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Author Jenny Erpenbeck's novel Kairos was named this year's winner of the International Booker Prize. Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images hide caption
The Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is seen in this undated image from NASA. Areas of the glacier may be undergoing "vigorous melting" from warm ocean water caused by climate change, researchers say. NASA via Reuters hide caption
The International Criminal Court building in The Hague, Netherlands, on April 30. Anadolu/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption
Biden decries ICC arrest warrant request for Israeli leaders; Target cuts prices
A Royal New Zealand Air Force Hercules C-130 takes off from Whenuapai air base near Auckland, New Zealand, bound for Noumea, New Caledonia, on a mercy mission to rescue stranded New Zealand tourists on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Michael Craig/NZ Herald via AP hide caption
Iranians gather at Valiasr Square in central Tehran on May 20 to mourn the deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and several others in a helicopter crash the previous day. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
People hold up posters of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a mourning ceremony for him on Monday at Vali-e-Asr square in downtown Tehran, Iran. Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption
A screen shows an announcement of the AI Seoul Summit in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption
Men prepare to hang a huge portrait of Ebrahim Raisi outside the Islamic republic's embassy in Baghdad during a condolences service on Monday. Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The International Criminal Court building in The Hague, Netherlands, on April 30. Selman Aksunger/Anadolu/Getty Images hide caption
In this photo released by the Iranian first vice president's office, Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, right, now acting President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, leads a cabinet meeting in Tehran on Monday. AP hide caption
Former South African President Jacob Zuma arrives at Orlando stadium in the township of Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa, for the launch of his newly formed uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party's manifesto Saturday, May 18, 2024. Jerome Delay/AP hide caption
Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, fly a banner featuring an image of Assange, as they protest in support of him, outside The Royal Courts of Justice, Britain's High Court, in central London on Monday. Benjamin Cremel/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
In this handout image supplied by the Office of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is pictured at the Qiz Qalasi Dam, constructed on the Aras River on the joint borders between Iran and Azerbaijan. Raisi was seen as a potential successor to Iran's supreme leader. Handout/Office of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran via Getty Images hide caption
Iran's president dies in helicopter crash; Michael Cohen's cross-examination wraps up
Rwanda's post-genocide transformation has been remarkable, but uneven. Jacques Nkinzingabo for NPR hide caption
In this handout image supplied by the Office of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is pictured at the Qiz Qalasi Dam, constructed on the Aras River on the joint borders between Iran and Azerbaijan. Raisi was seen as a potential successor to Iran's supreme leader. Office of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran via Getty Images hide caption
New Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te waves during Lai's inauguration ceremonies in Taipei, Taiwan, on Monday, May 20, 2024. Chiang Ying-ying/AP hide caption
Supporters of Niger's ruling junta gather for a protest in Niamey, Niger, on Aug. 3, 2023. Sam Mednick/AP hide caption
Republican Conference Chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., questions Columbia University president Nemat Shafik during a House committee hearing on antisemitism in higher education last month. Mariam Zuhaib/AP hide caption
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is shown placing his hands on his heart as a gesture of respect to the crowd during the funeral ceremony of the victims of a bomb explosion in the city of Kerman, Iran, on Jan. 5, 2024. Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption
Mourners pray over the bodies of Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Nuseirat, at the Al Aqsa hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, Sunday, May 19, 2024. Abdel Kareem Hana/AP hide caption
New Zealand Department of Conservation staff assess the remains of a deceased sperm whale. Department of Conservation (NZ) hide caption
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, May 13, 2024. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption