The World of Photos section showcases the best images from international wire agencies as selected by our picture editors. The images for May 7, 2024, include a variety of scenes from around the world.
Alvaro Trevino is seen pulling a canoe with Jennifer Tellez and their 8-year-old daughter, Ailyn, as they check on their home after flooding in Spendora, Texas. Meanwhile, police are shown arresting a pro-Palestinian protester near the Met Gala venue in New York City.
In Porto Alegre, Brazil, rescue efforts are ongoing after heavy rains caused flooding. An Israeli soldier is praying at a makeshift memorial in Re’im, Israel, while Vatican Swiss Guard recruits march during their swearing-in ceremony at the Vatican.
A Ukrainian army serviceman is shown looking at a stray dog outside his unit dugout in Avdiivka, Ukraine, and a demonstrator works on her laptop after breaching barricades at a pro-Palestinian encampment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge Mass.
Finally, U.S. troops are depicted taking part in a counter landing live fire exercise as part of U.S.-Philippines joint military exercises in Laoag Ilocos Norte province Philippines these images offer a snapshot of events from around the world on May 7th
