Designated German Chancellor Friedrich Merz takes the oath from the president of the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, Julia Kloeckner, during a swearing-in session after a second round of voting in Berlin on May 6, 2025. German lawmakers elected conservative Merz as chancellor in a second-round vote after his surprise defeat in an initial ballot. Ralf Hirschberger/AFP via Getty Images
A man watches as smoke billows after a drone strike in Sudan, on May 6, 2025. Drones struck the airport and targeted an army base for the third straight day as the Sudanese army-aligned government's seat of power came under attack, said officials. -/AFP via Getty Images
