The last wild horses of Europe and more from the world

One of the last flocks of wild horses in Europe is driven once a year into an arena near their nature reserve in Düülmen, Germany, to catch the young stallions and secure the continued existence of the centuries-old herd.

A fireball and smoke erupt from a building following an Israeli strike in Tyre, southern Lebanon, on 28 May 2026.

A drone view in Guadalajara, one of the host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Mexico, on 28 May 2026 shows graffiti that reads 'This is not war, it is genocide," and "Full support for the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza."

Palestinian worshippers gather for Eid al-Adha prayer in the city of Jaffa on 27 May 2026.

A full moon known as the "Blue Moon" rises behind the Temple of Poseidon, in Cape Sounion, near Athens, Greece, on 31 May 2026.

Sasha, Harvard University Police Department’s community engagement dog, wears a cap and gown during the 375th Commencement Exercises at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, on 28 May 2026.

Buddhist monks take part in a circumambulation ritual at Borobudur Temple, the world's largest Buddhist temple, ahead of Vesak Day, marking the birth, enlightenment, and death of Buddha, in Magelang, Indonesia, on 30 May 2026.

A Ukranian soldier fires a self-propelled howitzer 2S22 Bohdana toward Russian positions on a frontline in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on 27 May 2026.

A young man is seen underwater after he jumped from the 10-meter tower in the Grugabad in Essen, western Germany, on 28 May 2026, as temperatures in Germany remain unusually high for the season.

Muslim pilgrims perform their morning prayers during the annual hajj pilgrimage in the Grand Mosque, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on 27 May 2026.