• A passenger crosses railroad tracks at rush hour at Gare de Lyon train station, in Paris, France. French unions plan strikes two days every week through June to protest government plans to eliminate some rail worker benefits. Francois Mori / AP Photo
    A passenger crosses railroad tracks at rush hour at Gare de Lyon train station, in Paris, France. French unions plan strikes two days every week through June to protest government plans to eliminate some rail worker benefits. Francois Mori / AP Photo
  • South Koreans perform to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Jeju Uprising in Seoul, South Korea. Approximately 300 people participated in the performance to pay respect to the victims of Jeju Uprising, the clash between South Korean government under the control of United Nation Temporary Commission on Korea and the guerrilla fighters of South Korean Labor Party which was ruling the Jeju Island in 1948, which is said to have killed tens of thousand of people. Chung Sung-Jun / Getty Images
    South Koreans perform to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Jeju Uprising in Seoul, South Korea. Approximately 300 people participated in the performance to pay respect to the victims of Jeju Uprising, the clash between South Korean government under the control of United Nation Temporary Commission on Korea and the guerrilla fighters of South Korean Labor Party which was ruling the Jeju Island in 1948, which is said to have killed tens of thousand of people. Chung Sung-Jun / Getty Images
  • Villanova Wildcats celebrate after defeating the Michigan Wolverines 79-62 in the championship game of the 2018 men's Final Four basketball in Texas. Robert Deutsch / Reuters
    Villanova Wildcats celebrate after defeating the Michigan Wolverines 79-62 in the championship game of the 2018 men's Final Four basketball in Texas. Robert Deutsch / Reuters
  • An elephant takes a cooling bath in a pool with its zoo keeper during a hot day at the Dusit Zoo in Bangkok. Narong Sangnak / EPA
    An elephant takes a cooling bath in a pool with its zoo keeper during a hot day at the Dusit Zoo in Bangkok. Narong Sangnak / EPA
  • Arizona Diamondbacks pinch-hitter Jeff Mathis and Fox Sports TV reporter Kate Longworth are doused with gatorade by teammate David Peralta after hitting the game winning hit in the fifteenth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chase Field, Arizona. Mark J. Rebilas / Reuters
    Arizona Diamondbacks pinch-hitter Jeff Mathis and Fox Sports TV reporter Kate Longworth are doused with gatorade by teammate David Peralta after hitting the game winning hit in the fifteenth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chase Field, Arizona. Mark J. Rebilas / Reuters
  • Muhammad Afiq Afify Rizan and Pilot, Muhammad Khairul Adha Rajan of Malaysia take part in a training session at the Anna Meares Velodrom ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Dan Mullan / Getty Images
    Muhammad Afiq Afify Rizan and Pilot, Muhammad Khairul Adha Rajan of Malaysia take part in a training session at the Anna Meares Velodrom ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Dan Mullan / Getty Images
  • An elderly Palestinian man walks between tents near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip during a protest east of Gaza City. Mohammed Saber / EPA
    An elderly Palestinian man walks between tents near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip during a protest east of Gaza City. Mohammed Saber / EPA

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