Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm in the Gulf of Gaeta, in the coastal area between Rome and Naples, Italy, on 12 October. (Photo: Antonio Masiello / Getty Images)
Pedestrians make their way through heavy wildfire smoke in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, on 14 October. The El Niño-triggered fires spanning Sumatra and Kalimantan have triggered toxic air warnings in nearby Singapore and Malaysia, driving Bornean civil society groups to take the government to court in a class-action suit over recurring seasonal blazes. (Photo: Gendes / EPA) An apartment complex with its roof completely torn off after Hurricane Isaias swept through Milton, Florida, on 10 October. Isaias made landfall as a Category 2 storm – the first Atlantic hurricane of the season – bringing destructive winds to the region. (Photo: Joe Raedle / Getty Images) Police deploy tear gas and water cannons against demonstrators near Les Invalides in Paris on 13 October 2026. Student and teacher unions mobilised nationwide following their rejection of emergency government measures, prolonging weeks of widespread school blockades and clashes over severe education underfunding. (Photo: Sener Yilmaz Aslan / Getty Images) Protesters climb over police barricades in New Delhi, India, on 12 October, during a rally against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The Cockroach Janta Party and the opposition India bloc have launched widespread demonstrations demanding Kumar's resignation over alleged voter roll and electoral irregularities. (Photo: Ritesh Shukla / Getty Images) Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk receives the National Medal of Science from US President Donald Trump during the Golden Age of American Innovation Summit at the Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on 8 October. (Photo: Win McNamee / Getty Images) Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte delivers a public lecture at Tallinn University of Technology in Estonia on 14 October. (Photo: Toms Kalnins / EPA) The US Navy Blue Angels practise over Alcatraz on 8 October for San Francisco Fleet Week. (Photo: Heather Diehl / Getty Images) Iranian women walk past a banner featuring Iran’s national flag in a street in Tehran on 14 October, amid the ongoing conflict between Iran and the US. (Photo: Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA) California Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton greets people near MacArthur Park in Los Angeles on 13 October. Campaigning on homelessness and addiction reform, Hilton called for an audit of taxpayer spending and an end to state-funded drug paraphernalia programmes. (Photo: Mario Tama / Getty Images) A woman looks toward a statue of John Paul II at Rome's Agostino Gemelli Hospital on 14 October 2026, where Pope Leo XIV is hospitalised. The Vatican reported the pope was recovering well following a successful operation on 13 October to remove the lower lobe of his right lung after a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma. (Photo: Angelo Carconi / EPA) Brian Evans stands by his family’s pumpkin at the 53rd Annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on 12 October in Half Moon Bay, California. Dozens of pumpkin growers competed to see who grew the heaviest pumpkin of the season. (Photo: Benjamin Fanjoy / Getty Images) Seaweed farmers carry their harvest along Ekas Beach in Lombok, Indonesia, on 12 October. Indonesia exported $315-million worth of seaweed in 2025, with China as its top buyer. (Photo: Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images) Participants head down Fifth Avenue during New York City’s 82nd Annual Columbus Day Parade on 12 October. Thousands lined the streets to mark the annual celebration of Italian-American culture and heritage. (Photo: Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images) Jade Ellenger of the Brisbane Lions handballs while being tackled by Mackenzie Eardley of the Hawthorn Hawks during their Australian Football League Women’s match at Kennedy Community Centre in Melbourne, Australia, on 11 October. (Photo: Daniel Pockett / Getty Images) Fireworks are set off before the 2026 NFL London Games match between Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on 11 October. (Photo: James Fearn / Getty Images) Max Verstappen navigates the Marina Bay Street Circuit in his Red Bull Racing RB22 during the Singapore Grand Prix on 11 October. Verstappen controlled the race from start to finish, defeating Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by 7.335 seconds to secure his 73rd career Formula 1 victory. (Photo: Clive Mason / Getty Images)
/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures2_591221.jpg "People walk through thick haze from wildfires in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, 14 October 2026. Civil society groups in Borneo have filed a class-action lawsuit demanding that the government address the annual wildfires. El Nino-fueled wildfires in Indonesia's Kalimantan and Sumatra have caused thick haze across the region, resulting in hazardous air quality in neighboring Malaysia and Singapore. (Photo: EPA/GENDES)")
/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures8_197484.jpg "In an aerial view, an apartment complex is seen after the roof was blown off when Hurricane Isaias passed through the area on October 10, 2026, in Milton, Florida. Hurricane Isaias made landfall as the season's first Atlantic hurricane with category two winds. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures16_667424.jpg "At the Invalides, thousands of police officers used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters on October 13, 2026 in Paris, France. The French high school protests and riots have entered a new phase this week as student and teacher unions mobilise for a massive nationwide day of action aimed at forcing systemic changes after rejecting the government's emergency offer of 3,000 substitute teachers. Driven by deep-seated fury over severe underfunding, critical staff shortages, and crumbling, unventilated classrooms exposed by extreme summer heatwaves, the movement has shut down hundreds of campuses and frequently erupted into violent clashes between youth and riot police. (Photo: Sener Yilmaz Aslan/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures12_330939.jpg "Protesters climb over police barricades during a rally on October 12, 2026 in New Delhi, India. The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has called a mass protest to demand the resignation of India's Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, over what they say are alleged irregularities in electoral processes and the revision of voter rolls. Protests have spread to other parts of India, with opposition figures from the INDIA bloc also staging their own protests. (Photo: Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures5_722740.jpg "Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk (L) receives the National Medal of Science from U.S. President Donald Trump during the Golden Age of American Innovation Summit at the Institute of Peace on October 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump awarded some of the nation's highest scientific honors to technology leaders including Elon Musk, Sergey Brin, Jensen Huang, Lisa Su, Michael Dell, and Satya Nadella. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures4_327380.jpg "NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte delivers a public lecture at Tallinn University of Technology in Estonia, 14 October 2026. (Photo: EPA/TOMS KALNINS)")
/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures6_638844.jpg "The U.S. Navy Blue Angels practice over Alcatraz for San Francisco Fleet Week on October 08, 2026 in San Francisco, California. The Blue Angels are holding three days of air shows from Friday through Sunday as part of San Francisco's Fleet Week. (Photo: Heather Diehl/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures1_363392.jpg "Iranian women walk past a banner featuring Iran's national flag in a street in Tehran, Iran, 14 October 2026, amid the ongoing conflict between Iran and the United States. (Photo: EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH)")
/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures17_160853.jpg "California Republican Gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton shakes hands near a person sleeping in an alley near MacArthur Park on October 13, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Hilton outlined a plan \"to stop using Californians’ taxes to pay nonprofits to hand out needles and pipes for illegal drug use\" while calling for an audit of spending on homelessness and addiction. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures3_273193.jpg "A woman looks at the statue of John Paul II in front the Agostino Gemelli University Hospital, where Pope Leo XIV is hospitalized, in Rome, Italy, 14 October 2026. According to the Holy See Press Office, Pope Leo XIV is recovering in hospital following a successful thoracic surgery on 13 October to remove the lower lobe of his right lung, during which doctors confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma. (Photo: EPA/ANGELO CARCONI)")
/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures7_212424.jpg "Brian Evans stands by his family's pumpkin at the 53rd Annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off on October 12, 2026 in Half Moon Bay, California. Dozens of pumpkin growers competed Monday to see who grew the heaviest pumpkin of the season. (Photo: Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures13_462316.jpg "Farmers carry seaweed harvest at Ekas beach on October 12, 2026 in Lombok, Indonesia. According to Indonesia's Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, the country exported 242,000 tonnes of seaweed worth $315 million USD in 2025, mainly to China. Nearly 70 percent of those exports consisted of raw, dried seaweed rather than higher value processed products. (Photo: Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures14_365479.jpg "People participate in the Columbus Day Parade along Fifth Avenue on October 12, 2026 in New York City. Thousands of people lined up to watch the 82nd Annual Columbus Day Parade which celebrates the contributions of Italian Americans to the nation's history, culture and achievements. (Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures9_441434.jpg "Jade Ellenger of the Lions handballs whilst being tackled by Mackenzie Eardley of the Hawks during the round nine AFLW match between Hawthorn Hawks and Brisbane Lions at Kennedy Community Centre, on October 11, 2026, in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo: Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures10_227756.jpg "A general view inside the stadium is seen as fireworks are set off before the 2026 NFL London Games match between Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 11, 2026 in London, England. (Photo: James Fearn/Getty Images)")
/file/attachments/orphans/PhotoEssay-InPictures11_971986.jpg "Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (3) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB22 Red Bull Ford Powertrains on track during the F1 Grand Prix of Singapore at Marina Bay Street Circuit on October 11, 2026 in Singapore, Singapore. (Photo: Clive Mason/Getty Images)")
Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm in the Gulf of Gaeta, in the coastal area between Rome and Naples, Italy, on 12 October. (Photo: Antonio Masiello / Getty Images)
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