Children cool off in a fountain as temperatures soar above 36°C (96.8°F) during a heatwave in Shanghai, China, 27 June 2025.(Photo by Alex Plavevski/EPA)
A child admires Lego displays at Shanghai Legoland Resort on its opening day, as the city swelters under an orange heat alert, 5 July 2025. (Photo by Go Nakamura/Reuters)
A Palestinian man carries an injured child following an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Gaza City on June 27, 2025.(Photo by Jehad Alshrafi/AP Photo)
A rescue worker evacuates two children from the site of an Iranian missile strike in Haifa, Israel, on June 22, 2025.(Photo by Baz Ratner/AP Photo)
A displaced Somali child is screened before vaccination at a Save the Children center in Baidoa’s Tawakal 2 camp, southwest Somalia, on June 24, 2025. (Photo by Feisal Omar/Reuters)
A child shows off face paint by a Bahurupi artist during an event in Canning, West Bengal, 15 June 2025. For generations, Bahurupi performers have mastered the art of transformative face painting, using their skills to embody characters from tribal folklore during live performances. Today, these traditional artists depend on audience contributions to sustain their fading art form. (Photo by Avishek Das/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Girls dance during Ivana Kupala celebrations in Vytachiv village, Ukraine, 21 June 2025. This ancient pagan holiday, marked by singing and fire rituals, symbolizes purification and health—now observed under the shadow of Russia’s ongoing invasion.(Photo by Alina Smutko/Reuters)
A Palestinian girl waits near a food distribution queue in Nuseirat, central Gaza, on June 23, 2025. Rights groups warn that Israel’s blockade since March has triggered famine-like conditions across the Strip.(Photo by Eyad Baba/AFP Photo)
Children play in a public fountain to beat the summer heat in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 3, 2025.(Photo by Mindaugas Kulbis/AP Photo)
Children play in a fountain at Seoul Forest on June 4, 2023. (Photo by Koh Woon-ho)
A Palestinian boy waits at a food distribution line in Nuseirat, central Gaza, June 23, 2025. Rights groups report Israel’s March blockade has caused famine-like conditions. (Photo by Eyad Baba/AFP Photo)
Brothers Leo, 2, and Raphey Almeida, 3, explore a neon T-Rex installation by artist Laura Alp at Furzey Gardens’ dinosaur trail in the New Forest, UK, June 25, 2025. (Photo by Simon Czapp/Solent News)
A child peers through a window during Legoland Shanghai’s grand opening, July 5, 2025. (Photo by Go Nakamura/Reuters)
Children cool off under sprinklers during Ashura commemorations in Tehran, July 6, 2025. (Photo by Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters)
Children float on foam sheets in flooded Kolkata streets after monsoon rains, July 8, 2025. The seasonal rains bring relief but also destruction. (Photo by Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP Photo)
A girl holds a sign ahead of Lewis Capaldi’s Glastonbury performance in Somerset, UK, June 27, 2025. (Photo by Jaimi Joy/Reuters)
A boy sits on a cart during heavy rains in Karachi, June 27, 2025. Monsoon floods have disrupted cities across Pakistan.(Photo by Shahzaib Akber/EPA)
A girl wears rainbow wings at Santiago’s Pride parade, June 21, 2025. (Photo by Pablo Sanhueza/Reuters)
Children play near a football field in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, June 25, 2025, amid Russia’s ongoing invasion.(Photo by Tetiana Dzhafarova/AFP Photo)
A priest baptizes a child during a mass ceremony at San Martin De Porres Church in Bacoor, Philippines, June 20, 2025. The government-sponsored event baptized over 200 children – a common practice in the predominantly Catholic nation where baptism certificates often substitute for birth records in areas with limited civil registration.(Photo by Francis R. Malasig/EPA)
