Photos this week: May 21-28, 2026 | CNN

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A health worker crouches beside the coffin of a suspected Ebola victim outside a home in Mongbwalu, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday, May 24. Michel Lunanga/Getty Images

Members of the press clear the North Lawn of the White House following reports of gunfire on Saturday, May 23. Media members scrambled to shelter in place as a lockdown was put into effect. Secret Service officers shot and killed a person who the agency said approached a security checkpoint and fired at them. Secret Service personnel were not injured, and President Donald Trump was in the residence and unaffected, a Secret Service spokesperson said. However, a bystander was hurt in the incident, according to a law enforcement official. Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg/Getty Images

A member of the Young Marines youth program helps carry a large American flag during the National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, DC, on Monday, May 25. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

Participants compete in the annual Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling competition near Brockworth, England, on Monday, May 25. It’s been described as the world’s most dangerous race — a 200-yard dash down a steep grassy hill, chasing after a wheel of Double Gloucester cheese. Isabel Infantes/Reuters

Shrey Parikh holds a trophy after winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, DC, on Thursday, May 28. The 14-year-old Californian survived 18 regular rounds of the spelling competition plus a “spell-off” tiebreaker, during which he correctly spelled an unprecedented 32 words in 90 seconds. He won with “bromocriptine,” a “polypeptide alkaloid that is a derivative of ergot and mimics the activity of dopamine.” Allison Robbert/AP

An agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement sprays chemical irritants at protesters and media outside an ICE detention center in Newark, New Jersey, on Wednesday, May 27. Protesters at Delaney Hall – a privately owned, 1,000-bed facility where inhumane conditions have been alleged for months – blocked unmarked government vehicles Monday and tussled with armed, masked ICE agents, including some who used gas canisters and batons, video from Freedom News TV obtained by CNN shows. Tensions escalated over the holiday weekend as hundreds of detainees went on a labor and hunger strike, their lawyers said. The Department of Homeland Security has denied claims of a hunger strike and poor conditions at the facility. Adam Gray/Getty Images

This aerial photo, taken on Sunday, May 24, shows visitors walking around the Grand Prismatic Spring, which is in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. It’s the largest hot spring in the United States. The colors outside its blue center are created by thermophiles — heat-loving microscopic organisms that flourish in many of Yellowstone’s hot springs. Mario Tama/Getty Images

A New York Knicks fan takes part in postgame celebrations after his team swept the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday, May 25, to clinch a spot in the NBA Finals. It will be the Knicks’ first time in the Finals since 1999. Vincent Alban/The New York Times/Redux

Water is sprayed onto an overheating chemical tank in Garden Grove, California, on Friday, May 22. Thousands of people had to be evacuated from the area because the risk of a catastrophic blast at GKN Aerospace in Orange County. All evacuation orders were lifted a few days later. Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images

US President Donald Trump gestures to the media during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Wednesday, May 27. Evan Vucci/Reuters

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Detainees stand by a window inside the federal immigration center at Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, on Tuesday, May 26. Adam Gray/Getty Images

NASCAR Hall of Famer Kurt Busch lays white roses on the number 8 during a remembrance ceremony for his brother, Kyle, at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 24. Kyle Busch, a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, died May 22 at the age of 41. His family said he died from complications of severe pneumonia that progressed into sepsis. David Jensen/Getty Images

People arrive on the red carpet for the screening of the French film "Histoires de la nuit" (“The Birthday Party”) at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday, May 22. Antonin Thuillier/AFP/Getty Images

In this image taken from social media video, people trapped in a cave are found alive by rescue workers in Laos’ Xaisomboun Province on Wednesday, May 27. Officials say the five men ventured into the cave last week, drawn by the promise of gold deposits, a speculative pursuit that has surged in recent years, according to research by US think tank the Stimson Center. A torrential downpour caused flash flooding inside the cave system and sealed the men’s exit. Norrased Palasing/UGC/Reuters

Muslim pilgrims pray on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage early on Tuesday, May 26. Zain Jaafar/AFP/Getty Images

Northern gannets take part in a courtship ritual at the Bempton Cliffs reserve in Bridlington, England, on Tuesday, May 26. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Felix Rosenqvist takes part in the traditional milk celebration after winning the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 24. It was the closest Indianapolis 500 in history, with Rosenqvist’s late pass giving him the win by a margin of 0.0233 seconds. Michael L. Levitt/Lumen/Getty Images

