Slime-covered capybaras in Argentina, a chaotic fireworks festival in Taiwan, the day of the patron saint of beekeepers in Bulgaria, a lava flow atop Mount Etna in Italy, the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City, a Buddhist prayer ceremony in Thailand, and much more
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Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome on February 9, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana. #
Thai Buddhist monks pray as they gather at the Wat Dhammakaya temple to participate in Makha Bucha Day ceremonies in Pathum Thani, Thailand, on February 12, 2025. #
A drone picture shows part of the Dead Sea and its shore near Ein Gedi, Israel, on February 7, 2025. #
Capybaras are covered in bright green slime due to cyanobacteria in the waters of the Salto Grande lake, an artificial body of water made by a hydroelectric dam on the Uruguay River, near Concordia, Entre Rios, Argentina, on February 13, 2025. #
An aerial view shows boats motoring through the marshes of Chibayish in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province on February 8, 2025. #
Indian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jets perform during the inaugural day of the 15th edition of Aero India 2025, a military aviation exhibition at the Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru, India, on February 10, 2025. #
People wear protective gear as firecrackers explode during the Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival, part of the Lantern Festival celebrations in Tainan, Taiwan, on February 11, 2025. #
Lava flows from a fracture atop Mount Etna on February 10, 2025. #
A man pulls his son on a sled in front of the U.S. Capitol while walking their dog as snow falls on February 11, 2025, in Washington, D.C. #
A thrush feeds in a tree in a city park in Tallinn, Estonia, on a cold winter day, February 12, 2025. #
A person treks through the caverns and snow at Ice Castles in North Woodstock, New Hampshire, on February 8, 2025. #
A person walks among collapsed buildings after the cease-fire, on a cold night in the Sheikh Ridvan neighborhood of Gaza City, Gaza, on February 13, 2025. #
Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians are set up in the yard of a secondary school in the north of Gaza City on February 10, 2025. #
Firefighters work at the site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, in the town of Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on February 10, 2025. #
A drone view shows damage in a forest where many trees fell as a result of Storm Eowyn, near Roscommon, Ireland, on February 8, 2025. #
A fan of River Plate waits in the stands prior to a soccer match at Estadio Mas Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on February 8, 2025. #
Sheep are moved to shelter along a snow-lined foggy road in Exmoor, England, on February 8, 2025. #
A souvenir shop in St. Petersburg, Russia, displays cups with images of Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump on February 13, 2025. #
A dog sits, silhouetted by a distant full moon rising over Mount Artos in the Gevaş district of Van, Turkey, on February 12, 2025. #
Lexus, a great dane, gets ready to compete in the Working Group during the 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden, in New York City, on February 11, 2025. #
A participant from Taiwan performs during the Cap Go Meh festival, marking the 15th and final day of Lunar New Year celebrations, in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, on February 12, 2025. #
Devotees take part in the silver-chariot procession, carrying a statue of Lord Murugan, the Hindu God of War, from Sri Maha Mariamman Temple to Batu Caves ahead of Thaipusam, on February 9, 2025, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The annual Hindu festival commemorates the moment when Lord Murugan received a sacred spear from the Goddess Parvati to defeat evil. #
A papier-mâché sculpture representing war and the courage and hope of children, moves through the streets of Viareggio during the traditional Carnival of Viareggio parade on February 9, 2025, in Viareggio, Italy. #
Britain's King Charles interacts with well-wishers as anti-monarchy demonstrators display "Not My King" posters, during a visit to Middlesbrough, England, on February 13, 2025. #
Traditional dancers perform in the annual Buddhist Navam procession to mark the Navam Perahera festival, near the Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on February 12, 2025. #
Believers light candles attached to jars of honey on a cross-shaped platform during a ceremony marking the day of Saint Haralampi, the Orthodox patron saint of beekeepers, at the Church of the Blessed Virgin in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, on February 10, 2025. #
A pair of white-tailed eagles fight while hunting in Vladivostok, Russia, on February 10, 2025. #
The Peace Monument, also known as the Navy Monument, is covered by snow outside the Capitol, after a snowstorm in Washington, D.C., on February 12, 2025. #
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