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Received yesterday — 16 October 2026 ⏭ Best of The Atlantic

Photos of the Week: Rabbit Jumping, Floating Bazaar, Chief Mouser

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By: Alan Taylor
16 October 2026 at 15:00
A model poses outside, in front of a half-dozen passing hot-air balloons, wearing a flowing garment based on traditional designs.
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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.
A riot police officer detains an injured protester with a bloodied face.
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A riot police officer detains an injured protester during clashes near the Ministry of Education in Tirana, Albania, on October 13, 2026, joining a demonstration organized by the Flamingo protest movement demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama.
A person walks past a burning kiosk during a protest.
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A person walks past a burning kiosk during clashes between police and demonstrators amid an anti-government protest by students in Tirana on October 15, 2026.
A tall tree stands in silhouette against smoke illuminated by a wildfire.
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A deforested area of the Amazon rainforest burns during the dry season in the municipality of Autazes, in the state of Amazonas, Brazil, on October 12, 2026.
A closed walkway spans across part of a large and complex waterfall that is overflowing with high water.
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A walkway, closed for safety reasons, photographed during high water flow at Iguazu Falls in Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná state, Brazil, on October 13, 2026
Storm waves crash into damaged beachfront homes.
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Waves from Post-Tropical Storm Rachel crash into damaged beachfront homes in Long Beach, California, on October 12, 2026.
Many dozens of scooter and motorcycle riders jam into a queue at a gas station.
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Motorcyclists queue to refuel at a petrol station amid a fuel-supply shortage in Badung, Bali, Indonesia, on October 15, 2026.
Dozens of sailboats sail together in a harbor, seen behind an ornate lighthouse.
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Boats sail past Vittoria Light lighthouse at the start of the 58th Barcolana sailing regatta in the Gulf of Trieste on October 11, 2026.
An elevated view of a long road bridge shrouded in hazy smoke.
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The Jornalista Phelippe Daou Bridge is shrouded in smoke from wildfires in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, on October 9, 2026.
A Blue Angels jet aircraft flies past, generating a cone-shaped condensation cloud.
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The U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly during the San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show, on October 9, 2026.
A firefighting helicopter flies above a fire crew on a hillside.
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An L.A. County Fire helicopter flies above crews fighting the Bike Fire on the outskirts of Santa Clarita, California, on October 11, 2026.
Many birds perch on a power transmission tower.
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Migratory birds perch on a power-transmission tower on the Yellow River floodplain in Yueyahu township in Yinchuan, in China’s northern Ningxia region, on October 10, 2026.
Two acrobats swing upside-down from ropes attached to a tall pool on a rocky beach.
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The Flying Men of Papantla perform the “Danza de los Voladores” on the beach as Hurricane Simon approaches Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on October 10, 2026.
Two tram cars hang beneath a suspended railway above a river.
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The Wuppertaler Schwebebahn suspension railway carries passengers above the Wupper River in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on October 11, 2026.
A young child drives a small pink electric car on a road open to pedestrians.
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Bryanna Sarmiento cruises on the Stillwater Lift Bridge in her electric car during the annual Harvest Festival in Stillwater, Minnesota, on October 11, 2026.
A person works aboard a small boat amid many spherical floats in an abalone farm.
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An aquaculture worker navigates a boat through an abalone-farming area to carry out maintenance work in Guanwu village, Lianjiang county, in China’s Fujian province, on October 13, 2026.
Many people sit and stand in dozens of small boats during a floating bazaar.
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Locals row their boats at a local floating bazaar in Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, on October 13, 2026.
Soldiers carry long guns and heavy gear as they wade through waist-deep water.
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Members of the Australian Defence Force take part in the “Keris Woomera” joint military drills with Indonesian marines at Banongan beach in Situbondo on October 15, 2026.
A car-shaped river taxi carries passengers down a river.
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A car-shaped river taxi cruises along the Nile River in central Cairo, Egypt, on October 15, 2026.
Sparks fly behind an F1 racing car.
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Sparks fly behind Pierre Gasly during sprint qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Singapore at Marina Bay Street Circuit on October 9, 2026.
Two workers wield hammers at a sword-making forge, with one striking hot metal and sending up a shower of sparks.
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Tourists visit a workshop at the Shen Guanglong Sword Casting Park to observe traditional sword-forging techniques on October 10, 2026, in Lishui, Zhejiang province, China.
Red deer stags battle each other during the annual rut.
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Red deer stags battle each other during the annual rut at Raby Castle on October 11, 2026, in Staindrop, England.
A life-sized dinosaur statue is loaded onto the low bed of a truck, as people watch.
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A life-size Camarasaurus made of steel and concrete is transported from its previous location at the Barkhausen dinosaur trails in Bad Essen to Damme, Germany, on October 11, 2026.
A leashed rabbit hops over an obstacle during a competition.
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A rabbit hops over an obstacle as its handler guides it during the long-jump competition at the European Rabbit Jumping Championships in Lysekil, Sweden, on October 9, 2026. The three-day championship featured several disciplines, including straight-course jumping and high jump.
A gray-and-white cat sits outside 10 Downing Street in London.
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Larry the cat, the chief mouser to the Cabinet Office, poses outside 10 Downing Street, the official residence of Britain’s prime minister, on October 14, 2026.
A handler pets a highland cow during an exhibition.
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A handler pets a cow at the 129th Highland Cattle Society autumn show and sale on October 11, 2026, in Oban, Scotland.
An aerial view of a seaside neighborhood with a long and curving pier.
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An aerial view of the Zona Romántica (“Romantic Zone”), a tourist district in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco state, Mexico, seen on October 12, 2026
An elevated view of people rafting on a river in a steep valley, surrounded by trees in fall colors
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Tourists take a traditional rafting trip on the Dunajec River aboard a wooden raft guided by local raftsmen near the village of Sromowce Niżne, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, on October 13, 2026.

