Picturesque moons, air shows and wildfires

The moon rises over a chariot statue atop the General Staff Headquarters in St. Petersburg, Russia, on 23 October 2026.

The 'Dashashwa' formation by an Indian Air Force (IAF) C-17 Globemaster leading a nine-aircraft formation of the Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) is seen during an air show in Varanasi on 24 October 2026.

A man uses a tree branch to try to extinguish a peatland fire in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, on 22 October 2026.

Protesters take part in an anti-government rally in Tirana, Albania, on 24 October 2026.

An activist from Swadeshi Jagran Manch, a wing of the Hindu nationalist organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), attends a protest against Elon Musk's Starlink in New Delhi, India, on 23 October 2026.

A woman sits next to a man lying on a mattress amongst destruction following an Israeli airstrike in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on 23 October 2026.

Palestinian fishermen spread their nets on the beach at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on 22 October 2026.

Palestinian Amal Abu Awad, 62, collects olives during the harvest in the West Bank town of Turmus Ayya, on 18 October 2026.

People stand on rocks as waves break near Portland Bill Lighthouse in Portland, southern England on 23 October 2026, as Storm Austen brought strong winds and heavy rain across much of southern England.

Lion cubs play in their enclosure at the zoo in Dortmund, western Germany, on 26 October 2026.