• A stork flies over a meadow in the Taunus region in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, early Friday, May 26, 2023. (AP Photo / Michael Probst)
    A stork flies over a meadow in the Taunus region in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, early Friday, May 26, 2023. (AP Photo / Michael Probst)
  • Fireworks over the sails of the Opera House at the start of the Vivid Sydney festival in Australia. AFP
    Fireworks over the sails of the Opera House at the start of the Vivid Sydney festival in Australia. AFP
  • Two 13-year-olds turned themselves over to police after a blaze gutted a seven-storey heritage building in central Sydney. AFP
    Two 13-year-olds turned themselves over to police after a blaze gutted a seven-storey heritage building in central Sydney. AFP
  • Lightning strikes the city of Buenos Aires during a storm. AFP
    Lightning strikes the city of Buenos Aires during a storm. AFP
  • Luton Town's Oak Stand at their Kenilworth Road stadium. Reuters
    Luton Town's Oak Stand at their Kenilworth Road stadium. Reuters
  • French singer Yseult arrives for the 76th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. AFP
    French singer Yseult arrives for the 76th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. AFP
  • A missile explodes in the sky over Kyiv during a Russian missile strike. Reuters
    A missile explodes in the sky over Kyiv during a Russian missile strike. Reuters

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May 26, 2023

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Updated: May 26, 2023, 12:24 PM
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