Spring/ Summer 2026 fashion week in Paris, and more from around the world
As world leaders gather to toast peace and development at the UN, elsewhere, Trump rounds up a military who's who, Brazil debates tax breaks for the masses, and a competition in Japan proves that sometimes doing absolutely nothing is the ultimate goal.
A model walks the runway during the J.Simone Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 29, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Francois Durand/Getty Images)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses world leaders during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on September 26, 2025 in New York City. World leaders convened for the 80th Session of UNGA, with this year’s theme for the annual global meeting being “Better together: 80 years and more for peace, development and human rights.” (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico on September 30, 2025 in Quantico, Virginia. In an unprecedented gathering, almost 800 generals, admirals and their senior enlisted leaders have been ordered into one location from around the world on short notice. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) A federal agent pushes the wife of the detained man from Ecuador to the ground on September 25, 2025 in New York City. Despite getting continuances on their asylum claims, Federal agents will still detain immigrants who appear for their court dates at the Jacob K. Javits building at 26 Federal Plaza. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) Demonstrators protest the agenda of the Trump administration with a march through downtown on September 30, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. The protest was organized on the heels of recent ICE raids in the city, including an overnight raid on an apartment building early this morning. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Hugo Motta, Brazil's speaker of the lower house, center, and Arthur Lira, a deputy in the lower house, center left, during a vote at the National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. The lower house of Congress is scheduled to vote Wednesday on the government's proposal to exempt monthly salaries of up to 5,000 reais ($941.50) from income taxes, with lawmakers set to debate compensation for the plan. (Photo: Ton Molina/Bloomberg via Getty Images) A Union Jack flag is draped on "Jigger" the Brownhills Miner statue on September 30, 2025 in Walsall, United Kingdom. Many towns and cities across the UK have recently seen Union Jack and British national flags appearing on lampposts and painted on roundabouts, as part of the #OperationRaisetheColours campaign, which in some cases has been linked to anti-migrant sentiment and support from the far-right. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) King Charles III cuts a cake, made from Duchy Organic ingredients, during a reception for the King Charles III Charitable Fund (KCCF), at Clarence House on September 30, 2025 in London, England. More than 1000 charities have received grants from the Charles III Charitable Fund (KCCF), which supports charitable causes and encourages sustainable communities. (Photo by Yui Mok - Pool/Getty Images) Police arrest a supporter of Palestine Action outside ACC Liverpool during the Labour Conference 2025 on September 28, 2025 in Liverpool, England. Labour Conference is being held against a vastly different backdrop to last year when the party had swept to power in a landslide general election victory. A year on and polling shows three quarters of Britons (74-77%) say they have little to no trust in the party on the cost of living, immigration, taxation, managing the economy, representing people like them, or keeping its promises. (Photo by Jeff Mitchell/Getty Images) Participants compete to do nothing during the Space-out competition at World Expo 2025 on September 27, 2025 in Osaka, Japan. For 90 minutes, participants sat in silence, trying to remain in a dazed state without distraction. The winner was determined not by activity but by calmness—maintaining the most stable heart rate amid the lively crowds of the Osaka Expo site. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images) Members of the "Kingdom of Kubala," a self-styled tribe, 'King Atehene' and 'Queen Nandi' with handmaiden 'Asnat' on October 01, 2025 in Jedburgh, Scotland. The group, which has been camping in the area since May, recently moved to council-owned land here after being evicted from private land nearby. Today, the Selkirk Sheriff Court banned them from returning to their previous encampment, while a court order issued last week banned them from council land in the area. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) Indonesia National Search and Rescue Agency officers search for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building at Al Khoziny Islamic Boarding School on September 30, 2025 in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia. Islamic Boarding School Al Khoziny Buduran Sidoarjo collapsed trapping dozens of students while performing Asr prayers. Indonesia National Search and Rescue Agency reported that one student died and 84 others suffered minor to serious injuries and were referred to Siti Hajar Islamic Hospital and Sidoarjo Regional Hospital. Search and evacuation efforts for buried victims are still being carried out. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) Jesiel Malinao, who survived the earthquake, sits next to the coffins of her two children on October 02, 2025 in Bogo, Cebu province, Philippines. A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck central Philippines on Tuesday evening, killing at least 72 people, with hundreds more missing or injured after buildings and houses collapsed in several areas of Cebu island. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images) A man walks through the atrium of one of two buildings on Fallaize Street in the new Oxford North district ahead of it's opening on September 30, 2025 in Oxford, England. Oxford North is the £1.2 billion, 1 million sq ft flagship innovation district that has been purposely designed as a future UK economy powerhouse to host the next generation of local, domestic and international science and technology companies. