A damaged statue of Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin in a central square in Sudzha, in the Kursk region of western Russia, on Aug. 16. Ukrainian troops say they've taken control of Sudzha, one of more than 80 towns and villages they've captured since a cross-border invasion of Russia on Aug. 6. -/AP hide caption
Buildings at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. campus in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on July 16. An Rong Xu/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
A scene from a Ukrainian production of The Witch of Konotop. At the window, Olena, played by Mariia Rudynska, is the love interest of the main character but does not love him back. And a three-witch chorus is seen right. Ivan Franko Theater hide caption
Venezuelan nationals protest against the official results that declared President Nicolas Maduro the winner of the July presidential election, in Mexico City, on Saturday. Aurea Del Rosario/AP hide caption
In this photo illustration, the home page for OpenAI's ChatGPT app is displayed on a laptop screen on Feb. 3, 2023. This week, OpenAI said it used its own AI models to detect covert influence operations. Leon Neal/Getty Images Europe hide caption
A GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image shows Hurricane Ernesto in the Atlantic Ocean south-southwest of Bermuda on Friday. Cape Hatteras National Seashore/via AP hide caption
Basem Naim, a leader in the politburo of Palestinian militant group Hamas, photographed in Doha, Qatar, in July. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
People gather to look at an artwork by street artist Banksy depicting two pelicans catching fish, painted on top of a fish-and-chips shop in Walthamstow, northeast London, on Aug. 9. Benjamin Cremel/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A Ukraine's Humvee armoured military vehicle drives past a burning car on a road near the border with Russia, in the Sumy region of Ukraine, on August 14. Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
B-girl Raygun of Team Australia was targeted by haters and conspiracy theorists after she broke out a raft of unorthodox moves during the Breaking B-Girls competition at the Paris Olympics at the Place de la Concorde venue. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images hide caption
Shahana Akhtar, 26, directs traffic at a busy intersection in Dhaka, wearing her scout uniform to project authority. Akhtar supported the students’ movement to oust Bangladesh's former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and hopes the new interim government will create more jobs. She says she’s never had a paid job. Diaa Hadid/NPR hide caption
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, leader of Pheu Thai Party and daughter of Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, smiles before a news conference in Bangkok on Thursday. Sakchai Lalit/AP hide caption
The Rio Grande is shown between the border towns of Del Rio, Texas, and Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, in January 2023. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption
A customs agent wears a patch for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency on Oct. 27, 2017, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
A volunteer holds up signs to help control the flow of traffic in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. Diaa Hadid/NPR hide caption
The prehistoric monument Stonehenge, near Amesbury in southern England, has long fascinated researchers and visitors. Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Opposition supporters gather at Plaza Alfredo Sadel in Las Mercedes neighborhood during 'Ganó Venezuela' opposition protest on August 3 in Caracas, Venezuela. Jesus Vargas/Getty Images hide caption
A boy walks through the Jabalia camp for Palestinian refugees in the northern Gaza Strip on August 14. Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Marion Ackermann, director general of the Dresden State Art Collections, points to a display case with some of the recovered jewelry during a press event at the Green Vault in Dresden, Germany, on Tuesday. Jens Schlueter/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Tourists sit on La Pared beach as Ernesto passes by Luquillo, Puerto Rico, on Tuesday. Alejandro Granadillo/AP hide caption
People look for salvageable items following an Israeli raid in Rafah's al-Mawasi area in the southern Gaza Strip, June 29. Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A Ukrainian military vehicle filled with captured Russian troops travels on the Ukrainian side of the border with Russia on Tuesday. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine has captured hundreds of Russian fighters since it launched its invasion into the Kursk region of western Russia on Aug. 6. Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a press conference at his office in Tokyo as he announced he will not run in the upcoming party leadership vote in September, on Wednesday. Philip Fong/Pool/AP hide caption