion is reshaping modern combat. Hobby drones are being repurposed into remote-controlled weapons, and mass-produced first-person-view (FPV) drones are piloted from kilometers away with deadly precision. These developments have triggered an unrelenting drone arms race and turned large areas of Ukraine into “kill zones.” Civilians are targeted and displaced, and soldiers spend most of their time in underground bunkers or basements, unable to be resupplied or casualty-evacuated. This story documents Ukraine’s efforts to advance its drone capabilities, and the impact of Russian drone attacks on civilians.

Paula Hornickel

Europe, Singles—Emma the Social Robot: Waltraud talks with Emma, a social robot that recognizes faces and remembers past conversations, in Albershausen, Germany, on July 3, 2025. Although skeptical at first, Waltraud says that she felt connected to Emma over time. Story: Germany’s care homes are facing two crises: staff shortages and loneliness. A 2023 study found that one in five residents aged 80 and older describe themselves as “severely lonely.” This reality has prompted trials of social robots such as Emma, developed by a Munich-based start-up. Waltraud, a resident of Haus im Wiesengrund in Albershausen, had her doubts but over time formed a bond with Emma. “When she tells her jokes, that’s really good. That’s my kind of humor,” says Waltraud, though she emphasizes that human contact is always preferable.

Matthew Abbott, Oculi, for The New York Times

Asia-Pacific and Oceania, Stories—The Last Dolphin Hunters: A young man drags a dolphin toward the shore in Walande. Although Fanalei struggled this season, the larger sister community of Walande successfully landed a catch to share across the Surodo Lagoon, on Maramasike Island, on February 11, 2025. Story: Fanalei, a low-lying island in the Solomon Islands, stands at a crossroads between contested tradition and a changing economy. For generations, dolphin hunting provided food and income, with dolphin teeth used as ritual currency for bride-price and other forms of local exchange. Today, as rising sea levels displace the community and threaten its future, seaweed farming is providing an economic alternative to the seasonal hunt. As seaweed farming expands, fewer people are available for the collective efforts upon which dolphin hunting depends. This story captures a community reshaped by environmental pressure and shifting traditions.

Chantal Pinzi / Panos Pictures

Africa, Stories—Farīsāt: Gunpowder’s Daughters: Noura attempts to control her horse after firing, the most dangerous part of the performance, in Sidi Rahal, Morocco, on August 8, 2025. Riders risk injury from gunpowder or falling and being trampled. Story: Tbourida is a UNESCO-recognized Moroccan equestrian tradition dating back to the 16th century. Troupes gallop in unison, firing rifles in a choreographed performance of cavalry warfare. Historically excluded, female riders have fought for inclusion since Morocco’s 2004 family-code reforms strengthened women’s legal rights. Today, seven all-female troupes ride among some 300. These farīsāt (“horsewomen”) bear significant personal costs, funding their own horses, costumes, and gunpowder permits. Their perseverance stands as a powerful claim to women’s rightful place in Moroccan cultural heritage.

Brais Lorenzo / EFE / Revista 5W / El País

Europe, Stories—Burned Land: The Larouco wildfire, the worst in Galicia’s recorded history, burns through the night as flames reach O Courel, a mountain range of great biodiversity, in Sierra de O Courel, Galicia, Spain, on August 19, 2025. Story: 2025 was a record year for wildfires in Europe. More than 200,000 hectares burned across Galicia during Spain’s worst fire season in about three decades. The increasingly severe fires in this region are attributed to drought and heat intensified by climate change, rural depopulation, and shortsighted forest-management policies, including the widespread planting of highly flammable non-native species. Born in Ourense, the photographer grew up with the smell of smoke every summer and has documented Galician wildfires since 2011.

Edwina Pickles / The Sydney Morning Herald

Asia-Pacific and Oceania, Singles—Bondi Beach Terror Attack: An overwhelmed police officer leans over near the bodies of Boris (69) and Sofia (61) Gurman, in Sydney, Australia, on December 14, 2025. During the Bondi Beach Terror Attack, the couple was killed while attempting to disarm one of the shooters. Story: During Bondi Beach’s “Chanukah by the Sea,” a community event celebrating the Jewish holiday, two armed men motivated by ISIS ideology attacked participants, killing 15 people. The victims included 10-year-old Matilda and the 87-year-old Ukrainian Holocaust survivor Alexander Kleytman. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the mass shooting an anti-Semitic attack and the deadliest terrorist incident on Australian soil ever. The shooting has prompted a significant reevaluation of public security and religious-freedom protections in Australia.

Rob G. Green / National Geographic Society / Henry Luce Foundation

Asia-Pacific and Oceania, Singles—Mountain Resident of Wanglang: A wild giant panda is captured by a camera trap in the Wanglang National Nature Reserve, in Sichuan, China, on November 11, 2025. Story: Recent population estimates suggest that fewer than 2,000 pandas remain in the wild, and only a few dozen individuals live within Wanglang National Nature Reserve’s 323-square-kilometer territory. This rare sighting was made possible through a pilot exchange program between the National Geographic Society and wildlife biologists, aimed at supporting wildlife-monitoring efforts and fostering cross-cultural cooperation in conservation.

Tyrone Siu / Reuters

Asia-Pacific and Oceania, Singles—A Desperate Plea: Mr. Wong cries out in anguish as fire engulfs the Tai Po housing complex he calls home, in Hong Kong, on November 26, 2025. Moments earlier, he phoned his wife, who was trapped in the building, and they exchanged what would be their final words. Story: A massive fire at the Wang Fuk Court housing complex in Tai Po claimed 168 lives, becoming Hong Kong’s deadliest fire since 1948. Although no official cause has been reported, investigations by Hong Kong authorities found that bamboo scaffolding, construction netting, and flammable Styrofoam boards on windows acted as accelerants for the fire, trapping residents inside. More than 2,000 firefighters were involved in rescue efforts; one was killed, and 12 were injured.

Ferley A. Ospina

South America, Stories—Name the Absence: Valeria (5) plays behind a curtain at her aunt’s house, in Los Patios, Norte de Santander, Colombia, on September 10, 2025. She is raised solely by her mother. In her region, 30 percent of households are headed exclusively by women. Story: Colombia has the world’s highest rate of single mothers. The photographer and his family experience this reality not as a statistic but as a “recurring wound.” In 1999, Ferley Ospina’s father was murdered in the border region of Norte de Santander, forcing him to flee with his mother. Photographing the women in his extended family, Ospina seeks to understand the “weight of absence” and the systemic and personal impact of “growing up incomplete.”

Carol Guzy / ZUMA Press / iWitness, for Miami Herald

North and Central America, Stories—ICE Arrests at New York Court: Masked federal officers wait outside courtrooms holding target photographs, in New York City, New York, on July 8, 2025. Although ICE claims that masks protect the identity of agents and their families, critics argue that the practice erodes accountability and public trust. Story: In 2025, shifts in U.S. immigration policy transformed courthouses into focal points for mass-deportation efforts by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Masked ICE agents detained undocumented migrants immediately following their hearings, often leading to deeply traumatic family separations. These aggressive tactics, coupled with severely overcrowded and unsanitary conditions at the 10th-floor holding facility in the Jacob Javits Federal Building, in New York, prompted fierce public protests, class-action lawsuits, and the arrest of local elected officials demanding accountability.

César Rodríguez / Norwegian Red Cross / SNCA / The New York Times

North and Central America, Long-Term Projects—Mexico, A Changing Climate: A child runs up to the second floor of a partially submerged home, in Chalco, State of Mexico, Mexico, on August 19, 2024. The 2024 floods affected 7,000 residents. Many families lost personal belongings such as photographs and other cherished items. Story: Mexico is especially vulnerable to climate extremes, with 52 percent of its territory situated in arid or semiarid zones. Over the past two decades, environmental disasters have internally displaced approximately 2.7 million people, a figure projected to reach up to 8 million by 2050. This project documents the enormous cost of those changes on a human scale: from the rapid erosion of Tabasco’s coastlines, where sea levels are rising three times faster than the global average, to the systemic water scarcities in Monterrey and the State of Mexico, where renewable water availability has plummeted by 81 percent since 1950.

