Photos of the Week: Snailly Bridge, Maple Leaves, Frogman Command

A young girl reaches out to touch the military headstone of a fallen U.S. soldier, named as Todd W. Weaver.

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Lily Bruno touches the headstone of her father’s former “battle buddy,” Todd W. Weaver, while visiting with her family in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day in Arlington, Virginia, on November 11, 2026.

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A woman takes a picture of the 14-meter-tall sculpture of Pope Leo XIV, created by the sculptor Rafael Gutierrez, a graduate of Peru’s School of Fine Arts, as it is transported in two sections from the workshop where it was made to its installation site overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Callao, Peru, on November 6, 2026. Pope Leo XIV arrived in Uruguay on November 6 to start an ambitious 11-day tour of South America.

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Tourists ride a horse-drawn cart and camels in front of the Great Pyramids of Giza on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, on November 7, 2026.

The New York City skyline of Manhattan, seen amid fall colors during an autumn sunset

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New York City’s Manhattan skyline amid fall colors during an autumn sunset, pictured from Blauvelt State Park in Blauvelt, New York, on November 7, 2026,

Mount Fuji, photographed through the branches of maple trees by a tourist

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Mount Fuji, photographed through the branches of maple trees in Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi prefecture, Japan, on November 11, 2026.

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People exercise in a garden on a smoggy day as air pollution levels spiked in New Delhi, India, on November 9, 2026.

A person performs a stunt, standing on the backs of two running horses.

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A Nihang Sikh warrior performs a stunt while riding horses on the occasion of Fateh Divas, a day after Diwali celebrations, in Amritsar, India, on November 9, 2026.

Two people react as they drive an antique car on a rough gravel road.

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Motoring enthusiasts take part in the annual Vintage Sports-Car Club Lakeland Trial at Honister Slate Mine in Borrowdale Valley near Keswick, England, on November 7, 2026.

A mud-covered cyclist celebrates while crossing a finish line.

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Cameron Mason of Great Britain and Team Seven Racing celebrates at finish line as the winner during the 64th Superprestige Niel Jaarmarktcross’s Elite Men’s race on November 11, 2026, in Niel, Belgium.

Cyclists make their way through snow in Oslo, Norway.

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Cyclists make their way in Oslo, Norway, as snowfall caused traffic difficulties in the the Norwegian capital on November 12, 2026.

Five soldiers in full scuba gear hold weapons as they emerge from shallow water during an exercise.

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Indonesian navy troops from the Frogman Forces Command (Kopaska) unit conduct a beach infiltration during the 2026 Amphibious Operations Exercise at Tanjung Pasir Beach, Tangerang, Indonesia, on November 12, 2026.

A soldier carries a dummy during a training session.

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A U.S. soldier carries a dummy during training for the Expert Infantry Badge and Expert Soldier Badge conducted by the U.S. 2nd Infantry Division and the ROK-U.S. Combined Division at the U.S. Army’s Camp Casey in Dongducheon, South Korea, on November 12, 2026.

Five humanoid robots sit on a bench in front of a four-legged robot on a pedestal.

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Humanoid robots a Unitree store in a shopping mall in Beijing, China, on November 12, 2026.

A small group of people in Santa Claus costumes, standing in an elevator

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Participants pose as they take an elevator during an annual training day for professional Santas and Santa’s Helpers, ahead of the Christmas season, at the Ministry of Fun’s Santa School in London, England, on November 12, 2026.

A dog sits still, covered in flower petals, with soldiers standing behind it.

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An Nepal Armed Police working dog looks on after being honored with vermilion and flower garlands during an event marking the Hindu Kukur Tihar festival dedicated to dogs, which coincides with Diwali, at the Armed Police Dog Training School in Kathmandu on November 8, 2026.

A woman lights an oil lamp among many others.

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A Hindu woman lights an oil lamp on the occasion of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, on November 8, 2026.

People gather in a public square around hundreds of lit candles for a memorial.

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People gather in the main square in Krakow, Poland, on November 9, 2026, to commemorate the victims of a shooting attack.

A group of supporters cheer for their candidate at an election event.

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People attend an election event for the Mississippi Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Scott Colom in Jackson, Mississippi, on November 11, 2026. Colom declared victory over the Republican incumbent, Cindy Hyde-Smith, on Wednesday evening. His team said that Hyde-Smith had called Colom to concede the race.

Congressional freshmen pose for a group photograph on the steps of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol Building.

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Congressional freshmen of the 120th Congress pose for a group photograph on the steps of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol Building on November 12, 2026, in Washington, D.C. More than 100 incoming representatives were in town for an orientation program to help incoming members of Congress get ready for their upcoming roles.

People reach out to touch the bottom of an illuminated 24-foot-wide globe.

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People reach out to touch the bottom of Terra, a 24-foot-wide globe exhibit by the artist Eric Morris of Orbis World Globes, during a Coast Salish evening of songs and stories at Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle, Washington, on November 10, 2026.

A bird takes flight from fallen leaves, with plant material in its beak.

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A northern nutcracker takes flight in Müncheberg, Germany, on November 6, 2026.

A view of a tennis match from a seat high in a stadium. The crowd near and far are slightly out of focus, creating the illusion of looking at a miniature scene.

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Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina makes a serve during her group stage match against the Czech Republic’s Karolína Muchová at the WTA Finals Indian Wells in California on November 11, 2026.

People walk on a curving stone path that crosses over a canal.

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Dog walkers use the locally named “Snailly Bridge” over the Macclesfield Canal on November 11, 2026, in Congleton, England. Bridge 77 is a Grade II listed turnover bridge that was built in 1831 by the canal engineer William Crosley. The spiral tow path is designed to allow horses towing narrowboats to cross from one side of the canal to the other, without unhitching the tow line.

Emergency workers pick through the rubble of a collapsed building.

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First responders work the scene after a building collapsed in the Brooklyn borough of New York on November 11, 2026.

A person searches for reusable items in a vast garbage dump.

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A person searches for reusable items in a garbage-dumping site in Taiz, Yemen, on November 7, 2026.

Two boxers, in a ring during a match. One has long wrapped braids that fly around his head.

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Amateur boxers Alejandro Seron, (front), and Sebastian Gomez compete in a street-fight flash-boxing tournament in Bogota, Colombia, on November 8, 2026.

Smaller boats sit near a large passenger ship that is being prepared for intentional sinking.

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The S.S. United States, before it was intentionally sunk in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida to create the world’s largest artificial reef, on November 11, 2026

A person walks on a path beneath autumn-colored trees in a garden.

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A visitor strolls beneath Chinar trees during their vibrant seasonal transformation in Nishat Mughal Garden in Srinagar, India, on November 10, 2026.