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WEEK 22 MAY 23 Thru
ZUMA Pictures Of the Week 2025 Week 22
May 24, 2025, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA: On Memorial Day weekend, a Vietnam Vet grasps the top of the Vietnam Memorial wall as he remembers a life lost to the war. There are 58,267 names of service women and men inscribed on the wall. (Credit Image: © Sue Dorfman/ZUMA Press Wire)
Daily Life In Dhaka 2025
May 23, 2025, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Workers drag a cart full of used oil drums into a factory for recycling near a road in Dhaka. (Credit Image: © MD Mehedi Hasan/ZUMA Press Wire)
Israel-Hamas War 2025: Gaza Under Siege
May 23, 2025, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territory: Mourners react next to the body of a Palestinian killed in Israeli strikes, during a funeral at Nasser hospital, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. (Credit Image: © Moaz Abu Taha/APA Images via ZUMA Press Wire)
BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend Festival 2025
May 24, 2025, Liverpool, UK: TOM ODELL performs on the main stage during BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend at Sefton Park, Liverpool. (Credit Image: © Peter Byrne/PA Wire via ZUMA Press)
Vets Visit Vietnam Veterans Memorial In Washington
May 24, 2025, Washington, District Of Columbia, USA: On Memorial Day weekend, a Vietnam Vet grasps the top of the Vietnam Memorial wall as he remembers a life lost to the war. There are 58,267 names of service women and men inscribed on the wall. (Credit Image: © Sue Dorfman/ZUMA Press Wire)
'Akiko, Der Fliegende Affe' Berlin Premiere
May 25, 2025, Berlin, Germany: Actress HEIKE MAKATSCH at the premiere of the film 'Akiko der fliegende Affe' (Flying Monkey), at Filmtheater am Friedrichshain. (Credit Image: © Action Press via ZUMA Press)
Memorial Day 2025: Kentucky
May 26, 2025, Louisville, Kentucky USA: American flags line countless headstones at Zachary Taylor Memorial Cemetery in Louisville Under peaceful skies and soft clouds, a solemn tribute honors the brave who gave all. (Credit Image: © Walter G. Arce Sr./ASP via ZUMA Press Wire)
Memorial Day 2025: New York
May 26, 2025, Manhattan, New York, USA: The Intrepid Museum Memorial Day ceremony honoring the men and women of the United States Armed Forces who have given their lives in defense of our nation. Civic and military leaders spoke and joined in a special wreath-laying ceremony in honor of the fallen. The ceremony concluded with veterans unfurling a 100-foot U.S. flag, the playing of Taps, and a flyover by Navy fighter jets. (Credit Image: © Bruce Cotler/ZUMA Press Wire)
Gymnastics 2025: European Championships
May 26, 2025, Saxony, Leipzig, Germany: LEA MARIE QUAAS from Germany performs on the uneven bars during the Gymnastics European Championships, team, women event. (Credit Image: © Marijan Murat/dpa via ZUMA Press)
Israel-Hamas War 2025: Gaza Under Siege
May 26, 2025, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territory: Relatives of Palestinians who lost their lives mourn after the Israeli army bombed several homes in Gaza. The bodies of Palestinians who lost their lives in the attack are transferred to Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. (Credit Image: © Omar Ashtawy/APA Images via ZUMA Press Wire)
Gopher Snake Sunset
May 26, 2025, Elkton, Oregon, USA: A gopher snake basks on the yellow lines of a country road near Elkton in southwestern Oregon, soaking up the last rays of sunlight at sunset. The glow of the setting sun is reflected in the snake's eye. Often mistaken for rattlesnakes due to their similar coloring and defensive behavior, gopher snakes are non-venomous constrictors that play an important role in controlling rodent populations. (Credit Image: © Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire)
Memorial Day 2025: Georgia
May 26, 2025, Marietta,Georgia USA: A young girl pauses to honor fallen veterans during the Memorial Day ceremony at Marietta National Cemetery in Marietta, Georgia. (Credit Image: © Robin Rayne/ZUMA Press Wire)
Daily Life In Dhaka 2025
May 26, 2025, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Boatmen rest on their boats at Sadarghat in Dhaka, taking a brief pause between trips. Amid the city's constant rush, these moments offer them a short respite on the Buriganga River. (Credit Image: © Syed Mahabubul Kader/ZUMA Press Wire)
Rome: Protest Against The New 'Safety Law'.
