Today in Pictures, May 21, 2025
A malnourished Palestinian child being treated in Abu Dhabi, the world’s tallest digitally printed building in Switzerland, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.
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Rahaf Ayyad, a malnourished Palestinian 12-year-old from Gaza, being held by her mother, Ms Shorouk Ayyad, on May 19, 2025, at the Sheikh Khalifa Medical City facility in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, where she receives medical treatment.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A young woman walking in an alleyway at the Burj al Barajneh camp for Palestinian refugees in Beirut's southern suburbs on May 20, 2025.
PHOTO: AFP
An Israeli soldier closing a gate at the border fence with Gaza, as seen from Israel, on May 20, 2025.
PHOTO: REUTERS
People crossing a mud-covered road in front of a firefighting vehicle that got stuck after a flood caused by heavy rain in the village of Cavaliere, south-eastern France, on May 20, 2025.
PHOTO: AFP
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arriving in Parliament for the vote to start the withdrawal process from the International Criminal Court, in Budapest, Hungary, on May 20, 2025.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A boy throwing a polythene bag full of trash into Shuvadda Canal, which is under the pile of plastic waste, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 20, 2025.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A view of the White Tower, the world's tallest digitally printed building, in Mulegns, Switzerland, on May 19, 2025.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Manchester City's Erling Haaland in action during a Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and AFC Bournemouth at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain, on May 20, 2025.
PHOTO: REUTERS

