Today in Photos (May 20)

View a gallery of photos from around the world, May 20. 2016.

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Fri., May 20, 2016

Dancers perform during an inauguration ceremony of Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, May 20, 2016. Taiwan inaugurated Tsai as its first female president on Friday, returning the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party to power amid new concerns over increasingly fractious relations with Beijing and a flagging economy.

Chiang Ying-Ying Associated Press
Performers re-enact the 1947 massacre of Taiwanese intellectuals by mainland China's Nationalists troops during the inauguration ceremony of Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, May 20, 2016. Taiwan inaugurated Tsai as its first female president on Friday, returning the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party to power amid new concerns over increasingly fractious relations with Beijing and a flagging economy.

Chiang Ying-Ying Associated Press
A man uses a cloth to protect himself from the sun during a hot summer day in Jammu, India, Friday, May 20, 2016. The prolonged heat wave this year has already killed hundreds and destroyed crops in more than 13 states, impacting hundreds of millions of Indians.

Channi Anand Associated Press
A stray dog and a homeless person sleep under bushes on a hot summer afternoon in Hyderabad, India, Friday, May 20, 2016. The prolonged heat wave this year has already killed hundreds and destroyed crops in more than 13 states. The extreme heat has impacted hundreds of millions in western India with record temperatures Friday reaching as high as a scorching 51 degrees Celsius (123.8 Fahrenheit).

Mahesh Kumar A. Associated Press
Fellowship, ridden by exercise rider Brian O'Leary, walks on the track at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Friday, May 20, 2016. The Preakness Stakes horse race is scheduled to take place May 21.

Patrick Semansky Associated Press
The Imam of al Thawrah Mosque, Samir Abdel Bary, gives condolences to film director Osman Abu Laban, center, who lost four relatives, all victims of Thursday's EgyptAir plane crash, following prayers for the dead, at al Thawrah Mosque, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, May 20, 2016. The Airbus A320 plane was flying from Paris to Cairo when it disappeared early Thursday over the sea.

Amr Nabil Associated Press
Prime Minister David Cameron with former Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell try to recreate for the media the famous Beatles album cover during their visit to Abbey Road recording studios in north London Friday May 20, 2016, where they met with representatives of the creative industries to discuss a letter that called for the Britain to remain in the EU.

Jeremy Selwyn Associated Press
The CEO of Airbus, Tom Enders, presents the first 3D printed electric motorcycle in Ottobrunn, Germany, Friday May 20, 2016. The motorcycle was made of metal powder by using lasermelting technology. The bike only weighs 35 kilos.

Sven Hoppe Associated Press
Miriam Fatime Sylla of Italy spikes the ball against Netherland during their Women's Volleyball World Olympic qualification tournament in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, May 20, 2016.

Koji Sasahara Associated Press
Volunteers of the Azov Civil Corps light flares during rally at the Ukrainian Parliament, Friday, May 20, 2016, against holding local elections in the occupied eastern territories of Ukraine. As part of an internationally brokered peace agreement, Ukraine must hold local elections in two eastern regions controlled by Russian-backed rebels, but there are major concerns about ensuring the vote takes place in a secure and safe atmosphere.

Efrem Lukatsky Associated Press