This weekend presented a striking contrast of solemn remembrance and vibrant celebration across the globe, with powerful imagery captured from Cardiff to Santiago.
Commemoration and Celebration
Remembrance Sunday services took place across the United Kingdom, with poignant ceremonies honouring fallen soldiers. The Royal Welsh band performed near the Welsh National War Memorial in Cardiff during the service, while Chelsea Pensioners marched to the Cenotaph in London.
Meanwhile, Santiago, Chile witnessed a very different kind of gathering as performers and participants filled the streets for the annual Pride parade, celebrating national diversity with colour and energy.
Global Cultural Tapestry
From South America to Southeast Asia, diverse cultural events unfolded. In La Paz, Bolivia, cholita wrestling events showcased women in traditional skirts participating in this unique blend of wrestling, tourism and Aymara tradition.
Narayanganj, Bangladesh saw Hindu devotees offering prayers to Baba Lokenath at the Ashram temple, honouring the 18th-century Bengali Hindu saint.
Spain hosted multiple significant events, with athletes entering the water at sunrise for the Ironman 70.3 Women's World Championship in Marbella, while participants dressed as devils took part in the 10th Trobada de Dimonis in Morella, continuing the medieval correfoc tradition.
Current Affairs and Challenges
The weekend also highlighted ongoing global challenges. In Kentucky, USA, environmental concerns emerged as a leaf floated in oil runoff from the UPS plane crash in Louisville's Northern Ditch waterway.
Kyiv experienced a major blackout after massive Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure overnight, leaving streets and residential buildings in darkness.
The humanitarian situation remained dire in multiple regions. Sudanese refugees constructed shelters at the Tine transit camp in Chad, with the UN expecting a mass influx following the fall of the last army stronghold in Sudan's western Darfur region.
In the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian boy sat on a horse near a makeshift shelter in the Nuseirat refugee camp, capturing the ongoing displacement in the region.
Brazil faced natural disaster aftermath as people cleaned up debris caused by a tornado in Rio Bonito do Iguaçu, where authorities declared a state of public calamity after at least six deaths and 750 injuries.
Meanwhile, political engagement continued elsewhere, with supporters of Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko attending a rally in Dakar.
Celebrations also marked the weekend, as Cambodian students held up flowers during balloons releases at the Independence Monument in Phnom Penh, commemorating Cambodia's 72nd Independence Day.
Nature provided its own spectacle in Haining, China, where a 'tidal tree' landscape formed on the Qiantang River beach under the influence of tidal erosion.
