Palestinians hold out empty pots at a charity kitchen to receive cooked rice in Gaza City on August 23, 2025. This comes a day after the United Nations officially declared a famine in Gaza, citing “systematic obstruction” of aid by Israel during the 22-month war—a finding swiftly dismissed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.(Photo by Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP Photo)
An Afghan girl reads a religious text at a madrassa, or Islamic school, in Navai village in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar on August 23, 2025.(Photo by Sanaullah Seiam/AFP Photo)
A child holds a photograph of a Ukrainian serviceman during a solidarity event ahead of Ukraine’s Independence Day in Bucharest, Romania, on August 21, 2025.(Phoot by Andreea Alexandru/AP Photo)
A Rohingya refugee child holds a balloon while lying in a cradle at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on August 18, 2025.(Photo by Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters)
Children from the Romanian National Opera’s Ballet Studio pose outside the National History Museum of Romania during Dance Night, an event featuring performances on Calea Victoriei avenue in Bucharest, Romania, on August 23, 2025.(Photo by Andreea Alexandru/AP Photo)
A girl walks past National Guardsmen patrolling the National Mall in Washington on August 20, 2025.(Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)
Palestinian relatives mourn over the body of 13-year-old Karim Qdeih, who was killed in overnight Israeli strikes, during his funeral outside Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on August 23, 2025.(Photo by Mariam Dagga/AP Photo)
Residents sit amidst the rubble of an apartment building struck during a Russian drone and missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on August 28, 2025.(Photo by Reuters/Stringer)
A woman and a child watch the waves of the Atlantic Ocean during Hurricane Erin, the first hurricane of the 2025 season, in Long Beach, New York, on August 20, 2025.(Photo by Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
Two Highland dancers keep warm during the Argyllshire Gathering in Oban, Scotland, on August 28, 2025. The historic gathering, founded in 1871, is a celebration of Scottish heritage featuring traditional games and competitions.(Photo by Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images)
A girl sits on the rubble of her flood-damaged home following flash floods in the Pir Baba neighborhood of northwestern Pakistan on August 17, 2025.(Photo by Muhammad Sajjad/AP Photo)
A migrant carries a child along a beach before attempting to board an inflatable dinghy to cross the English Channel from Petit-Fort-Philippe, near Calais, France, on August 25, 2025.(Photo by Hannah McKay/Reuters)
Pope Leo XIV holds a baby during the weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at Vatican City on August 20, 2025.(Photo by Angelo Carconi/EPA)
Six-year-old Pooja poses with a traditional indigenous tattoo on her face at the Jogi Colony in Umerkot, Pakistan, on July 14, 2025. The centuries-old practice is becoming less common as rural Hindu communities become more connected to urban centers.(Photo by Asif Hassan/AFP Photo)
Young handlers and their sheep are judged at the Melplash Agricultural Society Show in West Bay, Dorset, on August 21, 2025. The show is a prominent agricultural exhibition featuring animal judging and insights into farming practices.(Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)
People gather for a vigil at Lynnhurst Park following a shooting at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis on August 27, 2025.(Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/AP Photo)
A child wearing an elaborate headdress gestures during the Children’s Day Parade at the Notting Hill Carnival in London, Britain, on August 24, 2025.(Photo by Toby Melville/Reuters)
Children in vibrant Caribbean-themed costumes participate in the Children’s Day Parade during the Notting Hill Carnival in London, Britain, on August 24, 2025.(Photo by Toby Melville/Reuters)
Children adorned in colorful Caribbean-themed costumes take part in the Children’s Day Parade during the Notting Hill Carnival in London, Britain, on August 24, 2025.(Photo by Toby Melville/Reuters)
A pupil arrives for the first day of school at Yas American Academy in Abu Dhabi in late August 2025.(Photo by Victor Besa/The National)
