President Donald Trump greets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House in Washington on May 21, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
A resident carries a bucket of mud out of his shack after another landslide that happened in the same area as a house where six people died in an overnight landslide following heavy rains, in the commune of Attecoube, a working-class district of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on May 21, 2025. Sia Kambou/AFP via Getty Images
A man carrying a stash of Syrian pounds leaves the central bank in Damascus, on May 21, 2025. EU countries agreed on May 20 to lift all their remaining economic sanctions on Syria in a bid to help the war-torn country recover after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad. The move from the European Union came after President Donald Trump announced that Washington was lifting its sanctions against Syria. Louai Beshara/AFP via Getty Images
A fisherman brings in a crate of spider crabs after coming ashore in Hastings, England, on May 21, 2025. The new agreement announced during the UK-EU “reset” summit on May 19 includes a 12-year extension to the existing fishing deal, which allows EU fishing in UK waters on a quota system. In exchange, there will be a reduction in checks on British food exports to the EU. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
The USS New York sails past the Statue of Liberty as it arrives with the Parade of Ships in New York Harbor during the start of the 37th annual Fleet Week in New York City, on May 21, 2025. The ships travel past the Statue of Liberty and Battery Park in lower Manhattan before ending just below the George Washington Bridge. Fleet Week brings thousands of active service members to New York City for a week of ship tours, concerts, demonstrations, and other events that give New Yorkers a close-up view of the U.S. military. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Dignitaries pose for a family photo during the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' Meeting in Banff, Alberta, Canada, on May 21, 2025. Top finance leaders from the G7 nations gathered in Canada starting May 20, with concerns including war in Ukraine at the fore. Cole Burston/AFP via Getty Images
A plenary session of the Flemish Parliament in Brussels, on May 21, 2025. Benoit Doppagne/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images
A laborer transports goods across Chinatown in Bangkok, on May 21, 2025. Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP via Getty Images
Extinction Rebellion Norway demonstrates against the liquefied natural gas-run cruise ship AIDAnova in Oslo Harbor, Norway, on May 21, 2025. Terje Pedersen/NTB/AFP via Getty Images
Riot police guard the surroundings of the National Palace as teachers camp during a protest at Zocalo Square in Mexico City, on May 21, 2025. A demonstration of Mexican teachers blocked access to the presidential palace to demand better salaries from President Claudia Sheinbaum. Hundreds of teachers have been demonstrating in the capital for a week, also occupying part of the Zocalo, the largest public square in the country, located in front of the executive headquarters. Alfredo Estrella/AFP via Getty Images
A bull crosses shallow waters in the Ganges river in the outskirts of Allahabad, India, on May 21, 2025. Large parts of North India, including regions in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, and parts of Bihar, are currently experiencing drought-like conditions due to deficient and erratic monsoon rainfall, leading to significant agricultural and water stress. The situation is exacerbated by uneven rainfall distribution and ongoing groundwater depletion, heightening concerns over crop failures and water scarcity in these states. Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images
A demonstrator is arrested as Columbia University and Barnard College students hold a graduation rally in support of Palestinians in New York, on May 21, 2025. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images
Crowds queue up for events outside the Saudi Arabia pavilion during the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka, Japan, on May 21, 2025. The number of foreign visitors to Japan soared 28.5 percent in April year-on-year to a record 3.91 million, official figures showed on May 21. Richard A. Brooks/AFP via Getty Images
A French Poodle rests while its owners enjoy drinks at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London, on May 21, 2025. Running from May 20–24, the annual event by the Royal Horticultural Society sees garden designers competing to earn coveted bronze, silver, or gold medals with their imaginative landscapes and floral displays. Leon Neal/Getty Images
A man poses with Sudanese army soldiers in Salha, south of Omdurman, on May 21, 2025, a day after recapturing it from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. The Sudanese army said on May 20 that it had dislodged rival paramilitaries from their last positions in Omdurman, part of the Sudanese capital, securing all of Khartoum state nearly two months after recapturing the capital's center. Ebrahim Hamid/AFP via Getty Images
Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before a House Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs hearing on the budget for the Department of State, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on May 21, 2025. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
An Afghan shepherd walks with his flock of sheep along a hillroad in Khsh district, Badakhshan province, on May 21, 2025. Atif Aryan/AFP via Getty Images
A farmer holds a pig at the EARL-LLC Le Lann farm in Cleden-Poher, France, on May 21, 2025. Fred Tanneau/AFP via Getty Images