Evgeniy Maloletka / Associated Press

Europe, Singles—Russian Attack on Kyiv: Valeria Syniuk (65) sits near her badly damaged home, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 24, 2025. She was asleep when a Russian missile destroyed the building opposite hers. Story: On April 24, 2025, Russia launched one of the deadliest attacks on Kyiv since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Hours after international peace negotiations stalled again, missiles and drones struck at least five residential neighborhoods, killing 13 people and wounding 90. Russia’s intensifying air campaign, which systematically targets infrastructure, hospitals, and educational institutions, continues to devastate life across the country.

Ethan Swope / Associated Press

North and Central America, Stories—Los Angeles on Fire: The Palisades Fire ravages a neighborhood amid high winds, in Los Angeles, California, United States, on January 7, 2025. The Los Angeles blazes inflicted $28 billion to $53.8 billion in property damage, disrupting thousands of local businesses. Story: In January 2025, severe drought and 100-mph (roughly 160-kph) Santa Ana winds fueled 14 devastating wildfires across Los Angeles, destroying more than 18,000 buildings and displacing 200,000 residents. Although officials reported 31 direct fatalities, public-health studies estimate 440 excess deaths linked to toxic smoke and disrupted medical care. In the disaster's aftermath, a stark wealth divide has defined recovery efforts, with lower-income residents facing displacement while wealthier communities leverage private resources to rebuild.

Aaron Favila / Associated Press

Asia-Pacific and Oceania, Stories—Wedding in the Flood: The bride Jamaica Aguilar prepares to enter the flooded Barasoain Church for her wedding. The Barasoain Church, a national landmark, is situated in a region where nearly 75 percent of the population is exposed to flooding hazards. Story: When Typhoon Wipha hit the Philippines and flooded Barasoain Church, Jade Rick Verdillo and Jamaica Aguilar faced a difficult decision: Should they cancel their wedding or proceed with the marriage? The couple carried on despite high waters, a testament to love and resilience in the face of severe weather. Located on a delta, Bulacan province is vulnerable to more frequent and extreme floods caused by aging drainage systems, dredging projects, overextraction of groundwater, and climate change.

Saher Alghorra / The New York Times

West, Central, and South Asia, Stories—Witnessing Gaza: Tamer Hassan al-Shafei and his family break their Ramadan fast in the remains of their home, in Beit Lahia, Gaza Strip, on March 4, 2025. Food shortages meant that only basics were served instead of the usual spread. Story: In 2025, civilians in Gaza endured starvation, famine, and relentless bombardment as the death toll surpassed 75,000 and Israeli authorities severely restricted the flow of humanitarian aid. A cease-fire agreement reached in October has yet to bring meaningful relief. Palestinian journalists—who are living through the reality they document—are the world’s few witnesses to what a United Nations commission has concluded is a genocide. Israel disputes this. The photographer worked under immense danger, driven by a refusal to let the world turn away: “Even when everything around me told me to stop, I couldn’t—silence would mean surrender.”

Be sure to visit the World Press Photo site to see all of the winning and honored images.

Moon Joy: Photos From Artemis II

2026-04-07T09:37:47-04:00

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Earthset, April 6, 2026, as seen by the crew of NASA’s Artemis II spacecraft as it swung around the far side of the moon.

Reid Wiseman / NASA

On the way to the moon, NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman took this picture of Earth from the Orion spacecraft’s window after completing the translunar-injection burn. There are two auroras (top right and bottom left), and zodiacal light (bottom right) is visible as the Earth eclipses the sun.

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NASA astronaut Christina Koch is illuminated by a screen inside the darkened Orion spacecraft on the third day of the agency’s Artemis II mission, April 3, 2026. To the right, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen is seen in profile peering out of one of Orion’s windows. Lights are turned off to avoid glare on the windows.

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Astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft’s main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels toward the moon.

Orion snapped this high-resolution selfie in space with a camera mounted on one of its solar-array wings during a routine external inspection of the spacecraft on April 3, 2026.

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A view of Earth, seen from space, on April 4, 2026.

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Artemis II pilot and NASA astronaut Victor Glover peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft’s windows, looking back at Earth ahead of the crew’s lunar flyby on April 6, 2026.

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Before going to sleep on flight day 5, the Artemis II crew snapped one more photo of the moon as it drew close in the window of the Orion spacecraft.

Ronaldo Schemidt / AFP / Getty

NASA staff pose for a group photo in the White Flight Control Room at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on April 6, 2026.

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The Artemis II crew captures a portion of the moon coming into view along the terminator, the boundary between lunar day and night, where low-angle sunlight casts long, dramatic shadows across the surface. This image was captured about three hours into the crew’s lunar observation period, as they flew around the far side of the moon on the sixth day of the mission.

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A close view of Vavilov Crater on the rim of the older and larger Hertzsprung basin. The right portion of the image shows the transition from smooth material within an inner ring of mountains to more rugged terrain around the rim. Vavilov and other craters and their ejecta are accentuated by long shadows at the terminator, the boundary between lunar day and night. The image was captured as the crew flew around the far side of the moon.

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Artemis II crew members witness the moon eclipsing the sun on their return voyage to Earth, on April 6, 2026.

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A close-up view of the moon, seen from the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II crew’s lunar flyby on April 6, 2026, during a total solar eclipse, with only part of the moon visible in the frame. Although the full lunar disk extends beyond the image, the sun’s faint corona remains visible as a soft halo of light around the moon’s edge. This cropped perspective emphasizes the scale of the alignment and reveals subtle structure in the corona during the rare, extended eclipse observed by the crew. The bright silver glint on the left edge of the image is the planet Venus. The round, dark gray feature visible along the moon’s horizon between the 9 and 10 o’clock positions is Mare Crisium, a feature visible from Earth. We see faint lunar features because light reflected off Earth provides a source of illumination.

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The Artemis II crew—mission specialist Christina Koch (top left), mission specialist Jeremy Hansen (bottom left), commander Reid Wiseman (bottom right), and pilot Victor Glover (top right)—uses eclipse viewers, identical to what NASA produced for the 2023 annular eclipse and 2024 total solar eclipse, to protect their eyes at key moments during the solar eclipse they experienced during their lunar flyby. This was the first use of eclipse glasses at the moon to safely view a solar eclipse.

Photos of the Week: Holy Week, ‘No Kings,’ Guitar Farm

2026-04-03T09:00:00-04:00

Rostislav Netisov / Anadolu / Getty

A polar-bear cub at the Novosibirsk Zoo, in Novosibirsk, Russia, on March 31, 2026. The cub was born on December 7, 2025, to the polar bears Kai and Gerda.

Narinder Nanu / AFP / Getty

An artist dressed as the Hindu goddess Kali waits to participate in a religious procession on the occasion of the Ram Navami festival in Amritsar, India, on March 27, 2026.

Vincent Thian / AP

A young model wears a creation by Anne Macchiato during China Fashion Week in Beijing, China, on March 28, 2026.

Thibaud Moritz / AFP / Getty

A kitesurfer at sunset in Marseille, France, on March 29, 2026

Finnbarr Webster / Getty

A visitor poses for photos on the opening day of the Helios artwork at the Dorchester Corn Exchange in Dorchester, England, on March 27, 2026. Helios, by the U.K. artist Luke Jerram, measures seven meters in diameter, featuring detailed imagery of the sun’s surface at an approximate scale of 1 to 200 million.

Joe Skipper / Reuters

NASA’s Artemis II lunar flyby mission lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on April 1, 2026.

Hollie Adams / Reuters

People kick a ball as the sun sets over the Sydney, Australia, skyline on March 30, 2026.

Jens Büttner / DPA / Getty

A powerful storm carries sand from Africa over the island of Santorini and turns the sky orange-red on April 1, 2026.

Stefanos Rapanis / Reuters

A man protects himself with a face mask as he walks amid a haze caused by sand dust from the Sahara, blown by strong southern winds, in Heraklion, Crete, on April 1, 2026.

Tobias Schwarz / AFP / Getty

People visit the light installation Forest Seasons by Christopher Bauder at Dark Matter in Berlin on April 1, 2026. Accompanied by a soundscape by the Dutch musician Chris Kuijten, the installation surrounds visitors in a shifting forest of light, where rhythm and atmosphere echo the changing seasons.

Arnaud Finistre / AFP / Getty

Anti-frost candles burn in a vineyard in the Chablis region near Burgundy, France, on March 27, 2026, as temperatures fell below zero degrees Celsius during the night.

Emilio Morenatti / AP

A family who fled Israeli shelling in southern Lebanon warm themselves by a bonfire next to tents used as shelters in Beirut, Lebanon, on March 31, 2026.

