With the ever-changing news cycle, it’s easy to miss captivating images that fly under the radar. Fortunately, we’ve got you covered.
We’re highlighting exceptional photos from around the world this past week.
Check them out:
Above: Relatives of Ahmad Saleh, a 26-year-old who was killed by Israeli gunfire this week during a protest along the Israeli border, mourn over his body during his funeral at the Jabalia refugee camp along the northern Gaza Strip on Friday.
Theophilus Charles sits inside his house, which was heavily damaged by Hurricane Ida in Houma, Louisiana, on Monday.
U.S. Forest Service firefighter Esteban Gonzalez watches the Caldor Fire burning as it is reflected in his glasses near the town of Sciots Camp, California, on Aug. 28.
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A kayaker paddles down a portion of Interstate 676 after flooding from Hurricane Ida in Philadelphia on Thursday.
Palestinians gather on Thursday during a nighttime protest along the border fence with Israel, east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, demanding an end to Israel’s blockade and the right of Palestinians to return to lands they fled or were expelled from when Israel was founded.
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Anti-government protesters escape from a police water cannon spouting purple dye and tear gas during a protest against the Thai government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in the district of Din Daeng in Bangkok on Aug. 29.
Chihiro Kitada of Japan falls during a match at the Tokyo Paralympic Games on Friday.
Carla Bayerri inspects her family restaurant after flooding in the seaside town of Alcanar in northeastern Spain on Thursday.
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Hundreds of used tires, seen on Wednesday, were transported from a landfill in the north of Kuwait to the border region of Al-Salmi near the country’s industrial area, where they will be cut or repurposed for local use or for export.
Emily Francois walks through floodwaters beside her flood-damaged home in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in Jean Lafitte, Louisiana, on Wednesday.
Audience members watch the opening ceremony of the 78th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Wednesday.
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Leen Garza participates in a protest against Texas’ six-week abortion ban at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday.
Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue, commander of the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, XVIII Airborne Corps, boards a C-17 cargo plane at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday. Donahue was the final American service member to depart the country.
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The Caldor Fire burns in Eldorado National Forest in California on Aug. 29.
People carry supplies to their boat at dusk in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in Jean Lafitte, Louisiana, on Wednesday.
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