Argentina's Lionel Messi waves after receiving the Golden Ball award for best player at the end of the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar on Dec. 18, 2022. Martin Meissner/AP hide caption
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Pope Francis went to a hospital in Rome Wednesday for abdominal surgery. He's seen here in the popemobile, leaving his general audience at St. Peter's Square in The Vatican before heading to the hospital. Andreas Solaro/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
There's a quiet revolution happening amongst some Muslim women who are beginning to refer to Allah as 'She' rather than 'He.' TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The Statue of Liberty stands shrouded in a reddish haze as a result of Canadian wildfires on Tuesday. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
The Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine suffered a catastrophic breach overnight, in what Ukrainian officials say was an attack by Russia. Planet Labs PBC hide caption
Women walk past the closed Iranian embassy in the diplomatic quarter of the Saudi capital Riyadh, on April 11. Fayez Nureldine/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
South African golfer Charl Schwartzel plays a last shot during the LIV Golf Invitational Series in St. Albans, England, in June 2022. The launch of the series rocked the world of golf by setting up rival leagues. Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Prince Harry arrives at the High Court in London on Tuesday to testify against a tabloid publisher he accuses of phone hacking and other unlawful snooping. Kin Cheung/AP hide caption
Guests, including U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, watch as a French elite acrobatic flying team soars over Tuesday's ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial. Lou Benoist/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
UNHCR, the United Nations refugee agency, provides meals and legal orientation at the CAFEMIN shelter in Mexico City. The shelter capacity of 100 people has been stretched above 500 in recent weeks with a growing number of migrants stuck in limbo in Mexico. James Fredrick hide caption
New U.S. immigration rules send asylum requests soaring in Mexico
In a photo taken from video released by the Ukrainian Presidential Office, water surges through a break in the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine. Ukraine and Russia are both accusing each other of blowing up the dam, which also destroyed an attached hydroelectric power station. Ukrainian Presidential Office via AP hide caption
Russia's economy has so far been resilient in the face of U.S. and European sanctions, but there are signs that may be changing. Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
This 2019 photo shows the main dining room inside Moscow's iconic Metropol Hotel, just a short distance from the Kremlin. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP hide caption
A massive dictation event takes place on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on Sunday. Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
In this image made from video provided by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry on Sunday, a Ukrainian soldier poses for the camera with his finger to his lips. The video shows troops gesturing for silence suggesting that no formal announcement of a possible counteroffensive against Russia will be made. Text appears in the video saying: "Plans love silence. There will be no announcement of the start." Ukrainian Defense Ministry via AP hide caption
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, at the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla in May. He is suing the publishers of The Daily Mirror, which he says behaved unlawfully to gain access to his private life for stories. WPA Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Prince Harry to be 1st royal ever to testify in a phone-hacking tabloid trial
Railway workers help to restore services at the accident site of a three-train collision near Balasore, India, on Sunday. Punit Paranjpe/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Kathleen Folbigg appears via video link during a convictions inquiry at the NSW Coroners Court, Sydney, Wednesday, May 1, 2019. Joel Carrett/AP hide caption
Prices are displayed on a gas pump outside of a gas station in Washington, D.C., on June 14, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption