From Dubai by fish-eye to a whale stranded in the Thames - Monday's best pictures

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world on Monday

A fish-eye lens view of Dubai's skyline as seen from the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building at 828 metres. AFP

A Palestinian man helps a wounded fellow protester, during clashes with Israeli security forces at Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque compound. Demonstrations were held against a planned march to commemorate Israel's takeover of Jerusalem in the 1967 war. AFP

An aerial view of worshippers around the Kaaba, as seen from the Makkah Royal Clock Tower of the Abraj Al Bait skyscraper complex, the holiest shrine in the Grand Mosque complex, in Saudi Arabia. AFP

People visit a cemetery on Mothers Day, in Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil. Cemeteries in Brazil opened this weekend for the first time for the public since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. AFP

People enjoy the sunset at the Tempelhofer Feld, in Berlin, Germany. Reuters

Mayor Sadiq Khan speaks during his oath ceremony, at the Shakespeare's Globe in London, after being re-elected. Reuters

Rescuers try to free a whale stranded in the River Thames in south-west London. Reuters

A view of the Milky Way that stretches across the clear night sky above Salgotarjan, Hungary. EPA

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