Residents use buckets of water as they try to control a fire that hit a poor community in Manila, Philippines, on Saturday, May 23. Aaron Favila/AP

People react as a neighbor places a motorized pump in a container of water by the entrance of their building in Havana, Cuba, on Wednesday, May 27. Following the US attack on Cuba’s oil-rich ally Venezuela in January and the Trump administration’s declaration that the Cuban government presents a threat to US national security, the communist-run island has faced an oil blockade. The lack of oil, which Cuba uses to power vehicles and generate electricity, has exacerbated the country’s long-running energy crisis and also affected the water supply. Ramon Espinosa/AP

Anay Mahesh, a 13-year-old from Orlando, reacts after answering incorrectly during the quarterfinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Wednesday, May 27. Allison Robbert/AP

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A resident inspects flood damage inside a house in China’s Anxi village on Tuesday, May 26, following flash floods and landslides triggered by extreme rainfall. cnsphoto/Reuters

Jannik Sinner, the world’s No. 1 tennis player, tries to cool himself with water during a break in his second-round match at the French Open on Thursday, May 28. Sinner was up two sets until the heat started to take control and he started to struggle with cramping. He lost in five sets to Juan Manuel Cerúndolo. Thibault Camus/AP

A Ukrainian serviceman fires a self-propelled howitzer toward Russian positions in Ukraine’s Donetsk region on Wednesday, May 27. Anatolii Stepanov/Reuters

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama, right, blocks a shot by Oklahoma City’s Chet Holmgren during Game 5 of the NBA’s Western Conference Finals on Tuesday, May 26. Gerald Leong/AP

Talk-show host Stephen Colbert receives applause during his final episode of “The Late Show” on Thursday, May 21. In the emotional and existential episode, he thanked his staff, studio audience and viewers for 11 years of laughs. See photos from “The Late Show” from the past 33 years. Scott Kowalchyk/CBS

Houston Astros reliever Alimber Santa (No. 72) celebrates with teammates after finishing a no-hitter against the Texas Rangers on Monday, May 25. Santa, Tatsuya Imai and Steven Okert combined to throw the no-hitter, the first in the major leagues since September 2024. Jerome Miron/Imagn Images/Reuters

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican candidate for the US Senate, waves at an election night event in Plano, Texas, on Tuesday, May 26. Paxton defeated Sen. John Cornyn in a runoff for the Republican nomination. He will face Democratic Rep. James Talarico in November. Tony Gutierrez/AP

Rescue workers search for trapped survivors on Monday, May 25, after a nine-story building under construction collapsed in Angeles, Philippines. Noel Celis/Reuters

Ace Kelley and his partner, Diane Rutan, rest in the parking lot of a temporary shelter in Fountain Valley, California, on Saturday, May 23. They were among those who had to evacuate their home because of an overheating chemical tank nearby. Ed Ou/Reuters

Undergraduates are reflected in a pool of rainwater during the United States Military Academy commencement ceremony in West Point, New York, on Saturday, May 23. Adam Gray/Getty Images

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Kevin Warsh, incoming chairman of the US Federal Reserve, is joined by his wife, Jane Lauder, as he is sworn in by Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas at the White House on Friday, May 22. Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg/Getty Images

Veronica Smith watches from her doorstep as firefighters battle a commercial structure fire in South Gate, California, on Sunday, May 24. Ethan Swope/AP

Canada’s Darnell Nurse, left, slides into the goal crease during a World Championship game against Slovenia on Friday, May 22. Monika Majer/RvS.Media/Getty Images

Palestinians offer Eid al-Adha prayers on Wednesday, May 27, beside the ruins of a mosque that was destroyed by Israeli bombardment in Khan Younis, Gaza. Abdel Kareem Hana/AP

The Toronto Blue Jays’ Jesús Sánchez is doused by a teammate during a postgame interview on Tuesday, May 26. Sánchez had a grand slam in the Blue Jays’ 8-1 win over Miami. Cole Burston/Getty Images

Ali Al-Aqleh, 18 months old, rests in the arms of his mother, Hayat Al-Aqleh, at Jabal Amel Hospital in Tyre, Lebanon, on Wednesday, May 27. He had undergone surgery for injuries sustained in an Israeli airstrike a day earlier in the village of Charnay. Mohammad Zaatari/AP

People enjoy the beach in Bournemouth, England, on Monday, May 25. Temperature records are being smashed across Europe as parts of the continent swelter in a heat wave that is bringing extreme temperatures alarmingly early in the year. See last week in 34 photos. Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images