Kazuhiro Nogi / AFP / Getty

People row boats on Chidori-ga-fuchi, one of the moats around the Imperial Palace, enjoying the cherry blossoms in full bloom in Tokyo on April 2, 2026.

Leon Neal / Getty

Sikh soldiers are covered with colored powder during the culmination of the ceremony to mark Holi Mohalla, during the Sikh Military Festival of Holla Mohalla at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in Camberley, England, on April 1, 2026.

Jill Connelly / AP

Police arrest a protester dressed as the Statue of Liberty, in downtown Los Angeles, after the “No Kings” rally on March 28, 2026.

Brian Snyder / Reuters

A drone view shows a large gathering of demonstrators in Boston during a “No Kings” protest against the Trump administration’s policies, on March 28, 2026.

Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters

Newly hired employees of the Japan Airlines group attend the company’s initiation ceremony inside a hangar at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on April 1, 2026.

Marcelo del Pozo / Getty

Penitents of the San Gonzalo brotherhood take part in a procession during Holy Week observances in Seville, Spain, on March 30, 2026.

Kuba Stezycki / Reuters

A squirrel munches on pine cones in a park as warmer weather marks the arrival of spring in Warsaw, Poland, on April 1, 2026.

Faisal Khan / Anadolu / Getty

Tulips bloom in Asia’s largest tulip garden as Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden opens to the general public in Srinagar, Kashmir, India, on April 1, 2026.

Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP

A couple embraces among cherry-blossom trees at sunrise on March 28, 2026, along the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C.

Yuichi Yamazaki / AFP / Getty

Racers riding on office chairs compete in the ISU-1 Grand Prix in Kyotanabe, Japan, on March 29, 2026. The ISU-1 Grand Prix is an endurance race supervised by the Japan Office Chair Racing Association (JORA), in which participants compete to see how many laps they can complete on office chairs over two hours.

Lynne Sladky / AP

Miami Heat guard Pelle Larsson (left) is fouled by Philadelphia 76ers center Adem Bona during the second half of an NBA basketball game on March 30, 2026, in Miami.

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A full moon rises behind the antenna of One World Trade Center in New York City on March 31, 2026, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey.

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A group of flamenco students in Tel Aviv, Israel, dance in an underground parking garage after their studio class was interrupted by air-raid sirens warning of incoming missiles from Iran, on March 30, 2026.

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This aerial view shows Estancia La Guitarra (“the Guitar Farm”), surrounded by cornfields near General Levalle in the south of the Cordoba province, Argentina, on March 30, 2026. A labor of love created by the late Pedro Martin Ureta in memory of his wife, Graciela Yraizoz, the giant figure was planted in 1979 with more than 7,000 cypress and eucalyptus trees, forming a guitar 1,100 meters long and 400 meters wide, visible only from the air.

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A man braves near-freezing water in a creek in the Taunus region near Frankfurt, Germany, on March 29, 2026.

Manuel Valdes / AP

An orca swims in Elliott Bay, past the downtown-Seattle skyline on April 1, 2026. The orca is a part of a pod that had not been recorded by researchers in this region until this past month, when three whales appeared in waters off British Columbia and Washington State.

Photos: Counting Down to the Launch of Artemis II

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NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, with the Orion spacecraft atop, stands at Launch Complex 39B on February 2, 2026, as the moon rises behind the vehicle during a wet dress rehearsal.

Frank Michaux / NASA

The Artemis II astronauts—(from left) NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and the Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen—stand in the white room on the crew-access arm of the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B as part of an integrated ground-systems test at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on September 20, 2023.

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Patrick Shea inspects a 1.3 percent scale model of SLS in a wind tunnel at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California, in 2016. The tests were designed to determine the powerful rocket’s behavior as it climbs and accelerates through the sound barrier after launch. To also test a new optical-measurement method, Ames engineers coated the SLS model with unsteady pressure-sensitive paint, which, under the lighting, glows dimmer or brighter according to the air pressure acting on different areas of the rocket.

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The Orion crew module undergoes a direct-field acoustic test, where stacks of more than 1,500 speakers were used to expose the spacecraft to the maximum acoustic levels that it will experience at launch. Spacecraft response and sound-pressure data were collected with microphones, strain gauges, and accelerometers.

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The Artemis II crew members Victor Glover and Christina Koch participate in crew lunar-observations training in the Orion mockup at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, in Houston, on July 16, 2025.

Joel Kowsky / NASA

A wave breaks inside the well deck of USS Somerset as teams work to recover the Crew Module Test Article, a full-scale replica of the Orion spacecraft, as they practice Artemis recovery operations off the coast of California, on March 27, 2025.

Kenny Allen / NASA

Artemis II crew members are assisted by U.S. Navy personnel as they exit a mockup of the Orion spacecraft in the Pacific Ocean during a test operation on February 25, 2024.

Tony Gray and Kevin O'Connell / NASA

A fully functional Launch Abort System with a test version of Orion attached, soars upward on NASA’s Ascent Abort-2 flight test on July 2, 2019, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, in Florida. The LAS’s three motors will work together to pull the crew module away from the booster and prepare it for splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean in the unlikely event of an emergency during ascent.

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The flags of the United States and Canada are seen on the left shoulders of Orion Crew Survival System suits that will be worn on the Artemis II test flight on January 17, 2026, in the suit-up room of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center.

Jamie Peer and Isaac Hutson / NASA

NASA’s Pegasus barge carries the agency’s massive Space Launch System core stage at the Kennedy Space Center Complex 39 turn basin wharf on July 23, 2024.

Frank Michaux / NASA

Teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems and primary contractor Amentum integrate the SLS rocket with the solid rocket boosters onto mobile launcher 1 inside High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center on March 23, 2025.

Frank Michaux / NASA

In this view looking down in High Bay 3 inside the Vehicle Assembly Building on January 17, 2026, the work platforms are retracted around the Artemis II SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft in preparation for rollout.

Joel Kowsky / NASA

NASA’s SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft, secured to the mobile launcher, roll out of the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B on March 20, 2026.

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The Artemis II SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft roll out to Launch Complex 39B on March 20, 2026.

Aubrey Gemignani / NASA

An alligator swims in a nearby swamp, silhouetted by a reflection of the Artemis II Space SLS rocket, illuminated by lights at Launch Complex 39B on February 10, 2026.

Joel Kowsky / NASA

NASA’s mobile launcher carries the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft up a slight incline to Launch Pad 39B on March 20, 2026, at Kennedy Space Center.

Aubrey Gemignani / NASA

The SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft arrive at Launch Pad 39B on March 20, 2026.

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On March 30, 2026, the Artemis II SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft stand at Launch Complex 39B, ready for final preparations before launch in April.

Photos From the Third Nationwide ‘No Kings’ Protest

2026-03-29T09:03:33-04:00

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LAPD officers arrest a protester dressed as Lady Liberty in chains, following clashes near the Metropolitan Detention Center during the “No Kings” national day of protest in Los Angeles on March 28, 2026.

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People hold flags and signs as a large crowd gathers outside the Minnesota State Capitol during a “No Kings” protest in St. Paul, Minnesota, on March 28, 2026.

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Bruce Springsteen performs during a “No Kings” protest outside the Minnesota State Capitol building in St. Paul on March 28, 2026.

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In Driggs, Idaho, protesters hold signs and chant slogans while attending a “No Kings” protest on March 28, 2026.

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People march in the New York City “No Kings” protest on March 28, 2026.

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Demonstrators march during the “No Kings” protest in Manhattan on March 28, 2026.

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People march through downtown Dallas in protest against the Trump administration on March 28, 2026.

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In Anchorage, Alaska, participants carry signs calling for democracy, equality, and civil rights as they march during the nationwide “No Kings” protest on March 28, 2026.

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A scene from the “No Kings” protest in Teaneck, New Jersey, seen on March 28, 2026

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In Seattle, thousands march during a “No Kings” protest on March 28, 2026.

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In Portland, Oregon, demonstrators wearing inflatable costumes take part in a “No Kings” protest on March 28, 2026.

John Rudoff / Reuters

Demonstrators in Portland, Oregon, take part in the nationwide “No Kings” protest, in Tom McCall Waterfront Park, on March 28, 2026.

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In Charlotte, North Carolina, protesters take part in the third national day of action of the “No Kings” movement on March 28, 2026.