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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.
Received — 15 October 2026 ⏭ Best of The Atlantic

Winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026

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By: Alan Taylor
15 October 2026 at 18:35
An elephant splashes water toward zebras and a giraffe at a watering hole.
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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.
A newt grasps a clutch of eggs that are attached to plant stalks underwater.
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Protective Pose. Winner, Behavior: Amphibians and Reptiles. Anton Sorokin found a California newt laying its eggs as it clasped vegetation that already held another newt’s egg clutch.
A view of a dividing dam in Utah’s Great Salt Lake, with two different bodies of water seen in varying hues of pink
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The Great Divide. Winner, Wetlands: The Bigger Picture. Alex Visbal documented how a single engineered line can reshape an entire wetland in Utah’s Great Salt Lake. The distinctive pink color on the left is caused by bright-pink microbes that thrive in extremely saline water, which happens when an area is cut off from a supply of fresh water. The lake’s ecology is in sharp decline because of industrial use, upstream diversions, and climate change. Since this image was taken, the State of Utah has brought the area under conservation management.
A coyote pads along a trail in a park overlooking San Francisco.
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On the Outskirts. Winner, Photojournalist Story Award. A coyote pads along a trail in Bernal Heights Park, overlooking the city and bay of San Francisco. This individual is part of a resident pack that Loren Elliott observed hunting rodents in the park, which is also popular with people and dogs.
A pair of mating Moray eels, seen against a black background, underwater
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Making Morays. Winner, Under Water. Tony Wu provides a first-time glimpse into the mating ritual of Abbott’s moray eels. Wu has been working with biologists to address a knowledge gap of the social behavior of this eel species. Guided only by a dim red-light source to minimize disturbance, and using a customized fisheye camera lens, he has studied this male since 2024 as it visits females that dwell in crevices on the reef.
Two clusters of slime molds—tiny greenish spheres at the end of thin stalks
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Tiny Dancers. Winner, Portfolio Award. Kutub Uddin reveals a magical and often surreal world of slime molds that can barely be seen with the naked eye. Fine threads, known as capillitium, emerge on the round, yellow-green bodies, which will eventually help disperse reproductive spores.
A dead puma, tied to the top of a fence in a wide-open field
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Warning Sign. Winner, Photojournalism. Francisco Negroni recorded this scene of a dead puma amid the rugged, windswept beauty of Argentine Patagonia. Tied to the fence and presented as a hunting trophy, this display was one that Francisco had “never witnessed or photographed before.” In 2025, Santa Cruz banned the hunting of pumas, but illegal persecution continues.
An octopus peers out from behind leafy kelp.
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A Watchful Eye. Winner, Animal Portraits. Aaron Sanders glimpsed a common octopus behind a curtain of kelp in the waters off southwest England. Sanders was diving off Porthkerris Beach when he noticed the footprints of octopus suckers through a thin blade of kelp, and a single eye slowly emerging. “We remained perfectly still, watching one another with a seemingly shared curiosity,” Sanders said.
A swarm of tiny flies hovers near a dung beetle that is pushing a clump of dung.
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Labour of Love. Winner, 11-14 Years, Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026. Oscar Whitfield noticed the arduous exertion of this dung beetle pushing its precious cargo. Using a fast shutter speed and high light sensitivity, Oscar lay flat on the ground to photograph the beetle at eye level, with the sunshine and heat creating dry dust all around him.
An overhead view of a whale shark investigating the catch of a mobile net-fishing platform
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Night-Time Catch. Winner, Oceans: The Bigger Picture. Alex Lindbloom found a whale shark investigating the catch of a “bagan,” or mobile net-fishing platform, in the inky waters off Papua. Alex started searching for sharks around dawn when the nets were still in the water. Initially lacking natural light for his drone’s camera, he found these sharks illuminated by the bagan’s bright lights.
A pair of shoebill storks carry plant material in their beaks in a wetland area.
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Scenes from the Swamp. Winner, Behaviour: Birds. Isak Pretorius chanced across two elusive shoebill storks among wetland vegetation. Exploring the swamp in a narrow canoe with a guide, Isak felt exceptionally lucky to see not one but two shoebills. The birds pulled out vegetation, dropped it, and then repeated the process several times. It’s likely that this was a breeding pair gathering nesting material.
An adult elephant carries the lifeless body of an elephant calf with its trunk and tusks.
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The Aftermath. Winner, Behavior: Mammals, and Overall Winner, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026. Federico Veronesi witnessed this powerful moment of an elephant carrying a dead calf, a rare glimpse into complex animal behaviors. Veronesi was tracking elephants when he came across an unusual pattern of drag marks in the sand of a dry riverbed. The source became clear when he caught up with a family group. A female emerged with the calf, its leg wedged between her tusk and trunk. Behaviors centering on death have been observed in both Asian and African elephants, including vocalizations, guarding the dead, inspecting and handling bones, and carrying the deceased. Some researchers suggest these behaviors could indicate an elephant’s journey to understanding death, while others interpret these actions as possible displays of grief.
A flock of flying birds appears blurred against a backdrop of bare birch trees.
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Escape Artistry. Winner, Natural Artistry. Michał Michalski used a slow shutter speed to create the illusion of trees still swathed in autumn foliage. Michalski was in a field of unharvested sunflowers that had attracted mixed flocks of birds, especially goldfinches and bramblings. As they took to the sky, startled by a sparrowhawk, Michalski blurred the movement against a backdrop of leafless birches.
A scorpion kicks up grains of sand as it burrows in the desert at night.
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Shifting Sand. Winner, Behavior: Invertebrates. Sitaram Raul encountered a scorpion burrowing into one of the shifting dunes of the Thar Desert in India. Exploring the dunes at night near the village of Sam, Raul saw many scorpions searching for prey. But as sunrise approached, they started burrowing to avoid the intense heat. Raul timed the exposure so that the excavated sand was suspended in midair.

