UNITED STATES

The American flag flies at half-staff over the Capitol in Washington， D.C.， on May 24， in mourning for victims of a mass shooting in Texas. A gunman killed at least 19 children and two adults at Robb Elementary School in the town of Uvalde earlier that day

Tourists enjoy a Bosporus cruise in Istanbul on May 24. Foreign arrivals in Turkey surged by 225.6 percent year on year to 2.57 million in April， official figures showed， as the country tries to recover from the impacts of COVID-19

President-elect Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos（front， center） is seen on the rostrum during his proclamation at the Philippine House of Representatives in Quezon City on May 25. He will assume office in June

Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum（WEF） Klaus Schwab speaks at the WEF 2022 Annual Meeting in Davos， Switzerland on May 23. The event focused on four major challenges： geopolitical risks， pandemics， climate change and global economic risks

Artists perform at the opening of the Ninth International Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts in Cairo on May 21. Hundreds of drummers from more than 40 countries participated in the weeklong carnival

Visitors admire a floral display at the Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show in London on May 24. The event opened to the public that same day and will run until May 28