Photos this week: August 13-20, 2026 | CNN

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Emergency workers respond to a site in Kyiv, Ukraine, following a Russian attack on Wednesday, August 19. Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images

Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds, center, is joined by his wife, Erika, and their children — from left, Darin, Damon and Mason — at a primary-night election party in Orlando on Tuesday, August 18. Donalds won the Republican primary and will face former Rep. David Jolly in November. John Raoux/AP

A car is nearly submerged in floodwaters in Noblesville, Indiana, on Saturday, August 15. Disastrous flooding across the Midwest left at least seven dead in Indiana. Grace Smith/IndyStar/USA Today Network/Imagn Images

Duane Keith Davis is seen in court during his murder trial in Las Vegas on Tuesday, August 18. Davis, also known as “Keffe D,” is accused of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur in a drive-by shooting. While prosecutors don’t allege Davis fired the gun, they argue he planned the attack and supplied the weapon. He has pleaded not guilty to one count of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further, or assist a criminal gang. John Locher/Pool/AP

Lava is ejected from a crater at Italy’s Mount Etna on Thursday, August 13. Mount Etna is Europe’s largest active volcano. Giuseppe Di Stefano/Reuters

People usher pigs around a pen during a competition at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Tuesday, August 18. Leon Neal/Getty Images

US President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks in Garden City, New York, on Friday, August 14. Trump was endorsing Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman for governor. Kent Nishimura/AFP/Getty Images

A man works amid rubble on Sunday, August 16, salvaging iron from Gaza City buildings that were destroyed by Israeli airstrikes during the recent war with Hamas. Jehad Alshrafi/AP

A pug named Jinny Lu prepares to compete in the World's Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa, California, on Friday, August 14. She went on to win first place. Noah Berger/AP

Lennon Torres holds a banner outside a federal courthouse in Oakland, California, on Tuesday, August 18. The banner carries the names of young people who advocates say died as a result of social media. Inside the courthouse that day, a blockbuster trial began against the social media giant Meta. The case was brought in 2023 by a group of 29 state attorneys general who allege that Meta intentionally designed its platforms to get young people addicted, boosting its business and harming the mental health of children and teens in their states. Meta has called the allegations “unsubstantiated.” Noah Berger/AP

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A young Palestinian amputee takes part in swimming training at a pool in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Wednesday, August 19. The Waves of Hope project is a swimming rehabilitation program for children in Gaza who were orphaned or suffered injuries during the recent war between Israel and Hamas. Mahmoud Issa/Reuters

Ukrainian soldiers speak to their relatives after a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia on Wednesday, August 19. Francisco Seco/AP

People wade through floodwaters during heavy monsoon rains in Manila, Philippines, on Monday, August 17. Eloisa Lopez/Reuters

Indonesian military personnel perform near the presidential palace in Jakarta during a ceremony marking the country's Independence Day on Monday, August 17. Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters

Italy’s Sofia Raffaeli competes during the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships on Sunday, August 16. She finished third in the all-around final. Marijan Murat/dpa/AP

Smoke rises from a scorched field and forest as a wildfire burns near Waimes, Belgium, on Monday, August 17. Valentin Bianchi/AP

People in Srinagar, India, offer Khoja Digar prayers outside the shrine of Sufi saint Khawaja Naqshband on the anniversary of his death on Monday, August 17. Sharafat Ali/Reuters

Count Binface, a creation of scriptwriter and comedian Jon Harvey, gestures with other parliamentary candidates after losing a special election to Nigel Farage, unpictured, in Clacton-on-Sea, England, on Friday, August 14. Farage, leader of the populist hard-right Reform UK party, comfortably won the special election he triggered, meaning he will remain as a member of parliament. All the other major British parties had boycotted the contest, leaving Count Binface as his main opposition. Jack Taylor/Reuters

Confetti flies around Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the launch of his re-election campaign in São Bernardo do Campo on Sunday, August 16. Isaac Fontana/EPA/Shutterstock

A vehicle approaches a downed utility pole dangling near Ocean View, Hawaii, during Hurricane Lala on Saturday, August 15. The storm swept south of the state over the weekend, bringing torrential rain that touched off destructive flooding. Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle/Getty Images

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The St. Louis Cardinals’ Joshua Báez celebrates with teammates after hitting a home run in his first major-league at-bat on Saturday, August 15. Báez homered in his first three at-bats against the Chicago Cubs. He’s the first player ever to achieve the feat. Kamil Krzaczynski/Imagn Images/Reuters

Rescuers assess earthquake damage in Cali, Colombia, on Sunday, August 16. A 7.4 magnitude quake damaged homes, schools, bridges and airports across a large swathe of the country. It was the deadliest to hit Colombia in decades. Santiago Saldarriaga/AP

France's Leon Marchand swims during the 4x100-meter medley relay during the European Aquatics Championships on Sunday, August 16. France finished with the bronze. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images

A child interacts with a remote-controlled robot while visiting the Unitree Robotics Embodied Intelligence Experience Center in Shanghai, China, on Monday, August 17. Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images

The Philadelphia Phillies' Brandon Marsh climbs the wall to catch a foul ball during a Major League Baseball game against the Miami Marlins on Wednesday, August 19. Derik Hamilton/AP

Cows stand in a field where a heatwave had affected the grass in Saint-Georges-du-Vièvre, France, on Saturday, August 15. Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images

This aerial photo, taken on Wednesday, August 19, shows a highway covered with mud and debris after heavy rainfall caused a landslide in Iquique, Chile. Alex Diaz/AFP/Getty Images

Swedish pole vaulter Armand “Mondo” Duplantis competes during the European Athletics Championships on Sunday, August 16. Duplantis, the world-record holder in the event, won his fourth straight European title. Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

People enjoy the view from the Floating Bridge attraction near the Kremlin in Moscow on Wednesday, August 19. Pavel Bednyakov/AP

Athletes navigate an obstacle as they compete in the 3,000-meter steeplechase final during the European Athletics Championships on Sunday, August 16. Dylan Martinez/Reuters

The Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park is seen from the summit of Mount Penanjakan in Pasuruan, Indonesia, on Thursday, August 13. Firefighters were battling a devastating wildfire at a national park on the island of Java. See last week in 30 photos. Juni Kristwanto/AFP/Getty Images