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US wildfires, stormsand heatwave place millions under weather alerts CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES - MAY 20: Firefighters remain on stand by during operations on the Sandy Fire in Simi Valley, California, United States, on May 20, 2026. Near Southern California, evacuation orders and warnings remained in effect on Tuesday as wildfires raged near Burro Peak and across the Simi Valley region. The Sandy Fire in Simi Valley burned across nearly 1,400 acres since it began Monday morning, with only 5% of the blaze contained as of Tuesday, fire authorities said. The fire forced on Monday more than 10,000 homes in the region to be put under evacuation orders. Firefighters are still battling to contain the wildfire. Myraneli Fabian Anadolu California Copyright: x2026xAnadoluxMyranelixFabianx

May 20, 2026, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA: An installation of 620 teddy bears and stuffed animals to represent the over 6,200 children arrested by ICE and denied a childhood since the start of the Trump Administration is seen near the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA, on May 20, 2026. Activists attended a Vigil outside the US Capitol calling for an end to child and family detention by ICE, hosted by the Read Them Home Initiative and Free Families Coalition. Washington USA - ZUMAs337 20260520_znp_s337_010 Copyright: xGentxShkullakux

May 20, 2026, New York, New York, USA: WALID OBEIDAT, Permanent Representative of Jordan to the United Nations, speaks at the Security Council stakeout at UNHQ before a Security Council meeting on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, on behalf of the founding states of the Global Initiative to Galvanize Political Commitment to International Humanitarian Law, as MIRJANA SPOLJARIC, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, stands alongside representatives of member states in support. New York USA - ZUMAo116 20260520_znp_o116_013 Copyright: xBiancaxOterox

Cabinet meeting, Federal Government, Kick-off Kick-off, Cabinet meeting, Federal Government, Federal Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, Minister of the Chancellery, Thorsten Frei, Lars Klingbeil, Federal Minister of Finance, Vice-Chancellor, Alexander Dobrindt, Federal Minister of the Interior, Bärbel Bas, Federal Minister, Labor, Social Affairs, Stefan Kor