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The Color and Lights of Diwali 2026
Thein Zaw / AP A devotee lights candles during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, at a temple in Yangon, Myanmar, on November 8, 2026. Indranil Mukherjee / AFP / Getty Visitors are immersed in the projections at an installation celebrating Diwali at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Center, in Mumbai, on November 6, 2026. Yanni Rawat / JNA / ZUMA / Reuters People celebrate Diwali by lighting fireworks on roadsides and outside residential homes in New Delhi.
Photos of the Week: Mountain Castle, Fire Festival, Cat Wedding
Austin Johnson / AFP / Getty A voter dressed as the Lorax, the character from Dr. Seuss’s 1971 children’s book, fills out her ballot on October 31, 2026, at the Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center in Overland Park, Kansas. Saul Martinez / Getty Several 27-foot-tall flamingos made by the artist Matthew Mazzotta stand outside the Supervisor of Elections building in West Palm Beach, Florida, on November 3, 2026.
Fall Is in the Air, Part II
Charly Triballeau / AFP / Getty Fall foliage is seen in Burlington, Maine, on October 13, 2026. Russell Cheyne / Reuters A statue of a deer is silhouetted against the autumnal foliage reflected on Loch Faskally in Pitlochry, Scotland, on November 2, 2026. Artur Widak / NurPhoto / Getty A red squirrel sits alert amid a carpet of autumn leaves at Rakowicki Cemetery on October 30, 2026, in Krakow, Poland.
Photos of the Week: Surfing Devil, Sheltered Owl, Fresh Snowfall
Martin Meissner / AP A cyclist rides beneath autumn-colored trees along Lake Baldeney in Essen, Germany, on October 26, 2026. Toby Melville / Reuters Waves crash over the lighthouse at Newhaven Harbour during a storm in Newhaven, England, on October 23, 2026. Caroline Brehman / AFP / Getty A surfer competes in the Haunted Heats Halloween surf contest in Santa Monica, California, on October 24, 2026.
Photos: Preparing for the Day of the Dead
Ulises Ruiz / AFP / Getty Children with their faces painted pose in a field of cempasuchil (marigold) flowers during preparations for the Day of the Dead celebration at Rancho San Juan Diego, in Tlajomulco de Zuniga, Jalisco, Mexico, on October 24, 2026. On November 2, Mexico will celebrate the Day of the Dead to pay tribute to deceased family members and friends.
Winners of the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 Original
© Audun Rikardsen / European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 A Seal’s Worst Nightmare. Highly Commended, Mammals. “For many years, I had been planning to photograph the most common hunting technique of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from a seal’s perspective. In the dense pack ice at 83° N, I drilled a hole next to a seal’s breathing hole, installed my camera beneath it, and positioned a motion sensor on the ice above.
Photos of the Week: Foam Fight, Santa Dance, Orangutan Escape
Kiran Ridley / AFP / Getty A protester wearing a period costume stands during a demonstration against the high cost of living in Paris, on October 17, 2026, as part of a nationwide call for mobilization, bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former gilets jaunes protesters, secondary-school and university students, climate activists, farmers, and more.
Photographing the Microscopic: Winners of Nikon Small World 2026
Daniel Knop, Oberzent-Airlenbach, Hessen, Germany Image of Distinction: A close view of the leg of a weevil Eric Epstein, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Sixth Place: Hemitrichia slime-mold spore structures (fruiting bodies) Dr. Marcel Clemens, Verona, Veneto, Italy Eighth Place: Pencil lead during exposure to a high-voltage electrical discharge Amartya Tashi Mitra and Paul Maier, Aria Huang, Nathaniel Sweet and Anthony Wokasch, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. Honorable Mention:...
Winners of the 2026 Epson International Pano Awards Original
© Aytek Çetin / The 17th Epson International Pano Awards Silent Citadel. 34th place (tie), Open—Nature / Landscapes. Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. © Xuecheng Liu / The 17th Epson International Pano Awards Center of the Cosmos. Winner, Open-Built Environment. Times Square, New York City. Liu: “Times Square is one of the most photographed places in the world, so my challenge was to find a perspective that could make such a familiar place feel unfamiliar again.
Photos of the Week: Rabbit Jumping, Floating Bazaar, Chief Mouser
İlkin Eskipehlivan / Anadolu / Getty Traditional clothes and designs created by designers from across the Turkic world were showcased during the Cappadocia leg of the ninth Türksoy Women and Ethno-Fashion Meeting in Ürgüp, Nevşehir, Turkey, on October 9, 2026.
