Bridge across the Meuse River at Dinant was destroyed by the fleeing Nazis in an attempt to hold up the onrushing Americans. In the background is the fort of the town, September 16, 1944. Neither the destruction of the bridge nor the guns of the fort, however, could stop the...

Annet Aita, whose job is to wash sandy soil in which gold dust is trapped and extract it using highly toxic mercury, works at a gold mining site in the village of Mawero, on the outskirts of Busia town, in eastern Uganda on Monday, October 18, 2021. A typical day...

People extinguish fire on cars caused by a bomb explosion near Parliament building in Kampala, Uganda, on November 16, 2021. Two explosions hit Uganda's capital Kampala on November 16, 2021, injuring a number of people in what police termed an attack on the city, the latest in a string of...

A utility pole burns as the Dixie Fire tears through the Greenville community of Plumas County, Calif., on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. The fire leveled multiple historic buildings and dozens of homes in central Greenville. (Photo by Noah Berger/AP Photo) Romanian artist Radu Dima performs his “Smoke and flame on...

A camel trader leads his camels at the Pushkar Camel Fair at sunset in Pushkar in the Indian state of Rajasthan state on November 9, 2021. (Photo by Himanshu Sharma/AFP Photo) A man rows a boat in Yamuna River, covered by a chemical foam caused by industrial and domestic pollution,...

Zoo curators try to catch a pelican in order to move it into its winter enclosure at the zoo in Liberec, Czech Republic, Tuesday, November 16, 2021. With the winter cold in the northern hemisphere approaching, keepers at the Liberec Zoo in northern Czech Republic are giving their 10 great...

A migrant carrying a child walks in a camp near the Belarusian-Polish border in the Grodno region on November 14, 2021. Dozens of migrants have been detained after crossing into Poland from Belarus, Warsaw said on November 14, warning of a possible larger breakthrough ahead of an EU meeting to...

This photo released Tuesday, October 12, 2021, by the Iranian Army, shows a missile being fired during a military drill at an undisclosed location in Iran. Iran on Tuesday kicked off a massive, two-day air defense drill in the country's sprawling central desert, state TV reported, the latest show of...

A man shows a new 10 Bolivar bank note after withdrawing it from a cash machine in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, October 1, 2021. A new currency with six fewer zeros debuts Friday in Venezuela, whose currency has been made nearly worthless by years of the world's worst inflation. The new...

Kyle Rittenhouse breaks down on the stand as he testifies about his encounter with the late Joseph Rosenbaum during his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Wednesday, November 10, 2021. Rittenhouse is accused of killing two people and wounding a third during a protest over police...

French First Lady Brigitte Macron and U.S. Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff visit an exhibition by French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel at the Petit Palais, in Paris, France on November 12 2021. (Photo by Ian Langsdon/Pool via Reuters) Migrant children eat near the barbed wire fence as migrants gather at the Belarus-Poland...

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Fabio Quartararo practise for the Algarve Grand Prix on the Algarve International Circuit in Portimao, Portugal on November 6, 2021. (Photo by Marcelo Del Pozo/Reuters) Kamaru Usman lands a punch against Colby Covington during a welterweight mixed martial arts championship bout at UFC 268, Sunday, November...