Day in Photos: Volcanic Eruption in Indonesia, Taxi Drivers Protests, and Chelsea Flower Show
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupts as seen from Pululera village in East Flores, in Nobo, eastern Indonesia, on May 19, 2025. The ash cloud soared more than half a mile high after authorities raised the country's highest alert level. Arnold Welianto/AFP via Getty Images

Day in Photos: Volcanic Eruption in Indonesia, Taxi Drivers Protests, and Chelsea Flower Show

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives on stage after an introduction by Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves during a reception in Downing Street, London, on May 19, 2025, following the UK-EU Summit earlier in the day. Britain and the European Union reached a landmark deal for closer ties on defense and trade, launching a new chapter after the UK's exit from the bloc five years ago. Hannah Mckay/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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A child peers through a broken concrete wall in Jabalia Refugee Camp, Gaza City, Gaza, on May 19, 2025. Palestinians, struggling with hunger under Israeli blockade, wait to receive hot meals distributed by charity groups as Israeli attacks persist. Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images
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Indian army soldiers operate an anti-aircraft gun at Akhnoor sector near the Line of Control in Jammu region, on May 19, 2025. Mukesh Gupta/AFP via Getty Images
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Nvidia co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang delivers the first keynote speech of Computex 2025 at the Taipei Music Center in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 19, 2025. I-Hwa Cheng/AFP via Getty Images
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Police officers stand guard at a makeshift memorial for fallen soldiers in Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 19, 2025, amid the Russian invasion. Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images
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Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto greet each other following a press conference at the Government House in Bangkok, on May 19, 2025. Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP via Getty Images
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A view shows the wreckage of a helicopter, at the crash site of two civilian helicopters that collided near Eura, Finland, on May 19, 2025. (Safety Investigation Authority of Finland (OTKES) via Lehtikuva via Reuters)
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Incumbent Prime Minister and leader of the center-right Social Democratic Party Luis Montenegro reacts with his supporters, following the general election, in Lisbon, Portugal, on May 19, 2025. Armando Franca/AP Photo
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Taxi drivers take part in a blocking operation during a nationwide demonstration against proposed changes in how the state finances medical transport services in Marseille, France, on May 19, 2025. Christophe Simon/AFP via Getty Images
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A child looks through the window of a United Nations bus, part of a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) convoy as he is transported across the border, between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, in Goma, on May 19, 2025. They were transported by UNHCR vehicles as part of their repatriation to Rwanda. Jospin Mwisha/AFP via Getty Images
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Customs House is illuminated during the “House of Romance: Dreams Collide” media preview as part of Vivid Sydney 2025 at Sydney Harbour, Australia, on May 19, 2025. Brendon Thorne/Getty Images
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Tanzania's main opposition leader Tundu Lissu gestures as he enters the courtroom at Kisutu magistrate's court in Dar es Salaam, on May 19, 2025. Lissu appeared in court on May 19 for his latest hearing in a treason trial in which he faces a potential death penalty. Ericky Boniphace/AFP via Getty Images
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South African Police Service officers walk during a raid to retrieve looted goods during a protest at Diepkloof Hostel in Soweto, South Africa, on May 19, 2025. Phill Magakoe/AFP via Getty Images
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Soldiers inspect a collapsed house after a landslide triggered by heavy rain at Nagreg Kendan village in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on May 19, 2025. Timur Matahari/AFP via Getty Images
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A woman reacts as she pays her respect to the fallen soldiers during the 16th anniversary of the National War Heroes' Day, marking the end of the island's civil war, at the War Heroes Monument in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 19, 2025. Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP via Getty Images
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Hamburger SV players wave to the fans from the balcony during the promotion celebrations of the club's two main teams at Hamburg City Hall in Hamburg, Germany, on May 19, 2025. The teams will compete in their respective top leagues in the coming season. Pool/Getty Images
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French president Emmanuel Macron wears Snapchat's spectacle Augmented Reality glasses during the inauguration of the group's headquarters in Paris, on May 19, 2025. Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images
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People travel on a truck to cross a flooded street following heavy rainfall in Bengaluru, India, on May 19, 2025. Idrees Mohammed/AFP via Getty Images
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Members of the public admire the flower installations at RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London, on May 19, 2025. Running from May 20 to 24, the annual event by the Royal Horticultural Society sees garden designers competing to earn coveted bronze, silver, or gold medals with their imaginative landscapes and floral displays. Ben Montgomery/Getty Images