/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures30k_549759.jpg "U.S. President Donald Trump greets attendees before a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new helipad at the White House on September 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. The new helipad was built by Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, and is one of several renovation and construction projects ordered by President Trump. (Photo: Finn Gomez/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures30q_919345.jpg "U.S. President Donald Trump is seen speaking on monitors during the 81st session of the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters on September 22, 2026 in New York City. World leaders have gathered in New York for the annual session of the United Nations General Assembly, with this year's global issues ranging from the threat of artificial intelligence to the continued wars in Ukraine and Gaza. (Photo: Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures30p_656884.jpg "President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian shows visual aids as he speaks during the General Debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations Headquarters in New York, New York, USA, 23 September 2026. (Photo: EPA/SARAH YENESEL)")
/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures30k_803738.jpg "Mahamat Said Abdel Kani attends the delivery of the verdict in his case at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the Netherlands, 23 September 2026. Said faces charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Bangui in 2013. (Photo: EPA/REMKO DE WAAL / POOL)")
/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures30n_122600.jpg "Staff from the Health Department load a body into a van at the site of a mass shooting in KwaMakhutha, south of Durban, South Africa, 23 September 2026. At least 11 people died after gunmen stormed a house late on 22 September and opened fire on 14 people. Authorities have not yet determined the motive for the shooting, and investigations are ongoing, according to the South African Police Service (SAPS). (Photo: EPA/STRINGER)")
/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures30b_640117.jpg "A woman and children leave a migrant dinghy that was eventually abandoned because of engine failure on September 21, 2026 in Gravelines, France. Anti-migrant sentiment in the UK remains high and politically potent despite the number of small boat crossings falling. French enforcement officers stopped 61% of all small boat events between 27 April and 2 August which translates to the UK-funded units preventing 185 small boats and stopping 4,300 individual crossing attempts from the shores of northern France. July and August figures are the lowest year-on-year since their peak in 2020. (Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures30o_741543.jpg "A member of The Druid Order performs a ceremony to celebrate the autumn equinox on Primrose Hill in London, Britain, 23 September 2026. The autumnal equinox is when day and night are approximately equal in length and marks the beginning of autumn. Modern Druids represent a contemporary spiritual movement that honors nature and the physical landscape. (Photo: EPA/NEIL HALL)")
/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures30m_315271.jpg "A woman farmer carries a bundle of grass as she walks across a cement pole used as a makeshift bridge in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 23 September 2026. Autumn brings a familiar rhythm to the valley as farmers and agricultural families gather paddy, grass and fodder ahead of the approaching winter, continuing seasonal traditions that remain closely tied to rural life in Kashmir. (Photo: EPA/FAROOQ KHAN)")
/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures30c_351771.jpg "Protesters from Silence Elbit Drones (SED) hold flares as they block all access roads to UAV Engines with lock-ons for six hours on September 21, 2026 in Shenstone, England. New pro-Palestinian protest group 'Silence Elbit's Drones' launches with a nine person blockade of roads leading to Elbit Systems company, UAV Engines. They say they are determined to cause the Israeli drone company disruption in an effort to close down the facility. (Photo: Martin Pope/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures30f_659268.jpg "Trees are seen scorched in a field on September 18, 2026 in Palo Pinto, Texas. The Ross Fire was declared fully extinguished on September 17 after burning for 23 days and scorching more than 90,000 acres across Palo Pinto and Jack Counties, making it the second largest fire in the region's history. (Photo: Brandon Bell/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures30i_727832.jpg "Executive Board of The Left (L-R) Ines Schwerdtner, Kerstin Wolter, Elif Eralp, lead candidate of the leftist Die Linke, and Maximilian Schirmer, react at the announcement of the preliminary election results for the far right fraction AfD following the closure of polling stations in Berlin state elections on September 20, 2026 in Berlin, Germany. The election is a close race between Die Linke, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). (Photo: Nadja Wohlleben/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures30e_173559.jpg "A visitor views a masterpiece by French artist Claude Monet (R) during the exhibition preview of \"From Monet To Van Gogh To Kandinsky\" at Palazzo dei Diamanti on September 18, 2026 in Ferrara, Italy. (Photo: Roberto Serra - Iguana Press/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures30h_550673.jpg "Members of the traditional Morisken dancers costume group participates in the annual riflemen's parade following the opening day of the 2026 Munich Oktoberfest on September 20, 2026 in Munich, Germany. This year's Oktoberfest, runs through October 4, is once again expected to draw millions of visitors. (Photo: Johannes Simon/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures30d_242293.jpg "Natalia Millán as Morticia and Javier Navares as Gomez perform during the presentation of 'The Addams Family Musical' at the Teatro Calderón.on September 18, 2026 in Various Cities, Spain. (Photo: David Benito/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures30j_779864.jpg "Usukhbayar Erkhembayar of Mongolia competes on the still rings during the Artistic Gymnastics Men's qualification on day two of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya at Nagoya City General Gymnasium Rainbow Hall on September 21, 2026 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. (Photo: Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images)")
IN PICTURES
Giant pumpkins, Oktoberfest, The Addams Family musical, 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.
A participant in the Pumpkin Regatta begins to paddle in the competition on 19 September 2026 in Ludwigsburg, Germany. (Photo: Elena Romanova / Getty Images)
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