Photos of the Week: Alligator Dip, Steeplechase Stumble, Friendship Day

Roman Pilipey / AFP / Getty Ukrainian service members of the 59th brigade’s mobile-air-defense unit fire a Soviet-made ZU-23 anti-aircraft twin-barrel auto-cannon toward a Russian drone, during an air attack near Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk region, on July 19, 2025, amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Badan Geologi / AP In this photo released by the Geological…

Soldiers fire a large anti-aircraft gun from the back of a truck in a sunflower field, at night, the muzzle flash illuminating the sunflowers.
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Ukrainian service members of the 59th brigade’s mobile-air-defense unit fire a Soviet-made ZU-23 anti-aircraft twin-barrel auto-cannon toward a Russian drone, during an air attack near Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk region, on July 19, 2025, amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
Many bolts of lightning flash inside a volcanic ash cloud above an erupting volcano at night.
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In this photo released by the Geological Agency of Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, lightning strikes as Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki spews volcanic material during an eruption in East Flores, Indonesia, on August 1, 2025.
Flames burn through trees and bushes during a wildfire.
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Flames burn through trees and bushes during the Cerro de los Pinos wildfire, in Cáceres, Spain, on August 4, 2025.
Tourists walk on a beach as dark smoke from wildfires rises above them.
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Tourists walk on a beach as smoke from wildfires raging in France’s Aude department is visible from the Mediterranean Coast in Banyuls-sur-Mer, in southwestern France, on August 5, 2025. The fire broke out earlier that afternoon in Ribaute, burning more than 9,000 acres of forest and scrubland in just a few hours, before reaching the village of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse, where a number of houses burned down.
A rally race car is seen in mid-air after cresting a hill on a gravel road in a forest.
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Kalle Rovanperä competes in his Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 during Day 3 of WRC Rally Finland, in Jyväskylä, Finland, on August 2, 2025.
A group of people stand beside a small truck on a small wooden ferry , making their way across a swift-flowing river.
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Men use a boat to transport their vehicles across the Kokcha River on the outskirts of the Fayzabad district of Badakhshan province, Afghanistan, on August 7, 2025.
A large statue of hands placed together, seen along a flooded riverbank.
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A large statue of hands rises above the flooded Namo Ghat, along the Ganges River, following monsoon rains in Varanasi, India, on August 1, 2025.
A water-skier, seen twisting in mid-air during a competition, with splashing water below.
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Tristan Duplan Fribourg of France performs a trick during the men’s preliminary event at the 2025 IWWF World Under 21 Waterski Championships, at Predator Bay Water Ski Club, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on August 1, 2025.
A man paddles behind a dog on a surfboard as it catches a wave.
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Steve Drottar helps the dog Rosie catch a wave during the World Dog Surfing Championships, in Pacifica, California, on August 2, 2025.
An aerial view of 11 people rowing small water chestnut buckets side-by-side through vegetation, leaving parallel wiggly trails behind them.
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Villagers row water-chestnut buckets side by side as they harvest water chestnuts, in Taizhou, Jiangsu province, China, on August 6, 2025.
Three people ride on horses and donkeys, seen in silhouette and reflected in a pond at sunset.
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Silhouettes of nomads on horseback reflect in a pond at sunset in the mountainous highlands of Kyrgyzstan.
Clouds partially obscure a sunset over ruined buildings in Gaza.
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From the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip, the sun sets behind destroyed buildings in the Palestinian territory, on August 7, 2025.
Dozens of Palestinians run across dirt and scrub toward a crate of aid that is parachuting to the ground.
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Palestinians rush to retrieve aid packages during an airdrop over Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, on August 6, 2025.
Police in riot gear face off against protesters, one of whom holds up a cooking pot, gesturing toward the police.
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Police confront pro-Palestinian demonstrators outside the Dutch Parliament, on August 7, 2025, in The Hague, Netherlands, as lawmakers convened an emergency session to discuss the escalation of violence in Gaza. Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp said on Thursday, “The Netherlands is not planning to recognize a Palestinian state at this time.”
An indigenous woman wearing traditional makeup and a headdress, seen at a protest
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A Pataxó woman attends the IV March of Indigenous Women, in defense of women’s rights, local Indigenous people, and the environment, in Brasilia, Brazil, on August 7, 2025.
A group of school students celebrate Friendship Day by writing friendship messages on each other’s arms.
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A group of students celebrate Friendship Day by writing friendship messages on one another’s arms, in Agartala, Tripura, India, on August 3, 2025.
The Pope looks out the window of a helicopter over a crowded festival.
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Pope Leo XIV arrives on a helicopter in Tor Vergata for the Jubilee of Youth prayer vigil, on August 2, 2025, in Rome, Italy. The Vatican expected half a million young Catholics to arrive for the jubilee.
Festival-goers in many boats watch a person performing on a flyboard in a canal.
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Participants watch a person using a Flyboard during the Canal Parade in Amsterdam, on August 2, 2025. The boat parade is part of the annual Amsterdam Pride.
Many kiteboarders sail together.
Thanassis Stavrakis / AP
A kiteboarder performs a jump during a windy day in Agios Nikolaos, east of Athens, Greece, on August 7, 2025.
A runner stumbles and falls into a water obstacle during a race.
Ashley Landis / AP
Gracie Hyde stumbles as she competes in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase finals during the U.S. Championships athletics meet, in Eugene, Oregon, on August 2, 2025.
A group of people practice yoga during sunrise at the beach.
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A group of people practice yoga during sunrise at the beach, in Barcelona, Spain, on August 5, 2025.
A person holds up a movie prop helmet from the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy.
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A a staff member holds the helmet of the character Sauron in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy during a press preview of movie props set to go up for auction, in London, on August 6, 2025.
A person reaches up toward a sculpture of a large robotic hand coming out of the ceiling.
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A visitor interacts with a robotic hand, at the Robot Mall in Yizhuang district, Beijing, China, on August 4, 2025.
A set of futuristic-looking dwellings, mounted along a ridge overlooking desert hills.
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A cluster of space-capsule homestays overlooks rolling hills, at the Shuimo Danxia scenic area, in Lanzhou, Gansu province, China, on August 1, 2025.
Straw bales are decorated as a wedding couple.
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Straw bales are decorated as a wedding couple to point out an upcoming wedding, in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, on August 4, 2025.
Two lions interact in their enclosure at a zoo
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Lions named Bart and Khalila interact in their enclosure at a zoo in the Czech Republic, on August 6, 2025.
Stray cats gather on a table.
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Stray cats gather on a table at the protected cat colony Proyecto Aldameros, in a park in the historic area of Havana, Cuba, on August 5, 2025.
A person swims with an alligator in a pool.
Lisi Niesner / Reuters
Former circus artist Krystian Kaulis takes a swim with Mrs. Meyer, an American alligator, in an outdoor pool, in Elmenhorst, Germany, on August 1, 2025.

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