News in Pics | August 12, 2025: Best photos from around the world

A servicewoman of the 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces attends a military drill as recruits near a frontline, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine.

A person walks on a terrace of a shopping mall at the central business district (CBD), in Beijing, China.

A mourner reacts during the funeral of Palestinians from Irheem family, who were killed in an overnight Israeli strike, according to medics, in Gaza City.

Firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire in Trancoso, Portugal.

A firefighting helicopter flies over Rogami suburb during sunset, as temperature rises during a heatwave in Podgorica, Montenegro.

Artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a sand sculpture on the eve of ‘World Elephant Day’, at the beach in Puri, Odisha.