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“The Meeting Place.” Winner, Animals in Their Environment. James Lewin watched a young bull elephant spray a group of zebras as they congregated in the Kenyan Chyulu Hills.
Received — 14 October 2026 ⏭ Best of The Atlantic

Photos: Fall Is in the Air

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By: Alan Taylor
13 October 2026 at 21:53
A bull moose walks through shrubs, some showing fall colors.
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A bull moose emerges from the deep woods somewhere in northern Maine, on September 26, 2026.
Trees display autumn colors on a mountainside.
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Trees display autumn colors in Huanggangliang, in China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on September 18, 2026.
A person shows the effort on their face as they paddle a giant pumpkin to the finish line of a race.
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.
Two children run into a corn maze.
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Siblings Charlotte and E. J. Taylor run into the corn maze at Bippert’s Farms outside Buffalo, New York, on September 27, 2026.
Fall colors appear among low shrubs along a mountain path.
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Fall colors along a hiking path in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, near Mazama, Washington, on October 8, 2026
Spiderwebs glisten in a meadow against the backlight of the rising sun.
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Spiderwebs in a meadow glisten in the early-morning light, in Uttenweiler, Germany, on September 26, 2026.
A person wearing waders fishes at the base of a broad waterfall.
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A person fishes at the base of Ithaca Falls in Ithaca, New York, on October 12, 2026.
A red squirrel peeks out from behind a mossy tree trunk.
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A red squirrel peeks out from behind a mossy tree trunk, somewhere in Germany, on October 8, 2026.
Visitors take photos of a 'King Kong' figure made of pumpkins.
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Visitors take photos of a King Kong figure made of pumpkins and wood at the “Pumpkin Goes to Hollywood” exhibition at the Asparagus and Adventure Farm in Klaistow, near Berlin, Germany, on September 17, 2026.
A shepherd leads a herd of alpacas down a mountain path.
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Alpacas follow a shepherd during the traditional Alpabzug, in German, or Désalpe, in French, a Swiss festival to mark the return of herds from mountain pastures, in the Griesalp area above Kiental, on September 22, 2026.
A man in a cowboy hat casts a shadow on a giant pumpkin.
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Brian Evans with his family’s entry at the 53rd Annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on October 12, 2026, in Half Moon Bay, California
A cyclist rides on a broad mountain trail past trees in autumn colors.
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A cyclist rides the Golden Gravel Trail through brilliant autumn colors along the western slope of the Great Divide in the Uncompahgre National Forest, near Paradox, Colorado, on September 24, 2026.
A historic riverside building, covered in Virginia creeper that has started to change into red autumnal colors
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The Tu Hwnt I’r Bont Tea Rooms is covered in bright Virginia creeper, in Llanrwst, North Wales, on October 2, 2026.
A child looks for a pumpkin among hundreds spread out over a field.
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Benjamin Bojadzija looks for the perfect pumpkin at Engelke Farm in Troy, New York, on October 7, 2026.
The Northern Lights light up the sky above the ruins of a castle.
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The northern lights above the ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle, on the Northumberland coast of England, on October 11, 2026
Two cyclists ride past a bellowing deer stag.
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A deer stag bellows at sunrise during the annual rut in Richmond Park, London, on October 8, 2026.
Sunflowers and purple flowers cover a field, seen under a partly-cloudy sky.
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Sunflowers and purple-flowering phacelia glow in the autumn sun in a field near Jacobsdorf, Germany, on October 12, 2026.
An aerial view of a wide mountain slope covered in fall-colored trees
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An aerial view of vibrant red, orange, and yellow leaves transforming the landscape in Westmore, Vermont, on October 3, 2026
Five beets, carved like Jack-o'-lanterns
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Illuminated “beet ghosts” outside a house in Riedlingen, Germany, on October 11, 2026. The fall tradition uses the vegetable as pumpkins are used for jack-o’-lanterns.
A heron flies over a foggy river.
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A grey heron flies above the Danube in morning fog near Riedlingen, Germany, on October 11, 2026.
A person tosses autumn leaves into the air.
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A person tosses autumn leaves into the air in Seville, in the Andalusia region of Spain, on September 23, 2026.

