• Members of Korean pop band BTS join Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary, center, during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D. C. , US, on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. BTS will meet with US President Joe Biden to address anti-Asian hate crimes and discrimination. Photographer: Oliver Contreras / Sipa / Bloomberg
    Members of Korean pop band BTS join Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary, center, during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D. C. , US, on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. BTS will meet with US President Joe Biden to address anti-Asian hate crimes and discrimination. Photographer: Oliver Contreras / Sipa / Bloomberg
  • A red poppy in front of a destroyed residential building in Mariupol, Ukraine. AFP
    A red poppy in front of a destroyed residential building in Mariupol, Ukraine. AFP
  • A horseman in Obilic, Kosova, where air quality is blighted by two coal-fired power plants and open-pit lignite mines. AFP
    A horseman in Obilic, Kosova, where air quality is blighted by two coal-fired power plants and open-pit lignite mines. AFP
  • Spain's Rafael Nadal puts on his headband during a break in play in his four-set win against Serbia's Novak Djokovic in the French Open men's quarter-finals in Paris. AFP
    Spain's Rafael Nadal puts on his headband during a break in play in his four-set win against Serbia's Novak Djokovic in the French Open men's quarter-finals in Paris. AFP
  • Boys play cricket in a cemetery in Kabul. The many cemeteries in the Afghan capital are often used for play, as the city has few public parks. AP
    Boys play cricket in a cemetery in Kabul. The many cemeteries in the Afghan capital are often used for play, as the city has few public parks. AP
  • People pour milk in the eyes of a protester affected by tear gas in clashes with police in Istanbul as they marked the anniversary of mass demonstrations in Turkey in 2013. Reuters
    People pour milk in the eyes of a protester affected by tear gas in clashes with police in Istanbul as they marked the anniversary of mass demonstrations in Turkey in 2013. Reuters
  • Residents stand next to barriers in the Jing'an district of Shanghai that have been taken down as coronavirus pandemic restrictions are eased after more than two months. AFP
    Residents stand next to barriers in the Jing'an district of Shanghai that have been taken down as coronavirus pandemic restrictions are eased after more than two months. AFP
  • Debris from Russian rockets painted by local artists in the Ukrainian city of Lviv were auctioned to boost the country's war effort. EPA
    Debris from Russian rockets painted by local artists in the Ukrainian city of Lviv were auctioned to boost the country's war effort. EPA
  • Turkish riot police clash with protesters in Istanbul marking the anniversary of mass anti-government demonstrations in 2013. AFP
    Turkish riot police clash with protesters in Istanbul marking the anniversary of mass anti-government demonstrations in 2013. AFP

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Today's best photos: from BTS in the White House to a protest in Istanbul

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June 01, 2022

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Who's who in Yemen conflict

Houthis: Iran-backed rebels who occupy Sanaa and run unrecognised government

Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council

Southern Transitional Council: Faction in Yemeni government that seeks autonomy for the south

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Pharaoh's curse

British aristocrat Lord Carnarvon, who funded the expedition to find the Tutankhamun tomb, died in a Cairo hotel four months after the crypt was opened.
He had been in poor health for many years after a car crash, and a mosquito bite made worse by a shaving cut led to blood poisoning and pneumonia.
Reports at the time said Lord Carnarvon suffered from “pain as the inflammation affected the nasal passages and eyes”.
Decades later, scientists contended he had died of aspergillosis after inhaling spores of the fungus aspergillus in the tomb, which can lie dormant for months. The fact several others who entered were also found dead withiin a short time led to the myth of the curse.

Updated: June 01, 2022, 1:42 PM
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