Today in Pictures, May 19, 2026
Climbers on Mount Everest in Nepal, the 2026 Pet Gala in New York, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.
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Climbers making their way in a long queue towards the summit of Mount Everest in the Solukhumbu district, Nepal, on May 18, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Bogie, a Chihuahua dressed as British singer-songwriter Sam Smith, posing at the 2026 Pet Gala at Cineplay in New York, US, on May 18, 2026.
PHOTO: AFP
Alex Marquez of Team Gresini Racing MotoGP being hurled through the air after crashing his motorbike during the 2026 Catalunya MotoGP Grand Prix at the Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, near Barcelona, Spain, on May 17, 2026.
PHOTO: AFP
A resident watering plants in his front yard as the Sandy Fire burns in the hills near a residential area in Simi Valley, California, US, on May 18, 2026. About 24,000 people in Simi Valley, near Los Angeles, are under mandatory evacuation orders.
PHOTO: AFP
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto inaugurating a Rafale fighter jet during a handover ceremony for the jets, Airbus A400M military aircraft, Falcon 8X military aircraft, ground-controlled interception radar, Hammer smart weapons and Meteor missiles at Halim Perdanakusuma airbase in Jakarta on May 18, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A wedding dress on display outside a shop surrounded by debris and damaged buildings as brides in Gaza turn to reused gowns amid soaring prices and shortages caused by the war, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, in a photo released on May 18, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Muslim pilgrims resting near the Kaabah at the Grand Mosque before the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on May 18, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A protester chanting anti-government slogans on a road blocked with stones to prevent traffic from passing during a nationwide transport strike against rising fuel prices in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 18, 2026.
PHOTO: AFP