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A bull moose emerges from the deep woods somewhere in northern Maine, on September 26, 2026.
Received — 9 October 2026 ⏭ Best of The Atlantic

Photos of the Week: Sleep Competition, Foggy Landscape, Virtual Tae Kwon Do

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By: Alan Taylor
9 October 2026 at 16:00
A person stands close to a huge circular curved mirror, their face magnified and distorted in the reflection.
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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.
A gymnast leaps high in the air, their head tilted so far back. It appears to be missing.
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.
A tennis player yells in celebration.
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China’s Zheng Qinwen celebrates after defeating Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic, during the third round of the women’s singles match at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on October 5, 2026.
A stag lifts its head and bellows.
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A stag bellows during the rutting season in Bushy Park, London, on October 5, 2026.
A woman holds a small dog that barks as it is sprinkled with holy water.
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A woman holds a dog while a priest sprinkles holy water during a blessing-of-pets ceremony at Plaza de San Francisco on October 3, 2026, in downtown Quito, Ecuador.
A girl carries a large rabbit, holding it during a pet-blessing ceremony.
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A girl carries her rabbit for a pet-blessing ceremony at the Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel on the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi in Santiago, Chile, on October 4, 2026.
A leashed dog sits on a sidewalk, its fur dyed in multiple bright colors.
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A dog whose coat has been dyed using multiple colors sits on a street corner in central Paris on October 8, 2026.
A drone explodes in a fireball between two tall bridge supports.
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A Russian jet-powered drone strikes a bridge in Kyiv, Ukraine, on October 2, 2026.
Ukrainian soldiers drive a truck down a road covered in anti-drone netting.
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Servicemen of the 141st Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian armed forces drive a vehicle on a road covered with anti-drone nets near the front line in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region on October 2, 2026.
A long-lens view of a busy and crowded street in New York City.
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Pedestrians and cars move along Broadway in the Manhattan borough of New York City on October 7, 2026.
A woman looks out at the illuminated Petronas Twin Towers from a high-rise building.
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A woman looks out at the Petronas Twin Towers from a high-rise building in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on October 6, 2026.
Two people hold traditional hand-held fireworks during a festival, with sparks raining down on them.
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Participants with traditional handheld tezutsu fireworks during the annual festival at Hada Hachimangu Shrine on October 3, 2026, in Toyohashi, Japan.
A demonstrator walks past burning trash cans during a protest.
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A person walks past burning trash cans in Barcelona, Spain, set ablaze by protesters after clashes with police during a demonstration over the country’s housing crisis, on October 5, 2026.
Waitstaff celebrate with sparklers at the Oktoberfest closing party.
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Waitstaff celebrate with sparklers at the Oktoberfest closing party in the Hofbräu Festzelt tent at the Theresienwiese in Munich, Germany, on October 4, 2026.
Two athletes wearing virtual reality goggles kick as they compete in a 'virtual taekwondo' event.
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Iran’s Amirsina Bakhtiari (left) competes against Uzbekistan’s Jasurbek Jaysunov in the mixed individual virtual tae kwon do round of 16 at the 2026 Asian Games in Toyohashi, Japan, on October 2, 2026.
People watch as two humanoid robots fight.
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EngineAI T800 robots fight during the ARC League’s humanoid combat competition in Singapore on October 7, 2026.
Three soldiers are seen in silhouette against a blue sky.
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Army soldiers provide security at Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during the presidential election on October 4, 2026.
A small commuter train travels through a foggy landscape.
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A regional train passes foggy valleys in Wehrheim, near Frankfurt, Germany, on October 2, 2026.
A close view of a miniature scale model of a person looking under the hood of an older car.
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The Thuringia Plastic-Model-Building Club’s booth at a hobby fair in Leipzig, Germany, features a miniature display on everyday life in the former East Germany (including a Trabant parked next to a gas station) on October 2, 2026.
A protester dressed as an electronic voting machine holds up a placard reading 'I have been hacked.'
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A person dressed as an electronic voting machine holds a placard at a protest in Mumbai, India, demanding the resignation of the country’s chief election commissioner, on October 4, 2026.
A six-rotor drone carries a takeaway delivery bag over residential buildings.
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A drone carries a yellow takeout-food-delivery bag above residential buildings in Shenzhen, China, on October 4, 2026.
A helicopter chases a rally race car as it kicks up dust on a dirt road.
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Jon Armstrong competes in his Ford Puma Rally1 at Rally Italia Sardegna, FIA World Rally Championship, on October 4, 2026, in Olbia, Italy.
A man watches a storm sweep across a harbor.
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A man watches a storm sweep across Narrabeen Beach in Sydney, Australia, on October 3, 2026.
An elevated view of a line of fire burning across fields and forest, with one burning palm tree prominent at center.
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Wildfires spread near the municipality of Iranduba, in Brazil’s Amazonas state, on October 2, 2026.
A small wildfire burns near residential buildings.
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Firefighting vehicles at a fire on the Costa Verde cliffs, in the Miraflores district of Lima, Peru, on October 4, 2026
A gazelle walks through dunes near Dubai.
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An Arabian sand gazelle walks through dunes in the Dubai suburbs on October 3, 2026.
People take photographs standing in a field of blooming pink grass.
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Tourists view blooming pink grass at Sanhewan Park on October 7, 2026, in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, China.
More than a dozen people lie in individual numbered beds during a sleep competition.
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Contestants at a sleep competition on October 5, 2026, in Tokyo, Japan. Participants’ sleep quality, depth, and stability were monitored during a 90-minute challenge, with the winner receiving 2.22 million yen ($14,100).

