A tourist boat sails beneath the Pont Neuf as French artist JR installs his artwork “The Pont Neuf’s Cave” in Paris on May 15, 2026. The installation pays tribute to artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s 1985 “Pont Neuf Wrapped” project and will transform the bridge from June 6 to June 28. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images
Buddhist monks take part in the Indonesia Walk for Peace in Surabaya, Indonesia, on May 15, 2026. Monks from Indonesia, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, and Malaysia are walking from Bali to Borobudur Temple ahead of Vesak celebrations on May 31. Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images
Greek riot police face protesters during a demonstration outside the Israeli embassy marking the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, the mass displacement of Palestinians during the 1948 Arab–Israeli war, in Athens, Greece, on May 15, 2026. Aggelos Nakkas/AFP via Getty Images
Vice President JD Vance bows his head after laying a flower in a memorial wreath during the National Peace Officers Memorial Service at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on May 15, 2026. The event was held during National Police Week, honoring officers killed in the line of duty. Heather Diehl/Getty Images
A Korean Air Boeing 777-3B5(ER) aircraft flies at sunset shortly after takeoff from Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt, Germany, on May 15, 2026. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images
The color guard marches at a Folds of Honor military appreciation ceremony during the Colonial Life Charity Classic 2026 at The Woodcreek Club in Elgin, S.C., on May 15, 2026. Raj Mehta/Getty Images
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar and Minister of Transportation and Investment Dávid Vitézy remove a fence around the Karmelita Monastery, the former office of ex-Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, in Budapest, Hungary, on May 15, 2026. Ferenc Isza/AFP via Getty Images
Women shop at a market as garlands made of Indian currency notes are displayed for sale in Srinagar, India, on May 15, 2026. Tauseef Mustafa/AFP via Getty Images
EU Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos (R) arrives to meet Kosovo’s prime minister in Pristina, Kosovo, on May 15, 2026. Armend Nimani/AFP via Getty Images
Smoke rises behind buildings following an Israeli airstrike in the southern city of Tyre, Lebanon, on May 15, 2026. Israel carried out new strikes in southern Lebanon that it said targeted the militant group Hezbollah on May 15, hours before the two countries’ envoys were set to meet for a second day of peace talks in Washington. Kawant Haju/AFP via Getty Images
Participants examine equipment at the Sarsilmaz stand during the Black Sea Defense, Aerospace and Security exhibition in Bucharest, Romania, on May 15, 2026. The biennial event brings together defense, aerospace, and security sectors from land, air, sea, cyber, and space. Andrei Pungovschi/Getty Images
View of the Cotopaxi volcano during sunrise in Quito, Ecuador, on May 15, 2026. Rodrigo Buendia/AFP via Getty Images
Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting hosts a film screening of its documentary “Silent Harvest: The Courage to Speak Up,” at the Senate Dirksen Office Building in Washington on May 15, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
Staff remove water from a tarp covering the clay court after the semi-final between Italy’s Luciano Darderi and Norway’s Casper Ruud was interrupted by a storm during the ATP Rome Open at Foro Italico in Rome on May 15, 2026. Filippo Monteforte/AFP via Getty Images
A man cycles along a road in al-Eizariya in the West Bank, overlooking the settlement of Ma’ale Adumim near Jerusalem, on May 15, 2026. Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images
South Carolina Rep. Justin Bamberg speaks during a special session on redistricting in Columbia, S. C., on May 15, 2026. Lawmakers consider changes that could affect the state’s only Democratic-held congressional district ahead of the May 26 primary. Sean Rayford/Getty Images
Commuters ride a Long Island Rail Road train at Penn Station in New York City on May 15, 2026. Unions representing more than 3,500 workers are preparing for a possible strike that could disrupt service unless a contract agreement is reached. Adam Gray/Getty Images
Young women pose against the backdrop of blossoming apple trees in an apple orchard at the Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve in Moscow on May 15, 2026. Igor Ivanko/AFP via Getty Images
