Andreea Alexandru / APPyrotechnics go off as the Air Bandits aerobatic team performs above the runway of the Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, at the Bucharest International Air Show in Bucharest, Romania, on August 30, 2025.Jose Cabezas / ReutersA masked man participates in the Bolas de Fuego (“Balls of Fire”) festival to remember the fight of Saint Geronimo against the devil with balls of fire, in Nejapa, El Salvador, on August 31, 2025.Giuseppe Distefano / AFP / GettyA man stands near a lava flow on Italy’s Mount Etna on August 28, 2025.Zhang Xiaoliang / VCG / GettyTourists visit the Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring scenic spot, illuminated by thousands of solar-powered lights, in Dunhuang, Gansu province, China, on August 28, 2025.VCG / VCG / GettyThe singer Easyone performs during an open-air concert on a river in the town of Zhouzhuang, in Kunshan, Jiangsu province, China, on August 30, 2025.Nacho Cubero / Europa Press / GettyA person in costume rides on a parade float during the 114th edition of the Battle of Flowers of Laredo, on August 29, 2025, in Laredo, Cantabria, Spain.Andy Wong / APTo commemorate the 80th anniversary of Japan’s World War II surrender, military personnel take part in a parade held in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, on September 3, 2025.Bay Ismoyo / AFP / GettyA woman strikes a police officer with a bamboo stick as police push back students during a protest outside the parliament building against lawmakers’ demands for higher allowances in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 28, 2025.Pamela Smith / APAryna Sabalenka of Belarus takes photos with fans after defeating Spain’s Cristina Bucsa during the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, on August 31, 2025, in New York.Jaap Arriens / NurPhoto / GettyA dog catches a flying disc during the Zawody Latających Psów (“Flying Dogs Competition”) in Warsaw, Poland, on August 30, 2025.Michaela Stache / AFP / GettyCompetitors face off during the 70th Bavarian finger-wrestling (Fingerhakeln) championships in Mittenwald, Germany, on August 31, 2025.Paula Bronstein / GettyStudents rest in a shelter at the Kyiv State Music Lyceum on the second day of classes, during an air-raid alert that lasted for more than three hours on September 2, 2025, in Kyiv, Ukraine. 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