The Week in Pictures: May 24, 2019 - MSN.com

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Montgomery, Alabama
Kelli Thompson chants at the Alabama State Capitol during the March for Reproductive Freedom against the state's new abortion law, the Alabama Human Life Protection Act, in Montgomery, Ala. on May 19, 2019.




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Marina del Rey, California
Fans react as they watch HBO's "Game of Thrones" series finale at a viewing party at Brennan's bar in Marina del Rey, Calif. on May 19, 2019.




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Magelang, Indonesia
Visitors release paper lanterns during a ceremony on Vesak Day at the Borobudur temple in Magelang, Central Java province, Indonesia, May 19, 2019.




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Newcastle, England
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage gestures after being hit with a milkshake while arriving for a Brexit Party campaign event in Newcastle, England on May 20, 2019.




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Gaza City
Palestinians break their fast by eating the Iftar meals during the holy month of Ramadan, near the rubble of a building recently destroyed by Israeli air strikes, in Gaza City on May 18, 2019.




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Antwerp, Belgium
A participant of the international World Beard and Moustache Championships poses before taking part in one of the 17 categories of beard and moustache styles competing in Antwerp, Belgium on May 18, 2019.




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Taipei, Taiwan
A couple kisses as they celebrate after Taiwan became the first place in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage, outside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei, Taiwan on May 17, 2019.




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Beijing, China
A runner competes in the Great Wall Marathon at the Huangyaguan Great Wall outside Beijing, China on May 18, 2019.




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El Paso, Texas
Migrants stand while being detained by Border Patrol, after crossing to the U.S. side of the U.S.-Mexico border barrier on May 17, 2019 in El Paso, Texas. The location is an area where migrants frequently turn themselves and ask for asylum after crossing the border. Approximately 1,000 migrants per day are being released by authorities in the El Paso sector of the U.S.-Mexico border.




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Bali, Indonesia
Kelly Slater of the US performs a manoeuvre on a wave during the World Surf League men's championship tour surfing event at Keramas in Gianyar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on May 19, 2019.

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Baltimore, Maryland
Jockey John Velazquez falls off of Bodexpress coming out of the straining gate during the running of the 144th Preakness at Pimlico Racecourse in Baltimore, Md. on May 18, 2019.




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Varanasi, India
Indian voters show their ink-marked fingers after casting their vote in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh state on May 19, 2019, during the 7th and final phase of India's general election. Voting in one of India's most acrimonious elections in decades entered its final day on May 19 as Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi scrambled to hang on to his overall majority.




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Peru
An aerial view over a chemically deforested area of the Amazon jungle caused by illegal mining activities in the river basin of the Madre de Dios region in southeast Peru, on May 17, 2019, during the 'Mercury' joint operation by Peruvian military and police ongoing since February 2019. Illegal mining activities for gold have caused irreversible ecological damage to more than 11,000 hectares of Amazonian forest and river basins, generating illicit activities in parallel such as human trafficking, mercury trafficking, hired killers and prostitution.




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Paris, France
A rescue worker, top in red, hangs from the Eiffel Tower while a climber is seen below him between two iron columns Monday, May 20, 2019 in Paris. The Eiffel Tower has been closed to visitors after a person has tried to scale it.




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Kiev, Ukraine
The new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy holds up a mace, the Ukrainian symbol of power, during his inauguration ceremony in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, May 20, 2019. Ukrainian TV star Volodymyr Zelenskiy was sworn in as the country's new president on Monday, and promised to stop the war in the country's east against Russian-backed separatists and immediately disbanded parliament, which he has branded as a group only interested in self-enrichment. Ukrainian parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy is in the background.




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Farmingdale, New York
Brooks Koepka reacts after winning the PGA Championship golf tournament, Sunday, May 19, 2019, at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, N.Y.




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Tel Aviv, Israel
Kate Miller-Heidke of Australia, center, performs the song "Zero Gravity" during the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest grand final in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, May 18, 2019.




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Indianapolis, Indiana
James Hinchcliffe, of Canada, slides into the backstretch after hitting the wall along the second turn during qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Saturday, May 18, 2019, in Indianapolis.




