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  • Activists supporting Palestine block traffic on Interstate 278 Saturday, May 15, 2021, in New York. The rally supports Palestine in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine on the day Israeli airstrikes leveled several buildings in the Gaza strip. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)

    Protesters in major U.S. cities decry airstrikes over Gaza

  • A view of a 11-story building housing AP office and other media in Gaza City is seen moments after Israeli warplanes demolished it, Saturday, May 15, 2021. The airstrike Saturday came roughly an hour after the Israeli military ordered people to evacuate the building. There was no immediate explanation for why the building was targeted. The building housed The Associated Press, Al-Jazeera and a number of offices and apartments. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

    Israel strikes Gaza home of Hamas leader, destroys AP office

  • Anti-government protesters gather near Romelio Martinez stadium where a Copa Libertadores soccer match between Colombia's América de Cali and Brazil's Atlético Mineiro is being played in Barranquilla, Colombia, Thursday, May 13, 2021. Protesters are demanding that soccer matches in Colombia should be canceled during their ongoing protests against the government of President Ivan Duque. (AP Photo)

    Bleak futures fuel widespread protests by young Colombians

  • A demonstrator is detained by riot police officers during a banned protest in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, Saturday, May, 15, 2021 in Paris. Marches in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip were being held Saturday in a dozen French cities, but the focus was on Paris, where riot police got ready as organizers said they would defy a ban on the protest. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

    Police fire tear gas on banned Palestinian march in Paris

  • Damage to buildings from a reported tornado is seen in an aerial view in Shengze township in Suzhou in eastern China's Jiangsu Province, Saturday, May 15, 2021. Two tornadoes killed several people in central and eastern China and left hundreds of others injured, officials and state media reported Saturday. (Chinatopix via AP)

    Back-to-back tornadoes kill 12 in China; over 300 injured

  • In this Sunday, June 26, 2016, photo, a police officer applauds as parade-goers shout and wave flags during the New York City Pride Parade, in New York City. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

    NYC Pride parade bans police; Gay officers 'disheartened'

  • Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, listens to a question from the media during a press conference about the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, in London, Friday, May 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool)

    UK races to test, vaccinate as virus variant threatens plans

  • Smoke rises following Israeli airstrikes on a building in Gaza City, Friday, May 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

    Israeli military accused of using media to trick Hamas

  • Mount Everest has been plagued by overcrowding in recent climbing seasons. (AFP)

    China cancels Everest climbs over fears of virus from Nepal

  • This image made available by the China National Space Administration on Thursday, March 4, 2021, shows a high-resolution photo of the surface of Mars taken by China's Tianwen-1 probe as it orbits the planet in preparation for landing. (CNSA via AP)

    China lands on Mars in latest advance for its space program

  • A Beluga whale is transported at Mystic Aquarium after arriving from Canada, Friday, May 14, 2021 in Mystic, Conn. A total of five Beluga whales from Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario,Canada will be moved to the aquarium. The whales will be leaving an overcrowded habitat with about 50 other whales and will be at the center of important research designed to benefit Belugas in the wild. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

    Belugas from Marineland finally arrive at Connecticut aquarium after legal battle