• A woman wades through flood waters in a residential area of Garissa, eastern Kenya. The country is grappling with one of its worst floods in recent history. AFP
    A woman wades through flood waters in a residential area of Garissa, eastern Kenya. The country is grappling with one of its worst floods in recent history. AFP
  • Trucks lined up near Mitzpe Ramon, in southern Israel, after protesters blocked a road to stop humanitarian aid heading to Gaza. Reuters
    Trucks lined up near Mitzpe Ramon, in southern Israel, after protesters blocked a road to stop humanitarian aid heading to Gaza. Reuters
  • People surfing in the sunshine, with the warm weather set to continue into the weekend, at Fistral Beach, Newquay, south-west Britain. Reuters
    People surfing in the sunshine, with the warm weather set to continue into the weekend, at Fistral Beach, Newquay, south-west Britain. Reuters
  • Security personnel from the Islamic political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, or JUI (F), talk during a protest in Peshawar, Pakistan, over alleged rigging of the general elections. EPA
    Security personnel from the Islamic political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, or JUI (F), talk during a protest in Peshawar, Pakistan, over alleged rigging of the general elections. EPA
  • Police face pro-Palestinian protesters in central Malmo during the Eurovision Song Contest in the Swedish city. Contest organisers have refused demands for Israel to be excluded over the war in Gaza. AFP
    Police face pro-Palestinian protesters in central Malmo during the Eurovision Song Contest in the Swedish city. Contest organisers have refused demands for Israel to be excluded over the war in Gaza. AFP
  • Marine One, with US President Joe Biden aboard, flies over Alcatraz Island as it prepares to land in San Francisco. AP
    Marine One, with US President Joe Biden aboard, flies over Alcatraz Island as it prepares to land in San Francisco. AP
  • Supporters of Chad's junta chief Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno celebrate his election victory in N'Djamena, after Deby won 61.03 per cent of votes, beating his Prime Minister Succes Masra, who took 18.53 per cent. AFP
    Supporters of Chad's junta chief Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno celebrate his election victory in N'Djamena, after Deby won 61.03 per cent of votes, beating his Prime Minister Succes Masra, who took 18.53 per cent. AFP
  • A pelican flies over a wildlife rescuer after a group of the sick birds arrived on a pier in Newport Beach, California, US. AP
    A pelican flies over a wildlife rescuer after a group of the sick birds arrived on a pier in Newport Beach, California, US. AP

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Today's best photos: From flooding in Kenya to sick pelicans in the US

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May 10, 2024

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