AUSTRIA A meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action， or the Iran nuclear deal， in Vienna on May 19. Participants say current negotiations are generally progressing， bu
A meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action， or the Iran nuclear deal， in Vienna on May 19. Participants say current negotiations are generally progressing， but they are still a long way from reaching an agreement
ITALY
A tour guide tells the backstory of the Trevi Fountain in Rome on May 15. Italy has opened up restriction-free travel for visitors from designated countries
INDIA
Trees uprooted and damaged by cyclonic storm Tauktae near Una Town in Gujarat State on May 18. The storm killed at least 19 and injured many more across India’s western coast
JAPAN
Tokyo Olympic organizers attend a virtual meeting with officials of the International Olympic Committee （IOC） from Tokyo on May 19. IOC President Thomas Bach and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga both reiterated that the Tokyo Olympics would be held safely
FRANCE
A woman visits the Louvre Museum in Paris on its reopening day on May 19. The Louvre reopened as the nationwide lockdown eased
PALESTINE
Residents inspect a damaged building after an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis on May 19. More than 250 have been killed in the Palestine-Israel conflict that started on May 10， according to the UN
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Xi Jinping， General Secretary of the Communist Party of China （CPC） Central Committee， Chinese President and Chairman of the Central Military Commission， delivers a speech at a ceremony marking the ce
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