• A Palestinian girl peers from the door of her home as mourners gather for the funeral of a fisherman in Gaza City. Mohammed Abed / AFP Photo
    A Palestinian girl peers from the door of her home as mourners gather for the funeral of a fisherman in Gaza City. Mohammed Abed / AFP Photo
  • Workers in Atencingo, southern Mexico, set fire to a sugar cane field to burn away the leafy parts — a technique used before the cane is cut and harvested. Pedro Pardo / AFP Photo
    Workers in Atencingo, southern Mexico, set fire to a sugar cane field to burn away the leafy parts — a technique used before the cane is cut and harvested. Pedro Pardo / AFP Photo
  • Canada’s forward Claude Giroux dribbles the puck in between Norwegian defenders Henrik Odegaar, left, and Aleksander Reichenberg during the IIHF Men’s World Championship Group B ice hockey match in Paris. Christophe Simon / AFP
    Canada’s forward Claude Giroux dribbles the puck in between Norwegian defenders Henrik Odegaar, left, and Aleksander Reichenberg during the IIHF Men’s World Championship Group B ice hockey match in Paris. Christophe Simon / AFP
  • A woman sits next to a mural near the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg, South Africa. Mike Hutchings / Reuters
    A woman sits next to a mural near the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg, South Africa. Mike Hutchings / Reuters
  • The Sommerpalais during sunset in Dresden, Germany. Filip Singer / EPA
    The Sommerpalais during sunset in Dresden, Germany. Filip Singer / EPA
  • Syrian children make crafts at the opening of the fourth International Building Technology Exhibition in Damascus, Syria. Youssef Badawi / EPA
    Syrian children make crafts at the opening of the fourth International Building Technology Exhibition in Damascus, Syria. Youssef Badawi / EPA
  • A girl steers a cart at a brick factory near Najaf, central Iraq. Haidar Hamdani / AFP Photo
    A girl steers a cart at a brick factory near Najaf, central Iraq. Haidar Hamdani / AFP Photo
  • A monk taps a drum as he walks down a street in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters
    A monk taps a drum as he walks down a street in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters

World in focus — best photos for May 16, 2017


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