An expanded drought emergency was issued by California Governor Gavin Newsom on May 28, including 41 of 58 counties, covering 30 percent of California's nearly 40 million people. /CFP

A new hybrid variant of the deadly coronavirus has been discovered in Vietnam that spreads through the air. This new variant is believed to be a combination of the two variants that were first detected in the UK and India. /VCG

Palestinian barber Abdullah Elzavra works next to the ruins of his wrecked barber shop, destroyed by Israeli strikes in Gaza City, Gaza on May 29, 2021. /VCG

An India family in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal took shelter on the rooftop as super cyclone Yaas triggers river embankments have broken and several villages flooded on May 28, 2021. /VCG

Protesters holding a banner expressing their concerns regarding the spread of the Coronavirus during the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Harumi Island Triton Square on May 28. /VCG

New eruption of the Etna volcano in Sicily, Italy. Strombolian activity at the SE Crater gradually changed to a lava fountain on May 25. Etna volcano is the highest active volcano in Europe and is considered to be one of the most active volcanoes on earth. /VCG

Tuesday marked one year since George Floyd died when then-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin held his knee on Floyd's neck as he pleaded for air. The death sparked worldwide protests and calls for U.S. police reform. /VCG