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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.
Received — 7 October 2026 ⏭ Best of The Atlantic

Photos: The Student Protests in France

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By: Alan Taylor
7 October 2026 at 19:09
People gather on and around a large statue in Paris during a student protest.
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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.
A large crowd of protesting students carrying many hand-made signs
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French high-school and university students attend a demonstration on a nationwide day of protests and blockades, in Nantes on October 6, 2026. Demonstrators are voicing their anger over overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages, underinvestment, dilapidated school buildings, recent police actions, and more.
Riot police watch a fire at a makeshift barricade set up by protesters in a city street.
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Riot police watch a fire at a makeshift barricade set up by protesters during a demonstration organized by high-school students in Lyon on October 6, 2026.
A group of riot police in full gear run down a street. One hurdles a toppled garbage bin.
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Riot police charge protesters at the end of a student demonstration in Bordeaux on October 6, 2026.
Student protesters, including one wearing a pigeon mask, push on the shields of several riot police.
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Riot police face protesting students who carry out a blockade outside Lycée Le Corbusier, in Aubervilliers, Paris, on October 1, 2026.
A riot police officer in full gear, holding a baton, stands much taller than a young person they are detaining.
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A youth is detained by a riot police officer in Nancy on October 5, 2026.
Student protesters stand together in a street behind a makeshift barricade of garbage bins and scaffolding.
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Students block the road outside Sciences Po during a protest on October 7, 2026, in Paris.
Protesting students gather and hold placards as they blockade part of a school.
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Protesting students gather and hold placards as they blockade part of Lycée Turgot in Paris on October 5, 2026.
A high-school principal stands outside a school building beside damaged doors and debris, after a protest.
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Carole Zerbib, the principal of Lycée Vauquelin, talks with journalists in front of the school’s damaged entrance doors and a pile of bicycles and garbage bins set on fire by protesters, in Paris, on October 5, 2026.
Students protesters tear down a traffic light.
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Students tear down a traffic light next to Lycée César Baggio, which was blocked in protest of the government’s release of next year’s draft budget, in Lille, on September 29, 2026.
A police officer, one of three officers in riot gear, aims a riot-control weapon.
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A police officer aims a riot-control weapon during a demonstration in Bordeaux on October 6, 2026.
Protesters walk away from a cloud of tear gas.
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Protesters walk through tear gas amid clashes at Place de la Nation during a demonstration in Paris on October 6, 2026.
Police officers spray protesting students with pepper spray.
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Police officers spray students with pepper spray near Sciences Po as they protest under-resourced schools, in Paris on October 7, 2026.
A protesting student reacts beside a burning barricade in a street.
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A student protester stands beside a barricade near Lycée Déodat de Séverac in Toulouse on October 1, 2026.
A student protester falls as they are detained by many riot police officers surrounding them.
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Riot police detain a protester on the Boulevard Saint-Germain during a demonstration outside Sciences Po in Paris on October 7, 2026.
Riot police officers stand in a street as fireworks go off above them.
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Riot police officers stand as fireworks go off above them during a demonstration in Lyon on October 6, 2026.
A student protester wearing a face mask walks, holding their head; cloud of tear gas is in the background.
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Protesters shield themselves from tear gas fired by riot police during a demonstration in Toulouse on October 6, 2026.
A large crowd of protesters marches on a tree-lined avenue.
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Protesters march during part of a nationwide protest movement, in Toulouse, on October 6, 2026.
Protesters march while chanting. One, at the center, holds a megaphone.
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Protesters rally in Toulouse on October 6, 2026.
Protesting students raise their hands in front of riot police officers.
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Students raise their hands in front of riot police officers as they demonstrate outside Sciences Po on October 7, 2026, in Paris.
Protesting students chant in front of a blockaded high school.
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Students chant in front of a blockaded high school as they protest against under-resourced schools, in Paris, on October 7, 2026.