Elijah Nouvelage / AFP / Getty

In Atlanta, people march near the Georgia State Capitol building during a “No Kings” protest on March 28, 2026.

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In San Juan, Puerto Rico, demonstrators march during the “No Kings” national day of protest on March 28, 2026.

Brontë Wittpenn / San Francisco Chronicle / Getty

Crowds join a nationwide day of defiance against the Trump administration in a “No Kings” rally in Oakland, California, on March 28, 2026.

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In Boulder, Colorado, James Biard leads a chant of “This is what democracy looks like,” joining thousands of protestors in the “No Kings” march on March 28, 2026.

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People hold signs and flags as they march during the “No Kings” national day of protest in Chicago on March 28, 2026.

Tom Brenner / AP

In Washington, D.C., demonstrators march over the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge during the “No Kings” protest on March 28, 2026.

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In Nashville, thousands gather near downtown as part of the nationwide “No Kings” protests on March 28, 2026.

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In Overland Park, Kansas, demonstrators line the street during a “No Kings” protest on March 28, 2026.

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People hold signs and wave flags on Boston Common during the “No Kings” national day of protest in Boston on March 28, 2026.

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In Philadelphia, demonstrators attend a “No Kings” rally on March 28, 2026.

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In Atlanta, people hold banners, signs, and flags as they march near the Georgia State Capitol building during the “No Kings” national day of protest on March 28, 2026.

Charlie Riedel / AP

In Kansas City, Missouri, demonstrators march through the Country Club Plaza shopping district during a “No Kings” protest on March 28, 2026.

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In Denver, demonstrators march during the “No Kings” national day of protest on March 28, 2026.

Photos of the Week: Fallas Festival, Butterfly Gathering, Beach Violin

2026-03-27T09:00:00-04:00

Updated at 11:30 a.m. ET on March 27, 2026

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A handler waits with her Huacaya alpaca as it is judged in the show ring at the British Alpaca Society National Show held at the Staffordshire County Showground, in Stafford, England, on March 20, 2026. The three-day show brought together 510 alpacas from 69 exhibitors from across the U.K. vying to be awarded the title of Supreme Champion in either the Huacaya or Suri fleece categories.

Meng Zhongde / VCG / Getty

A humanoid robot in a panda mascot head dances on the square of the Boao Forum for Asia International Conference Center on March 23, 2026, in Bo’ao, Qionghai City, Hainan province, China.

Martin Bernetti / AFP / Getty

Several raccoons are fed by tourists along the Cinta Costera at dusk in Panama City on March 23, 2026.

Igor Ivanko / AFP / Getty

People walk on the Paryashiy bridge, also known as the floating bridge, with a panorama of Moscow in the background, on March 24, 2026.

Luis Carbonell / Getty

The Fallas Festival ends with the burning the artistic monument Falla Almirante Cadarso-Conde Altea by the artist Francisco Giner Nuñez, in Valencia, Spain, on March 19, 2026. During the festival, locals celebrate the arrival of spring and pay tribute to San Jose, the patron saint of the carpenters’ guild, by building and then ceremonially burning huge monuments made of wood, cardboard, and paper.

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Lightning strikes above META 4, an oil-products tanker, as it sails into Muscat Anchorage on March 21, 2026, at Port Sultan Qaboos in Muscat, Oman.

Brook Mitchell / Getty

A woman with a violin stands along the surf at Bronte Beach in Sydney, Australia, on March 26, 2026.

Stefano Guidi / Getty

A restoration worker tends to a statue during the restoration project for the main facade of the Church of the Gran Madre di Dio in Turin, Italy, on March 20, 2026.

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Missiles launched by Iran in retaliation for U.S. and Israeli attacks over the skies of Ramallah, West Bank, Palestine, on March 24, 2026

Eyad Baba / AFP / Getty

A fireball erupts following an Israeli strike near a tent encampment sheltering people displaced by war in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on March 25, 2026. Violence has persisted in Gaza despite a cease-fire that took effect on October 10, as both Israel and Hamas regularly accuse each other of violations.

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A cat walks amid debris at the site of an overnight Israeli air strike in the southern suburb Haret Hreik in Beirut, Lebanon, on March 24, 2026.

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A large number of shared electric bicycles sit densely piled up on idle land in Nanning, Guangxi, China, on March 24, 2026.

Duan Chengjun / VCG / Getty

An aerial view of the Qiandangtian terraced fields covered by blooming flowers on March 24, 2026, in Chongqing, China

Giannis Papanikos / AP

Anastasios Chalkidis, head of the Agricultural Association of Veria, tends to blooming peach trees near the city of Veria, Greece, on March 22, 2026.

Stephen Lam / San Francisco Chronicle / Getty

Cary Josh, with the American Humane Society, carries two puppies of the owner Bomi Ramsuvan during a rescue at a flooded farm in Mokulēʻia, Hawaii, Monday, March 23, 2026.

Vantor / Maxar / DigitalGlobe / Getty

A satellite image shows muddy storm sediment flowing into the ocean near Waialua on Oahu after severe rains and flooding.

Wang Peng / Xinhua / Getty

A drone photo shows water flowing from an opened sluice gate along the Yellow River, to be used for irrigation in Qingtongxia, in China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on March 24, 2026.

Brian Ongoro / AFP / Getty

Cows are guided through a flooded area in West Nyakach, Kisumu County, Kenya, on March 22, 2026. Torrential storms that triggered flash floods in Kenya have killed at least 81 people this month, authorities said, as rain continued to pound much of the country.

Armend Nimani / AFP / Getty

Members of the Kosovo Security Force remove plastic bottles and other debris washed ashore by rains along Badovac Lake near Pristina on March 22, 2026.

Daniel Ortiz / AFP / Getty

Flames and thick black smoke rise from an Air Force Hercules aircraft that crashed during takeoff, as a member of the Colombian police stands nearby, in Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia, on March 23, 2026. Colombia’s military said on March 23 that about 80 troops were believed to be dead after the transport plane crashed in the south of the country.

Genya Savilov / AFP / Getty

An employee of the Ukrainian SkyFall company conducts a test flight with a P1-Sun interceptor drone at an undisclosed location in Ukraine on March 19, 2026.

Wang Jiang / VCG / Getty

Humanoid robots operate alongside workers at a tea garden in Huanggang, Hubei province, China, on March 22, 2026.

Kazuhiro Nogi / AFP / Getty

Visitors gather by a weeping cherry-blossom tree as part of a nighttime viewing at Rikugien Gardens in Tokyo on March 24, 2026.

Deng Daoli / VCG / Getty

An aerial view of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, shrouded in clouds after a rainfall on March 26, 2026, in China’s Hunan province

Alex Pantling / Getty

Tottenham Hotspur supporters set off flares as the team bus arrives prior to the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest on March 22, 2026, in London.

Willy Kurniawan / Reuters

A jockey competes in Pacu Jawi, a traditional Minangkabau bull race held in harvested paddy fields, in Tanah Datar regency, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, on March 25, 2026.

Pablo Porciúncula / AFP / Getty

A black-collared hawk catches a fish in the Pantanal, a key region along birds’ migratory routes in the Americas, in the municipality of Miranda in Mato Grosso do Sul state, Brazil, on March 20, 2026.

Enrique Castro / AFP / Getty

Monarch butterflies gather in the forest of the El Rosario Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary in Ocampo, Mexico, on March 25, 2026.

Scenes From the Canadian Arctic

2026-03-25T13:17:31-04:00

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Canadian rangers from the 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group ride in convoy across sea ice as they make their way from Cambridge Bay to Gjoa Haven on a long-range patrol above the Arctic Circle for Operation Nanook on March 18, 2026.

Carlos Osorio / Reuters

A tent for members of 41 Canadian Brigade Group sits beneath the northern lights during a yearly series of drills designed to highlight the Canadian military’s ability to defend its Arctic territory, in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, on February 16, 2026.

Carlos Osorio / Reuters

Members of Canada’s armed forces practice ice rescue in Yellowknife on February 20, 2026.

Carlos Osorio / Reuters

A drone view of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada, seen on March 22, 2026

Carlos Osorio / Reuters

Haugaaq Julia Ogina and her partner, Jerry Puglik, who have been married for more than 30 years, pose for a portrait on their snowmobile in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, on March 22, 2026.

Carlos Osorio / Reuters

Colleen Novoligak and Keira Tikhak-Kaomayok measure fox fur for Faye Neglak’s mittens during a hat and mitten sewing program in Cambridge Bay on March 19, 2026.

