• Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party legislator Chung Chia-pin grabs opposition Kuomintang MP Chen Ching-hui as Speaker Han Kuo-yu, second left, looks on during voting for a bill to reform parliament, in Taipei. AFP
    Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party legislator Chung Chia-pin grabs opposition Kuomintang MP Chen Ching-hui as Speaker Han Kuo-yu, second left, looks on during voting for a bill to reform parliament, in Taipei. AFP
  • Malians take part in the annual replastering of the Great Mosque of Djenne, the world's largest mud-brick building. AP
    Malians take part in the annual replastering of the Great Mosque of Djenne, the world's largest mud-brick building. AP
  • Moldovan army recruits take a smoke break at their camp in Bulboaca, Moldova. The country is strengthening its military after Russia's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. Getty Images
    Moldovan army recruits take a smoke break at their camp in Bulboaca, Moldova. The country is strengthening its military after Russia's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. Getty Images
  • A car crushed by bricks from a collapsed wall sits in a parking lot after a severe thunderstorm battered Houston, Texas. AP
    A car crushed by bricks from a collapsed wall sits in a parking lot after a severe thunderstorm battered Houston, Texas. AP
  • Smoke rises during protests in Noumea, New Caledonia. France imposed a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory to quell deadly unrest that erupted after protests over voting reforms. AP
    Smoke rises during protests in Noumea, New Caledonia. France imposed a state of emergency in the French Pacific territory to quell deadly unrest that erupted after protests over voting reforms. AP
  • Tarpaulin covers the pitch during rain before the start of the Indian Premier League cricket match between the Gujrat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad. AP
    Tarpaulin covers the pitch during rain before the start of the Indian Premier League cricket match between the Gujrat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad. AP
  • Australia's Natalya Diehm competes in the Cycling BMX Freestyle Women's Park Qualification for the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series held in Shanghai. AP
    Australia's Natalya Diehm competes in the Cycling BMX Freestyle Women's Park Qualification for the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series held in Shanghai. AP
  • The Panama Canal has increased its number of daily transit slots although the water shortage that restricted the number of crossings and the draft of ships last year persists. AFP
    The Panama Canal has increased its number of daily transit slots although the water shortage that restricted the number of crossings and the draft of ships last year persists. AFP
  • Textile colouring in process at Salama's laundry in Cairo, one of the oldest dye houses in Egypt. The family business, owned by Salama Salem, 87, uses a Pharaonic method of dyeing. Getty Images
    Textile colouring in process at Salama's laundry in Cairo, one of the oldest dye houses in Egypt. The family business, owned by Salama Salem, 87, uses a Pharaonic method of dyeing. Getty Images

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Today's best photos: From a brawl in Taiwan's parliament to a dye house in Cairo

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May 17, 2024

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