Photos this week: August 7-14, 2025 - CNN

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A Ukrainian air defense unit fires at Russian drones in the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine, on Sunday, August 10. Evgeniy Maloletka/AP

Zebras tussle in the Maasai Mara game reserve in Kenya on Thursday, August 7. Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

People swim at the Bras Marie safe bathing site in the River Seine in Paris on Tuesday, August 12. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images

Maria Claudia Tarazona, kisses her son Alejandro during a funeral service for her husband, Sen. Miguel Uribe, in Bogata, Colombia, on Wednesday, August 13. Uribe, a Colombian senator and presidential hopeful was hospitalized after being shot at a campaign event in June. Fernando Vergara/AP

People visit the roaring Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River in Yan’an, China, on Monday, August 11. Liu Yijiang/VCG/Getty Images

President Donald Trump calls on a reporter during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC, on Monday, August 11. During the briefing, Trump announced that he is placing the DC Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and deploying the National Guard to the city, saying the move is aimed at restoring order in the nation’s capital. Eric Lee/The Washington Post/Getty Images

An anti-racism protester demonstrates in opposition of an anti-immigration rally outside the Britannia International Hotel in London on Friday, August 8. Hannah McKay/Reuters

A man tries to extinguish a wildfire with a tree branch in Trancoso, Portugal, on Tuesday, August 12. Europe is on track for its worst wildfire season on record as swaths of the continent — including Portugal, France, Spain, Albania and Greece — battle raging, deadly fires as temperature soar above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Patricia Del Melo Moreira/AFP/Getty Images

Mourners carry the bodies of Al Jazeera journalists killed by an Israeli military strike, including correspondent Anas Al-Sharif, during a funeral procession in Gaza City on Monday, August 11. The IDF said it targeted Al Sharif, a prominent reporter who extensively covered the war from inside Gaza, after previously accusing him of leading a Hamas cell, an allegation both Al-Sharif and Al Jazeera vehemently denied. The UN condemned the strike calling it “grave breach of international humanitarian law.” Saher Alghorra/The New York Times/Redux

A worker sorts diamonds at a diamond processing facility in Ahmedabad, India, on Friday, August 8. Amit Dave/Reuters

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A member of the DC National Guard joins his unit near the Washington Monument in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, August 12. President Donald Trump announced Monday that he was placing the Washington, DC, police department “under direct federal control” and deploying National Guard troops to the nation’s capital, saying the move is aimed at restoring order in the city. Win McNamee/Getty Images

Musical comedy star Miss Frisky is reflected in mirrors at Camera Obscura & World of Illusions while promoting her show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe art festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, on August 13. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Law enforcement officers are seen near the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, during an active shooting on Friday, August 8. A gunman opened fire on Friday afternoon, shooting nearly 500 rounds at the CDC complex using guns he stole from his father’s safe. One first responder, DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose, was killed. Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images

A butterfly flies past Scottie Scheffler as he hits an approach during the final round of the FedEx St. Jud Championship in Memphis, Tennessee, on Sunday, August 10. Stacy Revere/Getty Images

A Palestinian boy runs toward aid packages that were airdropped from a plane in Dier al-Balah, Gaza, on Tuesday, August 12. Ramadan Abed/Reuters

An aerial photo show Tibaguin Island in Hagonoy, Philippines, partially submerged by seawater amid rising tides on Saturday, August 9. Ezra Acayan/Getty Images

A two-week-old jaguarundi squeals at a wildlife veterinary hospital in Panama City, Panama, on Wednesday, August 13. Jaguarundis, also known as otter cats, are wild cats native to the Americas. Enea Lebrun/Reuters

Miami outfielder Kyle Stowers, left, objects to a call made by umpire Jen Pawol during a Major League Baseball game in Atlanta on Sunday, August 10. The day before, Pawol made history by becoming the first woman to umpire a Major League Baseball regular season game. Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images

Competitors take part in the annual international waterfall jumping competition held in the old town of Jajce in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Saturday, August 9. Amel Emric/Reuters

People enjoy a fair ride in San Salvador, El Salvador, on Thursday, August 7. Jose Cabezas/Reuters

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Ramiro Mendoza, Mariano Rivera and Luis Sojo talk in the dug out ahead of the Yankees Old-Timers' Day ceremony before a baseball game in New York against the Houston Astros on Saturday, August 9. The Yankees restored the Old-Timers’ Day game for the first time since 2019. Yuki Iwamura/AP

August's full moon, also called the sturgeon moon, rises behind the Empire State Building and Hudson Yards skyscrapers in New York as seen from across the Hudson River in Weehawken, New Jersey, on Saturday, August 9. Nazli Zeynep Karabulut/Anadolu/Getty Images

Jinny Lu, a 5-year-old pug, prepares to compete in the World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa, California, on Friday, August 8. Jinny went on to win second place and a spirit award. Noah Berger/AP

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser listens during a news conference on President Donald Trump's plan to place Washington police under federal control and deploy National guard troops to the nation’s capitol on Monday, August 11. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP

Einav Zangauker, center, the mother of Israeli hostage Matan Zangauker, holds a sign during a demonstration in Tel Aviv on Saturday, August 9, calling for a deal to free hostages held in Gaza. Amit Elkayam/The New York Times/Redux

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Darrell Luter Jr. deflects a pass intended for Denver Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton during a pre-season game on Saturday, August 9. Kyle Terada/Imagn Images/Reuters

Taylor Swift appears on the “New Heights” podcast with her boyfriend Travis Kelce and his brother Jason Kelce on Wednesday, August 13. During the much-anticipated episode, Swift announced that her next album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” will be out on October 3. The nearly two-hour-long pre-recorded podcast brought in more than 1 million viewers. Will Lanzoni/CNN

Crew members inflate a hot air balloon during the annual Bristol International Balloon Fiesta in Bristol, England, on Friday August 8. Toby Melville/Reuters

Chickens stand on a kitchen counter in a flooded house after days of heavy rainfall in Qingyuan, China, on Friday, August 8. Florence Lo/Reuters

Rescued migrants look at a sunset aboard a migrant search-and-rescue ship operated by German NGO Sea-Watch as the ship makes its way toward Salerno, Italy, on Tuesday, August 12. Louisa Gouliamaki/Reuters