The week in photos: May 18-23, 2025

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A recap of news, sports, lifestyle, entertainment and human interest images from the Philippines and around the globe

MANILA, Philippines – In the week of May 18 to 23, more winners of the Philippine midterm elections were proclaimed while others took their oath of office. Over in the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV was officially installed as the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.

In Malacañang, The Last Resort stars Daisy Ridley, Alden Ehrenreich, and the rest of their team made a courtesy call on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Meanwhile, in Washington DC, two Israeli embassy staffers, trying to promote reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians, were killed by a lone gunman.

Here are the photos that encapsulate the week that was in the Philippines and across the globe.

CARDINALS. Members of the clergy attend the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV in Saint Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, May 18. Remo Casilli/Reuters

ELECTED. Party-list representatives pose for a photo-op after their proclamation, at the Manila Hotel, on May 19. Rappler

PALACE VISIT. ‘The Last Resort’ team pay a courtesy call with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., in Malacañang on May 21. Presidential Communications Office

ROYALTY. Britain’s William, Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales stand at the top of the Garden steps before the start of a Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace, London, on May 20. Aaron Chown/Pool/via Reuters

CASUALTIES. Mourners carry the bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes during the funeral, at Al-Ahli Arab Baptist hospital, in Gaza City, May 20, 2025. Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters

GRIEF. A man, with an Israeli flag with a cross in the center, kneels next to emergency personnel working at the site where, according to the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., on May 21. .Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

REMEMBERING. A relative visits the grave of a killed Ukrainian defender, as Ukrainians mark Day of Heroes, at the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on May 23, Pavlo Palamarchuk/Reuters.

STRANDED. Tanker trucks wait near the Guillermo Elder Bell refinery as people protest in the capital La Paz against long-lasting fuel shortages and lack of dollars, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, on May 21. Ipa Ibanez/Reuters

NCAP PREPS. Traffic monitoring and safety personnel of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority observe the vehicular situation, in preparation for the implementation of the No Contact Apprehension Policy next week, at the MMDA Command Center, on May 23. Jire Carreon/Rappler

SENATOR-ELECT. Barangay 307 Chairman Johnny dela Cruz administers the oath of Erwin Tulfo, at a Barangay Hall in Manila, on May 23. Rappler

– Rappler.com