Surgery at a teddy-bear hospital in Germany, a performance at the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden, coyote pups at an animal park in France, destructive flooding in Brazil and Indonesia, a fashion show in Saudi Arabia, the northern lights above England, and much more
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A woman wades through floodwater in an inundated residential area in Garissa, Kenya, on May 9, 2024. Kenya is grappling with one of its worst floods in recent history, the latest in a string of weather catastrophes, following weeks of extreme rainfall that scientists have linked to a changing climate. At least 257 people have been killed and more than 55,000 households have been displaced as murky waters submerged entire villages, destroyed roads, and inundated dams. #
A drone view shows gas cylinders deposited in a flooded area in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, May 12, 2024. #
Farmers work in a rice field in Bijie, in southern China's Guizhou province, on May 13, 2024. #
This aerial photograph taken on May 13, 2024, shows Volvo cars waiting to be loaded onto a ship at a port in Nanjing, in eastern China's Jiangsu province. #
The aurora borealis, viewed above the island of Lindisfarne, off the northeast coast of England, on May 11, 2024. Lindisfarne Castle can be seen below. #
Villarrica volcano erupts, as seen at night from Pucón, Chile, on May 12, 2024. #
Explosives are detonated to free the container ship Dali, trapped after a collision with the Francis Scott Key Bridge that caused the bridge to collapse, in Baltimore, Maryland, on May 13, 2024. #
Hayati promotional staff pose and vape during the Vaper Expo 2024 at the National Exhibition Center on May 10, 2024, in Birmingham, England. #
Water vapor cascades down the Gold Buddha Mountain after a rainfall, drawing large crowds of visitors, on May 13, 2024, in Chongqing, China. #
A model presents a creation during the Red Sea Fashion Week in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea resort of Ummahat Island, on May 16, 2024. #
Workers clean a Buddha statue at the Maha Vihara Mojopahit temple in Mojokerto, Indonesia, on May 15, 2024, ahead of the Vesak festival, which commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and death of Buddha. #
A dog jumps during a dock-diving event at the 148th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show outside Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on May 11, 2024, in New York City. #
A sei whale is pictured after scientists identified the endangered species off Argentina's Patagonian coast for the first time since 1929, in the San Jorge Gulf, Chubut province, Argentina, on April 14, 2024. Photo released on May 10, 2024. #
Motoring enthusiasts take part in the Race the Waves classic car and motorcycle meet at the beach in Bridlington, England, on May 12, 2024. #
A drone view shows an area affected by heavy rains, flooding, and landslides in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, on May 12, 2024. #
People walk on a pedestrian crossing from Arroio do Meio to Lajeado, over the Forquilha river, because the bridge over the river was destroyed by recent floods, in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, on May 15, 2024. #
An aerial view of a flooded road in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, on May 13, 2024 #
Rescue personnel search for missing people by a riverside amusement park following flooding along the Batang Anai River in Padang Pariaman, West Sumatra, Indonesia on May 15, 2024. Rescuers raced to find dozens of people still unaccounted for after heavy rains caused flash floods and washed volcanic debris into residential areas over the weekend, sweeping away houses and leaving 67 people dead. #
A woman holds a Georgian national flag and a European Union flag in front of riot police blocking a street to prevent demonstrations during an opposition protest against "the Russian law" near the Parliament building in the center of Tbilisi, Georgia, on May 14, 2024. The Georgian Parliament on Tuesday approved a divisive bill that sparked weeks of mass protests; critics see it as a threat to democratic freedoms and the country's aspirations to join the EU. #
Young residents of the communities near Brasov, Romania, take part in a tradition that involves people being flung with a blanket, on May 10, 2024. #
Security personnel destroy a poppy field in the Argo district of Badakhshan province, Afghanistan, on May 13, 2024. #
A drone image shows the artwork "Bright Dreams" by the French-Swiss artist Saype, which depicts a girl holding a lighthouse pointing toward a small boat filled with migrants, in support of the humanitarian sea-rescue association SOS Mediterranee, in Irchelpark, Zurich, Switzerland, on May 12, 2024. The artwork uses biodegradable pigments made of charcoal, chalk, water, and milk proteins, and covers 4,500 square meters. #
A lamb at Lundy Island in Devon, England, on May 9, 2024 #
An Australian conservation group is celebrating the successful hatching of eggs from three of its endangered freshwater turtle species. The significant achievement is part of Aussie Ark's breeding and rewilding efforts for Australia's Manning River, Bell River, and Hunter River turtles. #
Staff members hold coyote pups born on March 28, 2024, during their first medical examination and electronic tagging, at the Sainte-Croix animal park in Rhodes, France, on May 16, 2024. #
Reporters meet Sage the miniature poodle and winner of "Best in Show" during the 148th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Champion's Lunch at Bar Boulud in New York, on May 15, 2024. (See also "Sound Bites: Dogs on the Microphone," from 2019.) #
A model poses backstage ahead of the Nicol & Ford show during Australian Fashion Week Presented by Pandora 2024 at Carriageworks in Sydney, Australia, on May 15, 2024. #
Swiss singer Nemo, representing Switzerland with the song "The Code," performs during the final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest on May 11, 2024, at the Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden. #
People watch a marionette performance during Covent Garden's May Fayre & Puppet Festival, at Covent Garden, central London, on May 12, 2024. #
Medical students from the University of Halle operate on a teddy bear together with children from the Weingärten day-care center in a real operating theater in a former emergency room at the University Hospital in Halle, Germany, on May 11, 2024. The Teddy Bear Hospital in Halle stands out because it uses an entire former hospital wing with several real operating theaters on the Steintor Medical Campus. The aim of the project is to playfully take away children's fear of visiting a doctor. #
At the military cemetery of Mount Hertzl in Jerusalem, Israeli scouts light torches during a Memorial Day ceremony to commemorate fallen soldiers on May 12, 2024. #
A missile hits a building in northern Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from Israel, on May 11, 2024. #
Trade containers are stacked at the Qingdao Port container yard, in east China's Shandong province, on May 14, 2024. #
A member of the U.S. Naval Academy's first year class wears an upperclassman hat as she and fellow plebes climb the Herndon Monument, a granite obelisk coated with a thick layer of vegetable shortening, in a ritual marking the end of their plebe year in Annapolis, Maryland, on May 15, 2024. #
Candidates dance onstage during the Miss Ivory Coast France beauty contest in Paris, on May 8, 2024. #
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A collection of winning and honored images from this year’s nature photo competition
Images of the dogs and their handlers taking part in the annual competition
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Images of widespread flooding in the state of Rio Grande do Sul
