The 99th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and more from around the world
Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past seven days.
The Derpy Tiger balloon floats into Columbus Circle during the 99th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, New York, USA, 27 November 2025. EPA/SARAH YENESEL
The Dora balloon floats down Central Park West during the 99th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, New York, USA, 27 November 2025. EPA/SARAH YENESEL National Thanksgiving turkeys Waddle and Gobble are presented to journalists in the Willard Room of the Willard InterContinental on November 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Turkeys come from North Carolina and will participate in the 78th annual Turkey Pardoning at the White House. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) A contractor working on behalf of Leeds Council prepares to take down a billboard poster by activist group 'Everyone Hates Elon' depicting 'Just Tax The Rich' in Armley on November 25, 2025 in Leeds, England. The posters appearing in Chancellor Rachel Reeve's Leeds constituency are the latest in the group's series of public artworks calling on the wealthy to pay more taxes. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) The 2025 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is lifted off the flatbed of a truck on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on November 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. This year’s Capitol Christmas Tree is a 53-foot red fir from the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Nevada. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Anti-terrorism police secure an area as a raid takes place on November 25, 2025 in Ar-Ramtha, Jordan. The country's Public Security Directorate (PSD) said that security forces raided a site in Ramtha earlier this evening in a search for two brothers wanted by police. According to authorities, the suspects opened heavy fire on the unit, injuring three officers. The suspects were killed during the operation. (Photo by Salah Malkawi/Getty Images) A woman holds a small sign depicting muppet character Miss Piggy speaking to U.S. President Donald Trump with the words "Quiet PEDO" as protesters gather near the White House on November 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. The group Refuse Fascism held a rally and afterwards held hands in a long line holding yellow "Crime Scene Do Not Cross" tape along Lafayette Square near the White House. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Smoke billows from an apartment fire in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong, China, 27 November 2025. The fire, which started on 26 November, has killed at least 44 people, and left 279 missing. EPA/LEUNG MAN HEI Smoke billows from an apartment fire in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong, China, 27 November 2025. The fire, which started on 26 November, has killed at least 44 people, and left 279 missing. EPA/LEUNG MAN HEI Militants of Hezbolla carrying a coffin of one of the victims on November 24, 2025 in Beirut, Lebanon. Hezbollah confirmed that its top military commander Haytham Ali Tabatabai was killed yesterday in an Israeli air strike on Lebanon's capital, Beirut. The attack on an apartment block in Dahiyeh killed at least five people, including Tabatabai who was the chief of staff of Hezbollah's armed wing. (Photo by Adri Salido/Getty Images) Students from the University Of Free State protest against Gender-Based Violence And Femicide (GBVF) on November 21, 2025 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. It is reported that South African women's rights groups are calling for nationwide protests to demand that Gender-Based Violence (GBV) be declared a national disaster. (Photo by Gallo Images/Volksblad/Mlungisi Louw) More than a thousand students and staff lay down for 15 minutes in protest against Gender-Based Violence And Femicide (GBVF) at University Of Cape Town on November 21, 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa. It is reported that South African women's rights groups are calling for nationwide protests to demand that Gender-Based Violence (GBV) be declared a national disaster. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach) Members of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) wave Venezuelan flags during a military ceremony commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Venezuelan independence hero Simon Bolivar's 'Sword of Peru' on November 25, 2025, in Caracas, Venezuela. The United States recently designated the "Cartel De Los Soles" (Cartel of The Suns) as a foreign terrorist organization, a group allegedly led by the president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, and which, it is presumed, includes high-ranking members of the Venezuelan government. (Photo by Jesus Vargas/Getty Images) A member of staff poses for a photographer next to a 1st century BC marble statue of Apollo at The Wallace Collection on November 21, 2025 in London, England. Caravaggio's Victorious Cupid (1601-02) is on loan from the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin and forms the centre piece for the Carravaggio's Cupid exhibition at The Wallace Collection in Central London. The painting is shown alongside two ancient Roman sculptures which, four centuries ago, were displayed in the same collection, then owned by Marchese Vincenzo Giustiniani (1564 - 1637) at his home near the Pantheon. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) Miss Colombia Catalina Duque (R) reacts as she wins the title of the Miss International Beauty Pageant 2025 in Tokyo, Japan, 27 November 2025. Representatives from 80 countries and regions took part in the beauty contest. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON Chadwick Boseman's star is seen as Actor Chadwick Boseman is honored with a Posthumous Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on November 20, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images) High Priestess Mary Mina hands over the Olympic Flame to torchbearer Petros Gaidatzis during the lighting ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games on November 26, 2025 in Olympia, Greece. (Photo by Milos Bicanski/Getty Images) Goalie Logan Thompson #48 of the Washington Capitals reacts after allowing a goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the first period at Capital One Arena on November 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images). DM
