• Russian cadets share jokes as they wait for the start of a commemorative action ahead of Victory Day in the Victory Park Memorial complex at the Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow. Yuri Kochetkov / EPA
    Russian cadets share jokes as they wait for the start of a commemorative action ahead of Victory Day in the Victory Park Memorial complex at the Poklonnaya Hill in Moscow. Yuri Kochetkov / EPA
  • German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, with Pope Francis during a private audience at the Vatican City. Alberto Pizzoli / EPA
    German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, with Pope Francis during a private audience at the Vatican City. Alberto Pizzoli / EPA
  • Andy Murray celebrates match point against Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic in their quarter-final match during day seven of the Mutua Madrid Open. Clive Brunskill / Getty Images
    Andy Murray celebrates match point against Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic in their quarter-final match during day seven of the Mutua Madrid Open. Clive Brunskill / Getty Images
  • Iraqi supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada Al Sadr (portrait) attend Friday prayers in Baghdad’s Sadr City. Ahmad Al Rubaye / AFP Photo
    Iraqi supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada Al Sadr (portrait) attend Friday prayers in Baghdad’s Sadr City. Ahmad Al Rubaye / AFP Photo
  • Lewis Brown is tackled during the International Rugby League Trans Tasman Test match between the Australian Kangaroos and the New Zealand Kiwis at Hunter Stadium in Newcastle, Australia. Mark Kolbe / Getty Images
    Lewis Brown is tackled during the International Rugby League Trans Tasman Test match between the Australian Kangaroos and the New Zealand Kiwis at Hunter Stadium in Newcastle, Australia. Mark Kolbe / Getty Images
  • Villagers take part in a ritual celebrating the pagan god Yurya and pray for plentiful future harvests in the village of Pogost, Belarus. Vasily Fedosenko / Reuters
    Villagers take part in a ritual celebrating the pagan god Yurya and pray for plentiful future harvests in the village of Pogost, Belarus. Vasily Fedosenko / Reuters
  • Zander Lombard of South Africa plays his third shot on the 15th hole during the second round of the Trophee Hassan II at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam. Andrew Redington / Getty Images
    Zander Lombard of South Africa plays his third shot on the 15th hole during the second round of the Trophee Hassan II at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam. Andrew Redington / Getty Images

World in focus — best photos for May 6, 2016


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A look at the best photos from around the world today.