Photos of the Week: Rabbit Jumping, Floating Bazaar, Chief Mouser
3 hours ago As a young journalist, I was always enchanted by a story told in wine media circles. It’s the ultimate underdog yarn, about the surprise moment when once-scrappy California triumphed over French winemakers for the very first time, forever changing the way the world viewed not just the state, but …
Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026
© James Lewin / Wildlife Photographer of the Year The Meeting Place. Winner, Animals in Their Environment. James Lewin watched a young bull elephant spray a group of zebra as they congregated in the Kenyan Chyulu Hills. Although there was no shortage of subjects and action around this waterhole, James had to deal with the harsh, unforgiving light. He chose to soften the light using a camera converted to infrared, creating this dreamlike scene.
Photos: Fall Is in the Air
Stan Grossfeld / The Boston Globe / Getty A bull moose emerges from the deep woods somewhere in northern Maine, on September 26, 2026. VCG / Getty Trees display autumn colors in Huanggangliang, in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on September 18, 2026. Ellen Schmidt / AP Laura Fairchild paddles a giant pumpkin to the finish line in the Pumpkin Regatta, part of the annual Harvest Fest in Stillwater, Minnesota, on October 11, 2026.
Photos of the Week: Sleep Competition, Foggy Landscape, Virtual Taekwondo
Kin Cheung / AP A visitor looks into a mirror, the “Inverse Reverse Perverse” installation by Cerith Wyn Evans, during a media preview of “The 90s: Art and Fashion” exhibition at Tate Britain in London on October 6, 2026. Edgar Su / Reuters Japan’s Mirano Kita competes in the women’s individual all-around rhythmic gymnastics final at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, on October 3, 2026.
Photos: The Student Protests in France
Dimitar Dilkoff / AFP / Getty People gather on and around a statue in the center of Place de la République at the end of a demonstration on a day of nationwide protests organized by high-school students and joined by unions and teachers, who for days have been demanding better learning conditions, in Paris, on October 6, 2026. Stephane Mahe / Reuters French high-school and university students attend a demonstration on a nationwide day of protests and blockades, in Nantes on October 6, 2026.
Photos: Human-Tower Season
David Ramos / Getty Members of Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls build a human tower during the 30th Concours de Castells competition in Tarragona, Spain, on October 4, 2026. Albert Gea / Reuters Castellers de Vilafranca start to form a tower in Tarragona on October 4, 2026. Josep Lago / AFP / Getty A child that will attempt to climb to the top of a human tower wears a helmet and safety glasses during the La Mercè festival on September 24, 2026, in Barcelona.
Photos of the Week: Mermaid Dance, Medieval Village, Alpaca Café
Pavel Bednyakov / AP A model wears a creation inspired by Russian fairy tales on September 29, 2026, during Moscow Fashion Week. Lou Benoist / AFP / Getty Riot police officers remove protesting students who were blockading the area outside the Le Corbusier secondary school in Aubervilliers, Paris, on October 1, 2026.
Scenes From the 2026 Asian Games
Toru Hanai / Getty Sorrasak Thaosiri and Jirati Chanliang of Thailand compete against Ahmad Kassem Arabi and Mohamad Hafez of Lebanon at the teqball men’s doubles final on day one of the 20th Asian Games at Nagoya City Higashiyama Sports Center on September 20, 2026, in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. Long Lei / Xinhua / Getty Li Jianming of China competes during the Nanquan round of the men’s Nanquan and Nangun final of Wushu in Nagoya, on September 22, 2026.
Selections From the 2026 Audubon Photography Awards Top 100
Veronica Donoso / 2026 Audubon Photography Awards Spectacled Tyrant. “Spring is the best time to observe the spectacled tyrant in Chile, when they migrate from farther north in South America. The males arrive first, followed a few weeks later by the females, who come to watch the magnificent acrobatic leaps the males perform to capture their attention. The females hop from bush to bush, searching for the best vantage point from which to observe and select a mate.
Winners of the Bird Photographer of the Year 2026
© Paula Czaeczine / Bird Photographer of the Year Acrobat of the Skies. Gold Winner, 12–14 Years. “On a small island in Norway, I observed red-necked phalaropes foraging for food. One bird was swimming on a pond, pecking insects from the surface. Suddenly, it raised its head, stretched upwards, spread its wings, and fluttered into the air.” © Volker Widmann / Bird Photographer of the Year Sunset Puffin. Silver Winner, Best Portrait.
