Mountain biker Bienvenido Aguado landed the biggest dirt-to-dirt front flip in history at the Darkfest 2021 event in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Drone footage showed a sea of orange on the banks of the Ganges, considered one of India's holiest rivers. A closer look revealed saffron-colored palls, as is Hindu custom while burying or cremating. (Reuters)
Strong winds ripped through the port town of Ayvalik in western Turkey, on Friday, May 21, damaging at least 20 boats, according to local authorities. (REUTERS)
Palestinians, many of whom had spent 11 days huddled in fear of Israeli shelling, poured into Gaza's streets, Thursday, May 20, as a truce between Israel and Hamas began at the hour set by Egyptian mediators. (Reuters)
First responders rescue a 6-year-old girl, Suzy Eshkuntana, from the rubble of a destroyed residential building after an Israeli airstrike hit Gaza, Sunday, May 16.
A Union Pacific train hauling hazardous materials derailed and caught fire in Iowa, Sunday, May 16, forcing the 80 people to evacuate. (REUTERS)
A 13-story residential building in the Gaza Strip came crashing down Tuesday after being hit by an Israeli air strike. (REUTERS)
Tens of thousands of Palestinian worshippers packed into Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque to celebrate Ramadan and to protest Israel’s settlement building in the West Bank, Friday, May 7. (REUTERS)
A large group of people gathered outside a vaccination center in the Indian village of Palakoderu, Thursday, May 6, displaying no signs of social distancing as COVID-19 wreaked havoc across the country. (Reuters)
Riot police used water cannons and fired tear gas at protesters in Bogota, Wednesday, May 5, during the eighth day of nationwide, anti-government protests. (REUTERS)
Police in India’s Gujarat state are investigating a crowded religious procession, Wednesday, May 5, that defied social distancing restrictions amid an unprecedented coronavirus surge in the country. (REUTERS)
A stormfront moved over Alabama, Tuesday, May 4, causing flooding near overwhelmed drainage canals and tornado warnings. (REUTERS)
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