Luis Robayo / AFP / GettyA woman wearing a protective helmet poses outside the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on May 21, 2025, during a protest called by pensioners against the economic measures of President Javier Milei’s government and demanding an increase in their pensions.Agoes Rudianto / Anadolu / GettyA transformation unfolded in a hillside neighborhood in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, where 347 homes were painted in a bright spectrum of colors, in an effort to revitalize the area known as Rainbow Village. In May 2025, the City Government of Bandung officially inaugurated the area as Lembur Katumbiri, a name inspired by the Sundanese word for rainbow.Jan Langhaug / NTB / AFP / GettyAn aerial view shows a 135-meter-long container ship on a shoreline in the Trondheimsfjord, near Trondheim, Norway, on May 22, 2025, after it ran aground, nearly hitting a house.Bjorn Kils / New York Media Boat / ReutersA Mexican navy training ship is seen damaged after it ran into the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, on May 17, 2025.Gary Hershorn / GettyThe sun rises behind the Empire State Building in New York City and the Lackawanna Clock Tower in Hoboken, New Jersey, on May 18, 2025, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey.Nina Franova / GettyA model walks the runway during the Liandra show during Australian Fashion Week 2025 at Carriageworks in Sydney, Australia, on May 16, 2025.Stephane Mahe / ReutersThe cast members Austin Butler, Emma Stone, and Pedro Pascal react to a bee as they pose on the red carpet during arrivals for the screening of the film Eddington, in competition at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 16, 2025.Ian Forsyth / GettyKites are flown at the start of the 10th anniversary of Bridlington Kite Festival on May 17, 2025, in Bridlington, England.Ivan Medina / AFP / GettyAn elephant reaches out with its trunk as it is relocated to a ranch from Culiacán, Sinaloa state, Mexico, on May 20, 2025. About 700 animals, including elephants, crocodiles, lions, and tigers, have been moved from a sanctuary in northwest Mexico to a ranch on the coast because of threats and violence from criminal gangs, refuge administrators said.Oli Scarff / AFP / GettyA competitor takes part in the Bog Commander endurance event near Ashbourne, in the Peak District moorlands, in northern England, on May 17, 2025. The Bog Commander is a six-kilometer muddy obstacle race that began in 2014.Omer Urer / Anadolu / GettyA pilot competes in the 34th traditional Off-Road Festival organized by the Düzce Safari Off-Road Club, in Düzce, Turkey, on May 17, 2025.Rodrigo Abd / APPrefectural police officers spray tear gas at protesters during a weekly demonstration demanding better pensions for retirees, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on May 21, 2025.Richard Heathcote / GettyPhat Sam takes a slap from Marti Barnes during SlapFight UK 5, presented by BritSlap, at Boxpark Liverpool on May 17, 2025, in Liverpool, England.Fabrice Coffrini / AFP / GettyThe Austrian singer Johannes Pietsch, known as JJ, represents Austria with the song “Wasted Love,” performed during the grand finale of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, at St. Jakobshalle arena in Basel, Switzerland, on May 17, 2025.Daniel Cole / ReutersA skateboarder rides at Venice Skatepark with a baby doll in a stroller for a social-media video in Los Angeles, on May 19, 2025.Zhe Ji / GettyDazhi Li and co-driver Tao Yang navigate through dunes during Stage 2 of the Taklimakan Rally 2025, between Aksu and Alaer, on May 22, 2025, in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China.Joe Raedle / GettyAn aerial view of dry, cracked soil caused by a lack of rainfall, as Big Cypress National Preserve and the Everglades are experiencing a severe drought, seen in Florida on May 19, 2025. The state is experiencing its worst drought in 13 years, with parts of the Everglades drying up completely.Alberto Pizzoli / AFP / GettyPriests attend a Mass for the beginning of the Pontificate of Pope Leo XIV, in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, on May 18, 2025.Jonathan Ernst / ReutersA soldier from the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Regiment, known as the “Old Guard,” participates in the annual “Flags In” event, where U.S. flags are placed at service members’ gravesites, in advance of Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on May 22, 2025.Anatolii Stepanov / ReutersAnti-tank fortifications, named “dragon’s teeth,” sit near the front-line town of Pokrovsk in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, during Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, seen on May 21, 2025.Bayram Ayhan / Anadolu / GettyA herd of wild horses roams freely across the high plateaus of Yama Mountain, in central Turkey, on May 20, 2025.Manu Fernandez / APSandra Hernandez rides her horse at sunset on Atxabiribil beach in the Peñon de Sopelana, northern Spain, on May 20, 2025.Arnold Welianto / AFP / GettyMount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupts, seen from Pululera village in East Flores, in Nobo, eastern Indonesia, on May 19, 2025.Jean Carniel / ReutersPeople walk on a street before the opening ceremony of the Witches and Wizards Convention, in Paranapiacaba village, in Santo André, Brazil, on May 16, 2025.Zhang Xiaoliang / VCG / GettyTourists riding camels visit Mingsha Mountain and Crescent Spring scenic spot on May 17, 2025, in Dunhuang, Gansu province, China.Carolyn Kaster / APHailee Allen carries a family picture saved from a house after a tornado tore through a neighborhood in London, Kentucky, on May 17, 2025.Jeenah Moon / ReutersGraduating students pose with the Roar-ee the Lion mascot on the day of Columbia University’s commencement ceremony, on its main campus in Manhattan, on May 21, 2025.Finnbarr Webster / GettyMute-swan cygnets swim at the Abbotsbury Swannery on May 19, 2025, in Abbotsbury, Dorset, England. The arrival of mute-swan cygnets is traditionally seen as the start of summer.
