Ultra-Orthodox Jewish people get ready for the week-long festival of Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles, in Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, on September 27, 2023. Sukkot begins on the evening of September 29 and runs through October 6.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at a state ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War inside the Hall of Remembrance at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem on September 26, 2023. Israeli President Isaac Herzog and other officials also attended.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky was a popular comedian just four years ago before becoming a major player on the world stage, as his nation tries to fend off a Russian invasion. Here's a look at his time as a candidate and now a world leader.

World leaders including U.S. President Joe Biden, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and more gather at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, which runs through September 26. Other events also coincide with the General Assembly, including a Universal Health Coverage Forum attended by the Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, and Bill Gates.

Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla visit France on a three-day state trip. The royal couple headed straight to central Paris to meet with President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, at the Elysée Palace on September 20, 2023.

The ruins of the Tel es-Sultan archeological site near Jericho in the West Bank have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The ruins, in Palestinian-controlled territory, date back to the ninth millennium BCE. Israel does not agree with the decision.

World leaders convene at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City for the 2023 Sustainable Development Goals Summit, which runs through September 19. Participants will speak on addressing socioeconomic issues. The summit is happening amid a high-level session of the General Assembly.

Protesters gather in front of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's overhaul of the country's judicial system on September 11, 2023. The court is set to hear a landmark case on the "reasonableness" law, which prevents courts from weighing in on the reasonableness of government decisions.

Climate change is affecting weather patterns around the world. From freezing temperatures and heavy rainfall to tornadoes and wildfires, here's a look at some of 2023's extreme weather events.

World leaders from India, China, Russia, Brazil and South Africa gather for the three-day BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. The meeting, which ends August 24, 2023, seeks to build a coalition of powers to counter Western influence around the world.

Thousands visited the Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo to mourn the 2.4 million dead from World War II on the 78th anniversary Japan's surrender on August 15, 2023. Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako led a national moment of silence.

The city of Hiroshima in Japan marked the 78th anniversary of the U.S. nuclear attack that killed an estimated 140,000 people during World War II on August 6, 2023. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida spoke at the event, where attendees prayed for the victims.

Protesters take to the streets of Jerusalem and the West Bank over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's overhaul of the country's judicial system. The Israeli Knesset recently passed the so-called "reasonableness" law, which prevents Israeli courts from weighing in on the reasonableness of government and ministerial decisions.

The wind chime market, or Furin-Ichi, is open at the Kawasaki Daishi Heikenji Temple in Kawasaki, Kanagawa-Prefecture, Japan, on July 17, 2023. The market, which opens every summer, sells 800 varieties of wind chimes with over 20,000 pieces on sale.

Thousands of people participate in the running of the bulls at the festival of San Fermin through the narrow streets of Pamplona, Spain in July 2023.

The Iriya Morning Glory Festival has returned to Tokyo, Japan, for the first time in four years. The event, which celebrates morning glory flowers, takes place from July 6-8, 2023. Over 400,000 are expected to attend.

Palestinians shop for sheep, goats, cows and camels at a livestock market in Khan Yunis and Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip and in Bethlehem, West Bank. Shoppers are preparing for the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice, which runs four days, from June 27 to July 1, 2023.

Japan marks the 78th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa on June 22-23, 2023. The Okinawa prefecture government held prayer ceremonies and lit candles at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman. Some 200,000 people were killed in the battle, which ended on June 23, 1945, with the suicide of the local commander of the old Japanese Imperial Army.

The United States and South Korea took part in the largest-ever combined live-fire exercise in Pocheon, South Korea, on May 25, 2023. The exercise took place at Seungjin Fire Training Field, just miles from the demilitarized zone as tensions with North Korea remain high.

Kate Middleton and British stars including Judi Dench visit the Chelsea Flower Show in London on May 22, 2023. The event, put on by the Royal Horticultural Society, features unique garden designs and floral displays on the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea. Kate, officially known as Princess Catharine, is married to Prince William.