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) Cosplayer applies makeup as Black Cat on the Cospital during the San Diego Comic-Con Malaga 2025 at Palacio de Ferias y Congresos on September 26, 2025 in Malaga, Spain. (Photo by Borja B. Hojas/Getty Images for SDCCMalaga) America Ferrera attends "The Lost Bus" UK Special Screening at Curzon Mayfair on September 28, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) A model, bag detail, walks the runway during the Stella McCartney Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 30, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images) A guest arrives for the Maitrepierre Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 presentation as part of Paris Fashion Week on October 01, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kiran Ridley/Getty Images) Recrop of Image #2238540021) A visitor views 'Moonlit Confessions Across Deep Sea Echoes: Your Ancestors Are Whales, and Earth Remembers Everything' by artist Zadie Xa on October 01, 2025 in Bradford, England. Artworks by Nnena Kalu, Rene Matić, Mohammed Sami, and Zadie Xa - four artists shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2025 - are on show at the Cartwright Hall Art Gallery until 22 February 2026. This year marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of painter JMW Turner, one of the most iconic British artists of all time, for whom the prize is named. The winner will be announced in Bradford, the UK's 2025 City of Culture, on December 9. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after a two-run home run against the Cincinnati Reds during the sixth inning in game one of the National League Wild Card Series at Dodger Stadium on September 30, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) Guillermo Varona Gonzalez of Team Cuba prepares to compete during the Men's Javelin Throw F46 Final on day three of the World Para Athletics Championships New Delhi 2025 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on September 29, 2025 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) Bradley Barcola of Paris Saint-Germain controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD2 match between FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on October 01, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) Sam Burns of Team United States fist-bumps teammate Patrick Cantlay after winning the 10th hole during the Friday afternoon four-ball matches of the 2025 Ryder Cup at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on September 26, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) Cam Rayner of the Lions celebrates on the field after winning the AFL Grand Final match between Geelong Cats and Brisbane Lions at Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 27, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/AFL Photos/via Getty Images) Matt Fitzpatrick of Team Europe celebrates with champagne after Team Europe defeated Team United States 15-13 during the Sunday singles matches of the 2025 Ryder Cup at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on September 28, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) A general view is seen of the first tee during the Friday morning foursomes matches of the 2025 Ryder Cup at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on September 26, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images).DM
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2237526247.jpg "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses world leaders during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on September 26, 2025 in New York City. World leaders convened for the 80th Session of UNGA, with this year’s theme for the annual global meeting being “Better together: 80 years and more for peace, development and human rights.” (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2238305171.jpg "U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico on September 30, 2025 in Quantico, Virginia. In an unprecedented gathering, almost 800 generals, admirals and their senior enlisted leaders have been ordered into one location from around the world on short notice. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2236977773.jpg "A federal agent pushes the wife of the detained man from Ecuador to the ground on September 25, 2025 in New York City. Despite getting continuances on their asylum claims, Federal agents will still detain immigrants who appear for their court dates at the Jacob K. Javits building at 26 Federal Plaza. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2238449489.jpg "Demonstrators protest the agenda of the Trump administration with a march through downtown on September 30, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. The protest was organized on the heels of recent ICE raids in the city, including an overnight raid on an apartment building early this morning. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2238258597.jpg "Hugo Motta, Brazil's speaker of the lower house, center, and Arthur Lira, a deputy in the lower house, center left, during a vote at the National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. The lower house of Congress is scheduled to vote Wednesday on the government's proposal to exempt monthly salaries of up to 5,000 reais ($941.50) from income taxes, with lawmakers set to debate compensation for the plan. (Photo: Ton Molina/Bloomberg via Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2238334044.jpg "A Union Jack flag is draped on \"Jigger\" the Brownhills Miner statue on September 30, 2025 in Walsall, United Kingdom. Many towns and cities across the UK have recently seen Union Jack and British national flags appearing on lampposts and painted on roundabouts, as part of the #OperationRaisetheColours campaign, which in some cases has been linked to anti-migrant sentiment and support from the far-right. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2237883600.jpg "King Charles III cuts a cake, made from Duchy Organic ingredients, during a reception for the King Charles III Charitable Fund (KCCF), at Clarence House on September 30, 2025 in London, England. More than 1000 charities have received grants from the Charles III Charitable Fund (KCCF), which supports charitable causes and encourages sustainable communities. (Photo by Yui Mok - Pool/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2237587241.jpg "Police arrest a supporter of Palestine Action outside ACC Liverpool during the Labour Conference 2025 on September 28, 2025 in Liverpool, England. Labour Conference is being held against a vastly different backdrop to last year when the party had swept to power in a landslide general election victory. A year on and polling shows three quarters of Britons (74-77%) say they have little to no trust in the party on the cost of living, immigration, taxation, managing the economy, representing people like them, or keeping its promises. (Photo by Jeff Mitchell/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2237663171.jpg "Participants compete to do nothing during the Space-out competition at World Expo 2025 on September 27, 2025 in Osaka, Japan. For 90 minutes, participants sat in silence, trying to remain in a dazed state without distraction. The winner was determined not by activity but by calmness—maintaining the most stable heart rate amid the lively crowds of the Osaka Expo site. