Photos of the Week: Kite Chase, River Float, Night Harvest

A dog gives a person some side-eye as they hold up a sticker saying 'I Voted!' near the dog.

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Elena Ostergren shows her voting sticker to her dog Olaf at Club Fugazi during the California primary election on June 2, 2026, in San Francisco.

Several workers repair a large peacock-shaped topiary.

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Workers repair a peacock-shaped topiary at Gulou Square on June 4, 2026, in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China.

A macaque sits upright on a wooden fence, in front of tall sandstone rock formations.

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A wild rhesus macaque sits upright on a wooden fence overlooking a dramatic landscape of sandstone pillars in the Yuanjiajie Scenic Area in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in Hunan province, China, on June 3, 2026.

A baby giraffe looks on while resting in a stable beside two adult giraffes.

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A baby giraffe named Kenyi, just days old, looks on while resting in the giraffe stable at the Wildlands Adventure Zoo in Emmen, Netherlands, on June 1, 2026.

People walk past a toppled sculpture of a celebrating soccer player.

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People walk past a giant sculpture that was taken down during a protest by the National Coordination of Education Workers in Mexico City on June 2, 2026. Protesting teachers attacked an exhibition themed around the FIFA 2026 World Cup soccer tournament that had been set up on a famous avenue in Mexico City, in an effort to press their labor demands.

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A woman wearing traditional Bolivian clothing dances at the Killi Killi viewpoint in La Paz, Bolivia, on May 31, 2026.

A sunset, viewed over a street between many tall buildings in New York City

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People stop to watch the sunset along 42nd Street near Times Square the day after "Manhattanhenge," on May 30, 2026, in New York City.

A space capsule descends under a parachute, framing a distant full moon.

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The return capsule of China’s Shenzhou-22 spaceship descends under a parachute at the Dongfeng landing site in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China on May 29, 2026.

Buddhist monks walk together around a stone temple.

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Buddhist monks take part in a circumambulation ritual at Borobudur Temple ahead of Vesak Day in Magelang, Central Java province, Indonesia, on May 30, 2026.

Soldiers in dress uniforms pose together in close rows.

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The King’s Gurkha Artillery regiment prepares for a group photo during a visit from King Charles III in Larkhill, England, on June 4, 2026.

A crowd of dozens of people dressed as Marilyn Monroe, wearing white wigs and sunglasses

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Participants dressed as Marilyn Monroe gather during Monroe’s 100th-birthday celebration on May 30, 2026, in Palm Springs, California.

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A herd of wild horses is driven into an arena near a nature reserve in Dülmen, Germany, on May 30, 2026.

People walk along the rim of a volcano, seen through low-lying clouds.

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Hindu devotees of the Tengger community ascend, through low-lying clouds at sunrise, the active Mount Bromo volcano to present offerings of rice, fruit, livestock, and other items as part of the Yadnya Kasada festival near Probolinggo, East Java province, Indonesia, on June 1, 2026.

A farmer works in a paddy field as a volcano in the background spews volcanic ash.

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A farmer works in a paddy field as Mount Merapi spews volcanic ash, viewed from Batusangkar in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, on May 30, 2026.

A flight board in an airport shows many cancelled or delayed flights, with a large Godzilla sculpture looming in the background.

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A flight board in the Haneda airport shows flights canceled and delayed because of Tropical Storm Jangmi. A large Godzilla sculpture looms in the background, in Tokyo, on June 3, 2026.

A drone view of mural painted across an expanse of grass in a park, depicting two people's arms grasping each other

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A drone view shows a nearly finished fresco portion of the Beyond Walls project by the Swiss French artist Saype, painted on grass in Boom Island Park in Minneapolis, on June 3, 2026.

Two raptors chase each other above a hilly landscape.

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Two black kites engage in a chase above a hilly landscape in Brandenburg, Germany, on June 3, 2026.

A view of traditional architecture and complex wooden structures along steep hillsides in China

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A view of traditional architecture and complex wooden structures along steep hillsides in Wangxian Valley in Shangrao City, Jiangxi province, China, captured on May 29, 2026

A small group of people swim and float down a gentle river through a forest.

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Young people float down the Eisbach wave in the Englischer Garten in Munich, Germany, on May 31, 2026.

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A harvester collects wheat at night in Anyang, Henan province, China, on May 31, 2026.

A very tall and ornate basilica in Barcelona, illuminated at dusk

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Antoni Gaudí’s Basilica of the Sagrada Família, illuminated at dusk in Barcelona, Spain, on May 30, 2026

The sun sets over a tennis stadium during a match.

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The sun sets over Roland Garros Stadium during a match between Brazil’s João Fonseca and Norway’s Casper Ruud in Paris, France, on May 31, 2026.

A child stands among many seated soccer fans in a stadium.

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River Plate fans watch an Argentine-soccer-league match against San Lorenzo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on May 10, 2026.

Two people smile as they slip down a sudsy water slide.

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Visitors hurtle down a waterslide into a giant soup bowl during the Pink Soup Fest in Vilnius, Lithuania, on May 30, 2026.

An aerial view of a tractor being used to spread wheat for drying

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A tractor driver spreads wheat for drying at a farm in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, on June 3, 2026.

A steep, stepped wall of concrete—part of a huge dam—seen against a stone hillside

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Work nears completion at the Gross Dam project in Boulder County, Colorado, captured on June 3, 2026. The project, raising the dam’s height by 131 feet, was designed to be an expansion of the existing reservoir, but its completion remains tied up in legal challenges.

People hold a very long rainbow flag above a street as they take part in a pride parade.

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Members of the LGBTQ community hold a rainbow flag as they take part in a Pride parade in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 31, 2026.

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A Glanville fritillary rests on the ground at Hutchinson’s Bank reserve in New Addington, England, on June 1, 2026. The U.K. wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation is holding its first-ever national poll to crown Britain’s favorite butterfly species. Until June 7, the public will choose from the 60 species native to the U.K., and the winning insect will be officially announced on June 12. Beyond being a celebration of nature, the campaign carries a serious message highlighting that 80 percent of U.K. butterfly species have declined over the past 50 years due to climate change and habitat loss.