Sarbjit Gill, second from right, mourns the death of his son Taptej Singh outside a Red Cross building in San Jose, California, on Wednesday, May 26. Singh, 36, was one of nine people killed Wednesday when a gunman went on a shooting rampage at a light rail yard in Northern California. The gunman also killed himself.
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Palestinians hold a candlelight vigil amid rubble in Gaza City on Tuesday, May 25. Tensions between Israelis and Palestinians erupted on May 10 as Palestinian militants in Gaza fired hundreds of rockets into Israel, which in turn ramped up airstrikes across Gaza. It was one of the area's worst rounds of violence since the 2014 Gaza War.
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Gianna Floyd, the daughter of the late George Floyd, leads a "say his name" chant as Floyd family members talk with reporters outside the White House on Tuesday, May 25. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with the family on Tuesday, exactly one year after Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer, sparking nationwide protests against racism and police brutality.
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People spread out for a commencement ceremony at the University of Maryland on Friday, May 21.
Smoke and flames from the Mount Nyiragongo volcano are seen from Tchegera Island, near Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Saturday, May 22. The eruption killed at least 31 people and forced 30,000 to flee their homes.
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US Rep. Matt Gaetz presents birthday flowers to US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after speaking at an America First rally in Dalton, Georgia, on Thursday, May 27.
Smoke rises from a burning ship off the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Wednesday, May 26. Authorities were concerned the ship could cause an oil leak.
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A child kisses Pope Francis while he greeted people at the Vatican on Wednesday, May 26.
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A gibbon walks amid miniature models of vehicles at a zoo in Bakhchisaray, Crimea, on Monday, May 24.
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Oakland second baseman Chad Pinder catches a fly ball during a Major League Baseball game in Anaheim, California, on Friday, May 21.
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Rescue personnel help injured passengers after two trains collided in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Monday, May 24. More than 200 people were hurt.
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Damiano David, lead vocalist of the Italian punk-rock band Måneskin, performs during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, May 22. David's band won the competition.
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US President Joe Biden presents the Medal of Honor to 94-year-old Ralph Puckett Jr. during a White House ceremony on Friday, May 21. Puckett was honored for his heroics as an Army Ranger during the Korean War.
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Arina Klochkov, right, and her sister Zoya visit their home in Petah Tikva, Israel, on Friday, May 21. It had been damaged by a rocket fired from Gaza.
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A US military member places American flags in front of headstones at Arlington National Cemetery on May 27 ahead of Memorial Day.
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People in Srinagar, India, stand next to a relative's funeral pyre during his cremation on Tuesday, May 25. He died from Covid-19.
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Plebes from the US Naval Academy celebrate after climbing the Herndon Monument in Annapolis, Maryland, on Saturday, May 22. It's an annual tradition for the first-year students to climb the monument to retrieve the Plebian Sailor's hat on top and replace it with an officer's hat.
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Pink and her daughter, Willow, perform together at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, May 23. Pink received the Icon Award during the show, following in the footsteps of performers such as Prince, Jennifer Lopez, Mariah Carey and Stevie Wonder.
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Rescuers work by the wreckage of a cable car after an accident in northern Italy's Piedmont region on Sunday, May 23. The accident left 14 people dead.
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Employees of an assembly factory are reflected in a bus' mirror as they receive the Covid-19 vaccine in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Monday, May 24.
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Cadets toss their hats into the air as they graduate from the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Wednesday, May 26.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he departs Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on Monday, May 24. Blinken was making his first official visit to the Middle East.
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Floodwaters surround people in Kolkata, India, on Wednesday, May 26. Cyclone Yaas swept into eastern India from the Bay of Bengal on Wednesday, inundating hundreds of low-lying villages.
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A partially eclipsed moon sets over West Palm Beach, Florida, on Wednesday, May 26. It was the first total lunar eclipse since January 2019.
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Cyclists react after a massive crash during the 15th stage of the Giro d'Italia, which took place between Grado and Gorizia, Italy, on Sunday, May 23.
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Boats are seen at Southsea Moorings in Portsmouth, England, on Wednesday, May 26.
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Leicester City's Wilfred Ndidi, foreground, battles Tottenham's Dele Alli for a header during a Premier League match in Leicester, England, on Sunday, May 23.
