Photos this week: May 2-8, 2025 - CNN

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Pope Leo XIV appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica shortly after his election on Thursday, May 8. Francesco Sforza/Vatican Media/­Reuters

Birds, dolphins and a humpback whale feed on a school of fish near California’s Channel Islands on Thursday, May 1. Annika Hammerschlag/AP

Students take part in a safety drill inside a school in New Delhi on Wednesday, May 7. Tensions between India and Pakistan have been on high this week after India’s strikes on parts of Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. India said the strikes were in response to the massacre of 26 people — mostly Indian tourists — who were killed in April when gunmen stormed a scenic mountain spot in the India-administered part of Kashmir, a long-disputed border region. India blamed Pakistan for the shooting. Pakistan denied involvement and vowed to retaliate against India. Amarjeet Kumar Singh/Anadolu/Getty Images

Sovereignty, with jockey Junior Alvarado, wins the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 3. Michael Clevenger/Imagn Images/Reuters

Swimmers enjoy a pool in Munich, Germany, on Thursday, May 1. Sven Hoppe/DPA/AP

People in Khan Younis, Gaza, attend a funeral Saturday, May 3, for Palestinians who were killed in Israeli strikes. Hatem Khaled/Reuters

A costumed man fires a rifle loaded with blanks during a parade in Mexico City on Monday, May 5. Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Battle of Puebla, in which Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza led his outnumbered troops to victory against the French on May 5, 1862. Carl de Souza/AFP/Getty Images

Britain’s Prince William; Catherine, the Princess of Wales; and their children — from left, Prince George, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte — watch aircraft fly past Buckingham Palace during a VE Day parade in London on Monday, May 5. It has been 80 years since the end of World War II in Europe. Frank Augstein/AP

People walk on the double-helix Bramante staircase in the Vatican Museum on Friday, May 2. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Swimming legend Katie Ledecky celebrates Saturday, May 3, after she broke her own world record in the 800-meter freestyle. She recorded a time of 8:04.12 at the TYR Pro Swim Series Fort Lauderdale, shaving six-tenths of a second off her previous record and finishing almost 20 seconds ahead of her closest competitor. Carmen Mandato/Getty Images

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A man in St. Peter’s Square holds up an American flag as people cheer for the new pope at the Vatican on Thursday, May 8. Alessio Paduano for CNN

People look at part of an unidentified aircraft that crashed in the village of Wuyan in Indian-administered Kashmir on Wednesday, May 7. It was not immediately clear from the pictures of the wreckage who the aircraft belonged to. Locals in nearby Srinagar heard a loud explosion earlier on Wednesday, around the time when India said it was conducting airstrikes against Pakistan. Tauseef Mustafa/AFP/Getty Images

A forklift carries cardboard into a warehouse for recycling in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sunday, May 4. Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images

Workers walk next to containers in Brazil’s Port of Rio Grande on Tuesday, May 6. Silvio Avila/AFP/Getty Images

Former Memphis police officer Justin Smith Jr., right, hugs defense attorney Michael Stengel after Smith and two other former police officers, Tadarrius Bean and Demetrius Haley, were acquitted of all state charges in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols on Wednesday, May 7. The three defendants still face the prospect of years in prison after they were convicted of federal charges last year, though they were acquitted of the most serious charges. Chris Day/Commercial Appeal/USA Today Network/Pool/AP

Iconic singer Diana Ross attends the annual Met Gala in New York on Monday, May 5. Her 60-pound, 18-foot-long train was embroidered with the names of all of her children and grandchildren. See all the best looks from the Met Gala. Kevin Mazur/MG25/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue

A European stonechat spreads its wings in Mallnow, Germany, on Friday, May 2. Patrick Pleul/Picture Alliance/Getty Images

Nuns walk in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Wednesday, May 7. Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images

Israeli security forces inspect the site where a ballistic missile, fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels, landed in the vicinity of Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sunday, May 4. It forced Israel to briefly shut down the airport. Israel retaliated by striking targets in Yemen on Monday. Ohad Zwigenberg/AP

The Houston Rockets' Alperen Şengün charges into Golden State’s Brandin Podziemski during Game 7 of their NBA playoff series on Sunday, May 4. Golden State won to advance to the Western Conference semifinals. Ashley Landis/AP

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Members of the Birmingham Royal Ballet perform “Les Sylphides” in Birmingham. England, on Tuesday, May 6. Garry Jones/Getty Images

A bird flies above Alcatraz Island in California’s San Francisco Bay on Sunday, May 4. President Donald Trump said he would order the government to rebuild and reopen the former prison on Alcatraz that once housed some of the most dangerous criminals in the country. Noah Berger/AP

Italian tailor Raniero Mancinelli works at his shop in Rome on Wednesday, May 7. For decades, Mancinelli has personally handcrafted the white cassocks that popes wear on the day of their election. Alessio Paduano for CNN

Swifty Swine Racing Pigs compete before a NASCAR race in Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday, May 4. Chris Graythen/Getty Images

Art restorers work on Gustave Courbet's painting "A Burial at Ornans" at the Orsay Museum in Paris on Wednesday, May 7. The painting had not undergone any significant restoration for at least half a century. Thibaud Moritz/AFP/Getty Images

Cleveland Guardians center fielder Daniel Schneemann, left, and right fielder Jhonkensy Noel go for a ball hit by Minnesota’s Byron Buxton during a Major League Baseball game in Cleveland on Thursday, May 1. Schneemann made the catch. Ken Blaze/Imagn Images/Reuters

White smoke is released from the chimney of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel on Thursday, May 8, signaling the election of a new pope. Alessio Paduano for CNN

A racegoer walks though the grounds of Churchill Downs before the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 3. Brynn Anderson/AP

A woman reacts as she looks at burned cars outside a mall following a night- time drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sunday, May 4. Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images

Trans rights demonstrators gather outside the office of the Equality and Human Rights Commission in Glasgow, Scotland, on Friday, May 2. Last month, the United Kingdom’s highest court ruled that the legal definition of “woman” excludes trans women. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

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Detainees play basketball at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, Washington, on Friday, May 2. The number of detainees at the detention center increased by nearly 50% in April, according to US Rep. Emily Randall. David Ryder/Getty Images

Micah White-Powell dances in her bed as she’s visited by “Star Wars” droid R2-D2 at the Corewell Health Children's Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, on Friday, May 2. Paul Sancya/AP

Displays show Lady Gaga performing at a free concert on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach on Saturday, May 3. Organizers estimated that about 2.1 million people attended the concert. Aline Massuca/Reuters

Outgoing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, congratulates new Chancellor Friedrich Merz during a handover ceremony in Berlin on Tuesday, May 6. Maja Hitij/Getty Images

This aerial photo, taken on Tuesday, May 6, shows stone barns and cottages near the village of Bolton Abbey in northern England. Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

Cardinals pray in the Sistine Chapel before the start of the papal conclave on Wednesday, May 7. Vatican Media/Reuters

A man uses a cloth to cover himself from the rain as he walks through a wholesale market in New Delhi on Friday, May 2. Priyanshu Singh/Reuters

People vote in Australia's general election at a polling station at the Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club in Sydney on Saturday, May 3. David Gray/AFP/Getty Images

The Milky Way can be seen in the night sky over Inverness, California, as the Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks before dawn on Tuesday, May 6. See last week in 37 photos. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu/Getty Images