Today in Pictures, May 20, 2025

An art installation in Japan, The Pet Gala in New York, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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An art installation by French street artist James Colomina, called The Briefcase, is pictured on the pavement at Shibuya Crossing in the Shibuya district of central Tokyo on May 20, 2025. The display shows a red briefcase - a symbol of work and conformity - with arms, legs and a tie poking out on the ground to illustrate a salaryman who has lost his identity, swallowed by his daily routine. — An art installation by French street artist James Colomina, called The Briefcase, on the pavement at Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on May 20. The display shows a red briefcase – a symbol of work and conformity – with arms, legs and a tie poking out to illustrate a salaryman who has lost his identity, swallowed by his daily routine.
PHOTO: AFP

Two displaced persons, presumed to be Rwandan nationals, sitting in a large bus with their children after undergoing checks at the border, between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, in Goma on May 19, 2025. They were transported in United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) vehicles as part of their repatriation to Rwanda. — Displaced people, presumed to be Rwandan nationals, in a bus after undergoing checks at the border between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, in Goma, on May 19. They were transported in UN’s refugee agency UNHCR vehicles as part of their repatriation to Rwanda.
PHOTO: AFP

Model Rachel Pizzolato posing with a dog during The Pet Gala at GH on the Park in New York City on May 19, 2025. The Pet Gala by Anthony Rubio designs recreates outfits from the Met Gala for pets. — Model Rachel Pizzolato posing with a dog during The Pet Gala at GH on the Park in New York City, US, on May 19. The Pet Gala by Anthony Rubio Designs recreates outfits from the Met Gala for pets.
PHOTO: AFP

People attending a ceremony marking National Day of Remembrance at the Choeung Ek Genocidal Centre on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 20, 2025. Cambodians mark the annual National Day of Remembrance, also known as the Day of Anger, to commemorate the estimated two million victims who died from starvation, forced labor, or politically-justified executions during the Khmer Rouge regime from 1975-1979. — People attending a ceremony marking National Day of Remembrance at the Choeung Ek Genocidal Centre in the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on May 20. Cambodians mark the day, also known as the Day of Anger, to commemorate the estimated two million victims who died from starvation, forced labour or politically justified executions during the Khmer Rouge regime from 1975 to 1979.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Palestinians on the move as they flee their homes after the Israeli military issued orders for evacuation from eastern Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 19, 2025. — Palestinians on the move as they flee their homes after the Israeli military issued orders for evacuation from eastern Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 19.
PHOTO: REUTERS

A truck making its way through a flooded street following heavy rainfall in Bengaluru, India, on May 19, 2025. — A truck making its way through a flooded street following heavy rainfall in Bengaluru, India, on May 19.
PHOTO: AFP

An Indian army soldier standing guard near the Line of Control in India's Kashmir region on May 19, 2025. — An Indian Army soldier silhouetted as he stands guard near the Line of Control in India's Kashmir region on May 19, after India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on May 10 following four days of high-stakes military confrontation.
PHOTO: AFP

An Indian army soldier standing guard near the Line of Control in India's Kashmir region on May 19, 2025. — An Indian Army soldier surveying the surroundings near the Line of Control in India's Kashmir region on May 19.
PHOTO: AFP

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