Mohamed Abdiwahab, AFP/Getty ImagesA man walks his donkey and its load through flooded streets Beledweyne, north of Mogadishu on May 26, 2016. Hundreds of families have been forced out of their homes following flash floods in Beledweyne after torrential rains pounded the area in the last few days. The heavy rains led to the bursting of River Shabelle which caused massive floods in residential areas along the river. MOHAMED ABDIWAHAB/AFP/Getty Images
Denny Simmons, Courier & Press via APCraig Walker, 76, of Redlands, Calif., competes in the 200-meter butterfly during the Indiana State Games at the Physical Activities Center at the University of Southern Indiana, Monday, May 23, 2016. Walker picked up swimming when he was 70. "I try to swim in every state," Walker said. "I think this is my 30th state." (Denny Simmons/Courier & Press via AP)
Claude Paris, Associated PressFerrari driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany, steers his car during the second free practice at the Monaco racetrack, in Monaco, Thursday, May 26 2016. The Formula one race will be held on Sunday. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
Andy Wong, Associated PressA Chinese People's Liberation Army soldier adjusts a hat of an honor guard member as they prepare for a welcome ceremony for visiting Indian President Pranab Mukherjee outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, May 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
J. David Ake, Associated PressA U.S. park police officer walks up the path to the Washington Monument to start her shift at daybreak, Thursday, May 26, 2016, in Washington. After weeks of rain and overcast skies a second day of clear skies and warmer weather is expected in the Nation's Capitol. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)
Vasha Hunt, AL.com via APAlabama's Chance Vincent (12) scores past the tag from Florida catcher JJ Schwarz (22) on an RBI double by Alabama's Daniel Cucjen (3) during the second inning of an NCAA college baseball game in the Southeastern Conference tournament, Thursday, May 26, 2016, at the Hoover Met in Hoover Ala. (Vasha Hunt/AL.com via AP)
Matthias Schrader, Associated PressPeople in their boats attend the Corpus Christi procession at lake Staffelsee in Seehausen near Murnau, southern Germany, Thursday, May 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Noel Celis, AFP/Getty ImagesA general view shows a shanty community in Manila on May 26, 2016. Incoming Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte pledged on May 26 to spread economic activity beyond the overpopulated capital of Manila, calling it a "dead" city overrun by shantytowns. NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images
Ahmad Al-Rubaye, AFP/Getty ImagesIraqi pro-government forces fire an anti-tank cannon near al-Sejar village, north-east of Fallujah, on May 25, 2016, as they take part in a major assault to retake the city from the Islamic State (IS) group. Iraqi forces, consisting of special forces, soldiers, police, paramilitary-fighters and pro-government tribesmen, launched a major assault to retake Fallujah, the scene of deadly battles during the US occupation and one of the toughest targets yet in Baghdad's war on the Islamic State group. AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images
Efrem Lukatsky, Associated PressUkrainian soldiers pay the last tributes to the coffins bearing the bodies of Sergiy Baula and Mykola Kuliba, soldiers who were killed in the war conflict-hit Donetsk region, during a commemoration ceremony in Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, on Thursday, May. 26, 2016. Baula and Kuliba were killed on May 24 from the fire by pro-Russian separatists. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Susan Walsh, Associated PressMembers of the Old Guard prepare to place flags in front of every headstone at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Thursday, May 26, 2016. Soldiers were to place nearly a quarter of a million U.S. flags at the cemetery as part of a Memorial Day tradition. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Hassan Ammar, Associated PressA Lebanese man casts his fishing pole from a rocky coastal area along the Beirut coastline, Lebanon, Thursday, May 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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A man walks his donkey and its load through flooded streets Beledweyne, north of Mogadishu on May 26, 2016. Hundreds of families have been forced out of their homes following flash floods in Beledweyne after torrential rains pounded the area in the last few days. The heavy rains led to the bursting of River Shabelle which caused massive floods in residential areas along the river. MOHAMED ABDIWAHAB/AFP/Getty Images
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By Patrick Traylor | ptraylor@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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A selection of the best images of the day from around the country and across the world on Thursday, May 26, 2016.
Hundreds of families in Somalia have been forced out of their homes following flash floods in Beledweyne after torrential rains pounded the area in the last few days. Iraqi pro-government forces, have launched a major assault to retake Fallujah, the scene of deadly battles during the US occupation and one of the toughest targets yet in Baghdad’s war on the Islamic State group. Soldiers will place flags in front of every headstone at Arlington National Cemetery, nearly a quarter of a million U.S. flags, in Arlington, Va. as part of a Memorial Day tradition.