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2238570081.jpg "Members of the \"Kingdom of Kubala,\" a self-styled tribe, 'King Atehene' and 'Queen Nandi' with handmaiden 'Asnat' on October 01, 2025 in Jedburgh, Scotland. The group, which has been camping in the area since May, recently moved to council-owned land here after being evicted from private land nearby. Today, the Selkirk Sheriff Court banned them from returning to their previous encampment, while a court order issued last week banned them from council land in the area. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2238288117.jpg "Indonesia National Search and Rescue Agency officers search for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building at Al Khoziny Islamic Boarding School on September 30, 2025 in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia. Islamic Boarding School Al Khoziny Buduran Sidoarjo collapsed trapping dozens of students while performing Asr prayers. Indonesia National Search and Rescue Agency reported that one student died and 84 others suffered minor to serious injuries and were referred to Siti Hajar Islamic Hospital and Sidoarjo Regional Hospital. Search and evacuation efforts for buried victims are still being carried out. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2238694335.jpg "Jesiel Malinao, who survived the earthquake, sits next to the coffins of her two children on October 02, 2025 in Bogo, Cebu province, Philippines. A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck central Philippines on Tuesday evening, killing at least 72 people, with hundreds more missing or injured after buildings and houses collapsed in several areas of Cebu island. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2238350645.jpg "A man walks through the atrium of one of two buildings on Fallaize Street in the new Oxford North district ahead of it's opening on September 30, 2025 in Oxford, England. Oxford North is the £1.2 billion, 1 million sq ft flagship innovation district that has been purposely designed as a future UK economy powerhouse to host the next generation of local, domestic and international science and technology companies. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2237548591.jpg "Cosplayer applies makeup as Black Cat on the Cospital during the San Diego Comic-Con Malaga 2025 at Palacio de Ferias y Congresos on September 26, 2025 in Malaga, Spain. (Photo by Borja B. Hojas/Getty Images for SDCCMalaga)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2237898927.jpg "America Ferrera attends \"The Lost Bus\" UK Special Screening at Curzon Mayfair on September 28, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2238388676.jpg "A model, bag detail, walks the runway during the Stella McCartney Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 30, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2238644837.jpg "A guest arrives for the Maitrepierre Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 presentation as part of Paris Fashion Week on October 01, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kiran Ridley/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2238542748.jpg "Recrop of Image #2238540021) A visitor views 'Moonlit Confessions Across Deep Sea Echoes: Your Ancestors Are Whales, and Earth Remembers Everything' by artist Zadie Xa on October 01, 2025 in Bradford, England. Artworks by Nnena Kalu, Rene Matić, Mohammed Sami, and Zadie Xa - four artists shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2025 - are on show at the Cartwright Hall Art Gallery until 22 February 2026. This year marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of painter JMW Turner, one of the most iconic British artists of all time, for whom the prize is named. The winner will be announced in Bradford, the UK's 2025 City of Culture, on December 9. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2238449559.jpg "Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after a two-run home run against the Cincinnati Reds during the sixth inning in game one of the National League Wild Card Series at Dodger Stadium on September 30, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2238208885.jpg "Guillermo Varona Gonzalez of Team Cuba prepares to compete during the Men's Javelin Throw F46 Final on day three of the World Para Athletics Championships New Delhi 2025 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on September 29, 2025 in New Delhi, India. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2238640924.jpg "Bradley Barcola of Paris Saint-Germain controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD2 match between FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on October 01, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2237597206.jpg "Sam Burns of Team United States fist-bumps teammate Patrick Cantlay after winning the 10th hole during the Friday afternoon four-ball matches of the 2025 Ryder Cup at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on September 26, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2237666173.jpg "Cam Rayner of the Lions celebrates on the field after winning the AFL Grand Final match between Geelong Cats and Brisbane Lions at Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 27, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/AFL Photos/via Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2237966591.jpg "Matt Fitzpatrick of Team Europe celebrates with champagne after Team Europe defeated Team United States 15-13 during the Sunday singles matches of the 2025 Ryder Cup at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on September 28, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GettyImages-2237501594.jpg "A general view is seen of the first tee during the Friday morning foursomes matches of the 2025 Ryder Cup at Black Course at Bethpage State Park Golf Course on September 26, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images).DM")
A model walks the runway during the J.Simone Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 29, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Francois Durand/Getty Images)