Today in Pictures, May 7, 2026
OceanOneK, an underwater robotic avatar at the Singapore Oceanarium’s Shipwreck Habitat, a humanoid robot at a temple in Seoul, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.
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OceanOneK, Stanford University's underwater robotic avatar, took to the Singapore Oceanarium's Shipwreck Habitat like a seasoned diver on May 6, 2026. It is controlled by a human operator using technology that enables the operator to "feel" the underwater environment.
ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN
Humanoid robot Gabi folding its hands during a precept ceremony at a temple in Seoul, South Korea, on May 6, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A boy standing next to a dead sperm whale that washed up at Melaya beach in Jembrana Regency, Bali, Indonesia, on May 6, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Smoke rising from southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, in northern Israel, on May 6, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Palestinians standing next to a soil barrier, erected by the Israeli army, blocking an entrance to the village of Turmus Aya in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on May 6, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A displaced Palestinian boy peering through a tear in a tent wall, in Gaza City, on May 6, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Ethnic Albanians taking a ride on a swing during a yearly ritual to celebrate St George's Day in the village of Babaj i Bokes, Kosovo, on May 6, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Luxembourg's Ni Xia Lian in action during the women's round of 16 match at the ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals London 2026, held at the OVO Arena Wembley, in London, Britain, on May 6, 2026.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A person is silhouetted as cloud iridescence appears in the sky at sunset, in Sana’a, Yemen, on May 6, 2026.
PHOTO: EPA
Models waiting backstage before presenting creations by some of the designers taking part in the Cali Distrito Moda fashion fair during a launch runway show in La Cumbre, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia, on May 6, 2026.
PHOTO: AFP