/file/attachments/2985/13538449_659078_12140db57982846af0a299d380d3840f.jpg "The Dora balloon floats down Central Park West during the 99th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, New York, USA, 27 November 2025. EPA/SARAH YENESEL")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2248244367_713510.jpg "National Thanksgiving turkeys Waddle and Gobble are presented to journalists in the Willard Room of the Willard InterContinental on November 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Turkeys come from North Carolina and will participate in the 78th annual Turkey Pardoning at the White House. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2248371202_275987.jpg "A contractor working on behalf of Leeds Council prepares to take down a billboard poster by activist group 'Everyone Hates Elon' depicting 'Just Tax The Rich' in Armley on November 25, 2025 in Leeds, England. The posters appearing in Chancellor Rachel Reeve's Leeds constituency are the latest in the group's series of public artworks calling on the wealthy to pay more taxes. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2247810932_259213.jpg "The 2025 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is lifted off the flatbed of a truck on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on November 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. This year’s Capitol Christmas Tree is a 53-foot red fir from the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Nevada. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2248456402_153431.jpg "Anti-terrorism police secure an area as a raid takes place on November 25, 2025 in Ar-Ramtha, Jordan. The country's Public Security Directorate (PSD) said that security forces raided a site in Ramtha earlier this evening in a search for two brothers wanted by police. According to authorities, the suspects opened heavy fire on the unit, injuring three officers. The suspects were killed during the operation. (Photo by Salah Malkawi/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2247748799_621127.jpg "A woman holds a small sign depicting muppet character Miss Piggy speaking to U.S. President Donald Trump with the words \"Quiet PEDO\" as protesters gather near the White House on November 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. The group Refuse Fascism held a rally and afterwards held hands in a long line holding yellow \"Crime Scene Do Not Cross\" tape along Lafayette Square near the White House. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2985/13537237_771278_6d8e1c4bbf83396fb975703693db1118.jpg "Smoke billows from an apartment fire in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong, China, 27 November 2025. The fire, which started on 26 November, has killed at least 44 people, and left 279 missing. EPA/LEUNG MAN HEI")
/file/attachments/2985/13537172_254676_933fc42158f0ee6611ad0cfa77ffafa0.jpg "Smoke billows from an apartment fire in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong, China, 27 November 2025. The fire, which started on 26 November, has killed at least 44 people, and left 279 missing. EPA/LEUNG MAN HEI")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2248224163_351294.jpg "Militants of Hezbolla carrying a coffin of one of the victims on November 24, 2025 in Beirut, Lebanon. Hezbollah confirmed that its top military commander Haytham Ali Tabatabai was killed yesterday in an Israeli air strike on Lebanon's capital, Beirut. The attack on an apartment block in Dahiyeh killed at least five people, including Tabatabai who was the chief of staff of Hezbollah's armed wing. (Photo by Adri Salido/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/ED_587657_991965.jpg "Students from the University Of Free State protest against Gender-Based Violence And Femicide (GBVF) on November 21, 2025 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. It is reported that South African women's rights groups are calling for nationwide protests to demand that Gender-Based Violence (GBV) be declared a national disaster. (Photo by Gallo Images/Volksblad/Mlungisi Louw)")
/file/attachments/orphans/ED_587035_764858.jpg "More than a thousand students and staff lay down for 15 minutes in protest against Gender-Based Violence And Femicide (GBVF) at University Of Cape Town on November 21, 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa. It is reported that South African women's rights groups are calling for nationwide protests to demand that Gender-Based Violence (GBV) be declared a national disaster. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2248459544_276916.jpg "Members of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) wave Venezuelan flags during a military ceremony commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Venezuelan independence hero Simon Bolivar's 'Sword of Peru' on November 25, 2025, in Caracas, Venezuela. The United States recently designated the \"Cartel De Los Soles\" (Cartel of The Suns) as a foreign terrorist organization, a group allegedly led by the president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, and which, it is presumed, includes high-ranking members of the Venezuelan government. (Photo by Jesus Vargas/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2247190891_757208.jpg "A member of staff poses for a photographer next to a 1st century BC marble statue of Apollo at The Wallace Collection on November 21, 2025 in London, England. Caravaggio's Victorious Cupid (1601-02) is on loan from the Gemäldegalerie in Berlin and forms the centre piece for the Carravaggio's Cupid exhibition at The Wallace Collection in Central London. The painting is shown alongside two ancient Roman sculptures which, four centuries ago, were displayed in the same collection, then owned by Marchese Vincenzo Giustiniani (1564 - 1637) at his home near the Pantheon. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/2985/13538439_661599_aaf661ee30fbfc5803e26664d5c163e4.jpg "Miss Colombia Catalina Duque (R) reacts as she wins the title of the Miss International Beauty Pageant 2025 in Tokyo, Japan, 27 November 2025. Representatives from 80 countries and regions took part in the beauty contest. EPA/FRANCK ROBICHON")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2247686890_702575.jpg "Chadwick Boseman's star is seen as Actor Chadwick Boseman is honored with a Posthumous Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on November 20, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2248508446_784477.jpg "High Priestess Mary Mina hands over the Olympic Flame to torchbearer Petros Gaidatzis during the lighting ceremony of the Olympic Flame for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games on November 26, 2025 in Olympia, Greece. (Photo by Milos Bicanski/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/GettyImages-2247548899_848615.jpg "Goalie Logan Thompson #48 of the Washington Capitals reacts after allowing a goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the first period at Capital One Arena on November 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images). DM")
The Derpy Tiger balloon floats into Columbus Circle during the 99th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, New York, USA, 27 November 2025. EPA/SARAH YENESEL