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May 20, 2026

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79ème Festival International du Film de Cannes Photocall of the film Amarga Navidad 79th International Film Festival of Cannes Photocall of the film Amarga Navidad 456485 2026 05 20 Smit, Milena Copyright: xSergexArnalx xStarfacex STAR_456485_030
(260520) -- BAGHDAD, May 20, 2026 -- A beekeeper checks a honeycomb at his apiary on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, on May 20, 2026. The World Bee Day, which is observed on May 20 annually, was declared by the UN General Assembly in 2017. ) IRAQ-BAGHDAD-BEEKEEPER-WORLD BEE DAY KhalilxDawood
Press conference AfD plagiarism report 20 05 2026, Erfurt, Thuringian state parliament, room F056, Press conference on the new plagiarism report on the doctoral thesis of State Premier Mario Voigt under the title Wissenschaftssimulation Neues Gutachten belastet Mario Voigts Doktorarbeit schwer im Bild Fraktionsvorsitzender Bjoern Hoecke AfD
Press conference AfD plagiarism report 20 05 2026, Erfurt, Thuringian state parliament, room F056, Press conference on the new plagiarism report on the doctoral thesis of State Premier Mario Voigt under the title Science simulation New report heavily incriminates Mario Voigts doctoral thesis in the picture Dr Stefan Weber private lecturer at the University of Vienna
ITALY - POPE LEO XIV DURING THE WEEKLY GENERAL AUDIENCE AT ST PETER S SQUARE IN THE VATICAN- 2026 5 20 Italy, Rome, Vatican, 2026 5 20 Pope Leo XIV during the weekly general audience at St Peter s Square in the Vatican EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO BOOKS Copyright: xVATICANxMEDIAx
Press conference on talks between Czech and Israeli foreign ministers, Petr Macinka (right) and Gideon Saar (left) in Prague, Czech Republic, May 20, 2026. (CTKxPhoto OndrejxDeml) CTKPhotoP2026052005232 CTKPhotoP2026052005232
May 20, 2026, Aceh Besar, Aceh, Indonesia: Display of colorful chicks sold at Sibreh Animal Market, Suka Makmur District, Aceh Besar regency, Aceh province, Indonesia on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. Aceh Besar Indonesia - ZUMAs340 20260520_zip_s340_043 Copyright: xKhairuxSyukrillahx
Statement on the reform of driving school training Patrick Schnieder, Federal Minister of Transport in portrait at the statement on the reform of driving school training, Berlin , 20 05 2026 Berlin Berlin
20 05 2026, DEU, Wiesbaden Annual General Meeting Commerzbank AG at the Congress Center in Wiesbaden Bettina Orlopp, Chairwoman of the Board of Managing Directors of Commerzbank AG and Jens Weidmann, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Turkish President and Leader of the Justice and Development (AK) Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan ANKARA, TURKIYE - MAY 20: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY – MANDATORY CREDIT - TURKISH PRESIDENCY MURAT CETINMUHURDAR HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) Turkish President and Leader of the Justice and Development (AK) Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends his party s group meeting at the Turkish Grand National Assembly in Ankara, Turkiye on May 20, 2026. TUR Presidency Murat Cetinmuhurdar Anadolu Ankara Turkey. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxTURxPresidency xMuratxCetinmuhurdarx
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres press conference in Tokyo TOKYO, JAPAN - MAY 20: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo, Japan, on May 20, 2026. Guterres is visiting Japan as Tokyo hosts, for the first time in Asia, a meeting of the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination, and as Japan marks 70 years since joining the United Nations. David Mareuil Anadolu Tokyo Japan. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxDavidxMareuilx
Fire declared in the Pechina Dock of the Port of Almeria Image of the fire declared in a container area of the Pechina Dock of the Port of Almeria On May 20, 2026 in Almeria Andalusia, Spain Several fire departments have moved to the Pechina Quay of the Port of Almeria after a fire broke out in an area where material and containers were stored and where work had been authorized for the handling and cutting of steel. So far, no personal injuries have been reported 20 MAY 2026 Marian Leó Almeria Andalucia, Spain Almeria Andalucia, Spain Spain Spain Copyright: xMarianxLeonx 7536071
Muslim pilgrims visit the holy sites ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA - MAY 20: Muslim pilgrims from various countries around the world who come to perform the Hajj, circumambulate the Masjid al-Haram ahead of the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on May 20, 2026. Ali Atmaca Anadolu Mecca Saudi Arabia. Editorial use only. Please get in touch for any other usage. Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxAlixAtmacax
Berlin, Cabinet meeting of the Federal Government Cabinet meeting of the Federal Government on 20 05 2026 at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin In the picture Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz CDU Berlin Federal Chancellery Berlin Germany
(260520) -- BEIJING, May 20, 2026 -- Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, gestures at a press conference in Beijing, capital of China, May 20, 2026. ) CHINA-BEIJING-STATE COUNCIL-TAIWAN AFFAIRS OFFICE-PRESS CONFERENCE (CN) PanxXu
China Russia 9169464 20.05.2026 Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a signing ceremony following a meeting in expanded format at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. Kristina Solovyova Sputnik Beijing China Copyright: xKristinaxSolovyovax
Buddhist monks, activists call for peace in the Middle East Monks of the Jogye Order and peace activists perform 108 prostrations in front of the US Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, on May 20, 2026. The demonstrators utilized the traditional Buddhist ritual to pray for an immediate end to the conflict in the Middle East and to advocate for global peace. Seoul South Korea Copyright: xMatrixxImagesx xLeexSang-hoonx