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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.
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Photos: Human-Tower Season

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By: Alan Taylor
5 October 2026 at 19:33
Spectators in an arena look on as teams wearing different colors gather on the floor, with one team working to create a human tower about eight people tall.
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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.
An overhead view of a large crowd of people wearing blue-green shirts, gathered in roughly concentric circles, smashing together, preparing to build a human tower
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Castellers de Vilafranca start to form a tower in Tarragona on October 4, 2026.
Children at the top of a human tower wear safety helmets and goggles.
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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.
An overhead view of a large crowd of people wearing yellow, pusing inwards, arms linked over each other's shoulders, supporting a human tower in the center
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Castellers build a human tower on October 3, 2026, the second day of the Tarragona human-tower competition.
A close view of part of a larger group of people leaning on each other, supporting an unseen human tower
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Castellers lean and support one another in Tarragona on October 3, 2026.
An overhead view of a group of people wearing purple shirts, preparing to build a human tower. One person at center looks straight up toward the camera.
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Members of the Xics de Granollers prepare to build their tower in Tarragona on October 3, 2026.
At least four different teams of people build human towers in a plaza, watched by hundreds standing nearby.
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Members of local collas build their human towers during the La Mercè festival in Barcelona on September 24, 2026.
A zoomed-in view of several people climbing to the top of a human tower, with a large crowd of other teams visible in the background
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Castellers de Vilafranca form their human tower in Tarragona on October 4, 2026.
A partially-formed human tower collapses, with people falling toward their gathered team below.
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Members of Colla Vella dels Xiquets de Valls fall while attempting to build their tower on October 4, 2026, in Tarragona.
An overhead view of a team of people wearing purple and white uniforms, piled on top of each other after a fall while they were attempting to build a human tower
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Members of the colla Moixiganguers d'Igualada recover after falling while building their human tower in Tarragona on October 4, 2026.
An overhead view of competing teams watching as one team forms a human tower in an arena
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Members of Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls work on their human tower on October 4, 2026, in Tarragona.
Young and old teammates cheer for their team members.
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Members of Castellers de Vilafranca react as their teammates complete their human tower in Tarragona on October 4, 2026.
An overhead view of a large crowd forming a human tower. Many people lined up, pointing toward the center of the group, with arms linked over each other's shoulders.
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Members of the Colla Vella form a human tower in Tarragona on October 4, 2026.
People watch as a human tower is formed, about six people tall.
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People build a human tower during the La Mercè festival in Barcelona on September 24, 2026.
People forming a human tower fall as their tower collapses.
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Members of Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls fall during an attempt at the Human Tower Competition in Tarragona on October 4, 2026.
People fall after trying to form a human tower.
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Members of Xiquets de Tarragona fall in Tarragona on October 4, 2026.
A crowd in an arena watches as a team forms a human tower, surrounded by other teams.
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A tower is formed on the final day of the 30th castells competition in Tarragona.
An overhead view of a team that just built a human tower, then collapsed on top of each other in a pile, smiling and struggling
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Members of the Colla Vella team celebrate after forming their human tower in Tarragona on October 4, 2026.

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Members of the Colla Joves Xiquets de Valls build a human tower during the 30th Concours de Castells competition in Tarragona, Spain, on October 4, 2026.
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Photos of the Week: Mermaid Dance, Medieval Village, Alpaca Café

