• An adult cicada periodical cicada sheds its nymphal skin on a tree, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Charleston, Ill. (AP Photo / Carolyn Kaster)
    An adult cicada periodical cicada sheds its nymphal skin on a tree, Friday, May 17, 2024, in Charleston, Ill. (AP Photo / Carolyn Kaster)
  • Al Ain celebrate winning the AFC Champions League at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Al Ain celebrate winning the AFC Champions League at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Young riders prepare for a competition at a riding club in Orania, South Africa. AFP
    Young riders prepare for a competition at a riding club in Orania, South Africa. AFP
  • Paragliders soar above US troops working with vessels used for delivering aid to Palestinians via a floating pier in Gaza, after ships ran aground in Ashdod, Israel. Reuters
    Paragliders soar above US troops working with vessels used for delivering aid to Palestinians via a floating pier in Gaza, after ships ran aground in Ashdod, Israel. Reuters
  • Children swimming next to a sunken vessel in the Shatt Al Arab river, formed at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates, in Basra, Iraq. AFP
    Children swimming next to a sunken vessel in the Shatt Al Arab river, formed at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates, in Basra, Iraq. AFP
  • A satellite view damaged in the aftermath of a deadly tornado in Greenfield, Iowa, US. Reuters
    A satellite view damaged in the aftermath of a deadly tornado in Greenfield, Iowa, US. Reuters
  • Wim Wenders, the film director, poses on the red carpet at the closing ceremony of the 77th Cannes Film Festival in France. Reuters
    Wim Wenders, the film director, poses on the red carpet at the closing ceremony of the 77th Cannes Film Festival in France. Reuters
  • Kaiserslautern fans chanting at the German Cup final at the Olympiastadion, Berlin. Their team lost 1-0 to Bayer Leverkusen. Reuters
    Kaiserslautern fans chanting at the German Cup final at the Olympiastadion, Berlin. Their team lost 1-0 to Bayer Leverkusen. Reuters
  • US President Joe Biden attends the US Military Academy commencement in West Point, New York. Reuters
    US President Joe Biden attends the US Military Academy commencement in West Point, New York. Reuters
  • Uruguay's former president Jose 'Pepe' Mujica looks on during an interview in Rincon del Cerro, on the outskirts of Montevideo. Reuters
    Uruguay's former president Jose 'Pepe' Mujica looks on during an interview in Rincon del Cerro, on the outskirts of Montevideo. Reuters
  • Supporters of the uMkhonto we Sizwe party dance during a campaign rally in Mpumalanga, near Durban, ahead of South Africa's general election. AP
    Supporters of the uMkhonto we Sizwe party dance during a campaign rally in Mpumalanga, near Durban, ahead of South Africa's general election. AP
  • A Palestinian woman holds the shrouded body of child killed in Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
    A Palestinian woman holds the shrouded body of child killed in Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
  • US director Sean Baker poses with the trophy after winning the Palme d'Or for the film Anora at the Cannes Film Festival. AFP
    US director Sean Baker poses with the trophy after winning the Palme d'Or for the film Anora at the Cannes Film Festival. AFP

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Today's best photos: From skin-shedding cicada to Cannes Palme d'Or winner

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May 26, 2024

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