World in focus — best photos for May 18, 2016

A rose for hope

Sturridge, Drinkwater, Wilshere, Rashford or Lallana – who will be left off England’s final Euro 2016 squad?

Oil companies win licences to drill in virgin Arctic waters

Sergio Aguero says Pep Guardiola will pressure Manchester City players ‘and we need that’

Virat Kohli goes big for Bangalore in Punjab rout with fourth century of 2016 IPL

Hundreds missing after landslides in Sri Lanka — in pictures

Chibok girl’s rescue from Boko Haram raises hopes for others held

Our top book picks this week: a look at Rio de Janeiro ahead of the Olympics

Yemen rebels accused of ‘chilling campaign to quash dissent’

Emirati injured in motorcycle accident has dedicated doctor to thank for road-side aid

Ban on federations could be punishment for doping, says Olympic chief Thomas Bach

Steve Bruce ecstatic as Hull City book Championship final against Sheffield Wednesday

New shawarma standards for Dubai eateries

Euro 2016: Leicester City’s Drinkwater understands if Arsenal’s Wilshere gets picked ahead of him

Forget pizza, now it’s lobster for Leicester City stars

Transfer talk: Chelsea’s Tomas Kalas would consider move; Yaya Toure linked to Inter Milan

5 things to do: catch the Korean Royal Heritage Attire exhibition or check out The Feel Good Fair

Transfer talk: Everton’s Romelu Lukaku has sights set on move to Manchester United or Bayern Munich

UAE’s legal structure must evolve as its economy grows

Defiant Louis van Gaal quashes Jose Mourinho speculation after Manchester United finish fifth

In our busy world, take time to do absolutely nothing

Taiwan panda’s ‘proof of life’ photo debunks rumours of death

ERC to build refugee camp for thousands of Syrians in Greece

UAE welcomes 152 new citizens

Tourist-free Central Turkey is a discerning traveller’s delight

Pink diamond sold for $32m tops record Sotheby’s jewellery auction

Sheikh Saif bin Zayed pays respects to family of pilot killed in plane crash

Miss Universe has message for next Philippine president

Space-age corporate challenge fires up creativity and encourages teamwork

Nokia returns to mobile phone market after two-year absence

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad prepares group-level bond sale

‘Best in Europe’ now the aim for Alitalia

No Jayawardene or Sangakkara: Silva calls for new Sri Lankan heroes in England

Qatar Airways raises holding in British Airways operator IAG again

Focus on the Philippines: celebrities are big winners in elections

Dubai landlord in limbo after tenant with bad debt flees the UAE

UAE thrash Uzbekistan 65-13 to set up Asian Rugby Championship Division 2 final against Thailand

Dubai’s hospitals face battle to survive amidst ‘abuse of system’

Badreddine's death promotes many theories

Alitalia on its way to 2017 profit with ‘most radical and fastest’ turnaround plan

Alitalia: Tired brand becomes a fresh taste of Italy

Hotel staff cry fowl as two birds give them run-around on Sheikh Zayed Road

Film review: X-Men: Apocalypse is unconvincing and riddled with clichés

Pedro has no regrets over swapping Barcelona for Chelsea

Jordan Spieth ‘bothered and motivated’ by form of Jason Day

New online learning system provides Arabs access to world-class education

UAE Armed Forces crosses Khumbu Icefall in Everest climb - in pictures

Region in focus: May 18, 2016

UAE weather: Temperatures on the rise

Students left in lurch as Dubai college closes

Untrained pest-control staff ‘putting lives of Abu Dhabi residents at risk’

UAE shares fall to a low as liquidity dries up

Old Dogg, new tricks: Snoop reinvented as little league football coach

Antonov An-225, the world’s biggest plane, makes a stop in Dubai

Godolphin could load up in attempt to break Epsom Derby duck

Leicester City’s Premier League title party comes to Thailand – in pictures

Plant profile: Arabian lilac (Vitex agnus-castus)

Richa Chadha on her role in Sarbjit and surviving with grace in Bollywood

‘Delighted’ John Terry signs new one-year deal at Chelsea to end exit talk

Navigating the BCCI the biggest challenge for new ICC chairman Shashank Manohar

Trump says he is willing to talk to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

Dubai Tourism links up with Airbnb as listings of holiday homes surge

Jennifer Lopez helps Qatar Airways inaugurate route in rival’s Atlanta base

Dubai’s tailgating cameras have yet to be activated, police say

Jamie Vardy not among Leicester City party greeted by garlands and huge crowds in Thailand

Believe it or not – Novak Djokovic’s game has grown with Boris Becker as his coach

Market analysis: Chinese debt binge will end badly

Jonas Blue on his Fast Car remix: ‘It was pretty much the song of my childhood’

LeBron James on Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love: ‘Those guys are spectacular’ in thrashing of Raptors

Yemeni prime minister accuses Houthi rebels of bringing economy to brink of collapse

Film review: Sarbjit fails to establish a coherent narrative

Finland and the UAE have more in common than you might think

Australia’s George Bailey unhurt after ‘truck-like’ bouncer in IPL

UAE investment in India may bypass Mauritius

In our age of distrust, who do you have faith in?

The golden days of Nigerian rock

Travel secrets: how community efforts restored far-out Fogo Island on Canada’s east coast

Ducab wins breakthrough cabling deal for South Korean nuclear reactors

Commuters experience rush-hour congestion in Abu Dhabi

Mytheresa.com teams up with Carolina Herrera

Zayn Malik announces first solo show at Dubai’s Autism Rocks Arena

More strain on US-Saudi relationship after senate passes bill allowing 9/11 victims to sue Riyadh

Manager pulled off employee’s hijab before assaulting her, Dubai court hears

Job stress might be killing you

Thursday’s cover: Match point for Novak Djokovic

Camels: from wild beast to man’s best friend

The city gardener: Protect and reflect on your gardening during the summer

Limo driver ‘assaulted female passenger on way back from Dubai airport’

‘We cannot be satisfied’: Al Ain coach Zlatko Dalic rues late Zobahan goal

Why loosening Libya’s arms embargo will cause more problems than it solves

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan on Sarbjit: ‘This is a film that had to be made’

Confusion over drug Maria Sharapova used will not help at her anti-doping panel in London

Crossroads podcast: The glory days of Nigerian Rock - Ep 9

200 families feared buried by mudslides in Sri Lanka

UAE family matters Q&A: Can I claim custody of my child from her non-Muslim mother?

ISIL accused of unlawfully executing dozens in Libya bastion

Abu Dhabi high school students approach exam season

Caroline Wozniacki and Belinda Bencic pull out of French Open with injuries