Competitors chase a 7lb Double Gloucester cheese down the steep Cooper’s Hill during the annual cheese-rolling event in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, on May 27, 2024. This traditional race attracts participants from around the world.(Photo by Jacob King/PA Images via Getty Images)
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas (center) speaks with Brig. Giles Harris, commander of British forces in Estonia (left), and British Ambassador Ross Allen during a visit to the country’s largest defense exercises at an undisclosed location on May 15, 2024.(Photo by Hendrik Osula/AP Photo)
Ten-year-old Ben Jones (center) carries a woolsack up Gumstool Hill during the annual Tetbury Woolsack Races in Gloucestershire, England, on May 27, 2024.(Photo by Kin Cheung/AP Photo)
Mourners pay their respects to Kabosu, the Shiba Inu dog who inspired the “Doge” meme and Dogecoin, during a farewell ceremony in Narita, Japan, on May 26, 2024.(Photo by Franck Robichon/EPA/EFE)
Devotees carry statues of the Virgin Mary during the 42nd Flowers and Palm Festival in Panchimalco, El Salvador, on May 5, 2024.(Photo by Camilo Freedman/AFP Photo)
Women dressed as “Las Doncellas” (The Maidens) take part in a pilgrimage honoring the Virgin Mary in Sorzano, northern Spain, on May 19, 2024.(Photo by Alvaro Barrientos/AP Photo)
A drone photograph shows the aftermath of flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, Indonesia, on May 12, 2024.(Photo by Adi Prima/Antara Foto via Reuters)
A referee oversees competitors during the German Fingerhakeln (finger wrestling) championships in Bernbeuren, Germany, on May 12, 2024.(Photo by Matthias Schrader/AP Photo)
Spectators cheer on riders during Stage 19 of the 107th Giro d’Italia in Sappada, Italy, on May 24, 2024.(Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)
Christian pilgrims hold candles during the Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City on May 4, 2024.(Photo by Ohad Zwigenberg/AP Photo)
A man cools off with water from a pipe during a severe heatwave in Jaffarabad, Pakistan’s Balochistan province, on May 30, 2024.(Photo by Fida Hussain/AFP Photo)
Raramuri Indigenous youth perform a dance during a sacred Yumari ceremony in Cuiteco, Mexico, on May 11, 2024. The ceremony, to pray for rain and good crops, also honored two local Jesuit priests murdered in 2022.(Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)
The interior of a residential building in Kharkiv, Ukraine, destroyed by a Russian missile attack on May 14, 2024.(Photo by Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Ameca, a humanoid robot developed by British company Engineered Arts, is displayed at the Re:publica trade fair in Berlin, Germany, on May 28, 2024.(Photo by dts News Agency Germany/Rex Features/Shutterstock)
Workers clean a Buddha statue at the Maha Vihara Mojopahit temple in Mojokerto, Indonesia, on May 15, 2024, in preparation for the Vesak festival.(Photo by Juni Kriswanto/AFP Photo)
Tugboats perform a synchronized “ballet” in the port of Hamburg, Germany, on May 9, 2024, to celebrate the port’s 835th anniversary.(Photo by Georg Wendt/Avalon)
Activists from the French animal rights group L214, wearing chicken masks, protest against the ready-made meal brand “Marie” in Rungis, France, on May 13, 2024, alleging poor poultry welfare.(Photo by Emmanuel Dunand/AFP Photo)
A long-exposure photograph captures a swarm of fireflies illuminating the Longgang Trail in Keelung, Taiwan, on May 7, 2024.(Photo by I-Hwa Cheng/AFP Photo)
Gendarmes from the French National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (GIGN) use explosives to storm a building during a security drill for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on April 26, 2024.(Photo by Christian Hartmann/Reuters)