May 26, 2025, Rome,, Italy: Protesters clash with police to break through blockade and reach Chamber of Deputies in Rome. Students and activists gathered at Piazza Barberini, near the Chamber of Deputies, to demonstrate their dissent over the ''Safety decree'' which is set to become a law. The new law toughens the penalties for street demonstrations, road blockade, peaceful protests, resistance to a public official. (Credit Image: © Marco Di Gianvito/ZUMA Press Wire)
Cat-And-Mouse Game
May 27, 2025, Laatzen, Lower Saxony, Germany: A cat plays with a previously caught mouse in a garden in the Hanover region. The cat-and-mouse game ended fatally for the small rodent. (Credit Image: © Julian Stratenschulte/dpa via ZUMA Press)
Israel-Hamas War 2025: Israeli Army in the West Bank
May 27, 2025, Nablus, West Bank, Palestinian Territory: Israeli security forces raid money exchange and gold shops in the central market of the West Bank city of Nablus. (Credit Image: © Mohammed Nasser/APA Images via ZUMA Press Wire)
Pope Leo XIV Wednesday Audience May 2025
May 28, 2025. Vatican City, Vatican: POPE LEO XIV during the weekly Wednesday General Audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. (Credit Image: © Vatican Media/ANSA via ZUMA Press)
Israel-Hamas War 2025: Food Distribution in Gaza
May 28, 2025, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territory: Charitable organizations distribute hot meals to Palestinians in Gaza City, who are struggling with hunger due to Israel's attacks on Gaza and closed borders. As Israel's relentless and devastating attacks on the Gaza Strip continue, Israeli policies have exacerbated the already severe humanitarian crisis in the region. (Credit Image: © Omar Ashtawy/APA Images via ZUMA Press Wire)
Israel-Hamas War 2025: Palestinian Solidarity Rally: CAPE TOWN
May 28, 2025, Cape Town, South Africa: Protest against Germany by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign in Cape Town, South Africa A woman takes part in a protest against Germany organized by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign PSC outside the German Consulate in Cape Town, South Africa. The protest coincided with the first official Genocide Remembrance Day on 28 May in honour of the victims of the 1904-1908 Nama-Herero Genocide committed by German colonial forces in Namibia. (Credit Image: © Nic Bothma/Imago via ZUMA Press)
Boxing 2025: Takei vs.Tongdee
May 28, 2025, Yokohama, Japan YOSHIKI TAKEI (JPN), left, and YUTTAPONG TONGDEE (THA) trade punches during their WBO world bantamweight title bout in Yokohama. Takei successfully defended his WBO bantamweight title with a dominant first-round technical knockout (TKO) over previously undefeated challenger Tongdee. (Credit Image: © Naoki Nishimura/AFLO via ZUMA Press)
Motorsports 2025: Taklimakan Rally: Stage 7
May 28, 2025, Kashgar, China: Driver SUN HAO and co-driver WANG DONGDONG of China compete during Stage 7 of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Credit Image: © Xin Yuewei/Xinhua via ZUMA Press)
'The Phoenician Scheme' New York Premiere
May 28, 2025, New York, New York, USA: TOM HANKS attends premiere of 'The Phoenician Scheme' at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York. (Credit Image: © Lev Radin/ZUMA Press Wire)
Bee-Eaters: One Of The Most Colorful Birds In Europe
May 29, 2025, Brandenburg, Seelow: Two bee-eaters (Merops apiaster) fight over a perch on a branch in the early morning. The iridescent birds have returned to their breeding grounds from their wintering grounds in Africa. Bee-eaters are unmistakable among native birds due to their colorful plumage. They love warmth and are therefore considered to benefit from climate change. (Credit Image: © Patrick Pleul/dpa via ZUMA Press)
Israel-Hamas War 2025: Gaza Under Siege
May 29, 2025, Bureij, Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territory: A Palestinian man is rescued after civilians conduct a search and rescue work for people, stuck among the rubble of destroyed buildings, following the Israeli attack on Bureij Refugee Camp, central Gaza Strip. (Credit Image: © Moiz Salhi/APA Images via ZUMA Press Wire)
Israel-Hamas War 2025: Humanitarian Aid Enters Gaza
May 29, 2025, Bureij, Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territory: Palestinians walk with aid supplies which they received from the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Al-Bureij, central Gaza Strip. (Credit Image: © Moiz Salhi/APA Images via ZUMA Press Wire)
Yak Racing in Tibet
May 29, 2025, Lhasa, Tibet: Herdsmen take part in a traditional yak racing in Lhasa, Tibet. Herdsmen and a total of 132 yaks participated in the traditional yak racing in Lhasa, attracting many local spectators. (Credit Image: © Jiang Fan/Xinhua via ZUMA Press)
The Brigade Major's Review 2025
May 29, 2025, London, UK: A member of the Household Cavalry faints during the Brigade Major's Review at Horse Guards Parade, London. More than 1000 soldiers and almost 200 horses from the Household Division will paraded for inspection by the Brigade Major of the Household Division. (Credit Image: © Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire via ZUMA Press)
'Skinned' PETA Protest Outside Coach Store In London
May 29, 2025, London, England, United Kingdom: PETA activists brought the message ''Leather is someone's skin,' to shoppers at the Regent Street Coach store on Thursday, as one was hung upside down and had his throat slit before being 'skinned.' The display aims to point out that humans and cows are the same in all the ways that matter, encourage consumers to opt for vegan alternatives, and call out Coach's continued sale of 'animal- and planet-killing' leather. (Credit Image: © Tayfun Salci/ZUMA Press Wire)
Tennis 2025 French Open WTA: GAUFF 6:2 6:4 VALENTOVA
May 29, 2025, Paris, France: USA's COCO GAUFF in action against T. Valentova during the fifth day of Roland-Garros 2025, French Open 2025, Grand Slam tennis tournament at Roland-Garros Stadium in Paris. Gauff won the match 6:2 6:4. (Credit Image: © Matthieu Mirville/ZUMA Press Wire)
