A volcanic eruption in Indonesia, a tilting tower in Taiwan, the Tokyo Rainbow Pride Parade in Japan, protests opposing Israel’s attacks on Gaza in the United States, and much more

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Photos of the Week: Wheelbarrow Race, Count Binface, Orange Skies

A volcanic eruption in Indonesia, a tilting tower in Taiwan, the Tokyo Rainbow Pride Parade in Japan, protests opposing Israel’s attacks on Gaza in the United States, and much more

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For Earth Day, a Photo Appreciation of Birds

A handful of images of the tens of billions of individual animals divided among some 10,000 species, inhabiting nearly every environment on Earth

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Photos of the Week: Burning Bull, Blue Forest, Olympic Flame

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Winners of the 2024 World Press Photo Contest

Some of the winning and honored entries in this year’s annual photo competition