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A curtain blows out of a broken window in a damaged residential building after Russian drone and missile strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 14, 2026. (Roman Pilipey/AFP via Getty Images)
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5/14/2026Updated: 5/14/2026
Riot police use a water cannon as high school and university students demonstrate against the government of President Jose Antonio Kast in Santiago, Chile, on May 14, 2026. (Rodrigo Arangua / AFP via Getty Images)

Riot police use a water cannon as high school and university students demonstrate against the government of President Jose Antonio Kast in Santiago, Chile, on May 14, 2026. (Rodrigo Arangua / AFP via Getty Images)

(L-R) Artemis II crew members backup engineer Jenni Gibbons, mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist Christina Koch, pilot Victor Glover, commander Reid Wiseman, and Canadian Minister of Industry Melanie Joly speak at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) headquarters in Longueuil, Quebec, on May 14, 2026. (Andrej Ivanov/AFP via Getty Images)

(L-R) Artemis II crew members backup engineer Jenni Gibbons, mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist Christina Koch, pilot Victor Glover, commander Reid Wiseman, and Canadian Minister of Industry Melanie Joly speak at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) headquarters in Longueuil, Quebec, on May 14, 2026. (Andrej Ivanov/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks about the Trump administration's anti-fraud initiatives in Bangor, Maine, on May 14, 2026. (Tierney L Cross/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks about the Trump administration's anti-fraud initiatives in Bangor, Maine, on May 14, 2026. (Tierney L Cross/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)

A man rows his boat carrying vegetables through the polluted area of the iconic Dal Lake in Srinagar, India, on May 14, 2026. (Tauseef Mustafa/AFP via Getty Images)

A man rows his boat carrying vegetables through the polluted area of the iconic Dal Lake in Srinagar, India, on May 14, 2026. (Tauseef Mustafa/AFP via Getty Images)

Police detain a miner after clashes erupted during a march to demand the resignation of President Rodrigo Paz in La Paz, Bolivia, on May 14, 2026. For the past two weeks, workers, farmers, school teachers, indigenous groups, and transport workers have been pressuring the government for higher wages and a halt to the privatization of public companies. (Aizar Radles/AFP via Getty Images)

Police detain a miner after clashes erupted during a march to demand the resignation of President Rodrigo Paz in La Paz, Bolivia, on May 14, 2026. For the past two weeks, workers, farmers, school teachers, indigenous groups, and transport workers have been pressuring the government for higher wages and a halt to the privatization of public companies. (Aizar Radles/AFP via Getty Images)

Commander of U.S. Africa Command Air Force Gen. Dagvin Anderson (R) shakes hands with Commander of U.S. Central Command Navy Adm. Brad Cooper as they conclude their testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 14, 2026. The full committee heard testimony on defense spending for fiscal year 2027. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Commander of U.S. Africa Command Air Force Gen. Dagvin Anderson (R) shakes hands with Commander of U.S. Central Command Navy Adm. Brad Cooper as they conclude their testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 14, 2026. The full committee heard testimony on defense spending for fiscal year 2027. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Union's players celebrate with the cup after winning a soccer game between Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and RSC Anderlecht, the final of the “Croky Cup” Belgian cup in Brussels on May 14, 2026. (Tom Goyvaerts/BELGA MAG/Belga/AFP via Getty Images)

Union's players celebrate with the cup after winning a soccer game between Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and RSC Anderlecht, the final of the “Croky Cup” Belgian cup in Brussels on May 14, 2026. (Tom Goyvaerts/BELGA MAG/Belga/AFP via Getty Images)

A television news program at a restaurant in Hong Kong on May 14, 2026, shows the meeting of President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing. (Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images)

A television news program at a restaurant in Hong Kong on May 14, 2026, shows the meeting of President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing. (Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images)

Workers continue to build out Freedom 250's Great American State Fair infrastructure on the National Mall in Washington on May 14, 2026. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Workers continue to build out Freedom 250's Great American State Fair infrastructure on the National Mall in Washington on May 14, 2026. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Human rights activist Javier Tarazona (L) speaks during the presentation of PROVEA's (Venezuelan Education-Action Program on Human Rights) 2026 annual report on human rights in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 14, 2026. (Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images)

Human rights activist Javier Tarazona (L) speaks during the presentation of PROVEA's (Venezuelan Education-Action Program on Human Rights) 2026 annual report on human rights in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 14, 2026. (Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images)

