Day in Photos: Ceramic Poppies, Drone Attack in Sudan, and Grand Egyptian Museum
Yeoman Sergeant Dan Benson poses for a photograph among a new display of ceramic poppies, titled "the Tower Remembers," in London on May 5, 2025. Nearly 30,000 ceramic poppies have been installed at the Tower of London in commemoration of VE Day (Victory in Europe Day), marking the 80th anniversary of the Second World War victory. Peter Nicholls/Getty Images

Day in Photos: Ceramic Poppies, Drone Attack in Sudan, and Grand Egyptian Museum

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth welcomes Peru's Foreign Affairs Minister Elmer Schialer and Defense Minister Walter Astudillo at the Pentagon in Washington on May 5, 2025. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
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A large plume of smoke and fire rises from a fuel depot after what military sources told Reuters was a Rapid Support Forces drone attack targeting fuel storage facilities in Port Sudan, Sudan, on May 5, 2025. Sudan Ministry of Energy and Petroleum/Handout via Reuters
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People drive during a dust storm in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on May 5, 2025. Shwan Nawzad/AFP via Getty Images
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Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu is surrounded by media as he announces his resignation in Bucharest, Romania, on May 5, 2025, the day after he failed to advance to the runoff in the presidential election rerun. Andreea Alexandru/AP Photo
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (C) flanked by Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (R) and General of the Bundeswehr Carsten Breuer (L) follow proceedings at the Defense Ministry during the Grand Tattoo (Grosser Zapfenstreich), a ceremonial send-off for the outgoing German chancellor, in Berlin on May 5, 2025. Ralf Hirschberger/AFP via Getty Images
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The stationmaster speaks to the engineer of a Hexafret grain train, formerly Fret SNCF, in Brou, France, on May 5, 2025. Since Jan. 1, the freight subsidiary of the SNCF group, which transported half of the goods transported by rail, has been replaced by private companies. Jean-Francois Monier/AFP via Getty Images
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Israeli soldiers provide maintenance to a mobile cannon at a position near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, on May 5, 2025. Israel called up tens of thousands of reservists ahead of an expanded offensive in Gaza, Israeli media reported on May 3, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized truce mediator Qatar. Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images
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U.S. swimmer Gary Hall Jr. holds one of his original medals as he is presented with replicas of his Olympic medals at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, on May 5, 2025.  Hall was presented with the replicas by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, after the originals were destroyed along with his house in the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year. Denis Balibouse/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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A visitor tours the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza on the southwestern outskirts of the capital Cairo on May 5, 2025. Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images
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An Indian paramilitary soldier conducts surveillance using binoculars as he stands atop a commercial building in Srinagar, India, on May 5, 2025. Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan have exchanged gunfire for 11 consecutive nights across their heavily militarized de facto border in the contested Kashmir region, after an April 22 attack on civilians, which New Delhi blames on Pakistan, claims Islamabad denies. Sajjad Hussain/AFP via Getty Images
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Fireworks explode over the stage during a May 5 concert on the River Amstel, marking the conclusion of the National Liberation Celebration, in front of the Royal Theater Carre in Amsterdam on May 5, 2025. Ramon Van Flymen/ANP/AFP via Getty Images
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Afghan boys play football in a field at Zawarha village in Sholgara district, Balkh province, on May 5, 2025. Atif Aryan/AFP via Getty Images
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Visitors pose for a picture next to a mallard duck on the cobblestones of St. Peter's Square in the Vatican on May 5, 2025. The Cardinals of the Catholic church will meet in conclave on Wednesday to begin the secret voting process that will determine a new pontiff. Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images
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Czech President Petr Pavel presents King Philippe of Belgium with the Czech Republic's highest state decoration, “the Order of the White Lion,” as they meet at the Prague Castle in Prague on May 5, 2025. Michal Cizek/AFP via Getty Images
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Hundreds of people search for clams during Japan's Children’s Day, amid the  “Golden Week” holiday, at Shinmaiko beach in Himeji, Japan, on May 5, 2025. The “Golden Week” holiday is one of the most popular times of the year for the Japanese to travel and attend leisure events. Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images
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(L-R) Heidi Beckenbauer,widow of late German soccer player Franz Beckenbauer; Bayern Munich's CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen; the soccer club's president, Herbert Hainer; and Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter unveil a street sign for Franz Beckenbauer Platz, a square named after the soccer legend, near the Allianz Arena Stadium in Munich on May 5, 2025. Michaela Stache/AFP via Getty Images
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An employee works during the production of Camembert cheese at the Durand cheese factory, in Camembert, France, on May 5, 2025. Lou Benoist/AFP via Getty Images
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Teenagers walk near a damaged building in Druzhkivka, eastern Donetsk region, on May 5, 2025. Tetiana Dzhafarova/AFP via Getty Images
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Student Saul Garcia, 3, wears a sombrero and a mustache during a Cinco de Mayo celebration at the Yorktown Spanish School in Dallas on May 5, 2025. LM Otero/AP Photo