Carlos Osorio / Reuters

Keira Tikhak-Kaomayok, the youth coordinator of the hat and mitten sewing program, sews during a session in Cambridge Bay on March 19, 2026.

Carlos Osorio / Reuters

Roma plum tomatoes are priced at CAD $12.99 per kilogram (about USD $4.27 per pound) at Northern Store in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, on March 18, 2026.

Carlos Osorio / Reuters

Wayne Gregory, Mayor of Cambridge Bay, poses for a portrait on March 20, 2026.

Carlos Osorio / Reuters

A raven flies through blizzard conditions as local temperatures dropped to -26 degrees Celsius (-14.8 degrees Fahrenheit), in Cambridge Bay on March 20, 2026.

Carlos Osorio / Reuters

A member of 41 Canadian Brigade Group looks on with ice buildup around his mask, during a series of drills in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, on February 15, 2026.

Carlos Osorio / Reuters

Members of 41 Canadian Brigade Group patrol on skis during military drills titled Operation Nanook-Nunalivut, in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, on February 16, 2026.

Carlos Osorio / Reuters

Canadian soldiers watch smoke from a signal fire during Operation Nanook-Nunalivut in Yellowknife on February 15, 2026.

Carlos Osorio / Reuters

Members of the Arctic Response Company Group walk down a road during Operation Nanook-Nunalivut in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, on February 19, 2026.

Carlos Osorio / Reuters

An arctic fox sits near the town dump in Cambridge Bay on March 22, 2026.

Carlos Osorio / Reuters

The T-Recon autonomous robot from Tessellate Robotics operates on the sea ice during testing to evaluate the effects of the Aurora Borealis on its navigation system, in Cambridge Bay, on March 19, 2026.

Carlos Osorio / Reuters

A drone view shows a structure on the frozen western arm of Cambridge Bay on March 21, 2026.

Carlos Osorio / Reuters

A husky shelters in its doghouse during blizzard conditions in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, on March 20, 2026.

Photos: Eid al-Fitr and the End of Ramadan 2026

2026-03-23T13:09:33-04:00

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Muslims arrive ahead of Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, at the Seydina Limamou Lahi Al Mahdi Mausoleum in Dakar, Senegal, on March 21, 2026.

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Muslims attend Eid al-Fitr prayers in Dakar, Senegal, on March 21, 2026.

Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP / Getty

A girl sorts freshly baked traditional biscuits made ahead of Eid al-Fitr, in Gaza City, on March 16, 2026.

Charly Triballeau / AFP / Getty

Members of the Muslim community attend prayers outside the Masjid-At-Taqwa mosque during Eid al-Fitr celebrations in the Brooklyn borough of New York on March 20, 2026.

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani attends Eid al-Fitr prayers with other Muslim New Yorkers in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on March 20, 2026.

Punit Lal / AFP / Getty

Muslims offer prayers on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr at the Taj Mahal in Agra on March 21, 2026.

Esa Alexander / Reuters

People gather after Eid al-Fitr prayers in Bo-Kaap, Cape Town, South Africa, on March 21, 2026.

Annice Lyn / Getty

A Muslim woman reads the Quran during Friday prayers on the eve of Eid al-Fitr at Masjid Wilayah in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on March 20, 2026.

Vladislav Nekrasov / Reuters

Muslim worshippers attend Eid al-Fitr prayers outside a mosque on a frosty morning in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, on March 20, 2026.

Ahmed Hasan / AFP / Getty

In Cairo, revelers reach out to receive gifts being distributed after the early-morning prayers for Eid al-Fitr, along a main street outside the Siddiq Mosque on March 20, 2026.

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Worshippers gather around the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque complex in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on March 20, 2026, for the early-morning Eid al-Fitr prayers.

Louai Beshara / AFP / Getty

Syrian children enjoy rides at an amusement park set up on land surrounded by buildings damaged in Syria’s long civil war, on the third day of Eid al-Fitr, in the Jobar neighborhood of Damascus, on March 22, 2026.

Christopher Furlong / Getty

In Birmingham, England, people enjoy an amusement-park ride after gathering in Small Heath Park to perform Eid al-Fitr prayers and celebrate the end of Ramadan on March 20, 2026.

Anmar Khalil / AP

Iraqi Muslims gather for an Eid al-Fitr prayer at the shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf, on March 21, 2026.

K. M. Chaudary / AP

A Muslim woman attends Eid al-Fitr prayers at the historic Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, on March 21, 2026.

Manzoor Balti / AFP / Getty

Muslims offer Eid al-Fitr prayers in Skardu, in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan, on March 21, 2026.

Joy Saha / ZUMA Press Wire / Reuters

Thousands of Muslim devotees gather in an open field in Narayanganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh, on March 21, 2026, to offer Eid al-Fitr prayers.

Ploy Phutpheng / SOPA Images / Reuters

Muslim women perform Eid al-Fitr prayers during a morning session inside a mosque in Narathiwat on March 21, 2026, as Thailand marked Eid al-Fitr.

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Muslim devotees offer Eid al-Fitr prayers at the National Eid Prayer Ground in Abuja, Nigeria, on March 20, 2026.

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A woman poses for a photo after Eid al-Fitr prayers in Abuja, Nigeria, on March 20, 2026.

Photos of the Week: Amish Birders, Oscar Winner, Newborn Sloth

2026-03-20T09:00:00-04:00

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A performer dressed as as Saint Patrick takes part in the St. Patrick's Day parade in Dublin, Ireland, on March 17, 2026.

Robert F. Bukaty / AP

Amish birders focus their binoculars on waterfowl at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area on March 7, 2026, in Kleinfeltersville, Pennsylvania.

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A person rides a snowmobile on Buchanan Road during a blizzard that caused drifting snow and whiteout conditions on March 16, 2026, in Kaukauna, Wisconsin.

Xue Jun / VCG / Getty

An aerial view of Wulao Peak, covered in snow, seen on March 15, 2026, in Yongji, Shanxi province, China

Alastair Grant / AP

A wild ring-necked parakeet eats blossoms in St. James’s Park in London, England, on March 16, 2026.

Jorge Guerrero / AFP / Getty

A newborn two-toed sloth eats in an enclosure at the Bioparc zoo in Fuengirola, Spain, on March 14, 2026.

Vadim Ghirda / AP

A dog growls before the start of a costume parade at the PetExpo in Bucharest, Romania, on March 14, 2026.

Pavel Bednyakov / AP

A model prepares to take the runway during Moscow Fashion Week in Moscow, Russia, on March 18, 2026.

Dolores Ochoa / AP

A police officer records protesters during an anti-government protest in Quito, Ecuador, on March 13, 2026.

Victor Medina / Reuters

A firefighter walks amid flames as he and fellow firefighters battle a blaze at a cardboard-recycling plant during an operation that lasted more than 12 hours, in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, on March 14, 2026.

Altaf Qadri / AP

Plumes of smoke and fire rise after debris from an intercepted Iranian drone struck an oil facility, according to authorities, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, on March 14, 2026.

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A satellite view of a major fire at the Port of Salalah oil-storage tanks in Oman on March 13, 2026. The blaze, which erupted on March 11 from an Iranian drone strike, sent a thick plume over the strategic gulf shipping hub.

Bilal Hussein / AP

Smoke and flame rise from a residential building following an Israeli air strike in central Beirut, Lebanon, on March 18, 2026.

Ramadan Abed / Reuters

Palestinians walk amid a sandstorm in a tent camp sheltering Palestinians displaced during the two-year Israeli offensive, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on March 14, 2026.

Qian Weizhong / VCG / Getty

A view of poppy blossoms at the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve on March 14, 2026, in Lancaster, California

Massimo Bettiol / Getty

Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe compete during Safari Rally Kenya, Round 3 of the 2026 FIA World Rally Championship, on March 13, 2026, in Naivasha, Kenya.

Vincent Thian / AP

A fan wears a Ferrari-themed hat ahead of the Sprint Race of the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit, in Shanghai, China, on March 14, 2026.

Dave Shopland / AP

West Ham's Konstantinos Mavropanos (left) blocks a shot by Manchester City's Erling Haaland during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Manchester City in London on March 14, 2026.

Richard Bouhet / AFP / Getty

This aerial photograph shows a lava flow making its way through a forested area, crossing the Route Nationale 2 near Sainte-Rose, close to the Piton de la Fournaise volcano in the southeast of the French overseas island of Réunion on March 13, 2026.