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79ème Festival International du Film de Cannes Photocall of the film Amarga Navidad 79th International Film Festival of Cannes Photocall of the film Amarga Navidad 456485 2026 05 20 Smit, Milena Copyright: xSergexArnalx xStarfacex STAR_456485_030

(260520) -- BAGHDAD, May 20, 2026 -- A beekeeper checks a honeycomb at his apiary on the outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq, on May 20, 2026. The World Bee Day, which is observed on May 20 annually, was declared by the UN General Assembly in 2017. ) IRAQ-BAGHDAD-BEEKEEPER-WORLD BEE DAY KhalilxDawood

ITALY - POPE LEO XIV DURING THE WEEKLY GENERAL AUDIENCE AT ST PETER S SQUARE IN THE VATICAN- 2026 5 20 Italy, Rome, Vatican, 2026 5 20 Pope Leo XIV during the weekly general audience at St Peter s Square in the Vatican EDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO BOOKS Copyright: xVATICANxMEDIAx

Press conference on talks between Czech and Israeli foreign ministers, Petr Macinka (right) and Gideon Saar (left) in Prague, Czech Republic, May 20, 2026. (CTKxPhoto OndrejxDeml) CTKPhotoP2026052005232 CTKPhotoP2026052005232

May 20, 2026, Aceh Besar, Aceh, Indonesia: Display of colorful chicks sold at Sibreh Animal Market, Suka Makmur District, Aceh Besar regency, Aceh province, Indonesia on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. Aceh Besar Indonesia - ZUMAs340 20260520_zip_s340_043 Copyright: xKhairuxSyukrillahx

Statement on the reform of driving school training Patrick Schnieder, Federal Minister of Transport in portrait at the statement on the reform of driving school training, Berlin , 20 05 2026 Berlin Berlin

20 05 2026, DEU, Wiesbaden Annual General Meeting Commerzbank AG at the Congress Center in Wiesbaden Bettina Orlopp, Chairwoman of the Board of Managing Directors of Commerzbank AG and Jens Weidmann, Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Berlin, Cabinet meeting of the Federal Government Cabinet meeting of the Federal Government on 20 05 2026 at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin In the picture Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz CDU Berlin Federal Chancellery Berlin Germany

(260520) -- BEIJING, May 20, 2026 -- Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, gestures at a press conference in Beijing, capital of China, May 20, 2026. ) CHINA-BEIJING-STATE COUNCIL-TAIWAN AFFAIRS OFFICE-PRESS CONFERENCE (CN) PanxXu

China Russia 9169464 20.05.2026 Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a signing ceremony following a meeting in expanded format at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. Kristina Solovyova Sputnik Beijing China Copyright: xKristinaxSolovyovax