
A Week in World Photos
Abortion-rights demonstrators in Argentina, marriage in Taiwan, and flooding in the American Midwest.
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Argentinian activists with green handkerchiefs, which symbolize the abortion-rights movement, demonstrate to mark the revival of their campaign to legalize abortion in Buenos Aires on May 28.
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White Helmet volunteers and civilians rescue a child from the rubble of a building destroyed during an airstrike by Syrian regime forces and their allies on the town of Ariha, in Syria’s Idlib province, on May 27.
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People take pictures on a road surrounded by walls of snow in the northern Lebanese village of Ainata al-Arz on May 28. The road has been recently serviced to allow cars to access it.
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A woman with a traditional Bollenhut hat stands in a voting booth during the European elections in Gutach, Germany, on May 26.
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Wydad supporters light flares during the Confederation of African Football Champions League soccer match between Morocco’s Wydad Athletic Club and Tunisia’s Espérance Sportive de Tunis in Rabat on May 24.
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Algerian protesters shout slogans during an anti-government demonstration in the capital of Algiers on May 24.
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Supporters of Malawi’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party celebrate during the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Peter Mutharika at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre on May 28, after a contentious election marred by allegations of fraud and vote-rigging.
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An Italian Venetian couple dressed in period costumes pose as they take part in the Fêtes Galantes fancy dress evening at the Château de Versailles on May 27.
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U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are accompanied by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife, Akie Abe, as they watch a sumo demonstration during the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on May 26.
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Japan’s Natsumi Taoka rides a wave during the World Longboard Surfing Championship in Biarritz, southern France, on May 26.
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Kashmiri villagers carry the body of top militant commander Zakir Musa of the Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind group, which claims affiliation with al Qaeda, during a funeral procession at Dadsar village in Tral, south of Srinagar, on May 24.
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A fighter loyal to Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National Accord fires a heavy machine gun as a news photographer takes pictures of the scene during clashes against forces loyal to strongman Khalifa Haftar in the Airport Road area, south of Tripoli, on May 25.
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Indian painter Jagjot Singh Rubal puts the final touches on a painting of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Amritsar on May 29.
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A Palestinian man cleans the windows of Khaldi Mosque before breaking the fast during the holy month of Ramadan in Gaza City on May 30.
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Rescuers and firemen work after a crash between a bus carrying Catholic pilgrims and a semitrailer on a mountain road in Veracruz close to Maltrata, Mexico, on May 29.
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People attend a yoga class in the Samalayuca Dune Fields in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua state, Mexico, on May 25.
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Nepali Sherpa women in traditional attire pose during the 12th International Everest Day in Kathmandu on May 29. The event marks the 66th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest in Nepal.
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A protester framed between Biafra flags takes part in a demonstration in Durban, South Africa, on May 30. The Freedom March for Biafra, held worldwide and organized by the Indigenous People of Biafra, marks the anniversary of the unilateral declaration of independence in 1967 that sparked a 30-month civil war in Nigeria.
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Shane Lin is comforted by his partner, Marc Yuan, and a friend during a wedding ceremony in Shinyi district in Taipei on May 24 after Taiwan voted to recognize same-sex marriage.
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Women cool themselves down in a stream of water as Palestinians gather for Friday prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque during Quds Day in Jerusalem on May 31.
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Jonathon Haddock, the Garland King, poses for a portrait before the procession during Castleton Garland Day in Castleton, England, on May 29. The event dates to the 1700s and is believed to be an ancient fertility rite with Celtic connections.
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A flamenco dancer performs a Zambra dance for tourists at the Cueva de la Rocío Flamenco Show in the Sacromonte neighborhood of Granada, Spain, on May 30.
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The Mount Agung volcano releases a plume of ash, as seen from the Kubu subdistrict in Karangasem Regency on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on May 31.
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Floodwaters from the Mississippi River cut off the roadway from Missouri into Illinois at the state’s border in St. Mary, Missouri, on May 30.
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Abortion-rights demonstrators in Argentina, marriage in Taiwan, and flooding in the American Midwest.