A French Foreign Legion paratrooper from the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment adjusts the rifled mortar as a comrade consults firing data during an exercise near La Souterraine, central France, on May 14, 2026. The exercise, running from May 11 to 20 across Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Centre-Val de Loire, tests air and ground components central to France's contribution to NATO rapid-reaction forces. (Philippe Lopez/AFP via Getty Images)

A French Foreign Legion paratrooper from the 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment adjusts the rifled mortar as a comrade consults firing data during an exercise near La Souterraine, central France, on May 14, 2026. The exercise, running from May 11 to 20 across Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Centre-Val de Loire, tests air and ground components central to France's contribution to NATO rapid-reaction forces. (Philippe Lopez/AFP via Getty Images)

First Lady of Austria Doris Schmidauer (R) meets Larry the Cat as she leaves Number 10 Downing Street after attending a reception for a delegation from the Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen Global Platform hosted by Victoria Starmer, wife of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, on May 14, 2026. The event is taking place as part of the UK-Ukraine 100-Year Partnership, established in 2025 to strengthen long-term ties between the two nations. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

First Lady of Austria Doris Schmidauer (R) meets Larry the Cat as she leaves Number 10 Downing Street after attending a reception for a delegation from the Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen Global Platform hosted by Victoria Starmer, wife of UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, on May 14, 2026. The event is taking place as part of the UK-Ukraine 100-Year Partnership, established in 2025 to strengthen long-term ties between the two nations. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

The Sagrada Familia Basilica stands at the end of Meridiana Avenue during sunset in Barcelona on May 14, 2026. (Josep Lago/AFP via Getty Images)

The Sagrada Familia Basilica stands at the end of Meridiana Avenue during sunset in Barcelona on May 14, 2026. (Josep Lago/AFP via Getty Images)

A woman is vaccinated by a medical student during a campaign against measles at Metropolitan University Center in Guatemala City on May 14, 2026. (Johan Ordonez/AFP via Getty Images)

A woman is vaccinated by a medical student during a campaign against measles at Metropolitan University Center in Guatemala City on May 14, 2026. (Johan Ordonez/AFP via Getty Images)

Catherine, Princess of Wales (C), visits the Salvador Allende kindergarten to view lessons in nature during her visit to Reggio Emilia, Italy, on May 14, 2026. The Princess of Wales is visiting the city in northern Italy as the Royal Foundation Center for Early Childhood expands internationally. She is exploring leading approaches to early childhood development focused on creativity, relationships, and hands-on learning during her first overseas royal visit since cancer treatment. (Jordan Pettitt/Pool/Getty Images)

Catherine, Princess of Wales (C), visits the Salvador Allende kindergarten to view lessons in nature during her visit to Reggio Emilia, Italy, on May 14, 2026. The Princess of Wales is visiting the city in northern Italy as the Royal Foundation Center for Early Childhood expands internationally. She is exploring leading approaches to early childhood development focused on creativity, relationships, and hands-on learning during her first overseas royal visit since cancer treatment. (Jordan Pettitt/Pool/Getty Images)

Minister of Defense and Foreign Trade Theo Francken visits the FNSS Defense Systems armored vehicles produced in Ankara, Turkey, on May 14, 2026, the fifth and last day of a Belgian economic mission to Turkey. (Benoit Doppagne/Belga Mag/Belga/AFP via Getty Images)

Minister of Defense and Foreign Trade Theo Francken visits the FNSS Defense Systems armored vehicles produced in Ankara, Turkey, on May 14, 2026, the fifth and last day of a Belgian economic mission to Turkey. (Benoit Doppagne/Belga Mag/Belga/AFP via Getty Images)

The sun sets against high-rise residential buildings in Mumbai, India, on May 14, 2026. (Punit Paranjpe/AFP via Getty Images)

The sun sets against high-rise residential buildings in Mumbai, India, on May 14, 2026. (Punit Paranjpe/AFP via Getty Images)

A girl walks on the beach with a fishing net during the annual Defi Wind windsurfing event in Gruissan, southern France, on May 14, 2026. The annual event draws some 1,300 competitors from around 45 countries. (Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images)

A girl walks on the beach with a fishing net during the annual Defi Wind windsurfing event in Gruissan, southern France, on May 14, 2026. The annual event draws some 1,300 competitors from around 45 countries. (Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images)

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