Photos this week: August 20-27, 2026 | CNN

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A boy looks at the devastation caused by flash flooding in Nepal's Nuwakot district on Wednesday, August 26. Niranjan Shrestha/AP

US Sen. Darline Graham speaks to supporters in Columbia, South Carolina, after she was projected to win her Republican primary runoff on Tuesday, August 25. Graham is the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham. After her brother’s death in July, President Donald Trump lobbied South Carolina’s governor to appoint her to fill the remaining months of his term. The November election will determine if she gets her own new six-year term. Sam Wolfe/Reuters

This aerial photo, taken on Saturday, August 22, shows a World Surf League competitor during the Super Girl Surf Festival in Oceanside, California. Donald Miralle/Getty Images

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent leaves after a news conference in Washington, DC, on Monday, August 24. Bessent threatened new sanctions on countries refusing to cut economic ties with Iran. He also warned that groups helping Tehran launder money face expulsion from the US financial system. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP

A person reacts by a Dolly Parton statue outside the Sevier County Courthouse in Sevierville, Tennessee, on Tuesday, August 25. Parton, who rose from humble beginnings to the greatest heights of American music and became one of the country’s most philanthropic, unifying and beloved stars, died Tuesday at the age of 80. Parton had been open about various health issues in the last two years, and especially after her husband, Carl Dean, died in March 2025. Will Crooks/The New York Times/Redux

Smoke from an explosion is seen after an Israeli airstrike in the al-Shati camp in Gaza City on Monday, August 24. Although a US-brokered ceasefire was reached in October, Israel has carried out regular strikes in Gaza that it says are targeting Hamas or what Israeli officials describe as imminent threats to its forces. Omar Ashtawy/Getty Images

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Alex Call slides safely into third base during a Major League Baseball game in Atlanta on Tuesday, August 25. Brett Davis/Imagn Images/Reuters

A woman in Kyiv, Ukraine, visits a makeshift memorial for fallen Ukrainian and foreign soldiers during Ukraine’s Independence Day on Monday, August 24. Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Images

A loggerhead sea turtle glides through waters off Monemvasia, Greece, on Tuesday, August 25. Will Vassilopoulos/AFP/Getty Images

Revelers play in tomato pulp during La Tomatina, the annual food fight festival in Buñol, Spain, on Wednesday, August 26. Thomas Peter/Reuters

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US President Donald Trump, with first lady Melania Trump by his side, waves the green flag to start the Freedom 250 IndyCar race, which took place on the streets of Washington DC, on Sunday, August 23. Doug Mills/Reuters

A man watches a military helicopter scoop up water for firefighting operations in Deliblato Sands, near the Serbian village of Grebenac, on Thursday, August 20. Firefighters have been battle wildfires across the Balkans. Uros Arsic/AFP/Getty Images

Minnesota Vikings running back Jermar Jefferson, left, is tackled by Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marquise Robinson during an NFL preseason game in Minneapolis on Saturday, August 22. Abbie Parr/AP

People's shadows are cast on a hot air balloon's envelope during the Middle of the World International Hot Air Balloon Festival in Quito, Ecuador, on Friday, August 21. Dolores Ochoa/AP

Police officers carry a flash flood survivor in Trishuli, Nepal, on Wednesday, August 26. Hundreds of people remain missing near the border of Nepal and China. Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters

A person searches for reusable items at the Pirana dumping yard in Ahmedabad, India, on Thursday, August 20. Shammi Mehra/AFP/Getty Images

Local residents swim in a backyard pool surrounded by homes affected by the Hawk Fire in Reno, Nevada, on Monday, August 24. Firefighters have stopped the forward progress of the wildfire, which has burned some 15,000 acres just northwest of Reno. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images

Cyclist Mario Aparicio competes in the first stage of the Vuelta a España, which was taking place in Monaco on Saturday, August 22. Manon Cruz/Reuters

Media members listen to remarks from Victoria Hinks outside of a federal courthouse in Oakland, California, on Wednesday, August 26. Hinks’ daughter, Alexandra “Owl” Hinks, died by suicide in a case that prosecutors allege was related to social media use. The tech giant Meta said Wednesday that it has agreed to pay about $18 billion as part of a settlement to resolve a multistate lawsuit claiming that it intentionally designed addictive platforms that harmed young people’s mental health. As part of the deal, Meta has agreed to make changes to its platforms, such as establishing daily time limits for teen users, according to a court filing. “It felt like today finally something was done,” Hinks told reporters. “I feel like justice is possible.” Heather Diehl/Getty Images

A spider holds onto its prey, which it captured on a flower in a city park in Tallinn, Estonia, on Tuesday, August 25. Sergei Grits/AP

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Reagan Popoff is seen behind a cloud of fog as he competes in the World Death Diving Championship in Arendal, Norway, on Saturday, August 22. The athletes dove from a 13-meter-high (42.7-foot-high) tower, competing to showcase the boldest style in the air and entry into the water. Tor Erik Schrøder/AFP/NTB/Getty Images

People sit outside the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum to watch the Freedom 250 IndyCar race, which was held on the streets of Washington, DC, on Sunday, August 23. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

Snow covers the area around Cerro Armazones, a mountain in Antofagasta, Chile, on Thursday, August 20. Snowfall is unusual in this part of the Atacama Desert due to its hyper-arid conditions. Cristian Rudolffi/Reuters

Pope Leo XIV greets the crowd as he arrives for a visit at San Marino's basilica on Saturday, August 22. Stefano Rellandini/AFP/Getty Images

Smoke from a warehouse, which was hit by a Russian drone strike, rises near a field of sunflowers near Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, August 27. Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters

Farmers harvest gorgon fruit in Taizhou, China, on Friday, August 21. CN-STR/AFP/Getty Images

A man smokes cigarettes in the Indonesian village of Wae Rebo on Thursday, August 20. The village had been temporarily closed for visitors following an earthquake earlier this month. Willy Kurniawan/Reuters

This aerial photo, taken on Monday, August 24, shows charred land in Glossop, England, after a massive wildfire. Brook Mitchell/Getty Images

Humanoid robots that just took part in a 100-meter race fall after hitting a crash barrier during the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Wednesday, August 26. Days earlier, a robot at the event ran faster than the 100-meter world record set by Usain Bolt. That record was later shattered a couple more times. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

A sign inside the Fulton Street subway station is changed to read “Dolly Parton Street” as people make their way through the station in New York on Wednesday, August 26. See last week in 31 photos. Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images