Photos this week: August 28-September 4, 2025 - CNN

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US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. prepares to testify before the Senate Finance Committee in Washington, DC, on Thursday, September 4. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

From left, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese leader Xi Jinping, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrive at a military parade in Beijing on Wednesday, September 3. Xi presided over the parade, which marked the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Xi, Putin and Kim had never appeared together in public before. Alexander Kazakov/Kremlin/Sputnik/AP

Pyrotechnics go off as the Air Bandits aerobatic team, led by Lithuanian pilot Jurgis Kairys, performs at the Bucharest International Air Show in Romania on Saturday, August 30. Andreea Alexandru/AP

In this photo, taken with a slow shutter speed, dancers Erik Deslarmes and Nadia Aguilar compete at the Tango World Championship final in Buenos Aires on Monday, September 1. Agustin Marcarian/Reuters

Civil defense workers, local residents and army soldiers prepare to evacuate injured earthquake victims from a village in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, September 1. Hundreds of people were killed in the 6.0-magnitude quake, which hit towns and villages close to the Pakistan border, according to Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid. Hedayat Shah/AP

A sea lion makes its way to a beach in San Diego on Wednesday, September 3. Mike Blake/Reuters

Children rest in a school shelter in Kyiv, Ukraine, during an air alert that lasted more than three hours on Tuesday, September 2. Paula Bronstein/Getty Images

Students from St. Louis University High School take part in the school’s annual “running of the bills” tradition on Saturday, August 30. Freshman cover themselves in blue paint and run into the football stadium for the first game of the year. Zachary Linhares

People take part in a J'ouvert celebration in Brooklyn, New York, on Monday, September 1. J'Ouvert is a pre-dawn reverie with roots in the emancipation of enslaved people in the Caribbean. Christian Monterrosa/Reuters

Actress Emma Stone poses on the red carpet before the screening of the movie "Bugonia" at the Venice Film Festival in Italy on Thursday, August 28. See the best looks from this year’s festival. Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images

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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts dives into the end zone to score a touchdown in the first half of the NFL's season-opening game on Thursday, September 4. Hurts ran for two touchdowns as the Eagles, the defending Super Bowl champions, defeated the Dallas Cowboys 24-20. Matt Rourke/AP

Members of the National Guard stand outside the back entrance of the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles as protesters gather for a Labor Day demonstration on Monday, September 1. The next day, a federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated federal law by using the US military to help carry out law enforcement activities in and around Los Angeles this summer. The ruling comes as the president is weighing whether to send National Guard members to other cities, including ones in California and Illinois. Carlin Stiehl/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images

US President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters inside the White House Oval Office on Tuesday, September 2. Trump said he would be moving the military’s US Space Command to Huntsville, Alabama — undoing a decision by the Biden administration to keep operations in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times/Redux

A hot-air balloon is partially inflated as it is prepared for a World Ballooning Championships race in Colonia Yguazú, Paraguay, on Friday, August 29. Jorge Saenz/AP

Jena-Lisa Jones, center, hugs Haley Robson, right, as US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks during a news conference at the US Capitol on Wednesday, September 3. A group of Jeffrey Epstein abuse survivors spoke on Capitol Hill on Wednesday and were joined by Greene and fellow Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie, who urged Congress and President Donald Trump for justice. Jose Luis Magana/AP

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Mexican Foreign Minister Juan Ramón de la Fuente prepare to shake hands as they attend a news conference together in Mexico City on Wednesday, September 3. Henry Romero/Reuters

An injured person is pulled out from rubble in the Al-Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City after an Israeli attack on Saturday, August 30. The Gaza Civil Defense said at least seven people were killed in the attack on a building housing displaced Palestinians. The Israeli military told CNN in a statement that the attack targeted a “key Hamas terrorist” and said that numerous mitigation techniques were employed to reduce harm to civilians. Ali Jadallah/Anadolu/Getty Images

Naomi Osaka serves during a third-round match at the US Open on Saturday, August 30. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

ESPN’s Lee Corso, right, react to his “College GameDay” colleagues wearing Corso heads in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, August 30. It was the final “GameDay” for Corso, who is retiring at the age of 90. Jospeh Reedy/AP

The Seattle Storm’s Nneka Ogwumike, center, battles Cameron Brink, left, and Rickea Jackson for a rebound during a WNBA game against the Los Angeles Sparks on Monday, September 1. Steph Chambers/Getty Images

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Protesters hold Palestinian flags as they disrupt the 11th stage of the Vuelta a España cycling race on Wednesday, September 3. Race organizers ordered the race to finish three kilometers short of the finish line in Bilbao, Spain. Miguel Oses/AP

People work to stop flames at a burning home from spreading to a neighboring house as the 6-5 Fire burns through the small town of Chinese Camp, California, on Tuesday, September 2. The wildfire damaged and destroyed multiple buildings after igniting in a lightning storm. Noah Berger/AP

Military personnel take part in a parade in Beijing on Wednesday, September 3, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The parade unveiled hundreds of advanced weapons and featured over 10,000 troops, showcasing China’s growing military power under Xi Jinping’s push to modernize the world’s largest standing army. Andy Wong/AP

An airplane is silhouetted against the sun in this photo taken by a solar telescope in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Tuesday, September 2. Dmitri Lovetsky/AP

Edwin Osorio López embraces his mother, María Cristina López, outside an airport in Guatemala City after being deported from the United States on Sunday, August 31. Moises Castillo/AP

A farmer works in his paddy field on the outskirts of Guwahati, India, on Saturday, August 30. Anupam Nath/AP

People in Kyiv, Ukraine, cry during the funeral of 24-year-old Nadiia and her 2-year-old daughter, Angelina, on Sunday, August 31. The young mother and her child were killed in a Russian missile strike on August 28. Kostya Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images

Florida State fans celebrate on the field after their football team upset No. 8 Alabama 31-17 on Saturday, August 30. Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP

Paetongtarn Shinawatra greets supporters in Bangkok, Thailand, after a court removed her as the country’s prime minister on Friday, August 29. The court ruled that her controversial phone call with Cambodia’s former leader breached ethics rules. Chanakarn Laosarakham/AFP/Getty Images

A flag frames a banner with an image of US President Donald Trump hanging at the Department of Labor in Washington, DC, on Monday, September 1. See last week in 32 photos. Matt McClain/The Washington Post/Getty Images