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A man wearing a traditional costume and mask, covered entirely in burrs Jeff J Mitchell / GettyBurryman Andrew Taylor meets with local residents as he parades through Queensferry, Scotland, encased in burrs, on August 8, 2025. The Burryman event, held annually on the day before the Ferry Fair, features a man dressed in a suit made from around 11,000 burdock heads, ferns, and flowers. Supported by two attendants, the man makes a seven-mile journey through the town. Residents greet him with donations and serve him whisky through a straw, a tradition dating back to 1746, believed to bring good luck and strengthen community spirit. A low image of a pool player lining up a shot. Edgar Su / ReutersChina’s Shasha Liu takes a shot during the women’s pool 10-ball bronze-medal match against Germany’s Ina Kaplan, during the 2025 World Games, in Chengdu, China, on August 13, 2025. A pair of elephants wearing illuminated and decorated coverings Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP / GettyA decorated elephant at the Buddhist Temple of the Tooth, as part of celebrations to mark the festival of Esala Perahera, in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on August 8, 2025 A person stands silhouette in front of the sun. Charlie Riedel / APA woman watches the sunset, which was shrouded in smoke from distant wildfires, at a park in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 7, 2025. A nighttime view of a wildfire burning on a mountain across a body of water. Colby Rex O’Neill / AFP / GettyA wildfire burns on Mount Underwood near Port Alberni, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, on August 12, 2025. A man and a boy stand side-by-side in chest-deep floodwater. Ezra Acayan / GettyWilliam Gregorio and his son Yamry pose for a portrait where their ancestral home used to stand, now submerged in seawater amid rising tides, on August 12, 2025, in Pugad Island, Hagonoy, Philippines. In the Philippines’ coastal communities, water has been rising for years due to climate change. But residents say the sharpest surge came because of large-scale reclamation and other man-made coastal developments, which have altered currents and forced the tide farther inland. Now even the gentlest tide can unleash deep floods, drowning streets and homes within minutes. A diver plunges, falling past a waterfall. Amel Emric / ReutersA competitor takes part in the annual international waterfall-jumping competition held in Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on August 9, 2025. A polar bear sprawled out onto a large pile of ice cubes. David W Cerny / ReutersA polar bear rests on ice cubes that were brought to its enclosure during a heat wave, at Prague Zoo, in Prague, Czech Republic, on August 13, 2025. A pair of gloved hands reaches down to pick up a wild kitten. Enea Lebrun / ReutersA two-week-old orphaned jaguarundi meows as a biologist cares for it at a wildlife veterinary hospital, in Panama City, Panama, on August 13, 2025. A person and their dog, seen silhouetted in front of the full moon Borja Suarez / ReutersYerai Garcia plays with his dog Greta as a full moon known as the Sturgeon Moon rises in Arguineguín, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, on August 9, 2025. A line of six flamingos flies by. Jon Nazca / ReutersFlamingos fly at dawn above a lagoon in the Fuente de Piedra nature reserve, near Malaga, Spain, on August 9, 2025. A person holds their dog on a long leash while walking in very shallow seawater. Dan Kitwood / GettyA girl and her dog wade into a shallow sea at high tide in Gravelines, France, on August 13, 2025. Rows of soldiers in dress uniform walk in unison during a parade. Nhac Nguyen / AFP / GettyMilitary forces take part in a National Day parade rehearsal in Hanoi, on August 13, 2025, ahead of Vietnam’s 80th National Day, on September 2. A military vehicle outfitted with an external cage and long spikes Pierre Crom / GettyA Ukrainian military vehicle equipped with cage armor to defend against Russian FPV drones moves along a road, on August 11, 2025, in Kostyantynivka, Ukraine. Long walkways are built onto the side of a steep rock cliff, which is lined with many rows of bookshelves. Long Tao / VCG / GettyA view of the Cliff Bookstore at the Cotton Sinkhole in Hechi, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, on August 9, 2025. Many worshipers in a shrine reach out to touch a tomb. Hussein Faleh / AFP / GettyShiite Muslims reach to receive a blessing from the tomb of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, at the imam’s shrine in Iraq’s holy city of Karbala, on August 14, 2025, on the eve of Arbaeen, which commemorates his seventh-century killing. A worker cleans the face of a large statue of Buddha inside an airport. Tang Chhin Sothy / AFP / GettyA worker cleans a statue of Buddha inside the newly built Techo International Airport, in Kandal province, Cambodia, on August 11, 2025. A person weilds a sword with a long tassel. Lisi Niesner / ReutersJapan’s Nanoha Kida competes during the women’s changquan-jianshu-qiangshu wushu event at the 2025 World Games, in Chengdu, China, on August 9, 2025. A small humanoid robot wearing boxing gloves performs a kick in front of an audience. Cui Jun / Beijing Youth Daily / VCG / GettyA Unitree Robotics humanoid robot demonstrates skills prior to a boxing match during the 2025 World Robot Conference, in Beijing, China, on August 10, 2025. Two soccer players vie for the ball during a match in a rain storm. Hector Vivas / GettyRicardo Monreal of Necaxa battles for possession with Ángel Azuaje of Pumas UNAM during the fourth-round match, part of the Torneo Apertura 2025 Liga MX at Estadio Olímpico Universitario, in Mexico City, Mexico, on August 10, 2025. Floodwater flows down a wide public staircase during a rain storm. Justin Chin / Bloomberg / GettyRainwater rushes down a stairway in Kennedy Town district during heavy rainfall, in Hong Kong, China, on August 14, 2025. Two people sit side-by-side in a pool of water, seen both above and below the water. Robert F. Bukaty / APBuddy and Cheryl Rooney stay cool in a mountain brook at Diana’s Baths, a popular swimming hole in North Conway, New Hampshire, on August 12, 2025. A person holds a hose while standing in a field in front of an oncoming wildfire. Lalo R. Villar / APA woman with a hose tries to battle a fire in Santa Baia De Montes, Spain, on August 14, 2025. A horse runs past emergency vehicles at night as a wildfire burns in the distance. Marcio Jose Sanchez / APLos Angeles County Sheriff Search and Rescue evacuates a horse as the Canyon Fire burns in Hasley Canyon, California, on August 7, 2025. A fire burns inside a residence, seen through an open door. Oleksandr Ratushniak / ReutersFire burns in an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike in the town of Bilozerske, in Donetsk, Ukraine, on August 10, 2025. An overview of people swimming in a river beneath tall, medieval-style buildings Thierry Monasse / GettyPeople enjoy the water of the Bourne River beneath hanging houses in Pont-en-Royans, France, on August 7, 2025. Tourists walk on a footbridge suspended between two tall cliff walls. CFOTO / Future Publishing / GettyTourists walk across the Maling River Canyon in Xingyi City, Qiannan Prefecture, Guizhou province, China, on August 10, 2025. Two dolphins leap out of the water. Owen Humphreys / PA Images / GettyDolphins leap in the North Sea near Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, England, on August 11, 2025.