Muhammad Fauzy / Reuters

A Balinese Hindu temple located near the seafront at Tanah Lot, on the island of Bali, Indonesia, on March 16, 2026

Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu / Getty

The sun sets behind Pigeon Point Light Station in Pescadero, California, on March 17, 2026.

Carlos Osorio / Reuters

Canadian rangers from 1st Canadian Ranger Patrol Group ride in convoy across sea ice as they make their way from Cambridge Bay to Gjoa Haven on a long-range patrol as Canada’s armed forces deployed above the Arctic Circle for Operation Nanook, a yearly series of drills designed to highlight the military’s ability to defend the Canadian Arctic, west of King William Island, Nunavut, Canada, on March 18, 2026.

Mohd Arhaan Archer / AFP / Getty

A snow leopard walks near Shang village in the Leh district of India’s Ladakh region, on March 18, 2026.

Ambir Tolang / Reuters

The Newa community celebrates the Pahachahre festival by pulling chariots of various goddesses at Asan Chowk in Kathmandu, Nepal, on March 19, 2026.

Martin Meissner / AP

A visitor looks at an enlarged photo of two dragonflies during the opening of the new exhibition “Forest Worlds” in the industrial monument Gasometer, formerly Europe’s largest disc-type gas holder, in Oberhausen, Germany, on March 18, 2026.

Al Seib / The Academy / Reuters

Michael B. Jordan poses with the Oscar for Best Actor for Sinners, in Hollywood, California, on March 15, 2026. Jordan stands beside a 1964 portrait of fellow Oscar winner Sidney Poitier and Anne Bancroft, who presented him with the trophy.

Emma Da Silva / AP

A visitor crosses the “Vertigo of the Tower,” an attraction made of a 40-meter-long bridge at a height of 60 meters on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, on March 17, 2026.

Francesco Fotia / Reuters

A demonstrator with the word No painted across their face takes part in a protest supporting the “No” campaign ahead of Italy’s March 22–23 referendum on judicial reform and criticizing the foreign policies of the government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, in Rome, Italy, on March 14, 2026.

Photos: Birds in Early Springtime

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Updated at 12:11 p.m. ET on March 19, 2026

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A stork perches on its nest atop a power pole after returning for spring, in the Mazgirt district of Tunceli, Turkey, on March 18, 2026.

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A robin, seen in Brandenburg, Germany, on March 8, 2026

Patrick Pleul / DPA / Reuters

A goldeneye takes flight near Kersdorf, Germany.

Chi Shiyong / VCG / Getty

Ring-necked pheasants play in the snow at Longfeng wetland nature reserve on March 8, 2026, in Daqing, Heilongjiang province, China.

Ronen Tivony / NurPhoto / Reuters

A great-blue-heron chick interacts with its mother at Wakodahatchee Wetlands, in Delray Beach, Florida, on March 3, 2026.

Patrick Pleul / DPA / Getty

A blue tit perches on a snow-covered branch in Germany on January 3, 2026.

Dogan Evsan / ZUMA Press Wire / Reuters

A pair of white storks stand atop a nest at sunset in Diyarbakir, Turkey, on February 24, 2026.

Patrick Pleul / DPA / Reuters

A great spotted woodpecker finds a walnut in the forest.

David Gannon / AFP / Getty

Two swans land on the Landwehr Canal, in Berlin’s Kreuzberg district, on March 4, 2026.

Ibrahim Amro / AFP / Getty

Migrating pelicans fly over Beirut on March 16, 2026.

Ronen Tivony / NurPhoto / Reuters

A great egret in breeding plumage stands at Wakodahatchee Wetlands, in Delray Beach, Florida, on March 7, 2026.

Patrick Pleul / DPA / Getty

A white-tailed eagle soars above Brandenburg, Germany, on March 14, 2026.

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Swans feed in the Yellow River wetland in Dalad Banner, Ordos City, in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on March 8, 2026.

Patrick Pleul / DPA / Reuters

A crested tit perches on a branch near Sieversdorf, Germany.

Boris Roessler / DPA / Reuters

Storks preen each other in their nest in Hesse, Germany, on March 10, 2026.

Jerry Mennenga / ZUMA Press Wire / Reuters

Thousands of snow geese and greater white-fronted geese have begun their spring migration and passed through a marshland area at the Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge on February 18, 2026, near Mound City, Missouri.

Yuan Xiansheng / Oriental Image / Reuters

Plum blossoms bloom on branches as a black-headed sibia perches in them in Wanmu Village, Youyang County, Chongqing, China, on March 3, 2026.

Wolfram Steinberg / DPA / Reuters

A hooded crow perches on the back of a sheep and plucks wool to pad its nest, near Berlin, Germany, on March 9, 2026.

Ronen Tivony / NurPhoto / Reuters

A visitor photographs a wood stork perched on a boardwalk railing at Wakodahatchee Wetlands, in Delray Beach, Florida, on March 7, 2026.

Ronen Tivony / NurPhoto / Reuters

Great-blue-heron chicks beg their mother for food at Wakodahatchee Wetlands on March 10, 2026.

This photo essay originally misidentified a flock of pelicans as flamingos (photo No. 10) and a black-headed sibia as a magpie (photo No. 17).

Winter Paralympics Photo of the Day: Tasty Medals

2026-03-15T13:15:48-04:00

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Ebba Årsjö of Sweden poses for a portrait with her Paralympic gold and bronze medals after competing in the women’s para Alpine downhill, super-G, combined, and giant-slalom events on Day 9 of the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games on March 15, 2026.

Previously:

March 14: Golden Smiles
March 13: Giant Slalom
March 12: Hard Crash
March 11: Curling Gold
March 10: Guided Speed

Winter Paralympics Photo of the Day: Golden Smiles

2026-03-14T16:09:10-04:00

Marco Mantovani / Getty

Gold medalists Joshua Sweeney, Oksana Masters, Sydney Peterson, Jake Adicoff, and Adicoff’s guide Reid Goble of Team USA pose for a photo on the podium during the medal ceremony for the para cross-country skiing mixed 4x2.5-kilometer relay on Day 8 of the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games, at Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium.

Previously:

March 13: Giant Slalom
March 12: Hard Crash
March 11: Curling Gold
March 10: Guided Speed
March 9: Sled Hockey

Winter Paralympics Photo of the Day: Giant Slalom

2026-03-13T15:43:10-04:00

Dario Belingheri / Getty

Patrick Halgren of Team USA competes during the para-Alpine skiing men’s giant-slalom standing on Day 7 of the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games, at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre on March 13, 2026.

Previously:

March 12: Hard Crash
March 11: Curling Gold
March 10: Guided Speed
March 9: Sled Hockey
March 8: Para Biathlon

Photos of the Week: Reindeer Sprint, Iditarod Trail, Tattoo Festival

2026-03-13T10:00:00-04:00

Alexey Pavlishak / Reuters

A cat walks among tiny cars at a zoo in the park of miniatures in Bakhchisaray, Crimea, on March 8, 2026.

Ina Fassbender / AFP / Getty

Visitors walk through the installation “Infinity Mirrored Room—The Hope of the Polka Dots Buried in Infinity Will Eternally Cover the Universe,” during a preview for an exhibition of the work of the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Germany, on March 12, 2026.

Lisi Niesner / Reuters

Anna Soens of Team USA races in the first run of the women’s giant slalom sitting at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre, in Belluno, Italy, during the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympics on March 12, 2026.

Kerry Tasker / Reuters

Gabe Dunham’s dog team participates in the ceremonial start of the 54th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska, on March 7, 2026.

Aurelien Morissard / AP

A model wears a creation from the Louis Vuitton fall/winter 2026–27 women’s collection presented in Paris, on March 10, 2026.

Armend Nimani / AFP / Getty

The Kosovo-based feminist artist and activist Saranda Sadikaj, known as “Ms. Indefinite,” dumps a bucket of colored water over herself during her performance in Pristina on March 8, 2026, marking International Women’s Day.

Julien De Rosa / AFP / Getty

Zendaya poses during a photocall prior to attending the Louis Vuitton women’s ready-to-wear fall/winter 2026–27 collection fashion show in Paris, on March 10, 2026.

