Dancers perform during a full dress rehearsal for the Australian Ballet’s “Circle Electric” at the Sydney Opera House on May 2, 2024.(Photo by Don Arnold/WireImage)
A protester stands outside the High Court in London on May 20, 2024, during a hearing for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The court’s decision on his extradition to the U.S. on espionage charges hinged on assurances regarding his treatment.(Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)
A “Kullagua” dancer performs in the annual parade honoring the “Lord of Great Power” in La Paz, Bolivia, on May 25, 2024. The festival is one of the country’s largest, blending Indigenous beliefs and Catholicism to pay tribute to Jesus Christ.(Photo by Juan Karita/AP Photo)
Contestants await their turn in the Queen of Great Power contest in La Paz, Bolivia, on May 1, 2024. The event precedes the Festival of the Lord Jesus of Great Power, which celebrates a depiction of Christ with Indigenous features.(Photo by Juan Karita/AP Photo)
American gymnast Simone Biles competes on the uneven bars during the Core Hydration Classic in Hartford, Connecticut, on May 18, 2024. Biles won the all-around gold medal in a strong start to the season ahead of the Paris Olympic Games.(Photo by Charly Triballeau/AFP Photo)
English Civil War Society reenactors recreate the Battle of Wimborne in Wimborne Minster, England, on May 26, 2024. The event, featuring over 600 participants, culminated in large-scale battles between Royalist and Parliamentarian forces.(Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)
Hayati promotional staff pose with vaping devices at the VAPER EXPO 2024 at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham, England, on May 10, 2024. The event is a major European showcase for new vaping products and innovations.(Photo by John Keeble/Getty Images)
Competitors tumble down a hill in pursuit of a Double Gloucester cheese during the annual Cooper’s Hill cheese-rolling competition near Brockworth, England, on May 27, 2024.(Photo by Henry Nicholls/AFP Phoot)
Israeli forces intervene as Ultra-Orthodox Jews block a tram line to protest mandatory military service in West Jerusalem on May 23, 2024.(Photo by Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Characters pose during a media event for “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” at the Overseas Passenger Terminal in Sydney, Australia, on May 1, 2024.(Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)
Motorcyclists wait at a traffic light on the dedicated motorcycle lane of the Taipei Bridge during the morning commute in Taipei on May 22, 2024.(Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP Photo)
A volunteer with the Kurdish Community Protection Forces guards wheat fields from fire or looting near the town of al-Qahtaniyah in northeastern Syria’s Hasakeh Governorate on May 30, 2024.(Photo by Delil Souleiman/AFP Photo)
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Victory Day military parade in Moscow on May 9, 2024, marking the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II.(Photo by Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP Photo)
Nadiia mourns by the coffin of her four-year-old daughter, Zlata Rostochyl, during a memorial service at Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa, Ukraine, on May 26, 2024. The child died from wounds sustained in a Russian missile attack.(Photo by Future Publishing/Ukrinform/Getty Images)
American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift performs on the second night of “The Eras Tour” at La Défense Arena in Paris, France, on May 10, 2024.(Photo by Kevin Mazur/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)
A pro-Palestinian demonstrator is arrested by police during the clearance of an encampment that had occupied a lecture hall at the University of California, Irvine, on May 15,2024.(Photo by Patrick T. Fallon/AFP Photo)
The Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro is illuminated with a message calling for help for Brazil’s flood-ravaged Rio Grande do Sul state on May 8, 2024. The death toll from the storms surpassed 100.(Photo by Santuario Arquidiocesano Cristo Redentor/Handout via AFP Photo)
Members of the Palestine Action Committee speak to journalists near the occupied Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) in Paris on May 3, 2024. The student protests expressed solidarity with Palestinians and anger over the war in Gaza.(Photo by Miguel Medina/AFP Photo)
NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Andre Douglas practice moonwalking operations for the Artemis III mission in the San Francisco Volcanic Field in Arizona on May 14, 2024. A team in Houston monitored their activities, simulating end-to-end lunar operations.(Photo by Josh Valcarcel/NASA)
