Europe

Spectators gather daily to watch the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace in London. On Friday, a military band paid tribute to Aretha Franklin at the ceremony. Kirsty O'Connor/AP hide caption

A street in Paris' 16th arrondissement is deserted in the middle of the day in August. Rose Gilbert hide caption

The European Union will take up legislation to stop changing its clocks twice a year, after a public survey showed strong support for the move. Here, a view of the astronomical clock at the University of Cologne in Germany. Rolf Vennenbernd/picture alliance via Getty Images hide caption

If employers pay for workers' time during their commutes, it could bring "more surveillance and accountability for productivity" along with its benefits for employees, researcher Juliet Jain says. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters hide caption

Russian troops and their Belarusian counterparts await orders during joint military exercises in Belarus last year. Next month, Russia will embark on another joint military exercise — this time on a much larger scale and in collaboration with China and Mongolia. Sergei Grits/AP hide caption

Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday. Giulio Origlia/Getty Images hide caption

A flotilla of more than a hundred trawlers in the Bay of Seine in November of last year. Pascal Rossignol/Reuters hide caption

British Prime Minister Theresa May meets with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Cape Town, South Africa, during a three-nation visit to Africa. May has promised to boost Britain's investment in the continent. AP hide caption

A video showing a man punching a woman, posted by Marie Laguerre, has resulted in a man being taken into custody. Marie Laguerre/Screenshot by NPR hide caption