Vincent Thian, The Associated PressA zoo worker plays with a new baby panda at Malaysia Zoo in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Saturday, May 26, 2018. The baby panda born in a Malaysian zoo five months ago has made her first media appearance. The female panda, which has not yet been named, is the second offspring of giant pandas Liang Liang and Xing Xing, both of which are on a 10-year loan to Malaysia since 2014.
Pool / Alexander Zemlianichenkoalexander Zemlianichenko, AFP/Getty ImagesJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds an Akita Inu puppy named Masaru in his arms during his official visit to Moscow, Russia, on May 26, 2018. Japanese Prime Minister took part in a ceremony to present a Japanese Akita dog to Russia's Olympic figure skating champion Alina Zagitova in a central Moscow hotel. Zagitova, the 16-year-old who won gold at this year's Pyeongchang Olympics, proclaimed her love for Akitas after spotting them while training in Japan, and local officials pledged to find one for her.
In this photo provided by South Korea Presidential Blue House via Yonhap News Agency, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in embrace each other after their meeting at the northern side of the Panmunjom in North Korea, Saturday, May 26, 2018.
Kcna Via Kns / - / - South Korea Out / Republic Of Korea Out ---editors Note--- Restricted To Editorial Use - Mandatory Credit "afp Photo/kcna Via Kns" - No Marketing No Advertising Campaigns - Distributed As A Service To Clients This Picture Was Made Available By A Third Party. Afp Can Not Independently Verify The Authenticity, Location, Date And Content Of This Image. This Photo Is Distributed Exactly As Received By Afp. / -, AFP/Getty ImagesThis photograph taken on May 26, 2018 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 27 shows South Korea's President Moon Jae-in, right, signing a guestbook as North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un looks on during their second summit at the north side of the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
Juan Karita, The Associated PressA dancer looks in a mirror as she waits for the start of the annual parade in honor of "El Senor del Gran Poder," or "The Lord of Great Power" in La Paz, Bolivia, Saturday, May 26, 2018. Thousands of dancers and faithful gather every June to show their devotion and to thank the gods and for blessings received throughout the year.
Jorge Guerrero, AFP/Getty ImagesWoman wearing traditional costumes take part in the reenactment of a battle of the Spanish War of Independence (1808-1814) against France, in Ronda, southern Spain, on May 25, 2018. "Ronda Romantica" is a three-day cultural, historical and tourist event during which thousands of people from Ronda and other towns from the surrounding Serrania de Ronda , dress in traditional costumes to recreate the era of the bandits, drovers and romantic travellers of the nineteenth century.
Ed Jones, AFP/Getty ImagesIn a photo taken on May 26, 2018 participants of the 'Seoul Drag Parade' march in the Itaewon district of Seoul. South Korea held its first ever drag parade this weekend, a small but significant step for rights activists in a country that remains deeply conservative when it comes to gender and sexuality.
Kamran Jebreili, The Associated PressPeople wait on a the other side of a road which has been cut by the flood water after Cyclone Merkunu in Salalah, Oman, Saturday, May 26, 2018. Cyclone Merkunu blew into the Arabian Peninsula on Saturday, drenching arid Oman and Yemen with rain, cutting off power lines and leaving at least one person dead and 40 missing, officials said.
A group of men march holding machetes upright during a protest to raise awareness of 43 students who went missing nearly four years ago, in Mexico City, Saturday, May 26, 2018. The rural college students mysteriously vanished on Sept. 26, 2014 in Iguala when they were interrupted on their way to demonstration by police. Family members and protestors continually march to demand justice for the 43.
Fernando Vergara, The Associated PressA solider runs to his position to secure a road in the outskirts of Bogota, Colombia, as part of pre-electoral security, Saturday, May 26, 2018. Colombians go to the polls tomorrow to elect a new president.
Sam Panthaky, AFP/Getty ImagesAn Indian white tigress takes sit a pond in a enclosure during a hot day at the Kamla Nehru Zoological Park in Ahmedabad on May 26, 2018.
Martin Meissner, The Associated PressIn this May 26, 2018 photo wild horses raise dust in Duelmen, Germany, when they are driven together that young men can separate the young stallions from one of Europe's last herd of wild horses. About 400 native breed horses are left to find food and shelter, must cope with illness and death. Only once a year they have direct contact with humans when the young stallions are caught from the flock, that was first mentioned in chronicles 700 years ago.
Inti Ocon, AFP/Getty ImagesAnti-government demonstrators hold a protest demanding Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, stand down, in Managua on May 26, 2018. Hundreds of protesters dug in around Nicaragua on Saturday, blocking roads as at least eight more people were killed in a 24-hour period. Unrest has resumed since week-long church-mediated talks between the government and opposition to quell a month of violence broke down late on Wednesday.
Pau Barrena, AFP/Getty ImagesA woman sits on the beach among yellow clothes shaped as crosses during a protest in support for jailed separatist leaders called by local Republic Defence Committees (CDR) at Mataro's beach, near Barcelona, on May 27, 2018.
Gulshan Khan / Gulshan Khangulshan Khan, AFP/Getty ImagesNokwazi Hlubi, left, and Unami Samarop wait for the Bassline Fest celebrating the Africa Day on May 26, 2018 at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg.
Guillermo Arias, AFP/Getty ImagesA musician and dancer taking part in the annual "Fandango Fronterizo" event, performs near the border fence at the Friendship Park on the US/Mexico border in Playas de Tijuana, Baja California state northwestern Mexico, on May 26, 2018. During this annual event, musicians gather on both sides of the border fence playing and dancing "Son Jarocho", a regional folk music style from rural Veracruz, which involves improvised verses.
Alvaro Barrientos, The Associated PressA devotee of the Rocio Virgin poses for the photograph as she takes part in the "Romeria de El Rocio" in Fitero, northern Spain, Saturday, May 26, 2018. People celebrate this procession in honor of the Virgin Mary remembering ancient and devote catholic traditions.
Ye Aung Thu, AFP/Getty ImagesWorkers carry a metal sheet dismantled from a ship at a ship-breaking yard on the bank of the Yangon River in Yangon on May 26, 2018.
Ye Aung Thu, AFP/Getty ImagesA worker uses a blowtorch to cut metal from a ship at a ship-breaking yard on the bank of the Yangon River in Yangon on May 26, 2018.
Ye Aung Thu, AFP/Getty ImagesA laborer takes a break from work at a ship-breaking yard on the bank of the Yangon River in Yangon on May 26, 2018.
Ye Aung Thu, AFP/Getty ImagesA worker takes a bathe after a day of work at a ship-breaking yard on the bank of the Yangon River in Yangon on May 26, 2018.
Ye Aung THU , AFPPeople arrive at a jetty to cross the Yangon River on boats during sunset in Yangon on May 26, 2018.
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A zoo worker plays with a new baby panda at Malaysia Zoo in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Saturday, May 26, 2018. The baby panda born in a Malaysian zoo five months ago has made her first media appearance. The female panda, which has not yet been named, is the second offspring of giant pandas Liang Liang and Xing Xing, both of which are on a 10-year loan to Malaysia since 2014.
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