August 12, 2021

Taliban fighters patrol inside the city of Ghazni, southwest of Kabul, Afghanistan, and it's at least the 10th provincial capital the insurgents have taken in the past recently across the country.

A woman sits on the broken steps of a partially-collapsed building in Gaza City destroyed by bombardment during the May 2021 conflict between Hamas and Israel.

This photo provided by the Japan Coast Guard shows the Panamanian-registered cargo ship, Crimson Polaris, which ran aground, broke apart, and is leaking oil, off Hachinohe, Japan.

This aerial picture shows people queueing to receive the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine in Jakarta, Indonesia.

India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F10), carrying the Earth observation satellite EOS-03, lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota.

A group of women cool off in front of a cooling fan during a heat wave as they wait at the entrance of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy.

A scavenger collects plastic materials to sell at recycling plants on the river in Cikarang, West Java, Indonesia.

Men remove a boat from the beach before the arrival of Tropical Storm Fred in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Aug. 11, 2021.

A man rides his bike on a small road on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany.

Goats graze in Ronda as the summer's first heat wave hits Spain, Aug. 11, 2021.