Best photos of May 21: Animal refuge in Mexico to Dunkirk anniversary

An elephant arrives at its new home in Mazatlan, Sinaloa state, after being transported from Ostok Sanctuary in the outskirts of Culiacan, Mexico, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo / Felix Marquez)
A lorry carrying aid for Gaza makes its way to the Karam Abu Salem border in southern Israel, as police officers prevent activists from blocking the road. AP
Palestinians carry the bodies of relatives including children killed in an Israeli army air strike in Deir Al Balah, Gaza. AP
Pope Leo XIV visits the tomb of St Paul at the Basilica in Rome. EPA
Molten steel rods at a Pak Iron re-rolling mill in Islamabad, Pakistan. Bloomberg
Shinbashi geishas rehearsing under the watchful eyes of instructors before the 100th edition of the Azuma Odori at the Shinbashi Enbujo Theatre in Tokyo. AFP
A cow is flown by helicopter from the landslide area near the Bietschhorn in the Loetschental, to a farm in Ferden, Switzerland. AP
A flotilla of Little Ships sail out of Ramsgate, Kent, during the start of 'Dunkirk 85', the Association of Dunkirk Little Ships (ADLS) commemorative cruise to Dunkirk, to mark the 85th anniversary of Operation Dynamo. PA

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May 21, 2025

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