Amgaon, India
A woman places a flower on an elephant that died electrocuted by a high-tension electric wire while searching for food.
Photo: Anupam Nath/AP
Jordao Baixo, Recife, Brazil
Joao Batista is trying to comfort his daughter, Alice, who suffers from microcephaly. The little girl has at least 4 epileptic attacks per day and takes 28 different kind of medicines to remain as healthy as possible. The local Zika virus seems to have caused many cases of microcephaly in recent births.
Photo: Tomas Munita, National Geographic
North Platte, USA
An evening storm lights up the sky as a large group of sandhill cranes are flying around to roost in the Platte River.
Photo: Randy Olson, National Geographic
Delhi, India
Two young recyclers are playing in Bhalswa. Here is a giant open air garbage dump that burns 24/7, releasing toxic smoke around.
Photo: Matthieu Paley, National Geographic
Ramadi, Iraq
A displaced family who escaped from the ISIS-controlled city of Hit now live in the ruins of an apartment complex in Ramadi.
Photo: Moises Saman, National Geographic
Vancouver Island, Canada
Thousands of Californian sea lions were found dead on the shore for the past 2 years because of lack of food and global warming.
Photo: Paul Nicklen, National Geographic
Greece
A small boy watches the Macedonian military guarding the iron fence so that no one passes through.
Photo: Alexandros Avramidis
Brussels, Belgium
A massive vigil is held at Brussels following the tragic airport accident (32 deaths), as well as the metro station suicide bombing, where over 300 people were hurt. The ISIS claimed responsibility for both attacks.
Photo: Christian Hartmann
United Kingdom
A couple having their faces painted as the European Union and the Great Britain is kissing following the official announcement that Britain is leaving the European Union.
Photo: Hannibal Hanschke
Aleppo, Syria
Two Syrian man carrying their new-born sons are running through the rubble of ruined buildings after an air strike in a rebel-held neighborhood of Aleppo.
Guantanamo, Cuba
A woman walks down the highway covered in rocks due to hurricane Matthew.
Photo: Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters
Banda Aceh, Indonesia
A muslim woman is caned 23 times after she was caught being too close to her boyfrinend. Both men and women belonging to the Muslim religion receive this punishment for being in relationships outside marriage. The Aceh province is well known worldwide for its strict Islamic rules.
Photo: Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP/Getty Images
A few close friends and family are taking a look at Debora Maupa’s body. The woman died in 2009 at the age of 73, but she was mummified with a special solution that is tought to bring good fortune.
Photo: Brian Lehmann, National Geographic
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Several white-backed vultures are getting ready to eat the body of a zebra. Only a few of them can strip the carcass clean within a few minutes.
Photo: Charlie Hamilton James, National Geographic
India
Sisters Anita (left) and Sonja Singh were both born with cataracts and their Indian rural family could not afford to fix. However, unknown donors have raised money so that the girls could get treatment. Today, their eyes are still healing, but they can finally see the life around them.
Photo: Brent Stirton, National Geographic
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Professional blind runner David Brown celebrates the victory at men’s 100-meter T11 final during the 2016 Paralympic Games.
Photo: Alexandre Loureiro/Getty Images
Holtville, California
Hundreds of immigrants are buried in an improvised grave. Most of them died from hunger, thirst and heart while trying to cross the desert between Mexico and the United States. Most of the graves read ‘John Doe.’
Photo: John Moore/Getty Images
Hluhluwelmfolozi Park, South Africa
A group of illegal hunters murdered a black rhinocerous for its horn. Today, the total number of black rhinocerous worldwide is around 5,000.
Photo: Brent Stirton, National Geographic
Islamabad, Pakistan
A Shiite Muslim child learns to beat himself with knives linked to chains as part of the mourning tradition of their spiritual leader during the 9th day of Muharram.
Photo: Anjum Naveed/AP
Kailua Kona, Hawaii
Thousands of athletes compete during the 2016 IRONMAN World Championship triathlon.
Photo: Toni Pennington – Getty Images
Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela
A man waits for hours for doctors to show up in an emergency operating room at Luis Razetti Hospital. The national economic crisis had a major impact over the health system.
Photo: Meridith Kohut – New York Times/Redux
Maboussou, Central African Republic
A boy washes his clothes in a local river.
Photo: William Daniels – Panos
Manila, Philippines
The body of a man murdered by unknown gunmen is lit up by TV camera lights.
Photo: Damir Sagolj / Reuters
Barpak, Nepal
In April 2016 villagers are still trying to rebuild their houses following the May 2015 earthquakes that killed over 9,000 people.
Photo: James Nachtwey / TIME
Libya
Dozens of migrants are jumping from a wooden boat after being saved by members of the Proactiva Open Arms NGO. The people, who had just escaped from Eritrea, were then transferred to the Italian cost guards.
Photo: Emilio Morenatti / AP
Ganyiel, South Sudan
Numerous community members are looking for spilled grain on a former World Food Program site.
Photo: Matt Black – Magnum Photos
Flint, Michigan
Siblings Julie, India Abram and Antonio are collecting their daily allowance of bottled water from a fire station, which has become a water resource.
Photo: Wayne Lawrence
Pyongyang, North Korea
A 19-year old monkey named Azalea is captured smoking at the Central Zoo. Apparently, the moneky is currently smoking one pack of cigarettes per day, although the zoo officials insist that she does not inhale the smoke.
Photo: Wong Maye-e/AP
Tokyo, Japan
A businessman stands alone at the Kyu-Shiba-rikyu Garden.
Photo: Thomas Peter / Reuters
Unity State, South Sudan
Thousands of South Sudanese people are waiting for the first food distribution offered by the International Commitee of the Red Cross.
Photo: Lynsey Addario / Getty Images / Reportage for TIME