Photos: Wildflowers Bloom in the Atacama Desert
Javier Torres / AFP / Getty An aerial view of patches of blooming wildflowers in the Atacama Desert near Copiapó, Chile, seen on September 18, 2026 Javier Torres / AFP / Getty People look at a carpet of flowers blooming in the Atacama Desert on September 18, 2026. Javier Torres / AFP / Getty A car passes through a flower-covered area of the Atacama Desert on September 18, 2026.
Photos of the Week: Misty Morning, Haunted House, Light Festival
Oli Scarff / AFP / Getty Martin Hill prepares to compete in his jet dragster, named Fireforce 5, at the Euro Finals drag-racing event, at the Santa Pod Raceway near Wellingborough, England, on September 11, 2026. Frank Franklin II / AP Alexander Zverev, of Germany, kisses the trophy after winning the men’s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships against Ben Shelton on September 13, 2026, in New York.
Photos: Fighting Against Desertification in China
Chen Shuo / Xinhua / Getty A drone photo shows sand-control efforts—straw windbreaks set in checkerboard patterns across dunes—in the Taklimakan Desert, in Yuli County, Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, on September 19, 2025. Gao Hongshan / Xinhua / Getty A staff member works to lay sand barriers in the Kumtag Desert, in Kazakh Autonomous County of Aksay, in China’s Gansu Province, on December 13, 2025.
Photos: 9/11 Memorials
Jeremy Weine / Getty People watch and take pictures as a drone light show depicting the Twin Towers appears along the skyline during testing of the Tribute in Light installation in Lower Manhattan on September 9, 2026, as seen from Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Photos of the Week: Night Harvest, Heavy Surf, Pumpkin Kong
Wang He / Getty Wingsuit flyer Michael Brewer of the U.S. trial jumps off a mountain to hit a target during the 12th World Wind Loading China Grand Prix on September 10, 2026, in Zhangjiajie, China. Adam Gray / Getty A person wears a giant butterfly costume during the annual West Indian Day Parade on September 7, 2026, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
Photos of the Week: Night Harvest, Heavy Surf, Pumpkin Kong
Mexico-U.S. Trade 1 hour ago Mexico, Washington race to secure bilateral trade deal before U.S. midterms, sources say The Globe and Mail - Emily Green, David Shepardson, Nora Eckert and Kalea Hall • 1h Mexico and the United States are racing to reach a bilateral trade deal before the U.S. midterm elections in less than eight weeks, according to six sources in both countries familiar with the talks, an effort made more urgent by the collapse of Canadian negotiations with Washington.
Winners of Ocean Photographer of the Year 2026
© Jenny Stock / Ocean Photographer of the Year Winner, Female Fifty Fathoms Award. An American crocodile moves through the mangroves of Cuba, a habitat that provides shelter for crocodiles feeding, breeding, nesting, and raising their young. © Marc Lenfant / Ocean Photographer of the Year Finalist, Adventure. Three surfers converge on the same wave at Teahupoʻo, French Polynesia, after a paddler is thrown from his board.
Photos of the Week: Nomad Games, Pushkin Puppet, Lunar Simulation
Ahsan Mohammed Ahmed Ahmed / Anadolu / Getty A fencer performs during a full moon in Erbil, Iraq, on August 28, 2026. Vadim Ghirda / AP Frecce Tricolori, the aerobatic demonstration team of the Italian air force, perform at the Bucharest International Air Show in Romania on August 29, 2026. Vyacheslav Oseledko / AFP / Getty Artists perform during the sixth World Nomad Games in the Kyrchyn Gorge, in Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul Region, on September 2, 2026.
The 2026 Audubon Photography Awards
Gail Bisson / 2026 Audubon Photography Awards Common Merganser. Winner, Female Bird, U.S. and Canada. East Bay Sandbar, Nova Scotia, Canada. Timothy Dhalleine / 2026 Audubon Photography Awards Crested Caracara. Winner, Birds in Landscapes, Chile and Colombia. Torres del Paine National Park, Magallanes and Chilean Antarctic region, Chile. Camilo Sanabria Grajales / 2026 Audubon Photography Awards Ruby-Topaz Hummingbird. Honorable Mention, Youth, Chile and Colombia.
Photos: The Aftermath of Nepal’s Flash Floods
Jiang Fan / Xinhua / Getty This photo shows search-and-rescue operations under way at the mudslide-hit area in Gyirong County, China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, on August 29, 2026. Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP A drone view shows rescue workers inspecting damaged structures following flash flooding along the Trishuli River in the Devighat area of Nuwakot district, Nepal, on August 29, 2026.
Photos of the Week: Death Dive, Cool Breeze, Castle Pull
Juni Kriswanto / AFP / Getty Children run at the recently opened Space and Time Cube Surabaya immersive-digital-art space, in Surabaya, Indonesia, on August 23, 2026. Agoes Rudianto / Anadolu / Getty A villager checks a water-pump pipe connected to the Sendang Sari water source in the foothills of the Kendeng Karst Mountains in Sugihmanik Village, Grobogan, Java, Indonesia, on August 24, 2026.
Dolly Parton: Photos From an Extraordinary Life and Career
Paul Natkin / Getty Dolly Parton performs at the Mill Run Theater in Niles, Illinois, on August 29, 1977. Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Dolly Parton and her collaborator Porter Wagoner perform onstage, circa 1967. Ron Hill / The Oklahoman / USA Today Network / Reuters Dolly Parton and the Wagon Masters pick and sing for a Civic Center Music Hall audience in Oklahoma City on October 8, 1968. Gary Null / NBC / Getty Dolly Parton sings for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show on December 14, 1977.
Scenes From the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games
Lintao Zhang / Getty A humanoid robot waves a flag during the opening ceremony of the 2026 World Humanoid Robot Games at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, China, on August 22, 2026. Pedro Pardo / AFP / Getty Robots parade on a track during the opening ceremony of the second World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on August 22, 2026. Pedro Pardo / AFP / Getty Robots play drums during an opening-ceremony performance on August 22, 2026.
Photos of the Week: Robot Training, Straw Chickens, Blessed Dogs
Omar Ashtawy / Getty Children swim at a pool in Khan Younis, Gaza, on August 19, 2026. Palestinian children, including amputees, some of whom have lost limbs during the war, and orphans participate in swimming training as part of the “Waves of Hope” project carried out by HEAL Palestine.
Photos: Releasing Animals Back Into Their Habitats
Kazakh Ministry of Environment / Anadolu / Getty At the Ile-Balkhash Nature Reserve, a female Amur tiger named Umit is released into its natural habitat in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on August 3, 2026. Umit (a Kazakh word for “hope”) was the first to be released out of four Amur (Siberian) tigers that were transferred from Russia to Kazakhstan.
Photos: Drone Attacks on Russia’s Wildberries Warehouses
SOPA Images / Reuters A man looks at a burning warehouse belonging to the Russian online retailer Wildberries in the Utkina Zavod area, near the village of Novosaratovka, following a drone attack. During the night of July 24, 2026, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a large-scale drone attack targeting Wildberries warehouses in the Leningrad Region and St. Petersburg, Russia.
Photos of the Week: Mudflat Trot, Waterfall Jump, Pole Vault
Lintao Zhang / Getty Szabo Sopov Kristof of Hungary practices ahead of the 2026 IWWF World Cable Wakeboard & Wakeskate Championships at Shunyi Olympic Cable Park on August 9, 2026, in Beijing, China.
Ocean Photographer of the Year 2026 Finalists
© Benjamín Yávar / Ocean Photographer of the Year Finalist, Ocean Adventure. A free diver is surrounded by a school of sardines, which part to form a halo as they move around her. © Daniela Tommasi / Ocean Photographer of the Year Finalist, Ocean Adventure. “Two surfers walk towards a favorite surf break on the Western Australian coast. Waves and rip currents create intricate, lace-like patterns in the water.” © Julien Anton / Ocean Photographer of the Year Finalist, Wildlife.
Photos: The Total Solar Eclipse of 2026
Ander Gillenea / AFP / Getty The Sun’s corona glows as the moon completely blocks the sun during the totality phase of the total solar eclipse as seen from San Asensio, La Rioja region, Spain, on August 12, 2026. Bernat Armangue / AP Mario Garrido, a member of the “Los Taraos” amateur astrophotography group, waits to shoot a total solar eclipse in Berlanga de Duero, Spain, on August 12, 2026.
