• Naomi Campbell at the screening of the film "Killers of the Flower Moon" Out of Competition - Red Carpet Arrivals - Cannes, France. Reuters
    Naomi Campbell at the screening of the film "Killers of the Flower Moon" Out of Competition - Red Carpet Arrivals - Cannes, France. Reuters
  • Brentford's Bryan Mbeumo celebrates scoring their first goal with Aaron Hickey during the Tottenham Hotspur v Brentford - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain. Reuters
    Brentford's Bryan Mbeumo celebrates scoring their first goal with Aaron Hickey during the Tottenham Hotspur v Brentford - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain. Reuters
  • Mexican singer and composer Christian Nodal performs on stage at the WiZink Center in Madrid, Spain. EPA
    Mexican singer and composer Christian Nodal performs on stage at the WiZink Center in Madrid, Spain. EPA
  • People hold portraits of those who disappeared during the last dictatorship (1973-1985) in Uruguay during the Marcha del Silencio (March of Silence) in Montevideo. AFP
    People hold portraits of those who disappeared during the last dictatorship (1973-1985) in Uruguay during the Marcha del Silencio (March of Silence) in Montevideo. AFP
  • Toronto Blue Jays' George Springer (4) steals the second base as Baltimore Orioles shortstop Jorge Mateo (3) waits for the throw in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Toronto. AP Photo
    Toronto Blue Jays' George Springer (4) steals the second base as Baltimore Orioles shortstop Jorge Mateo (3) waits for the throw in the seventh inning of a baseball game in Toronto. AP Photo
  • Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) joins G7 leaders at a working session during the G7 Leaders' Summit in Hiroshima. AFP
    Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) joins G7 leaders at a working session during the G7 Leaders' Summit in Hiroshima. AFP
  • Emiliano Fernando Vargas of the USA celebrates after his victory over Rafael Jasso (not pictured) of the USA in their 4 round Lightweight fight at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. EPA
    Emiliano Fernando Vargas of the USA celebrates after his victory over Rafael Jasso (not pictured) of the USA in their 4 round Lightweight fight at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. EPA
  • Buddhists carry lanterns in a parade during the Lotus Lantern Festival to celebrate the upcoming birthday of Buddha in Seoul, South Korea. Getty
    Buddhists carry lanterns in a parade during the Lotus Lantern Festival to celebrate the upcoming birthday of Buddha in Seoul, South Korea. Getty

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Today's best photos: From a spectacular red dress at Cannes to Lotus lanterns in Seoul

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May 21, 2023

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