Today in Pictures, Aug 18, 2025
Inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games in China, Indonesia’s 80th Independence Day, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.
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Unitree Robotics and Tiangong humanoid robots competing in the 100m final at the inaugural World Humanoid Robot Games, at the National Speed Skating Oval in Beijing, China, on Aug 17, 2025.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A pigeon sitting on the cap of an Indonesian military personnel during a ceremony marking the country’s 80th Independence Day, at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Aug 17, 2025.
PHOTO: REUTERS
India's Railway Protection Force personnel assisting a dog to perform a stunt during celebrations to mark the country's Independence Day, in Chennai on Aug 15, 2025.
PHOTO: AFP
A demonstrator with her face painted in the colours of the Israeli flag and red tears taking part in a protest demanding the immediate release of the hostages kidnapped during the deadly Oct 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas, and the end of the war, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Aug 16, 2025.
PHOTO: REUTERS
People throwing water on Hindu devotees forming a human pyramid to break a dahi-handi (curd-pot) suspended in the air to mark the Krishna Janmashtami festival in Mumbai, India, on Aug 16, 2025.
PHOTO: AFP
Devotees carrying an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesha during a procession in Mumbai, India, on Aug 17, 2025, ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.
PHOTO: AFP
National Disaster Response Force personnel conducting a search and rescue operation at the site of a flash flood at a village in the Kishtwar district of India's Jammu and Kashmir on Aug 16, 2025.
PHOTO: AFP
Participants climbing a greasy pole during a traditional game called "Panjat Pinang" to collect prizes hung at the top during celebrations to mark Indonesia's 80th Independence Day, along the Kalimalang river in Jakarta on Aug 17, 2025.
PHOTO: AFP
China's Royal performing a head spin during the World Games Chengdu 2025 - Breaking Dance B-Girls Gold medal match in China on Aug 17, 2025.
PHOTO: REUTERS
