Photos this week: September 11-18, 2025 - CNN

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Palestinians flee Gaza City on Monday, September 15. Saher Alghorra/The New York Times/Redux

Britain’s King Charles III and US President Donald Trump inspect the honor guard at Windsor Castle during Trump’s state visit on Wednesday, September 17. It was Trump’s second state visit, which is a rarity. Typically, second-term US presidents aren’t afforded the pomp of another state visit. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

A spectator waves a Spanish flag as Jaume Munar competes in a Davis Cup qualifier in Marbella, Spain, on Saturday, September 13. Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters

A person kneels while visiting a memorial for Charlie Kirk in Orem, Utah, on Sunday, September 14. Kirk, a conservative political activist and ally of US President Donald Trump, was fatally shot last week while speaking at Utah Valley University. Loren Elliott/The New York Times/Redux

A rare albino alligator named Claude is reflected in water as it sits in its enclosure at the California Academy of Sciences, a museum in San Francisco, on Wednesday, September 17. Claude recently turned 30. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The mother of Rashik Khatiwad mourns her daughter during cremation rituals in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, September 16. Khatiwad, 23, died last week during the deadliest social unrest Nepal has seen in years. Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, DC, on Tuesday, September 16. Patel was defiant during the hearing as he defended recent firings at the bureau and fielded tough questions about the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s killing. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images

A protester poses in front of the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” studios in Los Angeles on Wednesday, September 17. Disney’s ABC took Kimmel’s late-night talk show off the air indefinitely amid a controversy over his recent comments about Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer. Ted Soqui/Sipa

Children dive into the Bosphorus at the Kadıköy sea promenade in Istanbul on Tuesday, September 16. Francisco Seco/AP

Tramell Tillman reacts after he won the Emmy Award for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series (“Severance”) on Sunday, September 14. He was the first Black man to win in the category. Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP

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Protesters climb a statue by Westminster Bridge on the day of an anti-immigration rally in London on Saturday, September 13. The Unite the Kingdom protest was organized by far-right political activist Tommy Robinson. Counter-protesters also flocked to the British capital. Jaimi Jo/Reuters

Workers unload crates of silk cocoons at a silk company in Chongqing, China, on Thursday, September 11. AFP/Getty Images

Late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert, center, accepts an Emmy Award from actor Bryan Cranston on Sunday, September 14. Colbert’s show won outstanding talk series for the first time. See more highlights from the Emmys. Valerie Macon/AFP/Getty Images

American track stars Noah Lyles, left, and Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrate together at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday, September 14. Lyles won bronze in the 100 meters. Davis-Woodhall won gold in the long jump. Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters

A member of the Ukrainian National Police handles a reconnaissance drone during a mission to look for Russian forces and logistical facilities in the country’s Donetsk region on Thursday, September 11. Ximena Borrazás/Getty Images

Zakaria Mohamed kisses one of the pigeons that he feeds in the Yaqshid district of Mogadishu, Somalia, on Wednesday, September 17. Feisal Omar/Reuters

A firefighter extinguishes the remains of a forest fire near the settlement of Ordzhonikidze, Crimea, on Monday, September 15. Alexey Pavlishak/Reuters

US first lady Melania Trump, right, joins Catherine, Princess of Wales, and children from the Squirrel Scouts while visiting Frogmore Cottage in Windsor, England, on Thursday, September 18. They spent the afternoon together on the grounds of Windsor Castle. The Trumps were in England for a state visit. Nathan Howard/WPA/Getty Images

The Baltimore Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson steals second base during a Major League Baseball game in Toronto on Saturday, September 13. Chris Young/Canadian Press/AP

Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange as a TV screen shows Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday, September 17. The Fed cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time since December and signaled more cuts are likely this year. Brendan McDermid/Reuters

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Palestinians in Gaza City repair their tent, which had been damaged in an overnight Israeli airstrike, on Saturday, September 13. Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters

Terence “Bud” Crawford punches Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez during their super-middleweight title fight in Las Vegas on Saturday, September 13. Crawford became the first male boxer to capture three unified division titles when he defeated Álvarez by unanimous decision. David Becker/AP

Pro-Palestinian protesters block a road in Madrid to disrupt the final stage of the Vuelta a España cycling race on Sunday, September 14. Manu Fernandez/AP

Dr. Susan Monarez, former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies before a Senate committee in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, September 17. Monarez was ousted last month, just 29 days into her tenure as CDC director, amid clashes with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine policies. She told the committee that Kennedy put politics before public health when he required that all CDC policy and personnel decisions be cleared by political staff. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters

Models take part in a Yi Ming fashion show in Beijing on Friday, September 12. Tingshu Wang/Reuters

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, arrives to a hearing in New York on Tuesday, September 16. A judge dismissed the top two charges against Mangione: murder in the first degree in furtherance of an act of terrorism and murder in the second degree as a crime of terrorism. Mangione sill faces a count of second-degree murder. Mike Segar/Reuters

Makeshift tents are set up beside damaged houses in the Afghan village of Mazar Dara on Sunday, September 14. A huge earthquake ripped through eastern Afghanistan on August 31, killing hundreds of people. Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images

Indian high jumper Sarvesh Kushare competes at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Tuesday, September 16. Matthias Schrader/AP

Election volunteers count ballots in Blantyre, Malawi, on Tuesday, September 16. Thoko Chikondi/AP

US Vice President JD Vance hosts an episode of "The Charlie Kirk Show" from the White House on Monday, September 15. The podcast’s executive producer, Andrew Kolvet, said Vance asked to host Kirk’s show after Kirk was assassinated last week. Doug Mills/The New York Times/Redux

A dog takes part in an Anthony Rubio fashion show in New York on Saturday, September 13. Caitlin Ochs/Reuters

A federal police officer keeps watch inside a fenced area as demonstrators protest outside of an immigration processing center in Broadview, Illinois, on Friday, September 12. The demonstrators were protesting the Trump administration's increase in immigration enforcement operations in the area. Scott Olson/Getty Images

Blue, the Indianapolis Colts’ mascot, joins several Colts players to celebrate an interception by safety Cam Bynum (No. 0) during an NFL game on Sunday, September 14. Michael Conroy/AP

An image of Pope Francis, made by drones, hovers over St. Peter’s Basilica during a concert at the Vatican on Saturday, September 13. See last week in 36 photos. Gregorio Borgia/AP