Photos: European Rivers Fall to Record Lows
Michael Probst / AP The Pfalzgrafenstein toll castle sits in the middle of the Rhine River, seen at a very low water level, in Kaub, Germany, on August 10, 2026. Fadel Dawod / Getty A marina is seen surrounded by exposed riverbed as water levels remain low along the Waal River in Nijmegen, Netherlands, on August 8, 2026. The Netherlands is facing an ongoing drought and water shortage as exceptionally low river flows continue across the country.
Photos: European Rivers Fall to Record Lows
Drought declared in 'almost three-quarters' of England, UK government says Britain was also facing its fifth heatwave of the 2026 summer that has seen multiple temperature records being broken. Some 71.3% of England is in …
Photos of the Week: Fuego Volcano, Underwater Explosion, Pig Diver
Antonio Bronić / Reuters Lara Grbac rides a horse named Perlaz in the water during a heat wave in Supetar, on the island of Brac, Croatia, on August 5, 2026. Dmitri Lovetsky / AP A boy floats in the waters of the Gulf of Finland in St. Petersburg, Russia, on August 5, 2026, as the 462-meter-tall Lakhta Center is visible in the background.
Photos: The Dogs That Surf
Paul Kuroda / ZUMA Press Wire / Reuters People gather to watch the World Dog Surfing Championship on August, 1, 2026, in Pacifica, California. K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune / Getty Faith, a pit bull, owned by James Wall, surfs in the medium-size division during the 20th Annual Helen Woodward Animal Center Surf Dog Surf-A-Thon on September 7, 2025, in Del Mar, California. Frederic J.
Photos: Wildfires Burn Through Spokane Neighborhoods
Tyler Vanwert / Reuters People watch as massive plumes of smoke rise from a wildfire in Spokane, Washington, on August 1, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social-media video. David Ryder / Reuters Wildfire smoke hangs in the sky above Spokane, Washington, as the Old Trails Fire burns nearby on August 3, 2026. David Ryder / Reuters A charred vehicle lies on the side of a road in Spokane on August 2, 2026.
Photos of the Week: Heat Wave, Buck Moon, Alphorn Ensemble
Noah Berger / AP Firefighters burn off vegetation while trying to stop a wildfire called the Bench Fire from spreading in Warm Springs, Oregon, on July 25, 2026.
Photos: Kayaking in the Los Angeles River Original
Justin Sullivan / Getty An aerial view of a kayaker paddling along the Los Angeles River during an LA River Expeditions tour in Los Angeles, California, on July 26, 2026 Justin Sullivan / Getty Jordani Juarez with LA River Expeditions prepares kayaks before the start of a tour along the Los Angeles River in the Sepulveda Basin on July 25, 2026. Justin Sullivan / Getty Canada geese fly over the Los Angeles River in the Sepulveda Basin on July 25, 2026.
Photos: Wildfires Rage Across France and Spain
Maximilien Lamy / AFP / Getty Beachgoers rest on the beach of Moutchic on the shore of Lake Lacanau in Lacanau, southwestern France, on July 24, 2026, as clouds of smoke rise into the sky from the Gironde wildfire. Ana Beltran / Reuters A tree burns during the La Mierla wildfire in Albendiego, Guadalajara, Spain, on July 21, 2026.
Photos of the Week: Alpine Swing, Disaster Simulation, Lumberjack Championship
Stefan Rousseau / PA Images / Reuters Members of the press photograph a dead mouse caught by Larry the cat, Chief Mouser to the U.K. Cabinet Office, during incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s first cabinet meeting at Number 10 Downing Street, in London, on July 21, 2026. Stringer / Reuters A woman stands with her cat near an apartment building hit by a Russian air strike in the town of Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, on July 20, 2026.
Photos: 50 Years Since Viking 1 Landed on Mars
NASA Viking 1’s meteorology instrument stands aloft, on an extended boom, seen against the rocky and sandy surface of Mars on Sol 730. Small trenches visible in the foreground are left over from soil samples gathered by Viking 1’s surface sampler. Lowell Georgia / Corbis / Getty Clarence E. Bunnell sets up a model of the Mars Viking spacecraft in June of 1967, during its development phase. Science Photo Library / Reuters Viking spacecraft test, 1973.
Photos: Wildfire Smoke Blankets Parts of North America
Cole Burston / AFP / Getty People walk in downtown Toronto as smoke from forest fires in northern Ontario causes poor air quality over the city, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on July 15, 2026. Stephen Maturen / Getty The sun sets behind a layer of smoke on July 15, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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