A greased-pole competition in Indonesia; a scene from the Democratic National Convention, in Chicago; an Israeli air strike on Gaza; a waterskiing competition in Canada; a tilting church in Greece; a “dinner in the sky” in Poland; big-wave surfing in South Africa, and much more.
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Lightning strikes as monsoon season storms bring desert-nourishing rain to Southwestern deserts on August 17, 2024, near Page, Arizona. #
A rufous-vented chachalaca—a member of an ancient group of birds of the family Cracidae found in northeastern Colombia, northern Venezuela, and Tobago—is pictured in Caracas, Venezuela. #
Competitors take part in Red Bull Flugtag in Gdynia, Poland, on August 18, 2024. Participants use self-made vehicles to jump from the ramp to the water, and are judged on the length of the jump, creativity, and showmanship. #
A plane drops water onto a fire that broke out in a grassy area in the Kızılcahamam district of Ankara and spread to a nearby forest area on August 22, 2024, in Bolu, Turkey. #
Firefighters work to extinguish a wildfire in Balikliova, in Izmir's Urla district, in Turkey, on August 18, 2024. #
A surfer rides a wave at Dungeons offshore reef in the Atlantic Ocean, as seasonal cold fronts drive big swells into the Cape Peninsula, in Cape Town, South Africa, on August 18, 2024. #
Tourists visit Qarhan Salt Lake in Haixi, Qinghai province, China. #
Divers explore a ferry that was sunk 180 meters offshore in 2013, after being used for passenger transportation for many years, in Kocaeli, Turkey, on August 22, 2024. #
Customers enjoy a dinner event organized by Dinner in the Sky, which uses a crane to hoist its guests, table, and waiting staff 50 meters into the air, in Warsaw, Poland, on August 17, 2024. #
The river Vltava wraps around the city of Český Krumlov, Czech Republic, on August 20, 2024. #
An aerial view of an Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train passing over eroding cliffs along the Pacific Ocean coastline on August 16, 2024, in Del Mar, California. Rising sea levels and stronger storms have contributed to increased erosion and landslides along the vital coastal rail corridor which runs over 350 miles through Southern California to California’s Central Coast. #
Shiite Muslim pilgrims march with banners toward the shrine city of Karbala ahead of the Arbaeen commemorations that mark the end of the 40-day mourning period for the seventh-century killing of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson Imam Hussein ibn Ali, near the city of Hilla, Iraq, on August 17, 2024. #
A bus drives through the Qicai Danxia Scenic Area, also known as the Danxia Scenic Spot, at Zhangye National Geopark, in Zhangye, Gansu province, China, on August 18, 2024. #
A train passes by on Chicago's elevated railway, in Illinois, on August 16, 2024. #
The Greek Orthodox church of Panagia Theotokos, which leans 17 degrees along a slope due to a landslide on April 12, 2012, is seen in the deserted village of Ropoto near Trikala, Greece, on August 16, 2024. #
Tourists watch roaring torrents carrying a large amount of sediment at the Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River, in Yan'an, Shaanxi province, China, on August 15, 2024. #
A man sits in a chair on top of a tourist boat to watch fireworks displayed over the Danube River from Margaret Bridge, in Budapest, on August 20, 2024, as part of celebrations marking Hungary's National Day. #
Farmers use hydrogen balloons to lift spray pipes aloft to spray gibberellic acid on rice plants at Hongze Lake Farm on August 18, 2024, in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China. Gibberellic acid is used to promote rice growth. #
Children stand alongside the "World's Largest Rubber Duck" at Rye Playland Beach in Rye, New York, on August 17, 2024. #
A sea lion, one among hundreds of sea lions that occupied San Carlos beach in Monterey, California, photographed on August 20, 2024. #
Alex Paradis of Quebec jumps during the Canadian Waterski Nationals at Safari Lake Waterski Club on August 18, 2024, in Stabane, Ontario, Canada. #
Teams of seaweed racers push their three-ton tied seaweed bundles, known as "Climin," with a long pole during an annual seaweed race at the Cruinniú na mBád ("Gathering of the Boats") regatta in Kinvara, Ireland, on August 18, 2024. #
Participants take part in a world-record attempt at making mud angels during the 2024 Mud Olympics on August 17, 2024, near Brunsbüttel, Germany. This the 20th year of the Mud Olympics, and organizers, who say they are getting old, claim that it is the last. The event raises money for local charities. #
A protester clashes with the police during a rally against controversial changes to election laws that could further enhance the political influence of outgoing President Joko Widodo, at the Parliament building in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 22, 2024. #
A health-care worker walks past an mpox treatment center in Munigi, Democratic Republic of Congo, on August 19, 2024. The DRC will receive the first vaccine doses to address its mpox outbreak next week from the United States, the country's health minister said on Monday, days after the WHO declared mpox outbreaks in Africa a global emergency. #
Palestinians run from a blast after Israeli forces carry out an air strike in Deir al Balah, Gaza, on August 18, 2024. #
A resident releases water lanterns to honor ancestors and pray for blessings during the Zhongyuan Festival, or "the Hungry Ghost Festival," on August 18, 2024, in Qionghai, Hainan province, China. #
The sun sets behind thin clouds in Montargis, France, on August 19, 2024. #
Democratic vice-presidential nominee Minnesota Governor Tim Walz celebrates with his daughter, Hope Walz; son, Gus Walz; and wife, Gwen Walz, after accepting the Democratic vice-presidential nomination onstage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention, at the United Center, on August 21, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. #
Opposition leader María Corina Machado waves during a rally to protest official results that declared President Nicolás Maduro the winner of the July presidential election, in Caracas, Venezuela, on August 17, 2024. #
People ride a rickshaw along a street in Old Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 17, 2024. #
Afghan children play outside a scrap shop near a World Food Program distribution center in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 21, 2024. #
Starlings roost on electric wires at sunset in the village of Kuyucuk, in the Arpacık district of Kars, Turkey, on August 18, 2024. #
Participants struggle to reach the top of a greased pole to collect prizes during a "Panjat Pinang" competition to celebrate Indonesia's 79th Independence Day at Ancol, in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 17, 2024. #
Children play on a small stone bridge over a stream on the broad Taşköprü Plateau, in Gümüşhane, Turkey, on August 22, 2024. #
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