World in focus - best photos for May 17, 2019

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

A monk attends a Long Life prayer offering for Dalai Lama at the temple of Tsuglagkhang, near the town of Dharamsala, India. EPA

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green dunks against the Portland Trail Blazers in Oakland, California. AP Photo

A hotel staff member gives directions to visitors as ducks swim in a pond at the Xiangshan hotel in Beijing, China. AP Photos

Ship crew throw out a rope as the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship JS Samidare arrives at the Subic Port, Zambales, Philippines. EPA

Orphaned baby bear named "Aida" is seen in its shelter in Gunjani village near Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Reuters

Pupils hold placards as they march in central Athens to raise awareness about climate change. AFP

Activists supporting the sea rescue of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea attach a giant life vest to the "Molecule Man" sculpture in Berlin, Germany. Reuters

Tomas Lavanini of the Jaguares is tackled by Du’Plessis Kirifi of the Hurricanes in Wellington, New Zealand. AFP

US President Donald Trump announces a new immigration proposal at the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC. AFP

People use a boat to move around the flooded city in Nanawa, Paraguay. AFP

Australian expedition members line up to vote in a federal election at Davis research station, Antarctica. AAP Image / Reuters

A commuter walks on the bridge toward a train station in the Shiodome district in Tokyo, Japan. AP Photo

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