Each week, we highlight 10 of the best news images made by our photographers around the world over the last seven days. Here are this week’s selections:
1. U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People on May 14, 2026 in Beijing, China. | Photo by Alex Wong -
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2. A passenger from the final group to be evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship makes a heart with their hands from a bus on the way to the airport in the Granadilla Port on May 11, 2026 in Tenerife, part of the Canary Islands, Spain. | Photo by Chris McGrath -
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3. King Charles III and Queen Camilla process into the Lord's chamber through the royal gallery during the state opening of Parliament, on May 13, 2026 in London, England. | Photo by Richard Pohle/WPA Pool
4. Liberal Democrats leader Ed Davey (R) and Scottish Liberal Democrats leader Alex Cole-Hamilton celebrate the Scottish Lib Dems election results on May 9, 2026 in Edinburgh, Scotland. | Photo by Jeff J Mitchell -
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5. Smoke billows into the air behind a motorcycle rider as firefighters work to control the Max Road Miramar fire on May 11, 2026 in Pembroke Pines, Florida. | Photo by Joe Raedle -
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6. An activist holds the model of a bloodied sheep above her head outside the H&M store in Regent Street during their demonstration on May 12 , 2026 in London, England. Supporters of animal-rights group PETA demonstrated after an investigation found one of their suppliers of wool products punched, kicked, dragged and wounded sheep during the shearing process. | Photo by Martin Pope -
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7. Motorists stop their cars and observe a daily one-minute silence at 9:00 a.m. to honor soldiers killed in the Russia-Ukraine war, a ritual initiated by President Volodymyr Zelensky in 2022, on May 09, 2026 in Kyiv, Ukraine.| Photo by Diego Fedele -
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