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Chicago, Illinois
Lori Lightfoot (R) kisses wife Amy Eshleman (L) in front of their daughter Vivian (C) after she was sworn in as Chicago's 56th mayor during an inauguration ceremony at Wintrust Arena in Chicago on May 20, 2019.




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Cannes, France
Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio attend the screening of "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood" during the 72nd annual Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2019 in Cannes, France.

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Yangon, Myanmar
Lightning strikes across the sky of Yangon, Myanmar on May 22, 2019.




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Port-au-Prince, Haiti
A nurse sits outside an intensive care unit (ICU) during doctors strike at a public hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on May 21, 2019. Intern Doctors in Haiti are on strike to protest several months of delays in the payment of their salaries.




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Washington, D.C.
President Donald Trump delivers a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, May 22, 2019, in Washington.




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Vevey, Switzerland
A picture taken on May 21, 2019 in Vevey, Switzerland shows the paddle steamer 'Italie' of the Compagnie Generale de Navigation sur le lac Leman, commonly abbreviated to CGN, sailing on Lake Geneva past a giant fork sculpture designed by Switzerland's artist Jean-Pierre Zaugg.




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Venice, Italy
An alleged work by British street artist Banksy depicting a migrant child wearing a lifejacket holding a pink flare, is painted on the outer wall of a house overlooking the canal Rio de Ca Foscari, in Venice, Italy on May 21, 2019.




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Mangum, Oklahoma
A house damaged in a tornado Monday, May 20, 2019, in Mangum, Okla., is pictured from the air Tuesday, May 21. A strong band of storms has spawned more than 30 tornadoes across the central U.S., damaging homes in Oklahoma, demolishing a rack track grandstand in Missouri and drenching waterlogged states with more water and more flooding.




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Jakarta, Indonesia
Fire crackers explode near supporters of presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto during clashes with the police in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Indonesian President Joko Widodo said authorities have the volatile situation in the country's capital under control after six people died Wednesday in riots by supporters of his losing rival in last month's presidential election.




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Washington, D.C.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testifies before the House Committee on Financial Services on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 22, 2019.




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London, England
A 1939 Porsche Type 64, the oldest car to wear a Porsche badge and the personal car of German car designer and manufacturer Ferdinand and Ferry Porsche on display during a press preview at Sotheby's auction house in London, Tuesday, May 21, 2019. This is the only surviving example of the Type 64 Porsche which is a direct ancestor of the iconic Porsche 365. The car will go on sale at an auction in Monterey Ca. in August and is expected to sell at around 15.75 million pounds sterling, (US$ 20 million, euro 18 million).




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Siliguri, India
Indian supporters of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hold colour smoke crackers as they celebrate on the vote results day for India's general election in Siliguri on May 23, 2019. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked on course on May 23 for a major victory in the world's biggest election, with early trends suggesting his Hindu nationalist party will win a bigger majority even than 2014.




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Herat, Afghanistan
Afghan burqa-clad women sit as they receive aid items by a charity during the holy month of Ramdan in Herat province on May 23, 2019. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar during which devotees fast from dawn till dusk.




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New York City
Aerobatic pilots Sean D. Tucker and Jessy Panzer (foreground) of Team Oracle fly down the Hudson River past the World Trade Center in New York on May 22, 2019 during a media day in advance of the Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach over Memorial Day weekend. Tucker will be performing at air shows this summer and fall alongside Jessy Panzer, the only civilian female formation airshow pilot in the United States.




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Khan Sheikhun, Syria
This picture taken on May 23, 2019 shows smoke plumes rising following reported Syrian government forces' bombardment on the town of Khan Sheikhun in the southern countryside of the rebel-held Idlib province.




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Jefferson City, Missouri
A car is trapped under the fallen metal roof of the Break Time gas station and convenience store in tornado-hit Jefferson City, Mo., Thursday, May 23, 2019. The National Weather Service has confirmed a large and destructive tornado has touched down in Missouri's state capital, causing heavy damage and trapping multiple people in the wreckage of their homes.