Today in Pictures, May 20, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin in China, interior of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (extreme right) is welcomed by Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on May 20, 2026.
PHOTO: EPA
Visitors at the Grand Egyptian Museum are silhouetted against the Pyramid of Giza visible in the background in Cairo, Egypt, on May 18, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Details of Minotaur cast member Iris Lebedev's dress as she poses on the red carpet during arrivals for the screening of the film at the 79th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 19, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A helicopter dropping water to battle a wildfire known as the Sandy Fire, in Simi Valley, California, on May 18, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A drone view showing Bolivian fuel trucks waiting at a fuel logistics centre for conditions to stabilise in Bolivia amid protests calling for the resignation of Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz, in San Antonio, Paraguay, on May 19, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A Thai Buddhist monk looking at the Phra Buddha Dhammakaya Thep Mongkol, a giant seated Buddha statue, as he visits a pagoda at the Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 19, 2026.
PHOTO: AFP
USS Boxer (LHD-4), a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship carrying MV-22B Osprey aircraft, entering the Johor Strait in north-eastern Singapore on May 19, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Firefighters working at the site of a private household hit during morning Russian drone strikes in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on May 19, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
