Week in Photos: FlyDubai Flight Rescued, SpaceX Starship Flight 14, and US Military Withdrawal From Iraq

Week in Photos: FlyDubai Flight Rescued, SpaceX Starship Flight 14, and US Military Withdrawal From Iraq

A glimpse into the world through the lens of photography.

French firefighters wave flares and trade union flags as they climb the "Triumph of the Republic" statue at Place de la Nation in Paris on Sept. 29, 2026, during a rally demanding more resources after a summer of record wildfires. Thomas Samson/AFP via Getty Images

A man paddleboards along a flooded street following heavy rain in Sea Isle City, N.J., on Sept. 27, 2026. Matthew Hatcher/AFP via Getty Images

Members of the all-women Power of Mama volunteer firefighting team douse smoldering peatland in Mensubuk Lama, West Kalimantan, Indonesia, on Sept. 26, 2026. Indonesia has battled fires for weeks in parts of Borneo and Sumatra, sending suffocating haze across the islands and neighboring Malaysia and Singapore. Heribertus/AFP via Getty Images

Trucks park at the National Mall in Washington on Oct. 1, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

Students in traditional Punjabi dresses take selfies after their performance during a Giddha folk dance competition at a university in Amritsar, India, on Sept. 29, 2026. Narinder Nanu/AFP via Getty Images

Children play in floodwater in the Bang Kapi district of Bangkok on Sept. 28, 2026. The government said more than 500,000 households and 1.7 million people across 27 provinces were affected by flooding after an intense weather system hit the country. Chanakarn Laosarakham/AFP via Getty Images

French President Emmanuel Macron (2nd L) and his wife Brigitte (R) walk with Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia during a welcoming ceremony for a gala dinner at the Royal Palace in Madrid on Sept. 29, 2026. Macron was on a two-day official visit to Spain. Violeta Santos Moura/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

Ships are anchored off the coast of Khasab in Oman's Musandam Governorate, near the Strait of Hormuz, on Oct. 2, 2026. AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump hosts a National Hispanic Heritage Month event in the East Room of the White House on Sept. 30, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

Residents stand behind police tape near the scene of a mass shooting at a bar in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sept. 27, 2026. Police said at least 27 people were killed in two mass shootings in Johannesburg and Durban, including 17 killed and 15 wounded when eight men with assault rifles stormed a bar west of Johannesburg. Emmanuel Croset/AFP via Getty Images

A giant "Help" sign made by local residents is seen on the grass-covered bed of the previously parched Lake Brenets, part of the Doubs River forming a natural border between France and Switzerland, in Les Brenets, Switzerland, on Oct. 1, 2026. The river dried up in July because of geological fissures, below-average rainfall, and repeated heatwaves, with authorities warning the drought could surpass the record set in 1906. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images

A staff member looks out a window aboard an Etihad Rail train during its inaugural passenger service from Abu Dhabi's Mohamed Bin Zayed City station to Dubai's Yalayis station, on Sept. 29, 2026. Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty Images

People walk through smoke and smoldering debris after a military airstrike on a market and nearby bridge in Kyauktaw, Rakhine state, Burma, on Sept. 28, 2026. A rebel faction controlling the area said the strike killed 33 people and wounded 36. AFP via Getty Images

A newly purchased F-16V Block 70 fighter jet lands at Chihhang Air Base in Taitung, Taiwan, on Oct. 2, 2026. Taiwan received its first two U.S.-made F-16V jets as part of an $8 billion deal for 66 aircraft approved during President Donald Trump's first term. Cheng Yu-Chen/AFP via Getty Images

A William Turner painting, "Rome, from Mount Aventine" (1835), is displayed by Sotheby's at Palazzo Rondinini in Rome on Sept. 29, 2026. The painting, valued at $66 million, is scheduled to be auctioned at Sotheby's in London on Dec. 9. Filippo Monteforte/AFP via Getty Images

Smoke rises from the site of explosions carried out by the Israeli military in the nearby village of al-Mansouri, Lebanon, as seen from Hanniyeh, on Sept. 28, 2026. Kawnat Haju/AFP via Getty Images

Passengers from the diverted FlyDubai flight arrive at Ben Gurion Airport in Lod, Israel, on Sept. 30, 2026. The co-pilot had stabbed the captain on the Tel Aviv-bound flight but was subdued, and the aircraft made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images

A giant Iraqi flag hangs from the reconstructed 12th-century Hadba leaning minaret at the historic Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul, Iraq, on Sept. 29, 2026, as Iraq marks the withdrawal of U.S.-led anti-Islamic State coalition forces. After more than a decade, the coalition is ending its mission in Iraq, following a 2024 agreement between Baghdad and Washington to wind it down. Zaid Al-Obeidi/AFP via Getty Images

Children play on heavy machinery parked along the road as Israelis march between Ganim and Kadim settlements near Jenin, West Bank, on Sept. 30, 2026. Hundreds of Israelis marched between newly rebuilt settlements during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, carrying traditional bundles of fruit and branches while celebrating in an area until recently almost entirely Palestinian. Ilia Yefimovich/AFP via Getty Images

Estonia's Jaan Roose performs on a slackline during South Korea's first urban highline crossing event in central Seoul, South Korea, on Oct. 1, 2026. The 160-meter crossing was suspended 120 meters above the ground. Kim Hong-Ji/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

A drone drops a dummy explosive during the Wild Drones race, designed to simulate battlefield conditions, at an undisclosed location in the Chernivtsi region of Ukraine on Sept. 30, 2026. Yuriy Dyachyshyn/AFP via Getty Images

Afghan boys play football on a field in Fayzabad, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan, on Sept. 30, 2026. Omer Abrar/AFP via Getty Images

(L-R) SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Nvidia President and CEO Jensen Huang, and Atreides Management managing partner Gavin Baker speak during the launch of America.gov in Washington on Sept. 29, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

A sculpture by Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik depicts FlyDubai pilot Smit Machchhar at a beach in Puri, India, on Oct. 1, 2026. Machchhar was hailed as a hero after fighting to retain control of a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight when his co-pilot attacked him. AFP via Getty Images

A worker takes a break for tea and breakfast at the seafront in Lamu Old Town, Kenya, on Oct. 1, 2026. The picturesque island of Lamu faces a major transformation as construction begins on Africa's second-largest oil refinery, built by Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote, near the historic Old Town known for its traditional dhow boats and beaches. Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images

A boy dressed as a soldier salutes while watching a military parade marking the 66th anniversary of Cyprus's independence from British colonial rule, in Nicosia, Cyprus, on Oct. 1, 2026. Jewel Samad/AFP via Getty Images

Vietnam's Ngoc Tuyet Sang Chau (L) competes against South Korea's An Hyang-sik in the mixed individual virtual taekwondo Round of 16 during the 2026 Asian Games at the Toyohashi Gymnasium in Toyohashi, Japan, on Oct. 2, 2026. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images

Chilean Carabineros officers detain a demonstrator during a march against President Jose Antonio Kast's education policies in Santiago, Chile, on Oct. 1, 2026. Rodrigo Arangua/AFP via Getty Images

Vehicles are stranded on a flooded road after the Rio Grande overflowed following heavy rain along the U.S.-Mexico border in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, on Oct. 1, 2026. Herika Martinez/AFP via Getty Images

A prize-winning guinea pig wears a winner's ribbon during the New Zealand National Guinea Pig Show in Taupo on Sept. 26, 2026. The annual event brings together breeders, exhibitors and judges from New Zealand and overseas to compete across a range of breeds and classes. Ben Strang/AFP via Getty Images