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By: Alan Taylor
2 October 2026 at 15:00
A model wears a fanciful house as a full-head adornment, their face visible through the front door.
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A model wears a creation inspired by Russian fairy tales on September 29, 2026, during Moscow Fashion Week.
Riot police officers forcefully remove protesting students, with one officer raising a baton, apparently about to strike a student who is wearing a full-head pigeon mask.
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Riot police officers remove protesting students who were blockading the area outside the Le Corbusier secondary school in Aubervilliers, Paris, on October 1, 2026. Since late September, students have staged protests outside schools over grievances including timetables, class sizes, a shortage of teachers, and overheated classrooms during this year’s heat waves. The protests started in the Ile-de-France region around Paris but have now spread to other cities nationwide.
People watch as a person yodels in front of them, their face showing the effort.
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A woman yodels during a public event in an underground garage in Graz, Austria, on September 23, 2026. A group of yodeling fans in Graz moved their practice sessions to an underground parking garage because of its excellent acoustic conditions.
A person stands on a beach during a storm, facing the rough water, with arms wide open.
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Brenda Malloy enjoys a nor'easter storm in Gloucester, Massachusetts, on September 25, 2026.
A healthcare worker in protective clothing is sprayed with disinfectant by a colleague.
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A health-care worker in protective clothing is disinfected by a colleague inside a treatment center for Ebola patients in Beni, North Kivu province, eastern Congo, on September 26, 2026.
A drone view of an orangutan hanging from a tall, bare tree
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A drone view of an orangutan hanging from a tree inside a High Conservation Value concession area of a palm-oil plantation affected by wildfires, before being rescued in Laman Satong village, Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan province, Indonesia, on September 30, 2026.
A squirrel leaps across a red carpet at the top of a flight of stairs.
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A squirrel leaps across the red carpet at the National Archives ahead of the arrival of President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, in Washington, D.C., on September 25, 2026.
An aerial view of buildings in São Paulo, seen at night
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An aerial view of buildings in São Paulo, Brazil, on September 29, 2026
A drone view of high waves caused by a hurricane battering a small island with houses
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A drone view of high waves caused by Hurricane Polo battering a small island with houses off the coast of San Blas, Nayarit, Mexico, on September 26, 2026.
Smoke and flames rise from a building hit by a drone strike.
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Smoke and flames rise from an administrative building hit by a Russian-jet-powered-drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on September 28, 2026.
People visit a large outdoor sculpture—a long staircase that swoops and swirls like a rollercoaster.
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People visit the “Tiger and Turtle—Magic Mountain” walkable roller-coaster sculpture in Duisburg, Germany, on September 27, 2026.
A miniature scene of traffic on a city street, lit up in the dark
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Visitors view a miniature city scene at the Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany, on September 30, 2026.
A car passes through a tree-lined street.
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A car passes through a tree-lined street in the village of Belo Blato, Serbia, on September 30, 2026.
Two deer, seen in an apple orchard
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Deer pass through an apple orchard in Hüll, in Drochtersen, Germany, on September 28, 2026.
Four cheetah cubs
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Four newly born cheetah quintuplets rest in their enclosure at the zoo in Prague, Czech Republic, on September 25, 2026.
A gaggle of judges wearing wigs and robes
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Judges gather for a service to mark the start of the legal year at Westminster Abbey on October 1, 2026 in London, England. The beginning of the legal year is marked with a procession of judges from Temple Bar to Westminster Abbey, where the Judges Service takes place. The annual tradition dates back to 1897.
A model, wearing a long veil and dress, seen in silhouette, while waiting backstage
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A model waits backstage ahead of a runway show during Moscow Fashion Week on September 30, 2026.
A performer hangs from wires, appearing to fly beneath the moon.
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A dancer performs the dance of the goddess scattering flowers to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival on September 25, 2026, in Beijing, China.
Devotees carry an idol of the Hindu deity Ganesha, as smoke and confetti fill the air.
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Devotees carry an idol of the Hindu deity Ganesha for immersion in the Arabian sea, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai on September 25, 2026.
A sculptor sits on a bench, posing beside a large clay sculpture of the head of Pope Leo XIV.
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Rafael Gutierrez, a sculptor who graduated from Peru’s school of fine arts, poses next to the head of a sculpture of Pope Leo XIV during its making at a workshop in the Carabayllo district, on the northern outskirts of Lima, on September 25, 2026.
People in an outdoor restaurant smile as several alpacas walk among them.
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Alpacas roam among the tables in the Alpaca Café, interacting with the guests in the village of Stajicevo, Serbia, on September 30, 2026.
Tourists in traditional Hanbok outfits take photos outside a palace in Seoul.
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Foreign tourists in traditional Hanbok outfits visit Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, South Korea, on October 1, 2026.
A performer dressed as a mermaid dances underwater, surrounded by fish.
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A performer dressed as a mermaid dances underwater at Nanjing Underwater World on September 29, 2026, in China’s Jiangsu province.
A diver spins in the air, water droplets flying from their hair, during a competition.
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Malaysia’s Elvis Priestly Clement competes in the men’s 10-meter platform final at the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, on September 30, 2026.
Two people, seen in silhouette, in front of the full moon
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The full moon rises behind people walking in Istanbul, Turkey, on September 26, 2026.
A close view of a massive wind turbine, seen in an aerial photo
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An aerial view of the GICON high-altitude wind turbine, standing tall above a field of standard wind turbines on October 1, 2026, near Schipkau, Germany. The turbine, with a nacelle 300 meters aboveground and rotor blades that give it a total height of 365 meters, is the tallest in the world. It is designed to take advantage of stronger wind flows at higher altitude and will deliver twice the power of a conventional wind turbine.
Pope Leo XIV prays in a grotto, beside a tower of candles.
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Pope Leo XIV prays at the Grotto of the Apparitions in Massabielle on the second day of his apostolic journey to France on September 26, 2026.
A medieval Italian village, perched on a hillside
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The medieval village of Apricale stands perched on a hill in Italy’s Liguria region, pictured on September 26, 2026

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A model wears a creation inspired by Russian fairy tales on September 29, 2026, during Moscow Fashion Week.
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Wushu, Teqball, and More: The 2026 Asian Games