Frederic J. Brown / AFP / Getty

Host Conan O'Brien lies on the carpet as he participates in the 98th Oscars’ arrivals-carpet roll-out at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation in Hollywood, California, on March 11, 2026, ahead of the Academy Awards on March 15.

Chen Xinbo / Xinhua / Getty

A visitor takes selfies with flowers at a scenic area in Kunming, in China’s Yunnan Province, on March 10, 2026.

Martin Bernetti / AFP / Getty

A woman sells mangoes from a street cart along the Cinta Costera in Panama City on March 10, 2026.

Ariel Schalit / AP

A boy runs inside a cement pipe used as a bomb shelter as air-raid sirens warn of incoming Iranian missile strikes in Mikhmoret, Israel, on March 10, 2026.

Jaafar Ashtiyeh / AFP / Getty

A Palestinian man looks at damage that, according to residents, was caused by fragments of an intercepted Iranian rocket that landed on a Palestinian three-story building in the West Bank town of Bidya, west of Salfit, on March 11, 2026.

Majid Asgaripour / Reuters

People record smoke rising after a reported strike on Shahran fuel tanks, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, on March 8, 2026.

Jack Guez / AFP / Getty

Rocket trails hang in the sky above the Israeli center-coastal city of Netanya amid a fresh barrage of Iranian missile attacks on March 9, 2026.

Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP

An Army carry team moves the flag-draped transfer case containing the remains of U.S. Army Major Sorffly Davius, of Cambria Heights, New York, who died in Kuwait, during a casualty return on March 9, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, in Delaware.

Toby Melville / Reuters

A member of the United States Air Force walks on a wing of a USAF B-1B bomber at RAF Fairford air base, which hosts USAF personnel, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, England, on March 10, 2026.

Andrew Boyers / Action Images / Reuters

Fortune Timmy, ridden by Freddie Gordon, passes by as Sean O'Keeffe falls from Saint Baco at Cheltenham Racecourse, in Cheltenham, England, on March 11, 2026.

Aino Vaananen / AP

A reindeer breaks away from the pack during the Salla Porocup reindeer sprint-racing event on the frozen Lake Keselmäjärvi in Salla, Finland, on March 7, 2026.

Evgeniy Maloletka / AP

From left: Zach Miller of Team USA, Keith Gabel of Team USA, and Alex Massie of Team Canada compete in a men’s snowboard-cross SB-LL2 semifinal at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on March 8, 2026.

Evgeniy Maloletka / AP

Wang Chenyang of Team China crosses the finish line in the cross-country-skiing men’s 10-kilometer interval-start classic-standing final at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, in Tesero, Italy, on March 11, 2026.

Bob Donnan / Imagn Images / Reuters

Louisville Cardinals guard J’Vonne Hadley (center) tries to make a shot during a game against the Southern Methodist University Mustangs at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, on March 11, 2026.

Angelina Katsanis / AP

New York City Police Academy graduates sit during the NYPD Graduation ceremony held at Madison Square Garden in New York on March 9, 2026.

Andy Buchanan / AFP / Getty

Firefighters work to control a large fire in Glasgow City Center, in Scotland, on March 8, 2026.

Bill Pugliano / Getty

Damage and debris line Tuttle Road in Union City, Michigan, following a tornado that hit several cities in rural southwest Michigan, on March 7, 2026.

Jose Luis Magana / AP

Protest art representing President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein on the National Mall near the U.S. Capitol, on March 11, 2026

Athit Perawongmetha / Reuters

A devotee attends the annual religious-tattoo festival at Wat Bang Phra Monastery, where devotees believe their tattoos have mystical powers, in Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand, on March 7, 2026.

Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters

A wild Japanese macaque sits in a tree in the rain at a nature park in Azumino, Nagano prefecture, Japan, on March 3, 2026.

Richard Bouhet / AFP / Getty

An aerial view of a lava flow making its way through a forested area at the Piton de la Fournaise volcano in the southeast of the French overseas island of Reunion on March 12, 2026

Winter Paralympics Photo of the Day: Hard Crash

2026-03-12T15:25:10-04:00

Marco Mantovani / Getty

Audrey Pascual Seco of Team Spain crashes during run one of the para Alpine-skiing-women’s giant-slalom sitting on Day 6 of the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre, on March 12, 2026. Pascual Seco, who has already won two gold medals and one silver earlier in these Paralympic games, was able to cross the finish line on her own.

Previously:

March 11: Curling Gold
March 10: Guided Speed
March 9: Sled Hockey
March 8: Para Biathlon
March 7: Flying Downhill

Winter Paralympics Photo of the Day: Curling Gold

2026-03-11T14:59:45-04:00

Mattia Ozbot / Getty

Jinqiao Yang and Meng Wang of Team People’s Republic of China celebrate victory in the wheelchair-curling mixed-doubles gold-medal match against Team Republic of Korea on day five of the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games, at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium on March 11, 2026.

Previously:

March 10: Guided Speed
March 9: Sled Hockey
March 8: Para Biathlon
March 7: Flying Downhill
March 6: Opening Ceremony

Winter Paralympics Photo of the Day: Guided Speed

2026-03-10T15:48:04-04:00

Dario Belingheri / Getty

Team France’s Hyacinthe Deleplace, a visually impaired athlete, competes with the guide Perrine Clair during the super-G leg of the para-Alpine skiing men’s Alpine combined vision impaired event on Day 4 of the Winter Paralympic Games at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre, in Italy, on March 10, 2026. In vision-impaired para-Alpine categories, skiers with complete or partial vision loss navigate runs with help provided by a sighted guide, communicating via radio.

Previously:

March 9: Sled Hockey
March 8: Para Biathlon
March 7: Flying Downhill
March 6: Opening Ceremony

Winners of the British Wildlife Photography Awards 2026

2026-03-10T08:00:00-04:00

Nemesis. Winner, Animal Behavior. Parker: “Because the sparrowhawk had never gone to ground before on previous visits to the garden, and not knowing how long it would stay, I just wanted to get an image to record the event before then concentrating on my settings. The story I think the image portrays is evident in the eye contact between the two subjects and the vicelike grip they have on each other, however, the eye contact and grip of the juvenile starling is out of pure fear while that of its nemesis is one of dominance and relief in finally catching a much-needed meal.”

Night Dweller. Runner-up, Urban Wildlife. Moore: “While working on a project photographing foxes in the urban environment, I was drawn to this particular security hut because of the neon lighting. The fox was used to receiving handouts from the night security workers and would frequently come up to the windows, waiting for an easy meal. I set up my camera and used a wireless remote so as not to disturb the fox. A subtle flashgun was used to illuminate the ghostly shape as the fox approached some litter left by the main door.”

The Fur Flew. Runner-up, Animal Behavior. Darnell: “It was an exciting start to my early morning when I was able to witness the agility and effort of a pair of hares boxing. They were so close that I could hear the puffs and pants as they performed in front of me. As the activity became more intense, fur was lost, and I loved how it stayed on top of the hare’s head throughout this frenetic time. So intent were they to win the battle of wills they ignored my presence lying on the ground in plain sight.”

Beams of Brightness. Winner, Wild Woods. Richardson: “This photograph was taken at dawn on a frosty winter’s morning in southeast England, just as the sunlight broke through the canopy of the woodlands. Using a telephoto lens, I framed the scene with a reasonably close crop to give a sense of energy and atmosphere to the emerging, dramatic light, and to emphasize the golden halo created around the tree in the center of the image.”

New Life. Winner, Hidden Britain. Terreros-Martin: “During 2020, many of us around the world were isolating at home due to various lockdowns brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. My dad and I decided to build a reflection pool in our back garden as a way to continue photographing the wildlife around our house, which mainly consisted of birds and hedgehogs at night. Fast forward four years, and the reflection pool remains unused and unloved, at least by us. Over this time, however, it seems that various frogs have taken a liking to our pool, so much so that they have spawned in it. Using the Laowa 24mm probe lens, I was able to partially submerge the lens into the pool and photograph what was happening underwater. The lights at the end of the probe illuminated the scene, allowing me to capture a close-up macro image of a single egg still attached to the rest but hanging on the edge of the spawn ball.”

Dipper Dream. Winner, Habitat. Humphrey: “Dippers are creatures of habit, and after spending numerous days observing these entertaining birds, I was able to discover many of their favored rocks. I wanted to capture something different, encapsulating the stunning woodland and rushing white water that these birds are so at home in.”

