The ruins of a mountain monastery in Turkey, tornado damage in Oklahoma, a dress rehearsal for the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden, devastating floods in southern Brazil, a drone expo in South Korea, ongoing Russian drone attacks in Ukraine, camel rides in a Chinese desert, fireflies on a forest trail in Taiwan, and much more
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A performer floats above supporters, attached to a cluster of helium balloons, above the Marques do Pombal square in Lisbon, on May 6, 2024, to celebrate the champions of the Portuguese football league. #
A long-exposure photo shows a swarm of fireflies on Longgang Trail in Keelung, Taiwan, on May 7, 2024. #
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian pilgrims hold candles during a ceremony of the Holy Fire at the Deir Al-Sultan Monastery on the roof of the Holy Sepulchre Church in Jerusalem's Old City on May 4, 2024, on the eve of Orthodox Easter. #
Gwendoline Christie poses at the Met Gala, an annual fundraiser held for the benefit of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, in New York City on May 6, 2024. #
Anok Yai attends the 2024 Met Gala at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art, on May 6, 2024. #
An aerial view of floating solar panels placed on the surface of a lake in Majiatan Town, Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region of China, on May 6, 2024 #
Tourists ride camels at the Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring scenic spot on May 3, 2024, in Dunhuang, Jiuquan City, Gansu province, China. #
Khasi tribal villagers walk across a root bridge in the village of Mawkyrnot, in India's northeastern state of Meghalaya, on May 9, 2024. #
A drummer performs as the Wicker Man burns during the Celtic fire festival of Beltain in Waterlooville, England, on May 4, 2024. #
U.S. troops watch as a Javelin missile hits a target at sea during a counter-landing live-fire exercise as part of U.S.-Philippines joint military exercises on May 6, 2024, in Laoag, Ilocos Norte province, Philippines. #
A diver swims next to a submerged military vehicle at the Underwater Military Museum, in Aqaba, Jordan, on May 7, 2024. #
On May 5, 2024, surfers take part in a ceremony to honor one American and two Australian surfers who went missing last week during a surfing trip at San Miguel Beach in Ensenada, Baja California State, Mexico. Three bodies believed to be those of the surfers have bullet wounds to the head, authorities said Sunday. #
Peng Liyuan, the wife of China's President Xi Jinping (right) and Brigitte Macron, the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, visit the Orsay Museum during the Chinese leader's state visit in Paris on May 6, 2024. #
Ukrainian firefighters work to extinguish a blaze at the site of a Russian drone attack in an industrial facility in Kharkiv on May 4, 2024. #
Ukrainian servicemen turn over a damaged car at the scene of a Russian missile attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on May 8, 2024. #
Children sit on the back of a truck as Palestinians continue to depart from the eastern neighborhoods of Rafah because of ongoing Israeli attacks in Gaza, on May 8, 2024. #
An aerial image shows a view of the expansive Wadi-al-Salam cemetery in Iraq's shrine city of Najaf on May 7, 2024. #
Drones are placed on the ground before a drone light show as part of the 2024 Korea Drone Expo in Incheon on May 9, 2024. #
A police dog from the RAID French national police unit specializing in the search for explosives inspects a Boston Dynamics robot dog in the CMA CGM Tangram innovation center in Marseille, France, on May 8, 2024. #
Suleiman Thaer drives a car he made from scrap materials, helping his father with restaurant deliveries, in Mosul, Iraq, on May 4, 2024. #
A drone view shows vehicles in an area affected by flooding in Encantado, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, on May 3, 2024. #
A horse walks along a flooded street in Eldorado do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, on May 9, 2024. Teams raced against the clock Thursday to deliver aid to flood-stricken communities in southern Brazil before the arrival of new storms forecast to batter the region again. Some 400 municipalities have been affected by the worst natural calamity ever to hit the state , with at least 107 people dead and hundreds injured. #
A deer stands in deep grass in Wehrheim, near Frankfurt, Germany, on May 7, 2024. #
A rabbit makes its way past tents at a pro-Palestinian student protest encampment, demonstrating against Israel's attack on Gaza, outside the Leeds University Union building in Leeds, England, on May 7, 2024. #
People carry statues of the Virgin Mary during the 42nd edition of the Flowers and Palm Festival in Panchimalco, El Salvador, on May 5, 2024. #
Russian servicemen march during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, on May 9, 2024, marking the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II. #
Participants hold a giant St. George's Ribbon at the Savur-Mohyla (Saur-Mogila) memorial, during a ceremony marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region of Ukraine, on May 8, 2024. #
Manchester City's Erling Braut Haaland in action during a match against the Wolverhampton Wanderers at Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, on May 4, 2024 #
Windows95man of Finland performs the song "No Rules!" during the dress rehearsal for the first semifinal of the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, on May 6, 2024. #
Beachgoers enjoy the sea at Leme Beach before Madonna's massive free concert to close "The Celebration Tour" at Copacabana Beach on May 4, 2024, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. #
Rafting tours commence for the year on a river in the Wakayama Prefecture village of Kitayama, Japan, on May 3, 2024. #
The Crowder family sorts through and recovers items after their home was struck by a tornado on May 7, 2024, in Barnsdall, Oklahoma. Barnsdall, a small town with a population of approximately 1,000 people, was struck by an EF3 tornado. #
Ruins of a mountain monastery are seen at the Alicin Geosite in the Kızılcahamam district of Ankara, Turkey, on April 27, 2024. #
Revelers perform as the Wicker Man goes up in flames during the Celtic fire festival of Beltain in Waterlooville, England, on May 4, 2024. #
A street performer named Maradona, dressed as the Grim Reaper, poses with a cyclist in Bandung, West Java, on May 4, 2024. #
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