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UKRAINE RUSSIA CONFLICT
epa09954557 The parents kneel in prayer before the coffin during funeral ceremony for Ukrainian serviceman Denys Antypov, a former professor of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, at St. Nicholas church in Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine, 18 May 2022. The Ukrainian serviceman was killed in a battle in eastern Ukraine. Russian troops entered Ukraine on 24 February resulting in fighting and destruction in the country and triggering a series of severe economic sanctions on Russia by Western countries. EPA/OLEG PETRASYUK
THAILAND BADMINTON
epa09954544 Line Kjaersfeldt of Denmark in action during a women's singles match against Zhang Yi Man of China at the Toyota Gazoo Racing Thailand Open 2022 badminton tournament in Nonthaburi, Thailand, 18 May 2022. EPA/DIEGO AZUBEL
SRI LANKA ECONOMIC CRISIS
epa09954517 People wait to buy kerosene at a gas station amid a fuel shortage in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 18 May 2022. Protests have been rocking the country for weeks, calling for the resignation of the president over the alleged failure to address the worsening current economic crisis. Sri Lanka faces its worst economic crisis in decades due to the lack of foreign exchange, resulting in severe shortages in food, fuel, medicine, and imported goods. EPA/CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE
SPAIN PARLIAMENT
epa09954500 Economy minister Nadia Calvino speaks during the weekly Spanish Government's question time session at the Congress of Deputies in Madrid, Spain, 18 May 2022. EPA/JUAN CARLOS HIDALGO
ISRAEL NETHERLANDS DIPLOMACY
epa09954480 Dutch Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Wopke Hoekstra prepares to lay a wreath at the Hall of Remembrance during his visit at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, Israel, 18 May 2022. EPA/ABIR SULTAN
INDONESIA TRADITIONS
epa09954476 A boy reacts as doctors perform a circumcision on him during a mass circumcision ceremony for children in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 18 May 2022. The Aceh government held a free mass circumcision ceremony for the local community. Circumcisions are commonly held in different parts of the country where it is considered one of the most important rites of passage in Indonesian Muslim communities, marking the arrival of puberty. EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK
INDONESIA PANDEMIC
epa09954444 Travelers arrive at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Indonesia, 18 May 2022. As of 18 May 2022, fully vaccinated domestic and international travelers are allowed to enter the country without showing proof of a negative COVID-19 test. EPA/MADE NAGI
NORTH KOREA PANDEMIC CORONAVIRUS COVID19
epa09954445 A photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on 18 May 2022 shows staff disinfecting Pyongyang station in an anti-epidemic prevention campaign to curb the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) health crisis in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered nationwide lockdowns and mobilized troops to tackle the pandemic since the country first disclosed the COVID-19 outbreak last week. EPA/KCNA EDITORIAL USE ONLY
CHINAHENANXINXIANGYANJINFARMLAND MANAGEMENT CN
(220518) -- XINXIANG, May 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 17, 2022 shows wheat fields in Lizhuang Village, Senggu Township, Yanjin County of Xinxiang City, central China's Henan Province.\r\n In Yanjin County, a group of agricultural experts reached out to local farmers, offering instructions on farmland management, to help them attain a bumper harvest. (Xinhua/Zhang Haoran)
NETHERLANDS PARLIAMENT
epa09954437 Minister of Finance Sigrid Kaag with the briefcase for Accountability Day in The Hague, The Netherlands, 18 May 2022. On Accountability Day, the Court of Audit presents its opinions on policy results, financial information and business operations in the ministerial annual reports for 2021. EPA/ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN
