• A model poses for photographers next to a floral display during the press day for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London, Britain. EPA
    A model poses for photographers next to a floral display during the press day for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London, Britain. EPA
  • A migrant looks out at the water, on board the Sea Watch 3 German charity ship, off the coast of Lampedusa, Italy. Reuters
    A migrant looks out at the water, on board the Sea Watch 3 German charity ship, off the coast of Lampedusa, Italy. Reuters
  • Players celebrate on the stage and fans show their support during the Manchester City parade in Manchester, England. Getty
    Players celebrate on the stage and fans show their support during the Manchester City parade in Manchester, England. Getty
  • The voting booth for the voters with absentee ballots to cast the vote for the European Parliament elections, at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany. EPA
    The voting booth for the voters with absentee ballots to cast the vote for the European Parliament elections, at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany. EPA
  • Two dragons in front of the Los Angeles City Hall mark the entrance of Chinatown in Los Angeles. EPA
    Two dragons in front of the Los Angeles City Hall mark the entrance of Chinatown in Los Angeles. EPA
  • Indonesian police officers stand guard behind razor wires outside of the General Elections Commission (KPU) building in Jakarta, Indonesia. EPA
    Indonesian police officers stand guard behind razor wires outside of the General Elections Commission (KPU) building in Jakarta, Indonesia. EPA
  • A Kashmiri Muslim reads the Quran at the Sheikh Abdul Qadir Geelani Shrine during Ramadan in Srinagar. AFP
    A Kashmiri Muslim reads the Quran at the Sheikh Abdul Qadir Geelani Shrine during Ramadan in Srinagar. AFP
  • Participants attend a traditional Coming-of-Age Day ceremony to mark adulthood at Namsan hanok village in Seoul. AFP
    Participants attend a traditional Coming-of-Age Day ceremony to mark adulthood at Namsan hanok village in Seoul. AFP
  • Residents of Ezbet Hamada in Cairo's Mataria district gather to eat Iftar, the meal to end their fast at sunset, during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters
    Residents of Ezbet Hamada in Cairo's Mataria district gather to eat Iftar, the meal to end their fast at sunset, during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters

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World in focus - best photos for May 21, 2019

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