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
People inspect the wreckage of a passenger bus after it sped out of control on a downhill road and overturned in Padang Panjang, Indonesia, on May 6, 2025. M.Sulthan Azzam/AP Photo
Indian security forces patrol a road near Dal Lake in Srinagar, India, on May 6, 2025. Increased military presence follows the April 22 attack on tourists in Pahalgam, amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan. Basit Zargar/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House in Washington on May 6, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Traffic on the General Paz avenue in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on May 6, 2025. Luis Robayo/AFP via Getty Images
A police officer keeps watch at a polling station as voting commences for Sri Lanka's local government elections in Colombo on May 6, 2025. Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP via Getty Images
A view of the exterior of the WP-3D Orion Hurricane Hunter research plane during a media day at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) aircraft operations center in Lakeland, Fla., on May 6, 2025. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP via Getty Images
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies at a Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 6, 2025. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
A soldier stands guard as German Air Force helicopters prepare to take off at the Pajuostis airfield in Panevezis, Lithuania, on May 6, 2025. The German Air Force deployed about 30 aircraft to Lithuania for military exercises. Petras Malukas/AFP via Getty Images
The Society of High Constables of Edinburgh, founded in 1611, pose for a picture at a rehearsal for the VE-Day 80th anniversary commemorative concert at Usher Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland, on May 6, 2025. May 8 marks 80 years since the Allies declared victory in Europe during World War II. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Outgoing Prime Minister and Democratic Alliance leader Luis Montenegro gestures to supporters during a street rally in Sintra, west of Lisbon, Portugal, on May 6, 2025. Early elections in Portugal take place on May 18, the third since January 2022. Patricia De Melo Moreira/AFP via Getty Images
A French Army soldier from a robotic exploration unit of the 94th Infantry Regiment wearing a “Ronin” testing helmet trains with an HK416 rifle, during a combat demonstration in a French Gendarmerie national military training camp in Beynes, west of Paris, on May 6, 2025. Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images
People walk in the rain across from a fog-covered Manhattan skyline in New York City on May 6, 2025. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Farmers harvest aloe vera flowers planted by winegrower Laurent Maynadier, in Fitou, France, on May 6, 2025. Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images
A man stands by as a Ukrainian fireman finishes extinguishing a fire at the Barabashovo market following a drone strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 6, 2025. Sergey Bobok/AFP via Getty Images
Visitors ride on a Vespa scooter with a sidecar in Rome, on May 6, 2025. Stefano Rellandini/AFP via Getty Images
Children ride a chain carousel during the traditional feast of Saint George's Day in the village of Babaj Bokes, south-western Kosovo, on May 6, 2025. Armend Nimani/AFP via Getty Images
A farmer uses oxen to plough a rice field in Leepa Valley, along the Line of Control in the Hattian Bala district of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on May 6, 2025, following ongoing border tensions between India and Pakistan after the Kashmir tourist attack. Pakistan conducted a second missile test and India ordered civil defense drills in an escalating stand-off over contested Kashmir that the U.N. said has brought the two nations to the brink of war. Sajjad Qayyum/AFP via Getty Images
Swedish and Icelandic flags flutter on the roadside as King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and Iceland's President Halla Tomasdottir arrive in a horse carriage procession to the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 6, 2025. Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP via Getty Images
People walk under the construction site of a bridge as part of an interchange, financed by the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation in the Koumassi district of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on May 6, 2025. Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images