Surprising Meal. Runner-up, Hidden Britain. Ferry: “I often think of house spiders as one of the most imposing of spiders in the U.K., however, this photo shows that even these large creatures can be food. Surprisingly, to this unsuspecting spider, the cellar spider, which is a master of taking down large prey thanks in part to its extremely long legs.”

Winter Touch. Runner-up, Habitat. Suarez: “A mountain hare photographed in the Cairngorms National Park, the U.K.’s largest National Park”

Slime Molds and a Water Droplet. Winner, Botanical Britain. Webb: “These one-millimeter-tall Lamproderma scintillans were found on a tiny fragment of wood, on a very wet woodchip pile. When the water droplet evaporated on the two fruiting bodies on the right, they dried out and reverted to their original blue colour. It is thought that the iridescent surface of these fruiting bodies may act as a water repellent in order to protect the spores within the sporocarp.”

A Toad Swims Across Its Woodland Pond. British Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 and Black & White Winner. Hobson: “I am lucky to have a pond close to my house that has relatively clear water, especially in late winter and early spring before the algae starts to grow. Toads use this pond to breed in and I decided I wanted to try to capture an image looking up from the bottom of the pond. To try to do this, I built a glass box to house the camera and keep it dry.”

Asleep at the Wheel. Winner, Urban Wildlife. Withyman: “After discovering a family of foxes living on a trading estate, I initially used my car as a hide. Over several weeks, I gradually introduced myself and my camera equipment, allowing time for this young mother to become familiar with my presence and learn that I posed no threat. I often saw her resting in some unusual spots, but none more so than on this cushioned seat of an old vehicle.”

Glowing Bright. Winner, Coast & Marine. Lynott: “A spiny squat lobster captured fluorescing during a night dive in Loch Fyne, in November 2024. Image taken using two Sea&Sea YS01-Solis strobes with Nightsea excitation filters.”

Be sure to visit the official competition website to view all of the honored entries.

Winter Paralympics Photo of the Day: Sled Hockey

2026-03-09T15:03:25-04:00

Darrian Traynor / Getty

Noah Grove of Team USA skates with the puck during the para ice-hockey preliminary-round match between Team Germany and Team USA on Day 3 of the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena.

Previously:

Winter Paralympics Photo of the Day: Para Biathlon

2026-03-08T14:27:29-04:00

Luke Hales / Getty for IPC

Oksana Masters of Team USA competes during the women’s para-biathlon individual sitting on Day 2 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games at Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium in Val di Fiemme, Italy, on March 8, 2026.

Previously:

March 7: Flying Downhill
March 6: Opening Ceremony

Winter Paralympics Photo of the Day: Flying Downhill

2026-03-07T14:56:49-05:00

Lisi Niesner / Reuters

Jesper Pedersen of Team Norway makes a run in the para-Alpine-skiing men’s-downhill sitting final on Day 1 of the 2026 Winter Paralympics at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre in Belluno, Italy.

Previously:

March 6: Opening Ceremony

Winter Paralympics Photo of the Day: Opening Ceremony

2026-03-06T16:21:14-05:00

Antonio Calanni / AP

Dancers perform during the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, in Verona, Italy, on March 6, 2026. The Paralympic Games will take place through Sunday, March 15.

Photos of the Week: Death Valley, Steam Train, Cherry Blossoms

2026-03-06T09:00:00-05:00

Baderkhan Ahmad / AP

Exposing himself to the danger of unexploded ordnance, a boy tries to climb on an Iranian projectile that landed in an open field in the outskirts of Qamishli, eastern Syria, on March 4, 2026.

Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP / Getty

Ángel Piqueras crashes during a race at the MotoGP Thailand Grand Prix at the Buriram International Circuit in Buriram, Thailand, on March 1, 2026.

Dario Belingheri / Getty

Andre Barbieri of Team Brazil during a para-Alpine-skiing-training session ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games at Tofane Alpine Skiing Center on March 4, 2026, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy

Ulf Palm / TT News Agency / Reuters

A general view of the mass start of the Vasaloppet cross-country ski race, held in Sälen, Sweden, on March 1, 2026

Sergei Gapon / AFP / Getty

This aerial photograph taken on March 5, 2026, shows a view of Sułoszowa, a village in southern Poland, considered to be the longest village in the country, where nearly all residents live along a winding road stretching for almost nine kilometers.

Yang Wei / VCG / Getty

The moon lights up the night sky over the Simatai Great Wall during a total lunar eclipse on March 3, 2026, in Beijing, China.

Jamal Awad / Reuters

A missile launched from Iran is intercepted high in the atmosphere, as seen from Jerusalem on February 28, 2026.

People watch as smoke and dust rise after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, on February 28, 2026.

Hassan Ammar / AP

Tracer rounds light the sky as people fire into the air during a televised speech by the Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, on March 4, 2026.

AFP / Getty

A man walks past destroyed buildings following air strikes in central Tehran on March 4, 2026.

Kawnat Haju / AFP / Getty

An ambulance is parked near a fire following an Israeli bombardment of a solar farm and electricity-generation facility in Lebanon’s southern city of Tyre on March 4, 2026.

Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP / Getty

In Galle, Sri Lanka, health-care workers carry the bodies of Iranian sailors who died in a U.S. torpedo attack on their frigate IRIS Dena off Sri Lanka’s southern coast, at the mortuary of Karapitiya Hospital on March 4, 2026. A U.S. submarine sank the Iranian warship, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on March 4.

Iranian Press Center / AFP / Getty

In this aerial handout picture released by the Iranian Press Center, mourners dig graves during the funeral for children killed in a reported strike on a primary school in Iran’s Hormozgan province in Minab on March 3, 2026. Iranian media reported hundreds of Iranian casualties, including at the girl’s school, although AFP reporters have not been able to verify tolls independently.

Anthony Wallace / AFP / Getty

Buddhist monks take part in Makha Bucha celebrations at Wat Dhammakaya Buddhist temple in Pathum Thani province, north of Bangkok, on March 3, 2026.

Johan Ordonez / AFP / Getty

The Fuego volcano erupts, seen from Alotenango, Sacatepequez department, some 65 kilometers southwest of Guatemala City, on March 1, 2026.

Liu Yang / VCG / Getty

Villagers and tourists jump through bonfires to celebrate the Lantern Festival on March 3, 2026, in Haikou, Hainan province, China.

Minas Panagiotakis / Getty

Ben Cutmore and Euan McCabe of Team Great Britain compete in the men’s 10-meter synchronized-platform final during the World Aquatics Diving World Cup 2026, Stop 1, at Centre Sportif Du Parc Olympique in Montreal, Quebec, on March 1, 2026.

R. Satish Babu / AFP / Getty

A girl smeared with colored powder celebrates the Hindu spring festival of Holi in Chennai, India, on March 4, 2026.

Liu Guoxing / VCG / Getty

A steam train runs past a field of blooming rapeseed flowers on February 27, 2026, in Leshan, Sichuan province, China.

Oli Scarff / AFP / Getty

A handler works with a poodle during the dog-grooming championships on the first day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Center in Birmingham, England, on March 5, 2026.

Li Hongbo / VCG / Getty

Giant panda Yu Ke plays with a horse-shaped toy at Chongqing Zoo on March 1, 2026.

Meng Delong / VCG / Getty

Tourists enjoy a horse-themed lantern installation at the Songjiacheng scenic area ahead of the Lantern Festival on February 28, 2026, in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, China.

VCG / Getty

Tourists enjoy hot pot in tents set up in a field of blooming rapeseed flowers on March 1, 2026, in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China.

Yan Tingchang / VCG / Getty

A squirrel nibbles on a cherry blossom at Kunming Zoo in Kunming, Yunnan province, China, on March 2, 2026.

Carl Court / Getty

A boy is carried to a migrant dinghy to sail into the English Channel in Gravelines, France, on March 3, 2026. Last year the number of migrants arriving in the U.K. by small boat totaled 41,472—an increase of 13 percent from the previous year, but lower than the highest number of 45,774, which was recorded in 2022.

Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times / Getty

People stand in Lake Manly in Badwater Basin in Death Valley, California, on March 2, 2026.

Michael Probst / AP

Icelandic stallions play at a stud farm in Wehrheim, near Frankfurt, Germany, on March 2, 2026.

Jack Dura / AP

Beau, a bloodhound puppy, licks the face of his handler, North Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper Dustin Pattengale, outside the highway patrol office in Fargo, North Dakota, on February 27, 2026.