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By: Alan Taylor
30 September 2026 at 16:18
An athlete, seen in mid-air, upside-down, during a leaping kick, with a ball flying toward an opponent
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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.
An athlete poses while making a fierce face during a martial-arts competition.
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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.
A swimmer reaches the surface of a pool during a race, the water smoothly clinging to them, giving a distorted view of their head.
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Japan’s Kotomi Kato swims in the women’s 200-meter breaststroke final during the 2026 Asian Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on September 24, 2026.
A martial artist performs, wielding a flexible blade.
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Malaysia’s Mandy Cebelle Chen competes in the women’s wushu taijijian final in Nagoya, on September 20, 2026.
Many archers stand side-by-side, aiming their compound bows.
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Athletes take aim during the compound men’s individual 1/16 eliminations at Okazaki Central Park Multipurpose Square on September 28, 2026.
Basketball players, including one exceptionally tall player, shake hands after a match.
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China’s Ziyu Zhang and teammates shake hands with Team Indonesia players after China won the women’s Group A basketball game on September 21, 2026.
Four artistic swimmers perform a routine, rising halfway out of a pool.
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Thailand’s team competes in the artistic swimming mixed team free routine at Hamamatsu Swimming Center ToBiO in Hamamatsu City, on September 28, 2026.
A table tennis player concentrates, the ball flying in front of their face.
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Japan’s Miwa Harimoto, alongside Hina Hayata, competes against China’s Man Kuai and Manyu Wang during the women’s doubles table tennis gold-medal match in Toyota, on September 28, 2026.
Two martial artists fight, one landing a punch to the other's face.
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Jean Claude Saclag (left) of the Philippines and Daisuke Maruyama of Japan compete during the mixed martial arts men’s traditional -65 kilogram semifinals on day two of the 20th Asian Games at Nagoya City Inae Sports Center on September 21, 2026.
Two athletes leap high on either side of a net, kicking and blocking a small ball.
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Pichet Pansan of Thailand scores a point while Muhammad Ubaidur Rohman of Malaysia attempts to block during the sepaktakraw men’s team Regu Group A match on day two of the 20th Asian Games on September 21, 2026.
A runner looks upset after a race, wet from falling rain.
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Japan’s Yuma Yamamoto looks dejected after finishing fourth in the women’s 5,000-meter final at Paloma Mizuho Sports Park on September 28, 2026.
A weightlifter celebrates after a lift, their barbell bouncing in front of them.
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China’s Yang Yang celebrates his lift during the men’s 60-kilogram weight-lifting final in Nagoya, on September 24, 2026.
A freestyle cyclist performs during a competition, flipping in the air.
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China’s Liu Xing competes in the men’s cycling BMX freestyle final in Nagoya, on September 27, 2026.
A skateboarder kicks during a jump at a competition.
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Kirin Petkiree of Thailand competes in the skateboarding men’s street final on day eight of the 2026 Asian Games.
A competitor splashes a cup of water in their face during a marathon walk.
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Kazakhstan’s Yasmina Toxanbayeva splashes water on her face as she competes in the women’s marathon walk in Nagoya on September 27, 2026.
A cricketer bowls a ball toward a batter.
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Marufa Akter of Bangladesh bowls during the cricket women’s bronze-medal match against Pakistan at Korogi Athletic Park on September 22, 2026, in Nisshin, Aichi.
A boy wears headphones, sitting at a gaming station during a competition.
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Japan’s Yuki Kurihara competes in the Puyo Puyo Champions final of the esports event at the 2026 Asian Games on September 26, 2026. Japan’s 11-year-old esports prodigy Yuki Kurihara won the gold medal, defeating a series of opponents up to three times his age.
An athlete, seen in mid-air, laid flat-out, during a trampoline competition
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China’s Yan Langyu competes in the final of the men’s trampoline gymnastics event at the Nagoya City General Gymnasium on September 27, 2026.
A weightlifter makes an intense face while lifting a barbell over their head.
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Djuraev Akbar of Uzbekistan competes in the snatch during the weight-lifting men’s 110-kilogram final on day 10 of the 2026 Asian Games.
A fencer celebrates, kneeling and shouting, after a match.
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Yuka Ueno of Japan celebrates winning the gold medal against South Korea in the fencing women’s foil team gold-medal match at Aichi Sky Expo on September 26, 2026.
A competitor lifts their leg high, kicking aball toward their opponent in a teqball game.
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Indonesia’s Sumaya (left) plays a point against Myanmar’s Wai Khin Hnin during their women’s singles final teqball match in Nagoya on September 20, 2026.
Members of a team celebrate in several dogpiles on a court.
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Team Malaysia players celebrate winning the sepaktakraw men’s Team Regu gold-medal match against Thailand at Nagoya City Mizuho Park Gymnasium on September 25, 2026.
An athlete releases a shot put, a small cloud of chalk coming off their hand.
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Samedy Sim of Cambodia competes during the men’s shot-put final on day seven of the 2026 Asian Games on September 26, 2026.
A runner starts a race, seen in silhouette on a rainy day.
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Dharmveer Choudhary of India starts the men’s 4x400-meter relay at Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium on September 29, 2026.
A fencer leaps in the air, celebrating a win.
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Kirill Prokhodov of Kazakhstan celebrates after defeating Hyomin Jang of South Korea to win gold in the fencing men’s epee team finals on day eight of the 2026 Asian Games on September 27, 2026, in Tokoname, Aichi.

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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 on September 20, 2026, in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
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